{"id":6445,"date":"2020-06-21T10:47:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowyourteam.com\/blog\/?p=6445"},"modified":"2024-10-16T12:32:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:32:04","slug":"new-manager-training-the-4-concepts-to-teach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canopy.is\/blog\/2020\/06\/21\/new-manager-training-the-4-concepts-to-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"New manager training: The 4 concepts to teach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To elevate your new managers, here are the exact 4 areas to include in your new manager training.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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“How exactly do I get new manager training right?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hear this question often because, well, new manager training is a hard thing to nail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, anytime someone is new at anything, it’s hard to help them become better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, the definition of what makes a “good leader” is unclear to begin with. The list of skills that people could say you need ranges from “delegation” to “team-building” to “decision making” to “communication” and the list seems to go on and on… As leadership scholar Ralph Stogdill famously remarked in 1974, “There are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this, getting new manager training right could not be more needed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If team performance hinges on anything, it hinges on the manager. According to Gallup, 50% of Americans have left<\/a> a job to get away from their boss at some point in their career. Managers<\/a> account for “70% of variance in employee engagement scores across business units”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that, what makes new manager training so necessary is because we’re not well equipped to become good managers when we’re first starting out. Most of us as leaders do not come out of the gate possessing the skills of a good leader. Gallup<\/a> further found how only 1 in 10 people “possess the talent to manage.” Not to mention, that oftentimes our own companies choose the wrong people in the first place to be in manager roles \u2013 this apparently happens<\/a> 82% of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, new manager training must address this gap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does a “right” learning path for a new manager to close this gap exist? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it does \ud83d\ude42 From our research over the past 6+ years, working with 15,000+ people through Canopy<\/a>, and distilling research from the past 50+ years, we’ve uncovered the essential components for teaching new managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, I detail the foundational teachings you should include in your new manager training \u2013 and suggestions for how to help your new managers put those concepts into practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s dive in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching #1: The Mindset Shift.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We often assume leadership requires a change in what we do<\/em> \u2013 when it in fact requires the greatest change in how we think<\/em>. Consequently, the first thing you’ll want to address in your new manager training is the mindset shift<\/a> required to be an effective new manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what the mindset shift is: When you’re an individual contributor, your success is defined by the work that you<\/em> do. When you’re a manager, your success is defined by how well you enable other<\/em> people to get the work done. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means, as a manager, you’re success is predicated on how well you create an environment for others to do their job \u2013 not doing the work itself. Having meaningful one-on-one conversations that unpack feedback from the team, creating communications that share context and expectations clearly \u2013 that helps set the environment for your team to do their best work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you find yourself rolling up your sleeves and digging into the work itself, as a manager \u2013 fixing bugs, editing copy, making sales calls \u2013 you end up causing your team to be overreliant on your efforts. You end up smothering your team. You are not fulfilling your true purpose as a manager. You are not internalizing the mindset shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to teach this in your new manager training?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The best way to teach the mindset shift to help a new manager become aware of it, to begin with. It’s an incredibly easy thing to be blind to, as a new manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consequently, as a part of your new manager training, make sure to act on the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n