New Manager Boot Camp
New Manager Boot Camp
Overview
3-day in-person or 2-week online program
Developing managerial skills is no small task. While taking on a new or expanded role as a manager brings great rewards, it also introduces new challenges. To be impactful in this position requires management training that develops your ability to lead a functioning team while implementing management skills and abilities such as adaptive leadership and productive team conflict resolution.
The New Manager Boot Camp training addresses your specific needs to understand the qualities of a good leader and to master practical leadership styles that empower you to become a confident manager. Effective leadership is grounded in your understanding of powerful interpersonal skills that inspire performance, communication, employee retention, and motivation to achieve goals.
In this training program, you will improve essential management skills that will advance business agility, equip you with the tools to manage complex change, and adapt leadership styles for your team’s unique and different situations.
You’ve worked hard to get here, now let’s ensure you succeed.
Develop managerial skills to recognize your current and potential challenges, find effective solutions, and take full advantage of new opportunities. Learn how to navigate and thrive as you discover how to become a better leader and manager.
Understand how your leadership style, motivation, and engagement can evolve. Reinvent the qualities of a good leader to match you and your team's needs.
Uncover the secrets to time management at the workplace, analyze how different management styles influence outcomes of team performance, and apply teamwork to manage complex change.
Understand how to structure and manage teams for best results, including how to effectively work with and manage geo-distributed or virtual remote teams, and managing conflict in a team.
Features, Dates, & Cost
In-Person
- Three-day in-person, leadership training at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business campus
- Personal, ready-to-implement action plan
- Speakers from companies like Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Amgen talk about their personal experiences as new managers, lessons learned and tips for success.
- World-renowned Berkeley Haas and Executive Education Faculty
- Collaborative learning experience facilitating exclusive networking opportunities
- Exclusive networking reception with faculty
- Access to the program alumni community
- New Manager Boot Camp Certificate of Completion
We recommend registering prior to the dates below due to pre-work assignments:
- November program: October 30th
Program experience may be affected if you enroll after the recommended date. Please note: seating is limited and capacity may be reached prior to recommended reg date.
Online
- Two-week (7 sessions) virtual leadership training that embodies an immersive online classroom experience
- Week 1 program sessions held on Wednesday - Friday
- Week 2 program sessions held on Tuesday - Friday
- Personal, ready-to-implement action plan
- Speakers from companies like Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Amgen talk about their personal experiences as new managers, lessons learned, and tips for success.
- World-renowned Berkeley Haas and Executive Education Faculty
- Collaborative learning experience facilitating exclusive networking opportunities
- Access to the program alumni community
- New Manager Boot Camp Certificate of Completion
*These programs are run as live sessions and require active participation in breakouts with peer discussions. Your engagement in these sessions are critical to the program experience for you and your fellow classmates
We are currently in the process of scheduling future dates. Please join our contact list to be informed when we schedule new program dates.
Who It's For
- Business professionals considering a management role
- Managers that have recently moved into a supervisory position
- Engineers or professionals working in the tech space who need managerial skills
- Executives looking to level up their leadership skills across multiple industries including high tech
- A group of colleagues or team who would like to advance their skills together
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Faculty
Group Programs
Certificates
Certificate of Completion
Signal your professional achievement to your network and get recognized for your completion! Upon successful completion of the program, UC Berkeley Executive Education grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants that you are encouraged to add to your profiles.
Note: This program results in a digital certificate of completion and is not eligible for degree credit/CEUs. After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you directly. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of UC Berkeley Executive Education.
Participants in the Certificate of Business Excellence (COBE) program will earn a mark of distinction from a world-class university, gain access to a powerful global network, and enjoy the flexibility of completing the program in up to three years. A UC Berkeley Certificate of Business Excellence allows individuals to create a personal learning journey structured by our four academic pillars to gain management essentials in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Finance to drive both personal and organizational development.
Testimonials
"This course was like an intensive self-help session for your professional career. Take it early on to prevent forming poor habits and improve your self-awareness to how your leadership style affects the team around you. I appreciated the straightforward delivery of only the most important content. Eye-opening!"
- Sales Support Manager, CME WIRE & CABLE, INC."Top notch instructors imparted skills I will use for the rest of my life. I highly recommend the UC Berkeley New Manager Boot Camp."
- Service Manager, Peterson Tractor"This course did a great job of helping me define what a good manager is and then sparking self-reflection on how I stack up to that definition."
- Configuration Manager, Juul Labs"The discussion about leadership styles was extremely well done. The instructors were truly world-class, and I was fully engaged the entire time. I took delivery of a tantalizing new generation iPhone on one of the days, and was so riveted by the course that I forgot about the phone."
- Sr. Electrical Engineer, Berkeley Bionics"UC Berkeley's New Manager Boot Camp is a well-structured, thought-provoking, and highly interactive program for developing your leadership capabilities. Over the course of three days, through multiple exercises, lectures, and case studies, I developed a plan to significantly increase the productivity of my team."
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