Dave Kline

Theta

Iota

Delta

Gamma

Beta

Epsilon

Zeta

Alpha

Cohort 1

Kappa

Self-paced cohort

Cohort 2

Lambda

Cohort 3

Cohort 4

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

Marsden Kline

MGMT Fundamentals

Controller

Associate Director 

Data Science Manager

Founder

Head of Product, AI Pricing and Promotions 

Director, Brand Marketing

Service Delivery Supervisor

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

MGMT Accelerator: AI-Enhanced Leadership

GTM Lead

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?

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

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

Co-founder MGMT Accelerator

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.

How to Say "No" With Finesse

How To Handle An Underperforming Employee

7  simple questions to understand if they were setup for success.

The Onboarding Diagnostic

Learn how to lead the conversation about what's holding them back.

Navigating The Skill or Will Challenge

Co-author a plan that leads to better performance, not just the exit.

Performance Improvement Plans That Work

Learn How To Build Peak Team Performance With More Conflict

Cofounder, MGMT Accelerator

All conflict is not created equally. Give your team the tools to know the difference.

3 Rules That Separate Healthy Debate from Destructive Chaos

Most employees pride themselves on being nice at work. Help them play this vital role.

2 Tactics For Nudging Nice People To Disagree Productively

Useful dissent requires commitment. Transform conflict into unbreakable social contracts.

1 Framework To Resolve Any (Good or Bad) Conflict

Discover practical skills and strategies for generating conflict and resolving collaboratively.

Join with your team and learn together

How To Lead Make-or-Break Management Conversations

Tactics to help this individual level up or leave.

Conversation 1: Your Employee is Underperforming

Get buy-in from your boss so you can manage them.

Conversation 2: Your Boss is Unresponsive

Tips to navigate power dynamics to build mutual trust.

Conversation 3: Your Peer is Unhelpful

Run 1:1 Meetings That Empower Your Reports

This is their meeting, not yours. They feel empowered. You get more leverage.

How inverting meeting ownership will empower your team

Agree upfront on these 7 critical facets and you'll have confidence they have command.

How to setup a template that surfaces the critical issues

We'll give you the questions and tactics to uncover and avoid the traps that trip up teams.

Dave Kline

Dave Kline

Courses

Lightning Lessons

Reviews