Smarter Learning for New Managers: A Fresh Take on Leadership Development

If you’re stepping into a leadership role and feeling like you’re meant to already know how to lead, you’re not alone.

It’s one of the most common experiences new managers, team leaders, and supervisors face. The promotion comes, the expectations skyrocket, and suddenly…learning becomes something you’re expected to just fit in, somehow.

That’s exactly why we created Leadership by Design: Harnessing the Power of Learning for New Managers. It’s a new kind of course that helps you learn how to learn as a leader, even when the day-to-day pressures are high and time feels short.

This course goes beyond the traditional “how to manage” material. It’s a practical, evidence-based toolkit for turning real work into real learning, designed to help you build confidence, grow your leadership skills, and make development a natural part of how you lead.

Watch the Course Overview

This 3-minute video offers a real behind-the-scenes look at what the course includes and how it works. There’s no slick promo, just the genuine intro module you’d experience as a learner.

Why This Course is Different

Let’s be honest, most leadership training tells you what to learn. But this course focuses on something more powerful: how to learn effectively, in the flow of your busy workday.

Drawing on the latest research in cognitive science, workplace learning, and behaviour change, this course helps you:

• Bust common learning myths (like learning styles or the 10,000-hour rule)

• Use techniques that actually work, like spaced repetition, retrieval practice, and deliberate reflection

• Turn everyday challenges into learning opportunities, so growth happens while you lead

• Recognise and overcome the real barriers to learning, like lack of time, support, or direction

• Develop a growth mindset, turning setbacks into stepping stones

• Build a personalised, sustainable learning plan that works for you, not just in theory

What You’ll Gain by the End

By the time you complete Leadership by Design, you’ll be able to:

• Apply evidence-based learning strategies to build skills quickly and sustainably

• Reflect on experience and use feedback to guide your growth as a leader

• Spot and seize unplanned learning moments in your daily work

• Balance learning with leadership, managing time and energy wisely

• Create a personalised learning roadmap to support your leadership journey beyond the course

Who It’s For

This course is designed especially for:

• New managers, team leaders, and supervisors

• Those feeling overwhelmed by their new responsibilities

• Professionals who want to grow without wasting time

• Anyone looking to lead with confidence and intention

Whether you’re struggling to find time to learn, unsure what to focus on, or feel like support is lacking, this course gives you the tools to take charge of your development and thrive.

When Is It Launching?

The full course will be available in September 2025, but you can follow along now for updates, sneak peeks, and practical tips as we build toward launch.

Let’s Start the Conversation

We’d love to know:

What’s one thing you wish you’d known when you first became a manager?

Drop us a message, we’re all ears.