Would you like to confidently and successfully lead your first team?
Enabling you to work effectively with your new team from day 1!
Individual Coaching Sessions for First-Time Leaders
with Katrin Grunwald
“Setting the foundation right is the starting point for leadership success”
If you are excited to lead a team for the first time in your international work environment, but at the same time feel insecure and doubtful about the responsibility that comes with leading people and want to feel closely supported by an expert…
Individual first-time leader coaching sessions can support you!
If you’d like to get a solid foundation at the start of your first leadership role with a team coach in your own timeframe and in an individualised manner, continue reading!
Because NOW is the time to set up your leadership groundwork appropriately…
Does this sound familiar?
- “I feel determined and have high expectations of myself to get “the leadership thing” right, but don’t know where to start?”
- “I feel challenged as I’ve been a team member before and am now going to be the boss of my former colleagues who are also more experienced than me!”
- “I feel accountable for myself when it comes to my development as a leader. My organisation has a leadership training where I might get a slot, but only much later. I will, however, take over my team in the next two months and need practical support NOW!”
- “I generally like to exchange with others like in the Leadership Foundation Programme, but actually for this challenge I prefer to work in a 1:1 situation with a coach whenever I need it and according to my own schedule”
If one or more of the challenges above fits your situation and you want to do something about it, you are in the right place!
Imagine ...
- You feel more self-confident and are ready to master the challenge of effectively leading a team for the first time
- You concretely develop your practical skills in the area of leadership and team development – e.g. you handle the first contact with your team members easily
- You don’t feel alone in the challenge anymore as you have an expert by your side with concrete inputs such as checklists and in-depth tutorials
The Leadership Foundation Programme is an interactive live online coaching programme for first-time leaders, who believe that setting the foundations right, is the starting point for team success.
The Leadership Foundation Programme includes...
Individual coaching sessions with practical content
How the content supports you to successfully start your first leadership role
The content is similar to the Leadership Foundation Programme, only then even more dedicated to your own situation. Possible topics include:
- Starting with yourself: Gain more self-awareness about your leadership style through the Praditus personality assessment
- Leadership styles – Explore leadership styles, their implication for your team situation as well as successful leadership behaviours in the digital age
- Branding – Work on your branding as a leader: what are the values that you stand for and want to convey to your team from the beginning?
- Mindset – Learn how you can move from an expert mindset to a generalist & strategic mindset as a leader and how this comes along with managing expectations – both upwards and towards your team!
- Starter kit for day 1 – how to best interact with different stakeholders before & how to present yourself to the team
- Starter Kit for the first weeks – Receive a concrete starter kit for the first weeks as a leader on how to have one-to-one exchanges with your team members & run your first team development workshop.
- Creating a team culture – Become more knowledgeable in the area of team development: what are the phases of team development, unwritten team rules, learn how to understand the motivations of your team members, etc.
- Trust & Empowerment – Exchange on the topic of trust and empowering your team, on what “really letting go” means in terms of delegation and what you can do yourself to create a trusting spirit in your team!
- Developing your team members – how to run development conversations with your team members, communicate in general and establish an atmosphere of learning and well-being in your team
- Conflict – Be more comfortable to address conflict situations by learning impactful feedback techniques
- Additional topics – in the individualised sessions there is always the possibility for you to define the agenda and add certain topics which are of special importance to you!
Individual sessions will each include:
- a hand-out giving you checklists, relevant articles, etc.
- homework to try out skills from the sessions in the real world
Meet your coach
Having worked many years in the area of leadership development in large multinational corporations across different countries in Europe, I have seen quite a few teams succeed, but also ones which have failed. One thing that I always noticed was the large impact the leader’s behaviour had on the team’s success – both positively and negatively.
Therefore I believe that it’s essential to invest in leadership skills from the beginning and I would like to support you during the transition phase!
My leadership experience is based on working closely with more than 100 team leaders across different countries and companies in team development processes and 1:1 coaching. In addition, I have served as a leader myself for several project teams and employee networks during my corporate career, as well as a volunteer in civil society organisations. I’m looking forward to working with you!
Katrin Grunwald, a consultant for team and organisational development.
What do other previous participants say about the Leadership Foundation Programme?
My greatest learning was that Leadership is a marathon rather than a sprint. There is continuous learning and mistakes will be made along the way. It’s a matter of understanding, adapting and executing with a rational yet empathetic mindset. Everyone will have their own perspective, so try to understand your team first before you act and most importantly have fun along the way.
I really learned to put more emphasis on listening and understanding first before acting. Team members are different and so are their goals, ambitions and motives.
I truly enjoyed working with Katrin. She was asking the right questions and equipped me with useful tools to help me succeed in my leadership role. It was a joint journey instead of a rulebook approach. Katrin always tailored her sessions to my specific challenges and circumstances. After each session, I felt my confidence rising that I’ll be up to the task. I felt well-equipped to manage different types of scenarios and it made me look forward to the coming months even more."
Your investment in your leadership success
The pricing depends on the length and duration of the coaching sessions. Most individual clients book a package of five to ten one-hour sessions over the course of three to six months. A pricing offer is sent after our initial get-to-know exchange during the First-Time Leader Prep Call. Sessions take place virtually via Zoom.
A 10% discount can be given to private payers and first-time leaders from very small companies. Contact us in case of questions!
Results you'll experience
- Self-awareness on your personality and leadership style
- Ability to effectively establish a good first contact with your team
- Feeling more self-confident about being a leader!
- Ability to deploy practical skills for employee development and handling of conflicts
- Self-confidence around your specific challenges through individual coaching over a longer period of time (in-depth programme)
How to join
To sign up for the individual first-time leader coaching sessions, click here for a 30 minute First-Time Leader Prep Call to get to know each other, see if/how the coaching is the right support for you, define your development objectives and clarify open questions you might have regarding your leadership situation.