Make the leap from expert to leader

Marc Vanschoenwinkel

Psychologist & leadership coach, 35 yrs

Great experts don't automatically make great leaders. Get a flying start.

You were promoted because you were good at your work. But leading is a different job. As an expert you delivered results yourself; as a leader, your results come through other people. Many new leaders lose months, and sometimes the trust of their team, by doing the work themselves, postponing the difficult conversation, or swinging between too soft and too strict.

Leading doesn't start with techniques. It starts with how you look at people, and at yourself. Every conversation carries a relationship message. That is felt most with former colleagues: overnight, status, fairness and belonging shift, and the emotional brain notices before anyone says a word.

This course gives you a flying start. You get to know your own preferences and blind spots, give direction with a clear frame, hand over the solution while you keep the goal, and have the tough conversation in time, with respect.

Six live sessions in a small group of maximum six new leaders. You bring your own situations, and we practise on them. Included: the online course Inclusive Leadership, based on my book Mind Growing Leadership.

What you’ll learn

From the expert who does it all to a leader who gives direction, involves people and has the tough conversations in time.

  • Understand what really changes in your role, and what you need to let go of

  • Know your own preferences and blind spots with the Self-Awareness Checklist

  • Handle the changed relationship with colleagues who are now your team

  • Turn vague wishes into explicit expectations people can act on

  • Decide what to hand over, to whom, and how much freedom to give with the Leadership Funnel

  • Follow up on delegated work without taking it back

  • Give feedback and deal with pushback while keeping the relationship intact

  • Keep the rational brain online, yours and theirs, when emotions run high

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Marc Vanschoenwinkel

Marc Vanschoenwinkel

Clinical psychologist, leadership coach

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Who this course is for

  • New team leaders and managers in their first year, promoted from an expert role

  • Experienced professionals about to take on a leadership role who want to start well

  • HR and L&D professionals looking for a practical, small-group programme for new leaders

What's included

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Live sessions

Learn directly from Marc Vanschoenwinkel in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

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Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

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Course syllabus

6 live sessions • 5 lessons

Week 1

Jan 14—Jan 17

    Jan

    14

    Session 1: Shift from doing to leading

    Thu 1/149:00 AM—10:30 AM (EST)

Week 2

Jan 18—Jan 24

    Practice week: your role, before and after

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