Best Boss | Manager Development Program

For people leaders who aspire to be great.

An immersive, facilitated learning experience that equips managers with the mindset and capabilities to unleash the potential of their people and lead engaged, high-performing teams.

The program includes skill-building exercises focused on four essential practices:

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Aligning to Broader Purpose

Create a clear connection and line-of-sight between the work of the individual, the team, and the larger company purpose.

Providing Feedback

Build mutual trust and demonstrate true investment in growth by giving and receiving impactful feedback.

Mastering Communication

Inform, connect, and engage team members through consistent and effective communication.

Supporting Career Development

Provide tailored career guidance and support to help each individual explore and pursue the right path for them.

This program is different.

It goes beyond the basic skills and provides tools to shift the way managers think about their role as a leader, and how they inspire each person on their team to deliver their best work.

Best Boss is grounded in research on manager effectiveness and the neuroscience of performance, and it is supported by over a decade of experience designing customized, successful development training programs for companies around the world.

Featured Case Study

Skill-Building in New People Managers: A Conversation With Juniper Networks, Inc.

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We offer two unique Best Boss delivery approaches to meet the specific needs of your team.

In-person

One full-day or two half-day sessions

Virtual

A series 90-minute sessions

Download the Best Boss info sheet

On-demand, post-workshop e-learning modules on each of the four essential practice areas provide further instruction, resources, and tools to build and maintain the Best Boss mindset in day-to-day activities.

What Participants Say

“I’m always looking for ways to sharpen my leadership skills. This is especially because I often don’t have a formal managerial authority over the individuals and groups I lead. Past leadership trainings I’ve attended have usually focused on how to get the most out of your subordinates or how to shine as a manager. The Best Boss workshop was refreshingly very different. For instance, in this workshop managers learn that the growth and success of their teams matter just as much, if not more. Leading and managing people is not about you the manager — it’s about engaging, inspiring, and unleashing the potential of your team. I would highly recommend this workshop to anyone who currently leads others or aspires to a leadership role.”

Tee Weldeab, Entrepreneur

“I have never been in a course that has required me to think so deeply about my own leadership capabilities against what Blue Beyond deems the 10 commitments of being a “Best Boss.” Even the most seasoned leader would have much to learn in this groundbreaking course. Blue Beyond has managed to boil down the vast amount of research and the latest science to reveal the most important leadership skills you need to know — then they have you fully grasp their application through a set of skill-building sprints. All of this in one day. Incredible!”

— Scott Englert, Director of Talent Management

“I’m always looking for ways to sharpen my leadership skills. This is especially because I often don’t have a formal managerial authority over the individuals and groups I lead. Past leadership trainings I’ve attended have usually focused on how to get the most out of your subordinates or how to shine as a manager. The Best Boss workshop was refreshingly very different. For instance, in this workshop managers learn that the growth and success of their teams matter just as much, if not more. Leading and managing people is not about you the manager — it’s about engaging, inspiring, and unleashing the potential of your team. I would highly recommend this workshop to anyone who currently leads others or aspires to a leadership role.”