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Training for young managers to facilitate the start of their careers
Are you taking your first steps in your managerial career or preparing for promotion to a managerial position? ICAN First-Time Manager™ will equip you with the necessary skills and a strong foundation of knowledge in the areas of self and team management, communication, motivation, and the role and tasks of a manager.
The program will help you gain confidence in your new role and avoid common mistakes at work. This means less stress and worry for you, and more opportunities to prove yourself and achieve better results. To date, ICAN First-Time Manager™ has successfully helped 4,000 managers develop their careers.
What do ICAN First-Time Manager™ graduates achieve?
Check out the specific results our graduates see in their work and careers.
Improved its work organization
Has better relationships with coworkers
Reports greater job satisfaction
Received a higher salary
It was promoted to a higher position.
Strengthened his personal brand
What problems and mistakes of young managers are solved by training
ICAN First-Time Manager™ will help you overcome the challenges associated with taking on a managerial role for the first time. These include:
Lack of necessary management skills
Often the best specialist on the team is promoted to the position of manager without being properly prepared for the new role. Lack of knowledge of basic management tools most often makes itself known in the first weeks of work: through decision-making errors, incompetent division of tasks in the team, and neglect of one's own duties as a result of poor time management.
Difficulties in interpersonal relations
The promoted employee becomes a boss to recent co-workers. He himself is also accountable to his new superior. The new position in the organizational hierarchy is conducive to conflicts with both the subordinate team and with equal and senior managers.
Professional burnout
With promotion, expectations of the employee change. A reorientation of thinking is necessary: from individual influence on the results achieved to the realization of goals through the team. The inability to cope with the new type of responsibilities in extreme cases ends up frustrating the manager, who tries to carry out the tasks of the whole team on his own.
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Benefits of training for novice managers
See what you and your team will gain by participating in the program. Your development will translate into better cooperation, accurate decisions, and a real impact on the organization's results.
Benefits for the manager
You will score a successful debut as a manager. You will gain the trust of your team and the recognition of your supervisor and other managers.
- You will gain ready-made management tools and methods to develop your authority, organize the work of the team, set rules, ensure good communication and commitment.
- You will reduce the stress associated with change and your new role. You will feel confident, which will allow you to act with peace of mind and focus on your work.
- You will significantly reduce the risk of mistakes typical of young managers. You will act effectively, and you will impress your boss and colleagues with your preparation.
- You will ensure a good start in your career - you will not miss the opportunity for successful career development and you will meet expectations. You will show that your promotion was the right decision.
Benefits for the company
A well-prepared leader does not expose the company to additional costs, but helps increase revenues and ensures that the organization functions better through efficient management.
- Avoiding losses related to managerial errors or unsuccessful hiring. A bad hire can cost up to 200% of the annual salary.
- Eliminating the risk of failure and burnout for young managers, which could result in the loss of an employee with great potential who, with the right support, could become an excellent manager.
- Eliminating the risk of failure for young managers who are capable of handling their responsibilities and challenges.
- Reducing the risk of losing valuable specialists who might leave due to incompetent management.
Benefits for the team
Talented professionals value good managers who set clear goals and are a support in achieving them, not an obstacle due to their incompetence.
- The team will not waste time and energy on poorly organized work by the manager, which could lower motivation and commitment.
- They will receive feedback presented in a substantive manner, which will improve efficiency at the team and individual levels.
- They will avoid unproductive team-leader conflicts related to the boss's mistakes, such as unclear communication, unrealistic expectations, micromanagement, etc.
- Employees will not want to leave as a result of the boss's incompetence, and the team will not fall apart, especially in the situation of inheriting a team from another leader.
Who First-Time Manager™ training is for
Participants work with people from different industries, but facing similar challenges. This is an opportunity to exchange valuable experience and inspiration!
For managers with little experience in a managerial position
For professionals being prepared for promotion to manager
For managers who want to verify their management skills
For entrepreneurs who are growing their business and increasing their teams of employees
Stories of leaders who have succeeded with ICAN
See how the training helped young managers meet the challenges in their new role and advance their careers.
Polish Association of Developer Companies
KONRAD PLOCHOCKI
General Manager
At the beginning of my managerial journey, I was drowning in ongoing tasks. Trying to deal with them took up 100% of my time, often forcing me to work after hours. I didn't have a single moment to think more strategically. This blocked both the growth of my organization and the development of my career. I was encouraged to participate in the First-Time Manager™ program by recommendations from manager friends. I wanted a high level of training...and those expectations were met! The program quickly helped me combat the inadequacies in my day-to-day management practice by pointing out best practices.
