Getting Ready to Lead

A self-paced course for employees who want to grow toward a lead role: what changes, which skills to build now, and how to show they are ready.

Who it is for

• Employees in any role and industry who do their own job well and want to move toward a lead or supervisor role.

• Organizations that want optional, self-paced development courses in their learning system for employees to take on their own.

• HR and training teams and business owners building an elective library and a pipeline of future leads.

The problem it solves

Many good employees wait to be noticed. They do strong work quietly, hope someone offers them more, and do not know what their manager would need to see. Others try to prove themselves by doing everything alone or by directing coworkers before they have the role. This course shows employees how to build lead habits in the job they have now, in person, on the phone, in meetings and in writing, and how to have a clear conversation with their manager about the next step.

What is inside

E-learning (SCORM 1.2), about 20 minutes, 18 screens, text-only (no sound needed)

• A starting self-check on eight everyday habits that show readiness, private to the learner

• The Step-Up Steps™: four steps, taught with examples from an auto repair shop, a bakery, an accounting office and a physiotherapy clinic

• Flip cards, reveal-the-answer examples and setting tabs on the teaching screens

• Three practice scenarios (a coworker who is stuck in a chat, a job that will run late on the phone, and a video call with a manager about the next step) with feedback on every choice

• Practical help for harder moments, such as hearing "not yet" or having no lead role open

• A short quick check (not graded), a "try it this week" plan builder and a final self-check that compares before and now

• A one-page pocket card download and a certificate of completion

Personal workbook (with the $199 option)

• Printable PDF (13 pages) and editable Word file (14 pages)

• Self-checks, the model card, step planners, a commitments log, a readiness conversation planner, practice reflections, situation planners, a 30-day plan and a readiness record to bring to a review

How it works in your LMS

1. Upload the SCORM 1.2 zip as an optional course.

2. Employees take it at their own pace; it remembers where they stopped.

3. The course reports completed when the learner reaches the certificate. There is no pass mark. If the learner takes the quick check, the score is reported for information only.

4. Self-check answers and plans stay on the learner's device and are not sent to the LMS.

Formats and file types

• SCORM 1.2 zip (1.1 MB), runs offline with packaged fonts, works on desktop and phone.

• Workbook: PDF (13 pages, US Letter) and Word (.docx, 14 pages).

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