Management foundations (4 sessions)

Foreword partnered with People Function (Emma Guidarelli) to bring you a punchy, actionable and scalable manager training. This 4-part workshop series covers all the essentials and fundamentals of being a great people manager.

Developing your people (1h)

• Explore what it means to develop your employees and why it’s important for them to grow, as well as for the company
• Separate the HOW from the WHY, and understand why they’re different concepts
• Discover tactics (HOW) to fulfill the WHY

Giving and receiving feedback  (1h)

• Explore feedback as two-sided communication: Giving and receiving
• Discover tools for giving feedback, such as SBI Framework and others
• Learn the steps for receiving feedback as a manager

Communicating effectively as a leader (1h)

• Learn the difference between communicating as a leader vs. as an IC
• Learn how to frame a conversation in a way that makes the communication understandable and relatable
• Explore tactics that’ll make the communication stick

Difficult conversations (1h)

• Understand why it’s so tough to have difficult conversations
• Learn about the role of emotions at play, and the reactions they can trigger
• Discover a difficult conversation framework
• Learn how the environment and our intentions can influence the conversation

Each of these workshops can also be booked individually.