First-Time Manager School
A live, 4-week cohort for people managing a team for the first time.
Concrete outcomes, not a topic list.
Run your first 1:1s with confidence
Give feedback that lands
Hire your first two people well
4 modules · 16 lessons
Every lesson exists because it changes what you can do next.
- Meeting your teamPreview
Everything you need to finish.
- Weekly live sessions
- 1:1 with a mentor
- Cohort peer group
- Certificate
Built for working professionals.
- New managers
- Tech leads becoming EMs
- Founders hiring their first team
Dr. Tolu Ladipo
Founder & lead instructor
Two decades in product and pedagogy. I teach the courses I wish I could have taken when I was starting out — clear, useful, no fluff.
Loved by senior professionals.
“Two weeks in and my team is already asking what I've been reading. That's a real endorsement.”
Pick how you'd like to learn.
Lifetime access. One learner.
- All modules
- Certificate on completion
- Lifetime updates
Join the next live cohort.
- Everything in course only
- Weekly live sessions
- Small-group case work
- Priority Q&A
For small studios and teams.
- 5 seats
- Team dashboard
- Group kickoff call
Course questions, answered.
You'll receive an email with your dashboard link within a minute of payment. Self-paced courses open immediately; live cohorts include a scheduling link inside the email.
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