{"id":48792,"date":"2025-08-14T17:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/?page_id=48792"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:50:56","slug":"first-level-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/people\/first-level-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Level: First-Level Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Making the transition from individual contributor to new leader is one of the toughest professional moments in a person\u2019s career. In fact, FranklinCovey Insights revealed that 81% of experienced leaders say becoming a manager for the first time was a much bigger challenge than they had realized. <\/p>\n

Too often, organizations promote star performers into management roles based on their technical skills. But it takes much more than that to excel as a frontline leader. Human skills matter just as much as\u2014or sometimes more than\u2014technical proficiency. <\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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To flourish, first-time leaders need the effective skillsets and mindsets to empower their teams and inspire them to achieve outstanding results. These new leaders must build trust, align teams around shared goals, create cultures of feedback, and navigate challenging periods of change to keep their direct reports engaged, productive, and accountable to their results. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Data shows that 58% of new managers receive no formal leadership training before starting to lead a team.*<\/a> By actively developing your new and emerging leaders, you\u2019ll invest in their growth while creating a competitive edge for your organization\u2014creating a culture where people want to stay and can thrive.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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ODW Logistics sought to empower their managers by designing leadership development opportunities. They started asking, \u201cWhat does good leadership mean for us?\u201d and found the question to be more complicated than they originally thought. They knew their leadership programs needed to be execution-driven, results-oriented, and intellectually engaging.<\/p>\n

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PepsiCo Foods North America desired a consistent leadership training with content that progressed over time. Curating content from FranklinCovey’s All Access Pass®<\/sup>, they launched their CORE Leadership program to build empathic leaders at all levels of their organization.<\/p>\n

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Empowering First-Level Leaders Worldwide<\/h3>\n

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*Pryor Learning. “The Management Training Gap: Why 60% of New Managers Fail.” 2026. Available at: https:\/\/www.pryor.com\/blog-categories\/management-supervision-and-leadership\/the-management-training-gap.html<\/a>. Accessed June 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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