Moving into Management: Transitioning from Contributor to Leader - Webinar

Overview

This webinar is designed for career professionals looking to transition into their first management role. Stepping into management is an exciting career milestone—but the transition from individual contributor to leader comes with new challenges and responsibilities.

Participants will gain insights into evidence-based management theories and leadership fundamentals, build their capacity for reflection and self-awareness, understand how to set professional boundaries and develop their interpersonal skills to drive engagement, trust and resilience within their teams.

Whether you’re preparing for a promotion, managing former colleagues or developing your leadership skills, this session provides the essential tools to lead effectively.

Course Objectives

At the end of this programme, successful participants will be able to:

• Build self-awareness by identifying values, cognitive biases, and skill gaps.
• Understand the shift from individual contributor to manager and the required skills.
• Set professional boundaries and navigate the challenges of managing former peers.
• Apply key leadership frameworks to delegate, communicate, and lead with empathy.
• Position yourself for future opportunities by understanding what senior leaders look for.

Why Attend?

• Positioning for promotion? Identify what leaders look for in future managers.
• Preparing for management? Gain clarity on expectations and key responsibilities.
• Navigating team challenges? Master practical strategies to lead teams effectively.
• Managing former colleagues? Learn how to set boundaries and establish authority.
• Looking to strengthen leadership skills? Build a practical management toolkit.

About the Trainer

Paul Cahill is a former teacher, guidance counsellor and deputy principal who now specialises in career development and workplace resilience. With 15 years of experience working with ‘’Gen Z’’ he understands the motivation and engagement needs of our early stage career employees better than anyone. His business Resilience At Work provides expert corporate training, leadership coaching, early-career development programs, building psychological safety workshops for teams – helping organisations to support and retain young talent while fostering collaborative, engaged and high-performing resilient teams.