{"id":52472,"date":"2026-05-07T14:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/?page_id=52472"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:10:07","slug":"empower-first-time-leaders-to-navigate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/leading-through-disruption\/empower-first-time-leaders-to-navigate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower First-Time Leaders to Navigate Change\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-hero-banner block-abm-hero block-video-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/leading-through-disruption\/\" alt=\"Leading Through Disruption\">Leading Through Disruption<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Empower First-Time Leaders to Navigate Change <\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">The danger isn\u2019t disruption. It\u2019s unprepared leaders. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-image has-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t<iframe \n\t\t        \t\t\tid=\"video_hero_frame\"\n\t                        title=\"video\"\n\t                        src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1302165881001\/x3P9v0DEc_default\/index.html?videoId=6394999785112\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t       \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"animated-line\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<script>\n    jQuery(function() {\n        calculateFrame()\n    });\n    function calculateFrame(){\n    \tvar $frame = jQuery(\"#video_hero_frame\");\n    \tvar parts = $frame.width()\/16;\n    \tvar height = parts * 9;\n    \t$frame.height(height);\n    }\n    jQuery(window).resize(function () {\n    \tcalculateFrame();\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-intro-text headings-left\" data-id=\"block_7dfd2a9e95ff16df433b57cfcf7c2ebc\">\n        <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>Becoming a new manager is one of the most failure-prone moments in a leader\u2019s career. \n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>FranklinCovey data shows that 81% of experienced leaders said becoming a new leader was a bigger change than they realized. Amid disruption, organizations can\u2019t leave these pivotal moments to chance.  <\/p>\n<p>When new leaders are promoted into management roles for the first time, they often don\u2019t receive the training to effectively lead during uncertainty and change. By strengthening performance at the point of promotion, organizations can build trust, amplify engagement, and propel performance for both new leaders and their teams\u2014even during periods of ongoing disruption. <\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-circumstances\">\n\t\t<div class=\"headings\">\n\t\t        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <div class=\"title\">Make first-time leaders your disruptive performance engine.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uk-grid-medium uk-child-width-1-3@l uk-child-width-1-2@m circumstance-list\" data-uk-grid data-uk-height-match=\"target: .circumstance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Free Guide<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Making the Leadership Leap <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/advance-decisions-785x450-1-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Essential shifts to transform individual contributors into trusted leaders<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/tlg-making-the-leadership-leap?x=7DNZfr&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                            \talt=\"Download Now\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-white\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Download Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-gray\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Live Webcasts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Leading Through Disruption<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/change-785x450-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Equip your leaders to embrace disruption <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/leading-through-disruption-webcast-series\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-white\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Free Guide<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Crucial Insights for First-Time Leaders <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/organizational-785x450-1-7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step into leadership with confidence to drive consistent results <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/tlg-crucial-insights-for-first-time-leaders?x=7DNZfr&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                            \talt=\"Download Now\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-white\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Download Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-gray\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Blog<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">How to Be a Good Manager <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/onboarding-785x450-1-2-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>7 practices to help new leaders succeed <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8081\/blog\/how-to-be-a-good-manager\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Read Now\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-white\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Read Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Video<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">What Makes a Great Leader? 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Raise Your People. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/breakout-sales-785x450-1-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High expectations don\u2019t have to burn teams out <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/events\/webcast-series\/raise-the-bar-raise-your-people\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Register Now\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-white\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Register Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-customer-stories \">\n    <h2 class=\"title\">Customer Stories<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"accordion\" data-uk-height-match=\"target: h2\">\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>ODW Logistics<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-planning-300x520-1-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Redefining Leadership<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>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. Read how they utilized FranklinCovey&#8217;s 6 Critical Practices\u2122 and the 4 Essential Roles of Leadership<sup>&reg;<\/sup> to redefine leadership.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/odw-logistics?x=ID5Ah1u0026lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Learn More\"\n                                    >Learn More<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>Medical Facility<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-healthcare3-300x520-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Raising Patient Experience and Improving Caregiver Engagement<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>Leaders and frontline caregivers at this large medical facility, one of seven hospitals and 125 clinics across the United States, knew what needed to happen in order to increase patient experience ratings. Unfortunately, the whirlwind of urgent daily tasks took precedence. Read how this hospital utilized The 4 Disciplines of Execution to raise the patient experience score.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/medical-facility?x=ID5Ah1u0026lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Learn More\"\n                                    >Learn More<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>APi Group<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-leader-1-300x520-1-2.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Building a Culture of Leadership<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>APi Group has a goal of building great leaders throughout their company. They are focused on creating a culture of leadership at all levels, regardless of job title or role. With their vision of being the best in the construction industry in leadership development, APi Group knew they needed a foundational program that provided an opportunity for every team member to grow as a leader.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/api-group?x=ID5Ah1u0026lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Learn More\"\n                                    >Learn More<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>Hoag<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-leader-4-300x520-1-5.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Aligning Leadership Expectations Amid Growth<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>In the last three years, Hoag has nearly doubled their number of employees to almost 9,000. The more growth they experienced, the more leadership at Hoag noticed a need to align expectations of newly hired and promoted leaders. Hoag leaders\u2014 whether hired internally or externally\u2014 varied on leadership focus, which led to inconsistent employee experience across locations.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/hoag?x=ID5Ah1u0026lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Learn More\"\n                                    >Learn More<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-full-width-form \">\n    <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"fw-intro\">\n                                        <div class=\"title\">Disruption is inevitable. Leadership gaps aren\u2019t. <\/div>\n                                        <p>Give your new leaders the skills they need to navigate change and accelerate team performance. 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