Leadership

New Leaders

Prepare high potential employees before their first promotion.

A practical, experiential programme to develop attitude, communication, accountability, collaboration, problem solving and professional ownership in employees with leadership potential.

In person programme6 to 8 hoursIn companyUp to 25 participants per classApplicable to any area of the company
Duration
6 to 8 hours
Modality
In person
Format
Corporate
Level
Introductory
Who this training is for

Prepare before the promotion, not after.

New Leaders was created for companies that want to prepare professionals before a formal promotion. It suits employees who already show maturity, accountability, positive influence or growth potential, but still need to develop the behavioural and practical skills to take on new responsibilities.

Applicable to
  • Internal talent with leadership potential
  • Technical or operational professionals in development
  • Employees who positively influence their colleagues
  • People preparing for coordination, supervision or team leadership
  • Teams from any area of the company: operations, administration, sales, finance, logistics, technical, customer service, back office and production
The problem it solves

Many companies promote strong performers into leadership roles without first preparing them to communicate better, manage conflict, organise priorities, influence peers and decide under pressure.

The usual result is insecure leaders, misaligned teams, unproductive conflict and lost productivity.

New Leaders acts before the promotion. It helps the company develop essential skills, observe real behaviour in a practical setting and identify the professionals with the greatest potential to take on future responsibility.

Prerequisites

None. Demonstrated potential and willingness to take on new responsibilities are enough.

Skills developed
Clear communication and active listening
Individual and collective accountability
Teamwork
Informal leadership
Conflict management
Managing time and priorities
Structured problem solving
Decision making under pressure
Professional ownership
A continuous improvement mindset
Programme

Training programme

01

A leadership mindset before the title

What changes when a professional starts influencing people, behaviour and results, even without a formal leadership position.

02

Communication, listening and alignment

How to deliver messages clearly, listen better, reduce noise and avoid execution failures.

03

Accountability and ownership

How to take responsibility for individual and collective results, with more autonomy, maturity and discipline.

04

Teamwork and practical collaboration

How to cooperate under pressure, divide tasks, support colleagues and contribute to shared goals.

05

Conflict management and professional maturity

How to handle disagreement, pressure, frustration and difficult situations productively.

06

Managing time and priorities

How to organise activities, tell urgency from importance and stay focused on execution.

07

Problem solving and decision making

How to analyse situations, separate symptoms from causes, propose simple solutions and act with method.

08

Individual action plan

Each participant defines practical commitments to apply in their routine after the programme.

Practical, hands-on methodology

The programme combines executive content, group dynamics, simulations, gamification, collaborative challenges, interactive resources, physical exercises and guided reflection.

Participants do not simply listen to concepts. They experience situations similar to those they face daily: pressure, incomplete communication, the need to collaborate, conflict, dividing tasks, informal leadership and fast decision making.

This approach lets the company observe real behaviour and identify meaningful signals of leadership potential.

Tools and resources
Applied CanvasInteractive gamification resourcesCollaborative dynamics materials
What happens in the room
  • Initial diagnostic assessment
  • Communication dynamics
  • Collaborative challenges with physical materials
  • Digital gamification with participative quizzes
  • Interactive team challenges
  • Behavioural simulations
  • Guided discussions
  • Canvas applied to reading the team, challenges and the action plan
  • Individual action plan
Certification

Apriori certificate of attendance

Trainer

Carlos Araújo

Expected outcomes

What the company gains.

Employees better prepared to take on future responsibility
Greater awareness of professional conduct
Better communication between colleagues, teams and leadership
Less unproductive conflict
A stronger spirit of collaboration
Better organisation of time and priorities
Identification of potential leaders within the group
Individual improvement commitments
Support for decisions on succession, promotion and internal development
Deliverables

What is included in the programme.

  • Delivery of the in person programme
  • Support material for participants
  • Practical dynamics and gamified activities
  • Collaboration and communication exercises
  • Individual action plan
  • Qualitative observations on the behaviour identified
  • Post-training executive report, when contracted, with observed strengths, points of attention and recommendations for continuity
Complementary training

Leaders in Action

For people who already lead people, processes or results.

While New Leaders prepares high potential professionals before their first promotion, Leaders in Action develops those who already hold a formal leadership role.

It suits supervisors, coordinators, team leaders, managers and anyone responsible for people, targets, processes or results.

Training focus
Practical leadership
Communication and feedback
Team follow-up
Conflict management
Continuous improvement
Problem analysis
Decision making
Business Model Canvas applied to the company's reality
Structured brainstorming
Prioritising ideas
Collective action plan
Comparison

Which of the two trainings makes sense right now.

New Leaders

  • For people who do not yet formally lead
  • Focused on preparation for the next step
  • Develops conduct, communication, collaboration and ownership
  • Helps identify potential leaders
  • Individual action plan

Leaders in Action

  • For people who already lead teams or processes
  • Focused on applied leadership and managing execution
  • Develops feedback, continuous improvement and decision making
  • Helps strengthen current leadership
  • Collective action plan

Prepare your next leaders before the promotion.

Apriori helps your company develop internal talent, observe real behaviour and build a stronger basis for decisions on promotion, succession and team development.