Six in ten new managers stumble in their first two years, almost never for lack of skill.
You were promoted for what you do well, and now you’re asked to hand it over to others. This module supports you all the way: the time split that marks a balanced manager, the three forces that keep you in technical work, what AI can now take over, and the traps waiting for you after a year.
~20 min at your own paceKey skill: The Manager’s Stance and ResponsibilityAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
What you’ll take away
- the four activities that make up a manager’s job: producing, organizing, supporting, and transforming
- the three forces keeping you in technical work: habit, enjoyment, and fear
- the conversation to have with your own management on what you’ll stop doing
Who it’s for
Experts recently promoted to manager, and managers one or two years in who want to strengthen their stance.
Learning objectives
- Split your time between producing, organizing, supporting, and transforming, aiming for 40% support rather than 45% production.
- Recognize expert syndrome (habit, enjoyment, and fear) and, as soon as you’re promoted, negotiate the tasks you’ll stop doing.
- Hand over part of production and organization to AI, moving from the expert who answers to the manager who recommends.
- Hold steady over time: re-measure your time split every six months, keep learning, and stay close to other managers.
How does this module work?
The steps of the Adaptive module.
- Self-assessmentOn nine dimensions, to gauge current habits and guide the practice.
- Expert videoA ~10 min video with three pauses for reflection.
- Practice scenariosThe first two scenarios chosen from the self-assessment, then sixteen more, optional. Every answer gets feedback: what it leads to, and one way to improve.
- Dated commitmentOne action to try, written by the learner or chosen from the suggestions.
- Memo to downloadKey takeaways, questions, commitment, personal notes, and checklists.
Duration: ~20 min. Excluding bonus practice scenarios and optional in-depth content.
