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Become the leader you would follow. Faster. A two week sprint for managers looking to level up.

Marsden Kline

MGMT Fundamentals

Project Lead - Growth

Director of Implementation

Founder

Deputy Program Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager

Senior Project Lead

Director Operations 

VP, Clinical Operations

Chief Marketing Officer

Service Manager

Tomorrow's leaders will be equal parts charismatic and systematic. They will inspire their people and engineer systems to support them. In just 12 class hours over 4 weeks, you'll: ☑️ Develop your Management OS's CODE (Coach, Operate, Delegate &amp; Engage). ☑️ Refine your leadership Decision-Making System tailored to your individual approach. ☑️ Leverage AI Prompts and Tools to supercharge your impact and steal back your time. ☑️ Leave as part of an Engaged Community of 1200+ Alums in lockstep on their career journey.

Build Your Codified Management Playbook

Course syllabus

Managers with 3+ years of experienceReset and give yourself space to clear out the management equivalent of 'tech debt.'

Scaling Founders Skip unnecessary mistakes that plague inexperienced leaders. Let our systems be your early-stage cheat code.

Experienced managers leading new teamsMaximize this new opportunity to hone your approach. Jumpstart your first 90 days.

Who is this course for

Overcome The Most Common Management Challenges

You'll develop a top-down approach to setting team goals, apply proven practices to delegate efficiently, and a simple system to monitor progress.

Overwhelmed by the pile of unrelated tasks on your desk?

You'll learn how to set unbreakable expectations, set an operational cadence, and establish clear performance metrics.

Wondering why your team is underdelivering? 

Managing up requires strategy and finesse. Flip that dynamic on its head by learning the do's and don'ts for managing your manager.

Failing to build a real connection with your boss?

You'll develop a simple system to collect, prioritize and anticipate your team's issues before they become fire drills.

Frustrated your team can't prevent problems?

You'll leave with detailed feedback for 2-3 of your direct reports and a plan to assess progress in their development.

Exhausted giving feedback that doesn't produce change?

We'll upgrade your practices to enhance connection and manufacture trust across your team.

Struggling to build trust remotely?

You'll overcome imposter syndrome and refine your management approach to attract a mutually supportive community of management peers.

Feel like you're alone on an island?

Proven management tactics and clear mental models for leading high-performing teams. Now with practical AI tools and prompts.

Founder of MGMT Accelerator, former Bridgewater, Moody's, PwC

Founder of MGMT Accelerator, former Google, Goldman Sachs, Compass

Shift from doing to managing: Set top-down team goals, delegate work efficiently, and use a simple system to monitor progress. Become the CEO of your area: Establish fluency in the data of your "factory": the outputs, bottlenecks, and opportunities. Engage as a developmental coach: Nurture talent, navigate conflict, and orchestrate performance that drives results.

Lead your team. Manage your work. Grow your confidence.

<ul><li>All sessions are recorded</li><li>Students have lifetime access</li></ul>

Tuesday April 8th - Friday April 18th

Think of this as the water cooler coaching or office hours. We tackle your specific problems, together.

Friday Small Group Coaching

Always connected. Always accelerating.

Ongoing Community

Course schedule

You are a newly promoted manager at any size company and are eager to skip "rookie" mistakes.

You have been managing for 1-3 years but are overwhelmed and fear you're falling behind.

You are a manager at a fast-growing startup and you need experienced coaching and advice.

Build the system to amplify your team's impact.

<ul><li>Understand your strengths, blind spots, and preferences.</li><li>Tactics to create time and take back your calendar.</li><li>Delegate to empower.</li></ul>

How to Manage Yourself

<ul><li>Align individual goals with team goals.</li><li>Build a high-fidelity picture of each team member.</li><li>Leverage this picture for 1:1 connection, inspiration, and coaching.</li></ul>

How to Manage Potential

<ul><li>Invest in co-authoring clear expectations.</li><li>Establish your system for can't-miss 1:1 meetings.</li><li>Be skilled in challenging your stars and confronting those who struggle.</li></ul>

How to Manage Performance

<ul><li>Rapidly build lasting trust.</li><li>Tactics to tackle hard conversations. Clear is kind.</li><li>Establish a culture of feedback and reviewing game tape.</li></ul>

How to Manage Conflict

<ul><li>Measure what matters. Be fluent in the metrics of your "factory."</li><li>Focus on the bottleneck and troubleshoot accordingly.</li><li>Make high-velocity decisions.</li></ul>

How to Manage Output

<ul><li>Be known for bringing solutions, not surprises.</li><li>Show command and understanding of your area.</li><li>Build a high-fidelity picture of your manager and their goals.</li></ul>

How to Manage Up

<ul><li>Employee Expectations</li><li>Your "PrinciplesYou" Profile</li><li>The "7Q Cascade" for Conflict Resolution</li><li>The "CEO of Your Area" Manage Up Dashboard</li><li>"The Pulse Check" Employee Engagement Heatmap</li></ul>

Bonus: Your MGMT Fundamentals Template Pack

How Managers Use AI to Avoid These 3  Common Hiring Mistakes

Co-founder MGMT Accelerator (prev Co-Head of Recruiting @ Bridgewater)

Co-founder MGMT Accelerator (prev Sales Manager @ Google)

Replace your "check-the-box" job description with a rich visualization of what excellent looks like.

