Manager Trainings

More about our trainings

• Practical Skills for Inclusive, Impactful Leadership

  Strong managers don’t just happen—they’re developed. If you're seeing the common signs your that managers are struggling, our targeted training can help.

  Each of our workshops are built around the moments that matter most for managers—and the behaviors that make the biggest difference for retention, performance, and inclusion. Managers walk away with practical tools and actionable strategies grounded in research and tailored to your organization’s real challenges.

  All of our trainings are delivered live over Zoom. Choose only the modules you need—mix and match to build a custom high-impact, skills-based custom training series for your managers.

• • 1:1s & Coaching

    • Key skills: Coaching mindset, 1:1 structure, building trust.

    • Managers learn to shift from “boss” to coach, use 1:1s to go beyond status updates and support growth, unblock challenges, and build stronger relationships. We focus on how to structure time effectively, surface employee needs, and align individual and business needs.

  • Strategic Team Utilization

    • Key skills: Strategic delegation, equitable task distribution
      

    • Teach managers how to delegate intentionally, assign work fairly, and ensure all team members get access to meaningful growth opportunities. Includes tools for tracking high- and low-profile assignments and avoiding the “office housework” trap.

  • Feedback Skills

    • Key skills: Giving actionable feedback, avoiding bias in feedback
      

    • Managers learn how to give feedback that drives development and avoids common bias traps. Includes practice using structured feedback models.
      

  • Motivating Team Meetings

    • Key skills: Meeting facilitation, participation tactics, psychological safety
      

    • Even the best agendas fall flat without participation. This session helps managers build inclusive meeting habits and structures that encourage engagement and equal airtime—boosting trust, innovation, and performance.

  • Performance Reviews That Drive Results

    • Key skills: Writing actionable performance reviews, bias mitigation, career conversations
      

    • This module helps managers write fair, useful reviews and have relationship-building performance conversations. Includes tools for structuring reviews, conversation questions, leveraging peer/self input without bias (optional, based on review process), and aligning feedback with development and team goals.

  • Building a Culture of Recognition & Growth

    • Key skills: employee recognition, growth mindset, team relationship
      

    • Employees stay where they feel seen and supported. This training gives managers tools to recognize contributions effectively, build balanced relationships, and cultivate a growth-mindset team culture.

  • Hiring Manager Training

    • Key skills: Structured interviewing, effective decision-making, candidate experience, bias mitigation
      

    • This session equips hiring managers with tools to run an effective job search, from working with recruiters to picking interviewers and holding debriefs. Managers learn tools for structured evaluation, inclusive practices, and avoiding common bias traps. Managers leave confident in how to identify the best candidate for each role.

  • Trust-Building Communication for Managers

    • Key skills: Manager communication, trust-building behaviors
      

    • Trust and transparency are essential for engagement. Managers learn what to share (and what not to), how to navigate tricky topics, and how to build credibility.

  • Building a Connected Team

    • Key skills: Team bonding, belonging
      

    • Stronger teams don’t happen by chance. This session equips managers with strategies to build team cohesion, foster authentic connection, and support belonging across lines of difference.

  • Foundations for First-Time Managers

    • Key skills: 1:1s, work assignment, actionable feedback, inclusive leadership

    • This session sets new managers up for success with the skills that matter most from day one. We focus on the mindset shift from individual contributor to manager, and equip participants with the tools structure effective 1:1s, assign work equitably, give actionable feedback, and build trust. Managers leave with a strong foundation in inclusive leadership—and practical tips they can start using right away.