The Very Colorful Book Training EF Management Training Program
Dear Colleague,
Congratulations on your new role, and welcome to managing at EF/Hult Ashridge! We are delighted to invite you to take part in our Very Colorful Book Training. Combining EF best practices with expertise from Hult Ashridge faculty, this tailor-made program covers the critical knowledge and skills that are needed to be a successful people manager at EF across five key areas:
The Very Colorful Book Training Management basics
Leading your team
Self-awareness
Communicating with your team
Manager basics • Very Pink Book basics • Manager
transition
• Employee
life cycle incl. Very Blue Book • Legal and ethics Self-awareness • Strengths • Your
mindsets and values
• Emotional
intelligence equity, inclusion and belonging • Diversity,
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Building your team
Building your team • License to hire I: Very Green Book • License to hire II
Leading your team • Vision, prioritization and delegation • Decision-making
• Team
• Team
mapping
• Career
navigation
Communicating with your team • Performance management and feedback • Coaching • Difficult
conversations
morale and motivation
• Situational
leadership
• Leadership
panel
So here’s how it works: there are 20 modules, delivered virtually or face-to-face depending on your location. While we scheduled the modules across a 10-month period, participation is driven completely by you. The more you put in, the more you will gain from the program. We would like all managers to complete the Very Colorful Book Training, as it will equip you with a solid foundation for your managerial career.
Schedule
Leading your team Communicating with your team Building your team Self-awareness
Manager basics
Month 1-2 2 DAY COHORT TRAINING 3 HOURS
Very Pink Book basics 1.5 HOURS
Manager transition
Month 5-6
Month 3-4
4 HOUR
2 HOURS
License to hire I: Very Green Book
Strengths 2 HOURS
Your mindsets and values 2 HOURS
Emotional intelligence
Month 7-8 2 HOURS
Performance management and feedback 2 HOURS
2.5 HOURS
License to hire II
Coaching 2 HOURS
1 HOUR
Team mapping
Difficult conversations
1 HOUR
Career navigation
2 HOURS
Diversity, equity, 2 HOURS Employee life cycle inclusion and incl. Very Blue Book belonging 2 HOURS
Legal & ethics
We will share more information about participation in the first modules soon. Finally, we are thrilled to welcome you as a new manager, and we look forward to you taking part in the Very Colorful Book Training. Very best, Your Global RED team
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Month 9-10 2 HOURS
Vision, prioritization and delegation 1 HOUR
Decision-making 2 HOURS
Team morale and motivation 1.5 HOURS
Situational leadership 1 HOUR
Leadership panel