Editable Word and Excel files. Designed to be adapted to your team and your voice.
The New Manager System
Everything a new manager needs to lead a team well, in one place: the development assessment that shows where to focus, and the kits, scripts, and templates that build each area. One purchase, and the files are yours to keep.
One-time purchase, no subscription. Instant download.
Saves $30 vs buying the three components separately.
- The Manager Readiness Check and its development report, the diagnostic that maps your result to the rest of the system.
- The New Manager Kit: the full 30, 60, and 90 day plan, the scripts for the hard conversations, the templates, and the documentation guide.
- The People Manager Toolkit: the day-to-day tools for one-on-ones, delegation, coaching, and the conversations that move a team forward.
- The Manager Script Library and the manager documentation templates, ready to edit and reuse.
The assessment shows you where to focus. The development report points each focus area to the exact pieces of the system that build it, so you always have a next step.
A development system, editable templates, and general business information for planning, not legal or tax advice. It is not a hiring, promotion, or selection tool. Employment rules vary by state and change over time, so adapt anything here to your company policy and applicable law. For a specific situation involving an employee, pause and get qualified HR or legal help.
New to the system? Start with the free Manager Readiness Check, then come back for everything it points you to.
The diagnostic, plus everything it points you to
One assessment to show where to focus, and the kits, scripts, and templates to build each area. Start with the assessment, read the plan, then work the pieces it routes you into.
Manager Readiness Check and report
Nineteen real situations across the six areas of managing a team, with a strengths-first development report. The report names where you are strong, the two areas to focus on first, and the exact pieces of this system that build each one. It is the map for the rest of the system.
The New Manager Kit
The full 30, 60, and 90 day plan for all six areas, word-for-word scripts for the conversations new managers avoid, editable one-on-one, delegation, goal, and development templates, and a short guide to documenting decisions and conversations.
The People Manager Toolkit
The tools you reach for week to week: running one-on-ones that are not only status, delegating without taking the work back, coaching in the moment, and holding a fair, consistent standard across the team.
The Manager Script Library and documentation templates
A deeper library of word-for-word openings and branches for the hard conversations, plus the manager documentation templates: a decision and conversation note and a running log, with clear guidance on what to leave out.
Assess, then act on a plan
The system is built around one loop: see where you stand, get a plan, and work the pieces that close the gap. Retake the assessment over time to see what has moved.
Start with the assessment
- A strengths-first read on the six areas of managing a team, in about six minutes.
- The two areas to focus on first, named clearly.
- A development plan that maps each focus area to the right piece of the system.
Then work the system
- The full plan, the scripts, the toolkit, and the templates for every area, not just the top two.
- Editable files you adapt for yourself or hand to every new manager on your team.
- Retake the assessment later to see the movement and adjust where you focus next.
Who it is built for
First-time managers and leads in the first year of leading a team, including people who came up as the strongest individual contributor and now have to lead former peers. It also works for a team or HR lead who wants one consistent system to give every new manager, with a built-in way to see where each one needs the most support.
Before you buy
How is the system different from the New Manager Kit on its own?
Do I need to take the assessment first?
Is this a hiring, promotion, or performance test?
What format are the files and can I edit them?
What is the refund policy?
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What buyers say
Lead your team with a plan, not just a title
The assessment that shows where to focus, and the kits, scripts, and templates to build each area, in files you keep.
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The new manager first-week checklist
A short checklist for your first week leading a team: the conversations to have, what to set up, and the mistakes to avoid early. Free PDF, sent to your inbox. We will also tell you when the New Manager System is ready to buy. Unsubscribe anytime.