New Manager Academy

The Right Course for Success

New Manager Academy is a highly successful, proven leadership development and business success program, originally developed by The Treer Group for Lancaster Chamber. It is now also being offered by your Chamber or Alliance. New Manager Academy provides participants with knowledge, tools and training that enable managers to lead confidently, communicate effectively and manage intentionally. This nine-session program helps managers do their jobs better, be more engaged and contribute more to their businesses’ success.

Who Should Attend?

• Managers, supervisors or team leaders who are relatively new to leading others.
• Those who would benefit from accelerating their leadership development process.
• Staff members at any level – from line-level employees to C-suite executives – seeking a refresher or update on the latest management best practices.

More Important than Ever

As companies and workers continue to adjust to our new normal – whether it’s in a totally virtual, a partially virtual or an in-person work environment – good leaders are even more important. New Manager Academy attendees will be better able to effectively move into the future. The results will be greater job satisfaction, improved performance, increased sales and a better bottom line. It’s safe, effective and a win-win formula for success!

Course Scheduling

There is a VIRTUAL Academy beginning on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, as well as an in-person Academy at the Lancaster Chamber beginning on Friday, August 25, 2023. For additional information about session scheduling and registration for our next virtual session, please visit the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, or for our in-person academy, please visit the New Manager Academy registration page on the Lancaster Chamber website.

Questions?

Call Janet Treer, The Treer Group, at (717) 653-6118 or email to janet@thetreergroup.com.

Smart Investment

The value for participants and the ROI businesses are exceptional. The very reasonable program fee for New Manager Academy is just $995.00 per person (for Chamber/Alliance members). For this investment, participants will receive nine three-hour sessions, including course materials, an ADVanced Insights Strengths Profile, networking opportunities and a variety of management tools that will keep on working for participants long after the sessions are over. Compared to many other training programs and seminars, this is a modest fee.

Program and Course Outline

New Manager Academy is designed to help participants establish effective habits, increase their management knowledge, strengthen judgment and management skills, improve their self-awareness in their roles and enhance their effectiveness as a manager and leader. Program instructors are available to participants between sessions. The nine bi-weekly sessions are held both virtually and in-person.

1. Successful Team Leadership – Introductions, what success means to you, explore leadership skills.
2. Management Skills – Leadership mindset, readiness to lead, preparation for creativity, your role.
3. Strengths & Opportunities – Self-awareness, Part 1, setting and achieving goals, Academy project introduction.
4. Goal Setting for Success – Self-awareness, Part 2 – behavior style, taking action, overcoming frustration, goal setting.
5. Managing Time, Motivation & Confident Teams – Self-awareness, Part 3 – your motivators, time management, Academy projects.
6. Creating & Managing Performance – Self-awareness, Part 4 – thinking styles, successful teams, managing performance.
7. Conducting Employee Evaluations & Delegation – Project sharing, giving feedback, disciplining, employee evaluations.
8. Decision Making & Problem Solving – Project sharing, problem-solving, making decisions.
9. Putting it All Together & Graduation – Review and reinforce skills and attitudes, plan for future success, graduation.

Enroll Now!

Visit the New Manager Academy registration page on the Lancaster Chamber’s website or the registration page on the Lehigh Valley Chamber’s website.

Participants

Following is a small sampling of businesses that have enrolled employees in New Manager Academy. Many have sent multiple or numerous employees to participate.

What Participants Say . . .

“Every aspect of this Academy can be applied in some way to our organization and I look forward to bringing what I’ve learned back to everyone else to make us an even better team! Every session had something valuable to use in our day to day operations and was very helpful!” – Anne Marie Williams, Kairos Health Systems, Inc.

“Due to the pandemic I would have liked more classroom and interaction with the classmates. However, the ability to adjust fire and complete the class on Zoom was great! . . . The whole Treer Group did an amazing job of making sure we received the information we needed during these difficult times. I believe my organization will benefit from me now knowing more about myself and applying the lessons learned in the NMA.” – Robert Colon, Levi’s Building Components

“This course is great at teaching you how to understand yourself as a leader and to understand those you interact with every day.” – Brad Lippy, Project Manager, Frey Lutz

“Why isn’t this required for all new managers, everywhere?” – Laura Glick, Project Manager, Shady Maple

“The New Manager Academy exceeded my expectations by focusing on personal growth as a key factor of becoming a leader.” – Kristen Richards, Head Baker, The Pressroom Restaurant

“If you think you know the info, it is a great refresher.” – Gregg Monteleone, EVP, The Performance Group

“If you want to be confident, successful, and a great leader… take this program!” – Alex Carrion, Lumsden Corporation

“Stepping back into management after a 7-year hiatus, it [New Manager Academy] helps me to regroup and enter into this new role with better insight and tools.” – Risa Kotrick, Burnham Holdings

“There is so much to learn from this academy that I cannot imagine anyone wouldn’t gain from it!” – Joel Theimer, Accounting Coordinator, Demme Learning

“Information for immediate, practical use.” – Brian Hollinger, SunDance Car Wash & Laundry

“Much of the content provided great value, but specifically the confidence that the NMA built in me as a leader is immeasurable” – Samantha Smith, The Performance Group

“Change the name to Leadership Academy. I have been in management since the early 2000s. New Manager Academy is very misleading to the information presented. Those who have years of experience have plenty to learn in this class.” – Ryan Jensen, New York Boiler

“It’s never too late to learn how to be a better leader.” – Joe Meley, Kegel’s Produce

“I like the open discussions and comforting environment” – Thomas Ruffhead, Fluid Conditioning Products, Inc.

“In a fast-paced work environment it is so easy to put yourself last. This training has helped empower me to invest in myself and learn about how I can improve my organization.” – Alison Einsiedel, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania

Questions?

Call Janet Treer, The Treer Group, at (717) 653-6118 or email to janet@thetreergroup.com.

Enroll Now!

Contact Janet Treer at janet@thetreergroup.com for our virtual academy or visit the New Manager Academy registration page on the Lancaster Chamber website for our upcoming in-person academy now.