New managers 60 min
New Manager Pack
Nobody has this figured out on day one — and that's the point.
Normalise the management transition, explore common dilemmas, surface confidence and uncertainty, and close with practical commitments.
What Your Team Leaves With
- The management transition normalised across the cohort
- Common first-90-days dilemmas explored in a low-stakes format
- Confidence levels and areas of uncertainty surfaced
- The most important early management practices prioritised
Included Activities
Every activity type in this pack is designed to work together in a single session.
Icebreaker Experience
Fill-in-the-blank prompts. Everyone answers freely.
Team Polls
Gather opinions and reveal group preferences.
Would You Rather
Workplace dilemmas that spark conversation.
Priority Poker
Align teams on priorities. Reveal where opinions differ.
Team Retrospective
Reflect on what happened. Identify opportunities.
Example Questions
A sample of the content included in this pack.
- The hardest part of the transition from individual contributor to manager is ______.
- The management advice I wish someone had given me earlier is ______.
- Would you rather: manage a high-performing team with low morale, or a low-performing team with high morale?
- How confident do you feel about having difficult conversations with your team?
Recommended Playbooks
These workshop formats are built to use this pack.
Facilitator Notes
Open with: "Nobody has this figured out on day one." Normalize uncertainty. Close with a concrete 30-day commitment, not a general aspiration.
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