Newer managers usually understand that developing people is one of their essential management responsibilities. What they sometimes forget, though, is that their own development is part of that responsibility. When managers invest in their own development, they are better able to support their teams. The Road to Management series offers ideas, perspectives and guidance to help managers navigate their management development journeys.

Your Atlas to Success

When approaching managing a team, new managers face unique opportunities and challenges. The Road to Management: Your Atlas for Success provides resources that support new managers in addressing new situations and providing guidance for their teams. From understanding the difference between individual contributor roles and manager roles, to tools for getting work done, to inspiring a team, a new manager will find guidance in this program.  The Road to Management: Your Atlas for Success includes courses on the topics listed below. This certificate program should take approximately 15 hours to complete.

• The Transition from Individual Contributor to Manager
• Prioritizing Work
• Inspiring Your Team
• Developing Others
• Effective Communication
• Building Trust
• Resolving Conflict
• Connecting Across Differences

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Your Map

Newer managers sometimes have a difficult time deciding on where to start learning tools, approaches, and areas to focus on in their management roles. The Road to Management: Your Map provides that starting point with the courses listed below, and others. This certificate program should take approximately four hours to complete.

• The Art of Management: The Fundamentals
• The Art of Management: Team Culture
• The Art of Management: Conflict Resolution
• The Art of Management: Developing Your Team
• The Art of Management: Motivating Your Team

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Your Guide

As newer managers master skills and strategies for their new roles, they may wonder what the next steps in their learning journeys should be. The Road to Management: Your Guide offers more nuanced approaches to fundamental skills to help managers take their next steps. The program includes the courses listed below, and more. It will take approximately five hours to complete.

• A Guide to Cultural Competence
• A Guide to Negotiation and Persuasion
• A Guide to Managing Remote Teams
• Doing the Right Thing: A Guide to Good Business Ethics
• A Guide to Mentoring Others

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Your Leadership Journey

Building leadership skills and strategies is essential for someone in a leadership role – whether you’re newer to leadership or have been in a leadership role for a long time. However, skills and strategies need to be supported by the way a leader shows up. Understanding your own way of being, and adapting when needed, are vital to effective leadership. The Road to Management: Your Leadership Journey offers the courses listed below, and more, to help you explore this topic. It will take approximately four hours to complete.

• A Blueprint for Effective Workplace Leadership
• Ethical Leadership
• How to Lead with Emotional Intelligence
• Micro-Module: Understanding and Amplifying Employee Voice
• The Difference Between Managers and Leaders

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