The Emergent Manager
The Emergent Manager is our manager development system for people stepping into leadership for the first time, and for the organizations that need them to get good quickly.
More than eight in ten new managers get no real training. They are promoted for what they did in their last role, then left to figure out the new one on their own. The Emergent Manager replaces that guesswork with a structured path through the first six months, built around the four phases every leader moves through: taking hold, immersion, reshaping, and consolidation.
What’s included
The Book
The Emergent Manager: Field Guide to Your First Six Months as a Manager. A step-by-step playbook for the transition that makes or breaks a career. Available in paperback ($19.95) and Kindle ($9.99).
The Starter Kit
Five essential tools a new manager can put to work in their first week, available now at no cost. Get the Starter Kit.
The Toolkit
Templates, assessments, and working tools covering the core skills of the transition, from pinpointing priorities to building stakeholder support. Get the workbook.
Cohort Programs
A facilitated program that moves a group of managers through the system together, with practice, peer coaching, and real accountability. See the program.
Why it works
The framework is grounded in research on leadership transitions and refined through Emergent’s consulting work with organizations including Lowe’s, PepsiCo, JetBlue, Mondelez, Gap, Mattel, and Walgreens. It is not theory about management. It is what we have watched work.
Full details, the book, the free starter kit, and program information live on the dedicated site.