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Set Your First Time Managers Up For Success

Your First Time Managers Are Leading The Future - Are They Ready?

Your first time managers are the backbone of your organisation - generally leading the largest teams, managing the most people, and yet, they’re often the least supported.

In most organisations, leadership training budgets are allocated at senior levels, leaving new managers to figure it out on their own.

The reality?

🔴 85% of first time managers receive no training before stepping into leadership
🔴 On average, companies wait two years before investing in leadership development for their new managers - by then, they are generally struggling
🔴 60% of new managers fail within the first 24 months in their role
🔴 25% of organisations report a loss in profit due to frontline leadership challenges

Without the right development, your new managers may face overwhelm, burnout, and make costly mistakes. Productivity may dip, engagement could drop and attrition could rise.

Not to mention the implications on midline managers as they are stretched thin fixing leadership issues from their subordinates.

Investing In Your Leaders Now Saves You More Later

The cost of leadership failure is far greater than the cost of training. A struggling manager impacts productivity, engagement, and retention - rippling across your organisation in ways that directly affect your bottom line.

Empower your first time managers with the right training at the right time.

Three Costly Mistakes First Time Managers Make

Our collective team has spent decades in leadership development, and time and again, we’ve seen first time managers make the same three costly mistakes. These challenges are completely avoidable with the right guidance, yet they continue to trip up new managers, leading to burnout and, in many cases, failure - simply because the first time manager is never coached through them.

  • Trying to Be Everyone’s Friend | The transition from peer to leader is tough. In an attempt to stay liked, many new managers avoid difficult conversations, fail to set boundaries, and struggle to hold people accountable. The result? A weak, inconsistent leader who frustrates their team and erodes their own confidence. 

  • Overloading Themselves | New managers try to juggle everything - holding onto their old tasks while taking on leadership responsibilities. They struggle to prioritise, delegate, and reset their approach. The result? Overwhelm, burnout, and a failed promotion.
     
  • Managing, Not Leading | New managers often focus on tasks and processes at the expense of people, culture, and motivation. Instead of inspiring and engaging their teams, they get caught up in micromanaging, fixing errors, and missing the bigger picture.
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Three Costly Mistakes First Time Managers Make

• Trying to Be Everyone’s Friend | The transition from peer to leader is tough. In an attempt to stay liked, many new managers avoid difficult conversations, fail to set boundaries, and struggle to hold people accountable. The result? A weak, inconsistent leader who frustrates their team and erodes their own confidence. 

• Overloading Themselves | New managers try to juggle everything—holding onto their old tasks while taking on leadership responsibilities. They struggle to prioritise, delegate, and reset their approach. The result? Overwhelm, burnout, and a failed promotion. 

•  Managing, Not Leading | New managers often focus on tasks and processes at the expense of people, culture, and motivation. Instead of inspiring and engaging their teams, they get caught up in micromanaging, fixing errors, and missing the bigger picture.

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How You Can Help | Training That Creates Real Leaders

If you want strong, confident, and capable first time managers, they need the right tools and support. Without this, they’ll struggle - and so will your business.

At Kinetik Global, we provide practical, results driven training that transforms first time managers into authentic leaders. Our programs ensure they gain the skills, self-awareness, and confidence to lead effectively - without relying on their midline managers to constantly step in.

The Benefits Of Investing In First Time Managers

Your First Time Managers Will

✅ Gain the critical leadership skills they need to thrive
✅ Solve real workplace challenges with pragmatic tools and techniques
✅ Develop self-awareness and confidence to lead effectively
✅ Experience substantial personal and professional growth in their role

Your Organisation Will

✅ Build competent, confident, and authentic leaders
✅ Require less reliance on midline managers to train and fix first time manager problems
✅ Make a positive impact on attrition and engagement
✅ Support productivity, morale, and overall team    performance

The Benefits Of Investing In First Time Managers

Your First Time Managers Will

✅ Gain the critical leadership skills they need to thrive
✅ Solve real workplace challenges with pragmatic tools and techniques
✅ Develop self-awareness and confidence to lead effectively
✅ Experience substantial personal and professional growth in their role

Your Organisation Will

✅ Build competent, confident, and authentic leaders
✅ Require less reliance on midline managers to train and fix first time manager problems
✅ Make a positive impact on attrition and engagement
✅ Support productivity, morale, and overall team  performance

What First Time Managers Want When Promoted 

Leadership
Training

 

Mentorship and Coaching

 

Tools and
Resources

 

Templates and
Frameworks

 

Why Choose Kinetik Global?

At Kinetik Global, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solution. We understand what it’s like to be in the trenches - juggling expectations, navigating team dynamics, and trying to lead with confidence for the first time.

We specialise in equipping first time managers with the skills they need to succeed from day one, reducing the burden on midline managers and setting your organisation up for long-term success.

Do You Know The True Cost of Attrition?

Attrition rates are spiraling globally and it is costing organisations millions of dollars.

The old adage is that people don't leave Organisations, they leave bad managers - or shall we say unskilled managers who have never received leadership training to help them succeed.

Every day we hear horror leadership stories that are completely preventable.  Situations that could have been avoided and employees that could have been retained, with the right leadership training.

Calculate what the true cost of attrition is to your organisation. 

 

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