Brian McCaffrey
Anne D'Arcy
Free Lesson

How to Excel as a New Manager from Day One

45 min
Sep 24, 2026 12:00 PM

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What you'll learn

Shift to a Manager Mindset

Understand how your role changes when your success depends on the performance of your team, not just your own work.

Build Trust From Day One

Learn how to understand your people, uncover what motivates them and build strong relationships early.

Give Feedback That Motivates People

Give clear, timely feedback that recognises great work, builds confidence and helps people improve.

Why this topic matters

Becoming a manager is one of the biggest shifts in your career. The skills that made you a great individual contributor are no longer enough. You need to get results through others, build trust with different personalities and have conversations that help people perform. Getting these foundations right early can shape not only your success as a manager, but the experience and performance of your entire team.

You'll learn from

Brian McCaffrey

Brian McCaffrey

Founder of Next Level Training & former Google leader and communication coach

Google, Jellyfish, U of Digital, Humanside
Google
Jellyfish
U of Digital
Anne D'Arcy

Anne D'Arcy

Former Google People Leader & Executive Coach with 30+ years’ experience

Google, Aer Lingus, Aviva, Accenture
Google
Aer Lingus
Aviva
Accenture
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