Pandora Jewelry CEE
ALICJA KACZMAREK
Head of Commercial Department
I heartily recommend ICAN First-Time Manager™ to those who are about to start managing a team. And also to those who have been immediately thrown in at the deep end and are already struggling with leadership responsibilities - this program is a valuable "lifeline" for them! The ITL First-Time Manager™ program gives participants invaluable knowledge about themselves: their competencies, predispositions, characters... Taking part in it, I learned not only practical methods of leading a team. I also learned how I can use my individual qualities to be a better manager.
Recman
WOJCIECH TULWIN
E-commerce Director
Being promoted to a managerial position means taking on a great deal of responsibility. The First-Time Manager™ program allowed me to successfully meet this challenge and to better understand the function a manager should perform. Currently managing a growing team. I recommend the program to people who are taking their first steps in a managerial position. The knowledge and tools that are imparted to participants by experienced professionals perfectly prepare them for a managerial role.
Fabryka Farb i Lakierów Śnieżka SA
CATHERINE BIELAWA
Head of Training Department
ICAN Institute's training courses have been valued in our company for many years because of the individualized approach to participant development and the strong emphasis on practical knowledge. Participation in the First-Time Manager™ program gave me a new perspective on how a manager's work should look like, how I should communicate with my subordinates and build good relations in the team, and what I can do better to get the desired results. The huge dose of knowledge ready for immediate implementation, the extraordinary atmosphere of the classes and the trainers, whom I will probably remember for the rest of my life, have already made me think about attending more trainings.
Cushman & Wakefield
KAROLINA SAMCZYŃSKA-FIŚLAK
Associate Director, Head of Marketing and Business Development
The First-Time Manager™ program is ideally suited to the needs of managers who want to improve their management skills, but do not have excess free time. Classes are conducted in the form of practical workshops that develop key managerial skills, including the ability to manage a team, build relationships, resolve conflicts and manage stress. The knowledge is conveyed in a concise, concrete, but interesting way, allowing you to immediately apply the solutions in practice. This is time well invested!
Training program for managers with short tenure
See what you will learn and what competencies you will gain.
The role of the manager
You will learn what a manager's job is and how being a leader differs from being a specialist. You will learn popular myths and misconceptions about the role of a manager that reduce effectiveness and lead to failures. You will examine what mistakes managers make in their new role and learn how to avoid them. You'll get management tools and methods to cope with the change in hierarchy (yesterday's colleague - today's supervisor) and build authority and relationships in the team after promotion. You will learn how to adjust your leadership style to the maturity level of your team. You will also solve case studies and use diagnostic tools.
Communication and relationships
You will learn the principles of effective communication and learn the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of communication, allowing you to choose the best form for the situation. You will learn the barriers to good communication and how to overcome them with techniques to avoid misunderstandings. You'll learn how to build rapport and influence by taking into account the differences in your co-workers' personalities. You will learn how to reconcile the expectations of superiors and employees, as well as how to manage conflict in a team. With the help of diagnostic tools you will verify your way of exerting influence and your individual personality traits.
Working with the team
You will learn how to build a cohesive team and manage it to achieve your goals. You will learn the results-oriented team management method and how to implement it step by step. The expert will show you how to delegate tasks in practice, determine team members' areas of responsibility, goals and KPIs - key performance indicators. You will learn how to give feedback and perform periodic evaluation of employees. You will also learn about common pitfalls and mistakes of teamwork and how to avoid them.
Motivation and commitment
During this session, you will diagnose the effectiveness of your motivational techniques and work on increasing their efficiency. You will learn how to manage employee engagement, unleash their full potential and plan their development within the organization's structures. You will learn about the factors that reduce employee motivation and commitment and how to prevent them. You will learn how to prepare a manager's exposé and how to communicate values within the team and the vision for its development. You will also examine what managerial coaching is and how to select the best candidates in the recruitment process.
Managing yourself
Are "successful manager" and "happy person" contradictory terms? Absolutely not! Learn proven tools that enable leaders to increase their own effectiveness every day. Learn how to manage your energy, control your emotions and stress, and what to do to constantly enjoy job satisfaction and protect yourself from professional burnout. You will also learn how to prioritize properly so that you don't drown in a mass of tasks and worries, but focus on what is most important. During the session you will also check your symptoms of overload and learn to recognize them.
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Meet our experts
They are: recognized practitioners, researchers and leaders who will work with you during our training.
Jacek Gwóźdź
Expert and lecturer at ICAN Institute
Dominika Krysinska
Expert and lecturer at ICAN Institute
Magdalena Kieferling
Strategist and trainer in the area of management and communication
Anna Connor-Łakomy
Trainer, coach and diagnostician
Joanna Burdek
Neurocommunication expert
Compare ICAN programs for managers with little and moderate experience
Our offer includes two programs: ICAN First-Time Manager™ and ICAN NeuroManager™. Find out which one best suits your needs.
