New Manager Training for the Real World

Make the jump from expert to manager.

Learn what the manager job involves. Assess what you're doing well and where you need to improve.

  • 2 one-hour lessons
  • 6 exercises
  • $97
  • Optional private coaching
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Scott Drake

Your job changed, but nobody clearly explained your new one.

You were promoted to a team lead or manager role because you were good at the work. Now you're responsible for a team, and you haven't received enough useful training.

You want to be good at this too, but you can't tell whether you're doing a good job, or even whether you're doing everything you should. Without a clear picture of the manager job, it's easy to keep doing the work you already know and underperform in your new role.

Know the job. Know where you stand. Know what to improve.

Get a practical foundation for the manager job through two lessons, six exercises, and a scorecard you keep. Work through the course on your own, with a study group, or with me as your coach.

Built for the expert-to-manager transition

Learn how the habits that made you good at the work can help or hinder you as a manager.

A clear map of the whole job

The four goals and nine jobs of a manager, in one picture you can hold in your head.

A way to assess how you're doing

Use a practical scorecard to identify your strengths and choose where to improve.

Two connected lessons to help you find your footing.

Each lesson combines short video segments with exercises that ask you to examine your own work. You'll use checklists and worksheets you can return to as you put what you learn into practice.

Lesson one

The Leadership Scorecard

Learn what a manager is responsible for and how to assess your own performance.

  • See the whole job at once. Four goals and nine jobs give you a clear picture of what managing involves.
  • Assess how you're doing. Use scorecard checklists to evaluate your work against observable facts.
  • Choose where to improve. Compare your assessment with what matters most in your role to decide what to work on first.

"It was nice to see all the attributes leadership requires. This gave me a chance to evaluate my level of strength in each. I plan on working towards evening out those levels."

— Carl E., Sales Manager

Lesson two

Think and Act Like a Manager

Learn how to help others succeed and recognize when your expert habits get in the way.

  • Earn trust as a leader instead of a doer. Understand how your responses and behaviors affect the people you work with.
  • Get people to work to your standards. Create conditions that help people do good work and make sound decisions.
  • Know when to step in and when to stay out. Recognize when to help and when to let others work things out.

"This helped me get into the right mindset as a leader, and helped me identify areas of growth for myself. It has been invaluable as a first time people leader. "

— Jamie G., Accounting Manager

I studied management before I was promoted. Turns out I studied the wrong things.

Scott Drake

My name is Scott Drake. I was promoted to my first team lead role because I was a great computer programmer. Within a month, half of my team was bored while I was overwhelmed and working nights and weekends. When someone got stuck, I took the work back and did it myself. I thought that was helping.

I began reading management books before my promotion, but it took a few years leading a team to understand the whole job. By then I was burned out, and a couple of good people had quit to find a better manager.

I created this program to help new managers on my team avoid the same painful learning curve. Now it's available to you, too.

Scott Drake

Leadership Trainer and Coach

A clear path from learning the job to putting it into practice.

  1. 1

    Choose how you’ll learn

    Buy the self-paced course or schedule a free 20-minute call with me to explore coaching.

  2. 2

    Watch and practice

    Work through two lessons and six exercises at your own pace. If you choose coaching, meet with me along the way.

  3. 3

    Put it to work

    Use your scorecard to choose what to improve. Return to the tools as you practice.

Make the jump from expert to manager.

Get two lessons, six exercises, and tools you can keep using as you improve.

  • Two one-hour lessons
    The Leadership Scorecard and Think and Act Like a Manager.
  • Six exercises with accompanying videos
    Three exercises per lesson, each with its own video.
  • Tools to download and keep
    Your scorecard, checklists, and worksheets.
  • Ongoing access to both lessons
    Account and technical support included.

Self-Paced

Work through the lessons and exercises on your own, at your own pace.

$97 USDOne-time payment, plus applicable tax at checkout.

Seven-day money-back guarantee

Watch the first lesson. If it isn't for you, tell me within seven days of your purchase and I'll refund what you paid.

With Coaching

Work through the same course and get private coaching with me along the way. Bring your questions and management situations, and get help putting what you learn into practice.

1 session
$347
3 sessions
$997
5 sessions
$1,497

45-minute sessions. Includes course and coaching in USD.

Start with a free 20-minute call with me to decide if coaching is right for you.

Not sure about coaching yet? Start with Self-Paced. If you add coaching later, what you paid for the course goes toward your first coaching package.

What new managers are saying.

“Scott helped me to navigate multiple real life situations in my first year as a manager. I directly applied the lessons to my day-to-day work and have found my relationship with my employees to be stronger and more productive. It is a worthwhile investment in yourself.”

— Ciara B., Data Privacy Manager

“This training was excellent in that it gave just enough information to garner interest and start me down the right path without overwhelming me.”

— Candice M., Operations Manager

“Scott's program has been instrumental in helping me orient myself as a new manager quickly. The lessons are succinct, well organized, and engaging. I still review the lesson modules from time to time to re-energize myself and find better ways to serve my team. For new managers especially, I cannot recommend him enough.”

— Philip B., IT Manager

“Scott is the one who made leadership ‘click’ for me.”

— Reid E., Lead Software Engineer

A few things you may be wondering

Yes. You may have learned a lot through experience and still be unsure whether you're covering the whole job. The program gives you a structured way to assess your work and identify gaps, even if you've been managing for years.

This program helps you put that learning into context. You'll get a picture of the whole manager job and a scorecard to assess how you're doing. That makes it easier to choose which advice to apply and where you need more practice.

Enough to understand the role, assess your work, and choose where to improve. You'll still have more to learn as a manager. These lessons give you a foundation to build on, with exercises and tools you can keep using.

The self-paced option includes the lessons, exercises, and technical support. You work through the material at your own pace.

The coached option includes the same course plus private 45-minute sessions with me to help you apply the material to your management situations.

Yes. You can organize a study group with colleagues or other managers, much like a book club. Watch the lessons and complete the exercises individually, then meet to compare notes and discuss how to apply what you're learning. Each person needs their own course access.

and tell me a little about your management situation. I’ll email you a calendar link to schedule a free 20-minute call to discuss coaching and whether it’s right for you.

Yes. If you start with Self-Paced and decide to add coaching later, what you paid for the course goes toward your first coaching package.

Contact me within seven days of your purchase and I'll refund what you paid. You don't need to finish the exercises or give a reason. Your lesson access ends after the refund, but any tools you've downloaded are yours to keep.

Stop guessing whether you're doing a good job as a manager.

Learn what the job requires, assess how you're doing, and choose what to improve.

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