Transitioning from Peer to Supervisor

Transitioning from a member of a team to a leadership role is both exciting and challenging, and even more so if you are promoted from within a team. This session will focus on practical strategies to create greater self-awareness and build upon your strengths to become your best leader self. It is part of the Leadership Development Curriculum.

You will learn to:

  • Identify opportunities and challenges in your transition to supervisor
  • Apply your leadership strengths to personal barriers in your leadership goals
  • Determine strategies to address common new supervisor challenges

You will benefit by:

  • Obtaining tools that will help you build upon your strengths and lead with confidence
  • Recognizing barriers to successful supervisory leadership
  • Developing a personal transition plan
  • Networking with others who also aspire to a future leadership role

Audience:

Any U-M faculty or staff member who would like to successfully transition to a leadership role

Program Notes: 

This program is highly interactive. It includes the use of online boards and small-group discussion to generate ideas and solve common challenges. Webinar information will be sent in the registration confirmation email.

Recommended Pre-Class Assignment

We invite you to take a free assessment prior to the session. This optional pre-work will take 10-15 minutes. We will reference this assessment during our class, but it is not required. 

Daring Leadership Assessment Note: You do not need to share an email address to take this assessment.

Topic Area

  • Leadership and Management
  • Leading People and Teams
  • Self Development

Domain and Expectation

  • Execution
    • Build positive culture
  • Mission
    • Create value for the varied communities we serve
  • People
    • Foster and build collaborative relationships
  • Self
    • Adapt
    • Communicate

Role

  • Member of a Team

Level

  • Level 1: Awareness
Register Yourself

Past Sessions

Code: OL25TPS05

Presenter: Amanda Ruud

Cost: $0

Registration Deadline: Tue 4/1/25

  • Tue 4/8/25 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
    Location: Online Webinar

Code: OL25TPS04

Presenter: Amanda Ruud

Cost: $0

Registration Deadline: Thu 2/20/25

  • Thu 2/27/25 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
    Location: Online Webinar

Code: OL25TPS03

Presenter: Amanda Ruud

Cost: $0

Registration Deadline: Fri 11/29/24

  • Fri 12/6/24 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
    Location: Online Webinar

Code: OL25TPS02

Presenter: Amanda Ruud

Cost: $0

Registration Deadline: Tue 9/10/24

  • Tue 9/17/24 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
    Location: Online Webinar

Code: OL25TPS01

Presenter: Amanda Ruud

Cost: $0

Registration Deadline: Thu 7/18/24

  • Thu 7/25/24 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
    Location: Online Webinar