How to become a Manager in the Corporate world

Schedule

Tue Dec 02 2025 at 08:30 am to 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Delta Hotels Toronto | Toronto, ON

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Are you ready to discover the strategic levers to climb the ranks and step into a managerial role in the corporate world?
About this Event

Thinking about becoming a manager but not sure where to start?
Feeling like there’s no clear guide to help you step into a leadership role?
That’s exactly why we created this workshop: a program designed to help you move from individual contributor to manager.

✅ Real-world insights from a leader who has developed and promoted many managers
✅ Clarity on what it truly means to be a manager
✅ Clarity on why you want to become a manager
✅ Clarity on how to become a manager
✅ A clear, actionable roadmap with practical advice, tools, and guidance to help you step into management


Agenda
What Does It Really Mean to Be a Manager?

Info: - Popular definitions vs. lived reality
- Debunking common myths about management
- Personal insights: what I’ve learned in the field
- Types of teams you might inherit
- What kind of team you should aim to build


Should You Become a Manager?

Info: - Why some people want to become managers
- Why some probably shouldn’t
- Alternative career paths
- Self-assessment: Are you ready?


How to Start Acting Like a Manager

Info: Defining the 5 components of the Manager’s DNA:
- Mindset
- Behaviors
- Communication
- Foresight
- Delivering results
Acting like a leader before you officially hold the title:
- With yourself
- With colleagues
- Within the team
- With senior leadership


Essentials for Becoming a Manager

Info: - Personal SKEC (Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Character)
- Clarifying your blueprint for managerial expectations
- Contributing as an individual contributor
- Identifying and understanding key functions and business units
- Stakeholder mapping
- Shifting from “I” to “We”
- Career planning
- Building your tribe
- Development plan
- Performance evaluation


Strategic & Practical Playbook for Becoming a Manager

Info: Objective: Provide future managers with a clear and actionable 10-step guide outlining the behaviors, actions, and tools essential for a successful transition into a managerial role.


Overview of proven management model grounded in real-world experience.
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Delta Hotels Toronto, 75 Lower Simcoe Street, Toronto, Canada

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