- For whom
- Program objective
- Common challenges
- What does it teach?
- Format
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- Novice managers, individuals being prepared for promotion.
- Building authority, trust, and effective cooperation with the team.
- Difficulties in delegating tasks and managing the team, finding one's place in the new hierarchy.
- Building and working with a team, communicating with and motivating employees, the role of a manager.
- 5 two-day on-site sessions.
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- Managers with 1-5 years of experience, working in demanding and stressful conditions.
- Increasing effectiveness in situations of pressure, conflict, and uncertainty.
- Difficult conversations, team tensions, decisions under pressure, dealing with change and crises.
- Resolve conflicts, work under stress, develop your own and your team's resilience, make good decisions under pressure.
- 5 two-day on-site sessions.
Your acquired competence is confirmed by the ICAN Institute certificate
Each participant in ICAN Institute's development program will receive a prestigious certificate. This is a document that is valued in the labor market and is desirable for both recruitment processes and internal succession plans.
ICAN First-Time Manager™ Training Location
The training takes place in Poland's largest cities: Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, Gdansk and Poznan. As a result, participants will have no problem getting there. It is also less costly in terms of transportation or possible accommodation.
ICAN First-Time Manager™ consists of 5 two-day class sessions (10 days total), held once a month on a Wednesday-Thursday or Friday-Saturday schedule. You will plan in advance to attend the classes or take advantage of the opportunity to make up a given session at another time. Check the training schedule and find out when the group starts in your city!
Quality guarantee: zero risk and reimbursement
We know that investing in training can come with concerns. That's why we are the only ones in Poland to offer you a unique quality guarantee: if after 1 session (2 class days) you decide that the training does not meet your expectations, you can cancel your participation and receive a full refund.
Yes, we will refund your money 100%. There is no risk associated with participating in the training, only growth opportunities and real results.
Dr. Witold Jankowski
CEO of ICAN Institute
Business club for graduates
After completing the training, you can join the Alumni Club. Our community brings together leaders, managers, CEOs and directors from all over Poland. This is an elite group of people who focus on development, exchange of ideas and mutual support. This is where true friendships, business partnerships and mentoring are formed. See the value of being with us!
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Frequently asked questions
The condition for passing the training is attendance of at least 80% and passing the final exam after all sessions.
If you are unable to attend class for important reasons, you can make it up with another group. All you need to do is notify us of your absence in advance.
The exam takes place online on the myICAN platform. You can take it from home or anywhere else on your device. You have 6 months from the date of the last session to take the exam, so you can take it at a time that suits you.
The test itself consists of closed-ended, single-choice questions. To pass, you must get 80% of the answers correct.
The sessions are workshop-based – we focus on practice. We limit theory to the most important management concepts that form the basis for effective management. Participants can take advantage of individual diagnostics, work in groups on specific case studies, receive ongoing feedback from trainers, and learn about tools for implementing the concepts discussed.
Between classes , participants complete prework, i.e ., introductory tasks related to the session topic, which they complete on their own. This ensures that the entire group starts with the same level of knowledge and can focus on practice and exercises during the session with the expert.
In the case of classroom training, each session lasts two days (once a month). Classes last 6.5 hours, including coffee and lunch breaks. The first day of classes takes place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the second day from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The online formula consists of 10 workshops held over a period of 6 months. Each workshop lasts 6 hours.
Yes, you will have access to the knowledge portal for the duration of the training and for 12 months after its completion.
The portal contains not only training materials, but also additional content and activities, including ICAN Business Advisor® online training courses with certificates and content from our business magazines. Here you will find many examples of tools, methods, and ready-made templates (e.g., for difficult conversations with employees or a manager's credo) that you can use at work immediately after the training.
Both versions of the training course cover the same material, i.e., five thematic blocks divided into 20 modules. The level of teaching and interactivity is equally high (diagnostics, group work, exchange of experiences, platform).
They differ only in the format of the classes. On-site classes are held once a month (a two-day session), while online classes are spread over 10 workshops over a period of six months.
This is due to the different nature of virtual teaching compared to "live" classroom teaching. More frequent but shorter meetings are intended to prevent fatigue caused by spending too much time in front of the computer and a decrease in concentration.
You can pay the VAT invoice immediately after registering for the training or on the day of the training.
It is possible to pay for the training in installments (in which case the cost of the training increases by 5%). The cost does not include accommodation and travel expenses for participants.
We encourage you to contact our development advisor at 22 11 33 444, who will propose a special offer.