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Schulich School of Business at York University 
416-736-5079 Management 1:
The New Managers Course
Hit the ground running in your new or starting leadership role.
Embark on the journey from team member to manager. The trek is not natural or easy for most aspiring or new managers, but this program makes everything simple. In just five days of study, equip yourself with the soft and hard skills needed to become a dynamic leader. Unleash your potential. Break through challenges. Inspire yourself and your teams.
Take this program alongside our Management 2: The Advanced Managers Course to earn a Masters Certificate in Management.
Management 1: The New Managers Course
October 16, 2025
Management 1:
The New Managers Course
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The Ultimate
5-Day Manager Bootcamp
It’s hard being a new manager. According to recent studies, more than half of surveyed managers feel unprepared for their new role, with 60% underperforming or failing in their first two years. Don’t fall into this statistic.
Buckle up for your new position with a five-day program that provides all the need-to-know skills and strategies for new and aspiring managers. Don’t stumble into management: move smoothly from self-awareness to organizational development.
Build a roadmap for your managerial adventure, and pack the tools to ease your transition. Become a leader who motivates and engages teams and can organize work, whether it be your own or your team members’.
Inspire your team to develop professionally and understand critical and innovative business perspectives. Let’s not forget collaboration: work with your teams and foster both vertical and horizontal collaboration across your organization.
And if you want an overview of budgets? Dive into our optional asynchronous module that covers the different aspects of budget management for managers.
This program is part of the Masters Certificate in Management. Enrol in the full Masters Certificate program to receive a well-rounded experience and significant tuition savings.
*Registration Deadline: You must register at least 10 days before the program start date in order to complete your personal assessment tool.
Get Training in Marketable Skills
Motivational Leadership
Decision Making
Team Building
Planning and Implementation
4 Reasons to Enrol
Unlock Your Management Potential
Don’t stumble on your path to becoming a manager–learn the essentials of management in just 5 days of study.
Stand Out From The Crowd
Get highly sought-after skills in organization, collaboration, and budget management and thrive in your new role.
Learn from the Pros
Train with top-rated Schulich instructors that are consistently ranked among the world’s best.
Earn Higher Pay
Schulich ExecEd students gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures, and lead their teammates.
Who Will Benefit
New and Aspiring Managers
This program is for new and aspiring managers without formal management training. Newly promoted managers can gain the confidence to excel in their new roles. Aspiring managers will build core managerial skills to win that promotion. And managers without formal training or who are seeking a refresher will re-establish management best practices that reinforce what has been working and modify what can be improved.
What Difference Will You Make?
Program Overview
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This first module is an introduction to what it is to become a manager. It will address how different (and sometimes difficult) it is to shift from a specialist to a manager’s state of mind. Explore your level of readiness as well as the implications of that readiness for you, your team and your company.
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Gain the tools to be a creative and innovative manager who contributes to your organization’s growth and development. Dive into key critical thinking topics like data literacy and evidence-based decision-making. Finish the module by exploring creative self-awareness and brainstorming techniques.
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This module is designed to strengthen your grasp of the key financial planning and reporting processes. Learn to maintain financial responsibility for the profitability and cost control of the business unit(s) you are responsible for. Tie up the program by mastering budgeting procedures for management success.
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This module covers the main aspects of managing team and individual performance. Start by setting SMART goals for your team members and communicating, then move on to the key aspects of task and project delegation. To end the module, estimate the right level of delegation, enabling growth and giving and receiving feedback.
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A new manager should look at the big picture of their organization while still recognizing the smaller components that make the picture what it is. In this module, gain the tools to analyze your environment and determine where your department goals fit into the organization’s overall strategy–the big picture. Finally, learn to identify where collaboration with other departments is needed and how to facilitate that collaboration.
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Fall 2025
Management 1: The New Managers Course
Course Dates Time Day 1: The New Manager Roadmap 10/2/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Day 2: Critical and Innovative Management 10/3/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Day 3: Financial Management 10/9/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Day 4: Performance Management 10/10/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Day 5: Organizational Strategy 10/16/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Faculty
What You Get
After completing Management 1, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the #1 business school in Canada that employers will recognize.
As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.
Foundational Badge
Signifies that you’ve gained information and insight into new skills.
Pre-Approved HRPA Hours
35 HRPA-CPD Hours
This program has been approved for CPD hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). Be sure to note the program ID number on your CPD log. For more information about certification or continuing professional development, visit the HRPA website at www.hrpa.ca/hrdesignations_/Pages/Continuing-Professional-Development.aspx
PMI Credits
30 PMI-PDU
Successful completion of this program will earn PMI® Members, in good standing, Education PDU's in alignment with the PMI Talent Triangle. If this applies to you, you will receive a PDU Claim Code at the conclusion of your program. For more information on how to earn your PDU's, we recommend logging into your Continuing Certification Renewal System (CCRS) to report PDU's and view your certification records. Following this, if you require additional assistance, please contact PMI Support directly.
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