Stepping into people manager role is one of the most challenging transitions in any professional career. Success is by your ability to build, enable, and inspire a high-performing team. This highly interactive 4-hour instructor-led workshop is designed specifically for Managers and individual contributors (ICs) preparing for transitioning management role in a top MNC. Through practical frameworks, real-world scenarios, self-assessments, and hands-on activities, participants will learn how to shift their leadership mindset, set meaningful goals, delegate effectively, coach and motivate team members, handle difficult conversations, manage stakeholders, communicate with senior leaders, and build strong cross-functional relationships. The session concludes with a personalized 90-day action plan, ensuring every participant leaves with a clear roadmap for success. This workshop provides the essential skills and confidence to excel from day one.
Leadership Development
(4 Hours)
Original price was: ₹5,999.00.₹4,999.00Current price is: ₹4,999.00.
Stop being the best individual contributor in the room. Start being the leader your team needs. One intensive workshop. A personalised 90-day action plan. Real results from day one.
Program Curriculum
The Identity Shift
- The mindset changes nobody tells you about
- Why being the best IC is actually a liability as a manager
- Letting go of doing, embracing enabling
- The 3 traps new managers fall into in week one
- Activity: Self-assessment — “Where am I on the IC-Manager spectrum?”
Managing Down: The Essentials
- Running your team effectively from day one
- Goal Setting & Performance Management (30 min)
- Drafting meaningful goals (not just KPIs)
- Weekly check-ins vs. formal reviews
- Early signals of underperformance — act before it becomes a PIP
- Delegation Without Micromanaging (30 min)
- Outcome-based vs. task-based delegation
- The delegation ladder — control based on team maturity
- The #1 mistake: doing your team’s work because it’s faster
- Motivation & Difficult Conversations (30 min)
- What actually motivates people (it’s not always money)
- Giving feedback using the SBI model (Situation–Behaviour–Impact)
- One framework for handling the first tough conversation
Managing Up: Visibility & Alignment
- 1:1 with Your Boss (20 min)
- How to structure it — don’t make it a status update
- Aligning on expectations in your first 30 days
- Managing your boss’s communication style
- Business Writing & Narratives (20 min)
- The one-page update that gets read vs. the report that gets ignored
- MBR/QBR — what leadership actually wants to see
- Writing upward vs. writing for your team
- Escalation & Stakeholder Management (20 min)
- When to escalate vs. solve independently
- How to frame a problem without looking incompetent
- Managing your skip-level — when and how
Managing Across + First 90 Days Action Plan
- Managing Across — Peer Manager Dynamics (15 min)
- Why your peer managers matter more than you think
- One framework for cross-functional influence without authority
- Avoiding the most common peer conflict traps
- Your First 90 Days Plan (25 min)
- 30-day: Listen, observe, build trust
- 60-day: Identify quick wins, align on goals
- 90-day: Deliver first results, establish your rhythm
- Activity: Each participant fills out their personal 90-day canvas
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“As a mid-level manager, I was doing an exceptional job managing my team. But managing upward — VPs, Directors, and clients — was a persistent challenge. This training gave me solid frameworks for conducting MBRs and QBRs, writing compelling accomplishment narratives, and understanding the kind of data that leadership actually wants to see. The Managing Up module alone was worth ten times the investment.”
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Nithin Thekummuttil –
“I have been working as a Senior Developer for the last 5 years. People management, having difficult conversations, and effective delegation were highlighted as gaps for moving into a Software Development Manager (SDM) role. This training helped me address those gaps and advance in my career. The Identity Shift module was a revelation — I realised I had been holding onto my IC mindset even after getting my first reportees. The 90-day action plan I built during the session is something I still refer to every week.”
Senior Developer → SDM, Meta, Hyderabad
Mahadevan Puri –
“I am a Principal Engineer and had a small team added to my reporting structure for the first time. I was technically strong but had no idea how to delegate without micromanaging, or how to handle a difficult conversation with a team member who was underperforming. The Leadership Development training from VorteXPro Academy gave me practical tools I could apply immediately. The SBI feedback model was something I used in my very next one-on-one.”
Principal Engineer, Amazon Development Centre, Bangalore
Rahul Sharma –
“I have 8 years of experience and had been trying to move into a people manager role for over a year. My skip-level told me I lacked executive presence and did not know how to manage stakeholders. After attending this workshop, I finally understood what that meant and how to fix it. Three months later, I got my promotion. This training gave me the critical skills I needed to make that move in my organisation.”
Promoted to Delivery Manager, Capgemini, Pune
Ananya R. –
The 90-day plan alone is worth the price.
“Transitioning from a coder to a manager was terrifying. This workshop forced me to confront the ‘Identity Shift’—realizing that doing everything myself was actually hurting my team. I left the session with a completed 90-day canvas that I still refer to weekly. Highly recommend!”
Engineering Manager at a Tier-1 MNC
Sneha K. –
No more micromanaging!
“I used to fall into the trap of doing my team’s work because ‘it’s faster.’ The delegation ladder framework taught in Module 2 gave me a clear, structured way to hand over control based on my team’s maturity level. Instant game-changer.”
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Vikram S. –
Masterclass in 'Managing Up'.
“The segment on structuring 1:1s with my boss and writing one-page updates that executives actually read changed how I communicate. My stakeholders have already noticed the difference in my alignment and visibility.”
Senior Product Consultant
Rahul M. –
Practical, actionable, and zero fluff.
“Unlike theoretical leadership courses, this workshop was packed with real-world scenarios. The SBI model for giving feedback and handling tough conversations gave me the exact scripts I needed for my team’s mid-year reviews.”
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Priya J. –
Perfect for transitioning ICs.
“The self-assessment on the IC-to-Manager spectrum was an eye-opener. It highlighted exactly where my blind spots were. This workshop gave me the mindset shift and confidence to step into my new people manager role seamlessly.”
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Arjun D. –
Excellent peer networking and frameworks.
“Loved the section on managing peer dynamics and cross-functional influence. The framework for building trust across teams without formal authority is incredibly valuable for matrix organizations.”
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