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Self-paced platform learning, AI coaching with Carla, and AI simulation practice and assessment.

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LEADERSHIP & TRANSFORMATION · MODULE L-2

The New Manager

The first management role is where cultural defaults become leadership habits. This module helps new managers build confidence and credibility fast with a culturally diverse team.

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Module at a glance

Who it is for

First-time managers · New to people management

Formats

Digital or Blended Masterclass · Workshop · Coaching

Worldprism focus

Shared/Concentrated · Individual/Group · Task/Relationship · Explicit/Implicit

Prerequisites

CQ Foundations and CQ Skill Flexing

Digital pathway length

1 hour 30 minutes

Applied Skill S8

Leading & Motivating

Adapting leadership style, delegation and motivation across cultural expectations of authority and autonomy.

Target: L3 Proficient

Applied Skill S4

Giving & Receiving Feedback

Adapting feedback style, directness and framing across different cultural preferences.

Target: L2 Practicing

Applied Skill S9

Building Inclusion & Belonging

CQ-grounded equity, psychological safety and genuine belonging for people from all cultural backgrounds.

Target: L2 Practicing

Learn

Self-paced, on the platform

Explore your Shared/Concentrated and Individual/Group scores, and how your defaults shape the way you exercise authority
Explore your profile vs your direct reports and see where the biggest leadership expectation gaps are
Work with Carla: how might your Shared/Concentrated score shape how your team members experience your authority?
Video microlearning: the management transition through a Worldprism lens, and what changes and what stays the same
Article: giving feedback as a new manager across Worldprism profiles, covering language, framing and directness
Self-assessment poll: what feels most uncertain about managing people from culturally different backgrounds?

Practice

Digital, plus a live session on Blended

An AI simulation asks you to handle a culturally complex moment with a direct report whose Shared/Concentrated or Individual/Group profile differs sharply from yours: a delegation, a feedback moment, or a performance conversation.

On Blended, this is also where your chosen live session sits. The three options are below.

Apply

In real work, with Carla on hand

Apply your Worldprism-adapted management approach in daily 1:1s, team meetings and feedback conversations
Use Carla before specific management moments for profile-aware coaching
Debrief with Carla afterwards: what worked, and how to tune your approach
Carla is available on demand in Microsoft Teams, Slack, or on the phone

Evaluate

Scored, not self-reported

A final AI simulation test asks the learner to navigate a new cross-cultural management scenario, scored against S8, S4 and S9 proficiency levels.

CultureFlex profile updated Self-reflective feedback Certification and badge awarded

Masterclass

Becoming a Manager Across Cultures

50–500 participants · 60–90 mins · Virtual

They leave with a Worldprism framework for the management transition and specific strategies for their most culturally different reports.

Workshop

New Manager Lab

Up to 24 · 2–8 hours · Virtual or in person

They leave with a personalized Worldprism-adapted management operating model, specific techniques for their team's profile, and a clear 30-day plan.

Coaching

New Manager: Your Context

1:1 or small group · Certified coaches

They leave with a Worldprism-adapted management approach for their specific team and a clear development plan.

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