Mistake 1: Poorly Designed Roles

Don't rely on applications and LinkedIn when magnetic micro-targeting will get you 10x better candidates.

Mistake 2: Passive Sourcing Strategy

Adjust you interviews to stop trying to hire someone and start deeply understanding if they'll succeed on your team.

Mistake 3: Ineffective Interviews

How Savvy Managers Are Using AI to Unlock Hard Conversations

Co-founder MGMT Accelerator (fmr COO @ Bridgewater)

Co-founder MGMT Accelerator (fmr Sales Manager @ Google)

AI: Prompts to review their work and provide feedback with objective coaching.

Conversation 1: Your Employee is Underperforming

AI: Turn ChatGPT into your free "McKinsey" consultant and have it sharpen your questions.

Conversation 2: Your Leadership is Unclear

AI: Create a filter that transforms your frustration into actionable steps to build trust.

Conversation 3: Your Peer is Unhelpful

Build an AI Accountability Coach to Boost Team Performance

Co-founder MGMT Accelerator

Build a personalized AI coach tailored to your team's goals, habits, and priorities.

Create Your Customized AI Accountability Coach

Set up AI-powered reminders and follow-ups, driving reliable results without extra work.

Automate Check-Ins to Ensure Consistent Progress

Quickly uncover and address accountability barriers, boosting your team's performance.

Use AI Insights to Identify and Fix Performance Gaps

How AI Can Make You a More Persuasive and Influential Leader

Use AI-powered frameworks to decode audience styles and craft targeted messages.

Clearly Understand and Adapt to Any Audience

Apply practical AI-driven methods to craft persuasive stories that inspire action.

Master the Art and Science of AI-Powered Storytelling

Develop a systematic AI approach to predict objections and influence decisions with ease.

Anticipate and Address Objections Clearly and Confidently

3 Easy Ways AI Can Make You a More Thoughtful People Leader

Use freely available assessment tools to more deeply understand your team.

Develop a High-Fidelity Picture of Your People

It doesn't matter what you say. What matter is what they hear. Use AI to speak their language.

Improve the Quality of Your Coaching and Feedback

Stop writing complicated prompts. Drag and drop key artifacts to get highly tailored insights instantly.

Build a Visual AI "Whiteboard" To Organize Your Inputs

Manage Up Confidently: Use AI to Synthesize Top Insights

A summary tells you the state of something. It offers facts. A synthesis overlays strategy. It connect-the-dots.

The Key Differences Between A Summary and a Synthesis

Know how your team's work drives key business outcomes. Know the numbers that make your team's success inevitable.

The Critical Data You Need to Collect To Lead Credibly

Set your context. Name your customers. Fix your constraints. Show your command.

The Right Prompts To Ensure You Provide All Signal, No Noise

How AI Can 10x The Effectiveness of Your One-on-One Meetings

Don't walk into another meeting unprepared. Let AI provide you an advanced scouting report.

Get Prepared In Advance

There are a lot of moving parts. Stop letting important work fall through the cracks.

Get Clear On Accountability

Connect meeting transcripts to development plans for on-going development.

Get More Effective Coaching

How New Managers Can Use AI To Avoid The 60% Failure Rate

Stay aligned with your team. Stay on top of who is doing what by when.

Clarify Your Commitments

Simple prompts to diagnose your calendar. Less doing, more leading.

Convert Your Calendar

Supercharge your self-awareness with a coach that's always ready.

Consult Your Coach

How To Avoid Bad Hires and Discover Hidden Talent

You need more than a generic  job description.

How to visualize excellence in any role

Consistency beats creativity when trying to find top talent.

How to develop a rubric to guide your interviewers

Learn the 5 ways to get candidates to let down their guard and let you in

How to ask questions and get authentic, unrehearsed answers

How To Manage Up Like A Boss (Even If You're a New Manager)

We'll share our framework to co-author the scoreboard you'll use to win.

How to Set "Unbreakable" Expectations

Elevate your summary to a strategic synthesis with 5 simple questions.

How to "Sell" The Story Of Your Team

Learn how to gently avoid the 3 most tempting distractions with tact.

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