From Employee to Leader is a practical program for individual contributors who are ready to make the jump into management. You will learn how to shift from task execution to leading people, redefine your career identity, and build first-line leadership skills that earn visibility and trust. Across eight focused sections you will master the essentials of coaching, delegation, feedback, team rituals, and stakeholder management while building simple systems that keep work on track. No buzzwords. Just clear tools, scripts, and checklists you can use in your current role and on day one as a new manager.
We start with the mindset shift: how leaders create value through clarity, coaching, and coordination rather than personal output. You will write a leadership purpose, choose behaviors that match it, and learn to communicate decisions in a calm, senior tone. Then we move into leading individuals and teams. You will run effective 1:1s, coach with the GROW model, give feedback with SBI, and delegate with the right level of ownership. We will design team rhythms that reduce chaos, from weekly prioritization to standups that actually end on time.
You will also learn how to manage up and across. That means building trust with your manager, aligning cross-functional partners, and sharing updates that executives read and act on. Finally, you will build a 30-60-90 plan that balances quick wins with sustainable practices. Each section includes templates and short drills, and each ends with a quick quiz so progress stays visible.
Learning outcomes
- Shift identity from strong IC to credible first-line leader
- Run 1:1s, coach performance, and give clear feedback
- Delegate work with the right level of ownership and support
- Set priorities, plan sprints, and track progress with simple dashboards
- Manage up and across to gain visibility and trust
- Communicate decisions with concise, executive-style updates
- Build a 30-60-90 plan that delivers quick wins and sets long-term habits
Who is the Course for?
- Individual contributors preparing for a first manager role
- Senior ICs and project leads stepping into people leadership
- Subject-matter experts asked to lead small teams or pods
Course Features
- Lectures 24
- Quizzes 8
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 86
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
Curriculum
- 8 Sections
- 24 Lessons
- 5 Hours
- The Identity ShiftStep into the mindset shift from doer to leader by defining your leadership purpose, learning how trust is built, and understanding how authority and influence work when you are responsible for people outcomes.4
- Foundations of First-Line LeadershipGet clear on what a people manager actually owns, how to flex leadership styles based on the situation, and how to make ethical calls while building psychological safety in the team.4
- Managing Yourself like a LeaderDesign your calendar and priorities like a leader, communicate crisp updates, and make faster, fairer decisions under pressure without losing clarity or credibility.4
- Leading IndividualsRun high-impact 1:1s, coach using the GROW framework, and give feedback that lands through SBI and clear next-step agreements that drive growth and performance.4
- Leading TeamsDelegate with the right level of ownership, run meetings that end with owners and dates, and shape culture through the everyday signals of norms, recognition, and repair.4
- Managing Up and AcrossManage up with clarity, map stakeholders to align cross-functional work, and build visibility through updates executives actually read without sounding performative.4
- Execution SystemsMake goals practical using OKRs with guardrails, understand the dashboards that matter across people and process, and set up progress and risk reviews that keep execution steady.4
- Your First 90 Days PlanConvert learning into a concrete 30-60-90 plan with stakeholder buy-in, choose quick wins that matter, and build the basics of a career brand and promotion packet that travels well.4
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