For Emerging & First-Time Leaders

Leading others starts with learning to lead yourself.

Why it matters

Becoming a manager for the first time is one of the most transformative - and vulnerable - moments in a person’s career.

High performers are often promoted for their results and potential, but few are prepared for what it truly means to lead others.

When a new manager learns to lead with clarity, confidence, and presence early on, you’re not just developing one person - you’re shaping the future of your organization’s culture.

Program goal

To support first-time managers in building the mindset, skillset, and self-awareness needed to lead themselves and their teams with authenticity and impact.

The goal is to make the shift from high-performing individual contributor to trusted, resilient people leader with confidence and intention.

  • "László's expertise and empathetic coaching style have equipped me with the tools to be a more confident and empathetic leader."

  • "Working with László during a large personal transition has truly been a privilege and a transformational experience."

What’s included

Pre-engagement alignment

  • Ideally completed 1-2 weeks before coaching begins

  • Clarify role expectations and performance indicators

  • Define clear leadership goals and set a development commitment

  • Goal-setting session between the manager, sponsor (HR or line manager), and coach

Individual coaching

  • Thorough self-assessment

  • Practical tools, leadership reflection, and action planning

  • 12 one-on-one coaching sessions (60 minutes via Zoom or in person)

  • Highly customized to the leader’s role, context, and development areas

    (e.g. around delegation, communication, and team dynamics)

360 input process

  • Used to co-create focus areas for coaching

  • Helps identify leadership blind spots and strengths

  • Qualitative feedback gathered from peers, direct reports, and the manager

Double Diamond Framework©

  • Guidance through a proven process of making sense of the leader’s new environment, finding clarity in what matters most, and translating it into confident, lasting impact.

When it makes sense to bring in coaching support

This program is ideal for supporting newly promoted managers or first-time team leads who are:

  • Facing self-doubt or imposter feelings in their new role

  • Moving from reactive to conscious, embodied leadership

  • Shifting from doing to leading and unsure how to delegate

  • Managing former peers and navigating new power dynamics

  • Learning to lead team meetings with structure and presence

  • Struggling to balance operational tasks with a new strategic outlook

  • Developing emotional intelligence, active listening, and conflict navigation skills

Outcomes

By the end of the engagement, your leader will have:

  • Stronger peer and stakeholder relationships

  • Greater confidence in their leadership identity

  • Tools to lead with authenticity, resilience, and purpose

  • A stronger ability to delegate, prioritize, and think strategically

  • Clearer structure and confidence in leading team meetings and 1:1s

  • A foundation of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and conscious communication

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