For Managers - The Management Center

For Managers

We provide the tools and mindsets every manager needs. Learn how to manage for equity, sustainability, and results in Managing to Change the World. Then go deeper with Skill Builders on key topics like giving feedback, equitable hiring, and goal-setting.

Foundations

Managing to Change the World

Are you ready to level up your management? Managing to Change the World provides essential tools and mindsets for equitable, sustainable, and results-driven management.

Whether you’re new or experienced, our flagship training can help you define (or refine) your approach to effective people management.

Duration
1 or 2 days
Price
$250 to $475
Select a course in this foundation
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Skill Builders

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    Giving Feedback

    Learn how to give quality feedback that strengthens relationships and leads to better results. We give you tools and time to practice.

    Duration
    3 hours
    Price
    $150 to $250
    Practice Giving Feedback
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    Driving Impact with SMARTIE Goals

    Set clear goals, achieve equitable outcomes, and advance your mission with our SMARTIE goals framework. Leave with a plan.

    Duration
    3 hours
    Price
    $150 to $250
    Sharpen Your Goals
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    Making Better Decisions

    Gain the skills every leader needs for effective decision-making, from gathering input with equity in mind to communicating the process and outcomes.

    Duration
    3 hours
    Price
    $150 to $250
    Improve Decision-Making
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    Hiring Your Team

    Design a step-by-step equitable hiring process with guidance from an expert. Bring ideas for an upcoming role you hope to fill.

    Duration
    3 hours
    Price
    $150 to $250
    Plan Your Hiring Process
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    Managing Projects

    Learn to create project plans (and backup plans), assign project roles, align on expectations, and check-in on progress.

    Duration
    6 hours
    Price
    $220 to $420
    Plan Successful Projects
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    Building a Healthy Team Culture

    Coming soon… Learn to create a work culture where everyone can thrive, whether you lead a small team or a whole organization.

    Duration
    3 hours
    Price
    $150 to $250
    Stay tuned…
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    Investing in People and Performance

    Coming soon… Make staff development and retention central to your work. Learn to cultivate staff strengths, inspire accountability, and address performance problems.

    Duration
    3 hours
    Price
    $150 to $250
    Stay tuned…
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    Managing Up and Sideways

    Coming soon… Get practical support and tools for managing relationships (and work) with your managers and peers.

    Duration
    3 hours
    Price
    $150 to $250
    Stay tuned…

Packages

Designed to strengthen management skills in specific areas, each package combines a Foundations training with two or more Skill Builders.
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  • Build an Empowered Team

    Hire great people and set them up for success with strong goals and clear feedback.

    View Empowered Team Package

  • Manage to Ambitious Outcomes

    Achieve team goals and build inclusive processes to improve your decision-making.

    View Ambitious Outcomes Package

  • Ace Performance Management

    Coming Soon… Improve team performance and build a healthy culture where everyone can thrive.

    Stay tuned…

  • Build Your Own Package

    Add Managing to Change the World (Foundations), then choose the Skill Builders that work best for you.

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Other Trainings and Events

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    Private In-House Training

    For large groups: get your whole team on the same page with a shared vocabulary, skills, and mindsets for equitable, sustainable, results-driven management.

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    Management Workouts

    For teams who already attended manager’s Foundations: we give you the tools to run your own follow-up program and apply what you learned.

    Learn About Workouts