Episode SummaryManagers are often promoted because they were great at their jobs, not because they were prepared to manage people. Too often, organizations assume that a one-off training or “big box” program will set new managers up for success. In reality, these approaches miss the mark and can erode trust, credibility, and team performance.
In this episode, I unpack the most common mistakes I see organizations make in developing managers, explain why traditional training programs fall short, and share five practical ways to build programs that actually prepare managers to succeed. We cover:
- Why manager development matters.
- Common misses in manager development and what most organizations are currently doing wrong.
- Why much "Big Box" or cookie-cutter training fails
- Ways to do manager training differently and better
- What to start with in your program for new managers
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Our Recommended Manager Development Sequence
Whether you decide to work with Reloveution on your management development needs, use this as a checklist as you're vetting potential facilitators!!
Phase 0: Pre-Work
What is Your Organization’s Leadership & Management Culture?
Phase 1: Philosophical Foundations
- Foundations of Leadership & Management (definitions, values, mindsets, cultivating confidence, being curious, etc.)
- Navigating the Transition from Peer to Manager + Getting Comfortable with Positional Power
- Trauma-Informed & Healing Leadership
- Disrupting Inequity, Bias & Oppression in Management
- The Emotional Labor of Leadership & Management + Leading Without Martyrdom
- Managing the Big, High-Energy & Unpleasant Emotions of Others
- The Anatomy of Trust + Building the Management Trust Factor
- Managing in Climates of Change, Ambiguity, or Uncertainty
Phase 2: Foundational Skill-Building
- Communication Fundamentals
- Giving & Receiving Feedback + Having Difficult Conversations
- The Art of Compassionate Accountability
- Motivating & Influencing Direct Reports
- Conflict Competence & Basic Mediation Skills
- Coaching & Developing Others (High Performers & Under Performers)
- Building Advancement Pathways when Promotion isn’t possible (for self and others)
- Empowering Ownership without Disconnection
- Principles of Effective Delegation
- Managing Up and Being Managed Up
Then...everything else :-)
ChatGMB: Wisdom & Insights for Modern Leaders is produced for leaders, managers, and changemakers seeking insight, tools, perspective, and real talk on topics such as human-centered leadership, team culture, conflict transformation, burnout prevention, and more. There is no fancy editing or over-polished scripting. Tune in to hear me in all my imperfection, talking for as long as it feels "right" on the topics that light me up or set me on fire.
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ChatGMB is a production of Reloveution, a consulting and professional development services provider that leverages the magic of humanity to strengthen teams, deepen leadership impact, and catalyze professional well-being. From facilitating team retreats to leading leadership development programs to robust advisory services, we help you build the emotional and cultural conditions for human thriving AND exemplary business outcomes. Learn more at www.truereloveution.com
You might also be interested in our focused conflict transformation practice RepairWorks. When tension rises, communication breaks down, or trust is broken, RepairWorks provides mediation, facilitated dialogue, advisory services, and training to help individuals, workplaces, teams, and established communities move through and transform conflict with clarity, accountability, and humanity. Learn more at www.conflictrepairworks.com
About the Show
GMB stands for “the Great Marissa Badgley” — a nickname my husband lovingly uses to remind me that I am great, good, competent, courageous, and enough. The name is also a playful nod to ChatGPT, which so many of us rely on for answers (maybe more than we should). Think of this as the human alternative: honest real talk, wisdom sharing, and actionable strategies on the specific leadership and culture topics that surface again and again in my consulting, coaching, and facilitation work.
