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Making the Transition from Co-Worker to Team Leader (P810)

Building Effectively on Your Past Relationships for Your New Role

This course will be delivered two ways:

• In person (in classroom) in Ottawa
• Live, instructor-led session online

Please check available dates in the two sections on the right, and click the corresponding REGISTER ONLINE button for your choice.

It is seldom easy to assume a position of authority over those who have previously been your colleagues and peers. This workshop will help you address the challenges and difficulties of making the transition from co-worker to boss. You’ll learn tools and techniques to achieve a balance between your existing relationships with co-workers and the requirements of the new management role.

The workshop is interactive and fun, making use of case studies and role play.

This is a one-day workshop in Ottawa.

Space is still available for all course dates listed, unless otherwise noted.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this seminar, you will be able to:

  • Communicate your new management perspective
  • Apply techniques for re-framing your relationships with co-workers
  • Understand what your new team needs from you
  • Decide what you need from your team
  • Apply assertive communication skills to difficult situations
  • Give regular feedback on performance
  • Manage team meetings effectively


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Workshop Topics

How to Develop a Management Perspective

  • Moving from in-depth knowledge to understanding the overall organizational picture
  • Representing senior management decisions and policy
  • Getting the right balance between advocating for the team and advocating for senior management

Communication Skills for Handling Changes in Relationships

  • Presenting yourself assertively as the new leader – without embarrassment or apology
  • Setting boundaries without causing upset
  • Modelling a professional and positive attitude
  • Dealing assertively with office gossip

Understanding What the Team Needs from You

  • 6 important things your team needs from you
  • Giving continuous feedback on performance to each team member and to the team as a whole
  • Giving praise and recognition
  • Giving constructive feedback

Deciding What You Need from the Team

  • Moving from a need for friendship to a need for respect
  • Applying techniques for building trust and respect

Communicating Effectively through Team Meetings

  • Identifying the need to take control of team meetings right from the start
  • Applying guidelines for running effective, well-managed team meetings
  • Communicating your expectations to the team clearly
  • Being clear about what you can and cannot do in your new role
  • Rotating the chairing of team meetings without losing control

Register Online

Once you register the first attendee, you’ll have the ability to add additional attendees or purchase other workshops

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In-Class Workshop - October 4, 2023show details +$672.35 (CAD)*  

* price includes taxes



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Who Should Attend This Course?

This workshop will benefit anyone who has recently become, or shortly will become, a new leader, and wants the tools to make the transition from co-worker to team leader.

Does this Course Address your Competency Development Needs?

This training workshop addresses:

• Achievement / Results Orientation
• Adaptability / Flexibility
• Analytical Thinking
• Change Management and Leadership
• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making / Decisiveness
• Dealing with Difficult Situations
• Engagement and Motivation
• Impact and Influence
• Innovation and Initiative
• Interpersonal Relations
• Leadership
• Management Excellence
• Planning / Organizing
• Problem Solving
• Relationship / Network Building
• Strategic Thinking
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Values and Ethics
• Working with Data and Numbers
• Working with Others