First-Level Leaders

Equip first-level leaders with the skills and resources to effectively lead their teams and in doing so, your organization will experience a significant return on the investment.

  • Everyone Deserves A Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices For Leading A Team1:43

    Everyone Deserves A Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices For Leading A Team

    FranklinCovey’s Everyone Deserves a Great Manager delivers the guidance every new manager needs to be successful: the support, understanding, strategies, and tactics to develop as a leader.

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  • How Effective Leaders Get Results

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  • 3 Habits Of Great Leaders

    3 Habits Of Great Leaders

    Becoming a great leader can seem daunting and out of reach, but if you consider these tips carefully, you might decide you’re better prepared than you realize.

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  • I Struggle With Giving Negative Feedback. Any Suggestions?1:31

    I Struggle With Giving Negative Feedback. Any Suggestions?

    If you struggle with giving negative feedback, Todd Davis has a few suggestions to help you reframe the situation and to unleash potential.

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  • The Leadership Gap Report

    The Leadership Gap Report

    FranklinCovey conducted research comparing the beliefs and behaviors of average first-level leaders to great ones. Results of the research have identified the areas where organizations can improve.

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  • Listen Like a Leader: 9 Tips to Drive Powerful Conversations

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  • How To Think Like A Leader

    How To Think Like A Leader

    For some, shifting into a leader’s mindset is intuitive, something that comes easy. For many others, that shift can take significant time and effort. And be quite humbling.

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  • Practice 1: Develop a Leader's Mindset - Part 13:37

    Practice 1: Develop a Leader's Mindset - Part 1

    Join authors Scott Miller, Todd Davis, and Victoria Roos Olsson as they discuss the mindset shifts that must be made in order to transition from an individual contributor to a leader.

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  • Make The Mental Leap To Leader

    Make The Mental Leap To Leader

    Don’t leave the success of your first-level leaders, and your organization, to chance—make the mental leap to leader and download our complimentary six-step guide today!

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  • 4 Tips To Handle Constant Interruptions

    4 Tips To Handle Constant Interruptions

    Constant interruptions ruin productivity and they are an unavoidable challenge that all leaders face. Use these 4 tips to handle interruptions and to minimize their impact on your productivity.

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  • Lead Through Change

    Lead Through Change

    Change is now the norm. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by change. Here are some tips on leading through change.

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  • The Leadership Challenge Report

    The Leadership Challenge Report

    FranklinCovey conducted research that sheds light on common issues in personal leadership, team dynamics, and business outcomes.

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  • Confessions of a First-Level Leader: I'm Unprepared to Give Tough Feedback1:20

    Confessions of a First-Level Leader: I'm Unprepared to Give Tough Feedback

    Giving tough feedback is a challenge that first-level leaders face on a regular basis. Jimmy McDermott shares some tips to help first-level leaders with this uncomfortable aspect of their job.

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  • Practice 2: Hold Regular 1-on-1s - Part 13:35

    Practice 2: Hold Regular 1-on-1s - Part 1

    Join authors Scott Miller, Todd Davis, and Victoria Roos Olsson as they discuss how to hold effective 1-on-1s to increase engagement, understand issues, and solve problems.

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  • How Can I decide What To Say 'No' To?1:30

    How Can I decide What To Say 'No' To?

    As a manager, there will always be plenty to do. Victoria Roos Olsson shares some questions that leaders can ask themselves to make sure they stay productive and effective.

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  • Practice 3: Set up Your Team to Get Results - Part 18:44

    Practice 3: Set up Your Team to Get Results - Part 1

    Join authors Scott Miller, Todd Davis, and Victoria Roos Olsson as they discuss how leaders can create clarity about team goals and results, delegate responsibility, and provide support.

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  • How Can I Help My Team Understand The 'Why' Behind The 'What'?1:04

    How Can I Help My Team Understand The 'Why' Behind The 'What'?

    As a leader, exercise patience and invest the time to explain the 'why' behind the 'what.' Scott Miller shares some advice to help leaders give their teams context and lead through change.

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  • Practice 4: Create a Culture of Feedback - Part 15:05

    Practice 4: Create a Culture of Feedback - Part 1

    Join authors Scott Miller, Todd Davis, and Victoria Roos Olsson as they discuss how leaders can create a culture of feedback to build confidence and competence and to increase overall performance.

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  • How To Handle 1-on-1s

    How To Handle 1-on-1s

    It’s easy to let 1-on-1s become monotonous and to basically turn into boring status updates. Use these tips to hold effective 1-on-1s and reveal concerns you wouldn’t hear otherwise.

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  • Confessions of a First-Level Leader: I Can't get my Team to Take Ownership of the Goals We've Set1:14

    Confessions of a First-Level Leader: I Can't get my Team to Take Ownership of the Goals We've Set

    Leena Rinne shares three steps to help your team take ownership and to hold each other accountable to the goals they have set.

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  • How Do I Hold An Effective 1-on-1?1:16

    How Do I Hold An Effective 1-on-1?

    Victoria Roos Olsson shares some tips to help leaders have effective 1-on-1s with their direct reports.

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  • How To Handle A Micromanager

    How To Handle A Micromanager

    Micromanagement can be frustrating and can kill engagement. Learn how to handle a micromanager with these points.

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