- General Manager at Google X’s Moonshot for the Electric Grid
- Founder and Director of Persistent Ventures, working with entrepreneurs in high-growth startups
- People leader with over 15 years of experience in business operations, talent development, and people operations, most recently as SVP of People at Tala, a technology company building more accessible financial services.
- Passionate about executive coaching and leadership development
- LinkedIn Sales Director with over 20 years of experience in consultative sales, relationship management, external partnerships, and marketing
- Passionate about developing, coaching, and motivating teams to grow professionally and personally
- Chief Operating Officer with over 15 years of experience building and scaling social enterprises in Africa
- A certified leadership coach works with mid-career leaders and managers to support them on their journeys to grow their skills or make purposeful and intentional career moves
- Technology Executive with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry with key roles in organizations such as Yahoo, Chegg, Dropbox, and Cisco
- Multiple-time advisor to high-impact ventures across the globe
- Vice President of Product Marketing at FlexGen, 15+ years of experience in enterprise sales
- Multiple-time advisor to high-impact ventures across the globe
- Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at BJ’s Wholesale Club, a Fortune 500 company.
- Advocate for women in technology
Managing at Your Best
As a new people manager, you play a critical role in scaling your venture. Transitioning from an individual contributor to a new manager is hard. We built this program to support new and rising people managers in developing the mindset, emotional intelligence, and critical managerial skills needed to become effective leaders.
In this six-week virtual learning program, new managers will:
- Explore methods to develop self-awareness to thrive as a new people manager
- Take action to build a trusted and safe environment for their teams to show up authentically
- Hone your skills in providing effective feedback to enhance your team’s performance
- Learn to coach team members to reach their full potential
- Learn to drive results in a fast-paced, rapidly changed context by making quick and effective prioritization decisions and delegating productively
- Learn to adapt your leadership style to motivate your team
- Gain access to a network of people managers and leaders across sectors and functional areas from around the world
Who Should Attend:
New and rising people managers who have been in their roles for less than 2 years.
Schedule for the program
- Thursday, September 12th, 7- 9 am PT – Growing Oneself
- Thursday, September 19th, 7 – 9 am PT – Building Trust
- Thursday, September 26th, 7 -9 am PT – Feedback
- Thursday, October 10th, 7 – 9 am PT – Coaching
- Thursday, October 17th, 7 – 9 am PT – Driving results in a fast-paced environment
- Thursday, October 24th, 7 -9 am PT – Adapting Your Leadership Style
Optional Coaching Offering: Eligible new and rising people managers will have the opportunity to express interest and participate in our coaching offering that will take place from November 2024 to January 2025. An optional Coaching Opportunity Info Session will take place on Thursday, October 1st, 7-8 am PT.
Certificate
We’ve created a digital certification program to support and celebrate people managers’ commitment to their professional growth. Upon successful completion of the Managing At Your Best program, eligible people managers can receive a digital certification that can be showcased on their LinkedIn profiles to demonstrate their enhanced skills and professional growth.
What leaders have said
“I’m already witnessing great results using the lessons and tools from the Managing At Your Best program. I am truly grateful to be a part of this community of leaders I met here.”
– Managing At Your Best Alumni
“It has been so great to connect with peers and hear their experiences and approaches…The program has also helped me reflect on not only the kind of leader I want to be but also what I need and want from my own manager and the role I want to play on a team.””
– Managing At Your Best Alumni
