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Coaching for first-time managers

You got promoted. Nobody taught you how to lead.

12 weeks of one-to-one coaching to stop firefighting, delegate without guilt and run a team people actually want to stay on.

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310+ managers coached across tech, health and retail teams

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Team pulse
since week 1

“First Friday in months I logged off at 5.”
— Aisha, eng manager
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Sound familiar?

01

“It's faster if I just do it myself.”

You're still the best individual contributor on the team — and the busiest. Your calendar is the bottleneck.

02

“I put off the hard conversation again.”

Feedback feels personal now that they're your reports, not your peers. So small issues quietly grow.

03

“My boss wants strategy. I'm in Slack all day.”

You know you should think bigger, but urgent always wins. Six months in, you're still reacting.

2-minute manager check

What kind of manager are you right now?

Four quick questions. You'll get your current pattern and the one habit that would change your week the most. No email required.

Question 1 of 4

Pick your pace.

Kickstart

For your first 90 days in the role.

$240/month · 2 months

  • 4 × 45-min sessions
  • First-90-days plan template
  • Async chat between sessions
Start with Kickstart
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Foundations

The full 12-week reset for new managers.

$450/month · 3 months

  • 12 × 45-min weekly sessions
  • 360° feedback from your team (week 1 & 12)
  • Hard-conversation role plays
  • Async chat, 24h reply
Start with Foundations

Team

For companies promoting 3+ managers.

Customper cohort

  • Group + 1:1 sessions
  • Progress report for HR / leadership
  • Invoiced, NET-30
Talk about Team

Not working after two sessions? Get a full refund — no forms, no questions.

What 12 weeks looks like.

Ren and a new manager at a table, mid-way through a one-to-one coaching session
  1. Week 1

    Baseline

    Anonymous 360° pulse from your team and a candid look at where your time goes.

  2. Weeks 2–5

    Get your time back

    Delegation, meeting audit, and a weekly rhythm that runs without you.

  3. Weeks 6–9

    Hard conversations

    Feedback, under-performance and pushing back upward — rehearsed until it's natural.

  4. Weeks 10–12

    Lead, not manage

    A 6-month team plan you present to your boss, and the re-run 360° to show the shift.

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87%

report fewer evening hours by week 8

+18%

average team pulse score after 12 weeks

4.9/5

average session rating

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“I came in thinking I needed time-management tips. Ren made me see I was hoarding work because I didn't trust my own judgement as a manager. Three months later my team runs our sprint planning without me.”
Aisha K. Engineering Manager, fintech
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“The role plays were uncomfortable in exactly the right way. The real conversation was easier than practice.”
Jonah M. Clinic Lead, healthcare
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“Our company paid for three of us. Best training budget we've spent — and I've sat through a lot of workshops.”
Sofia L. Head of Ops, retail
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About Ren

I was the manager who did everything myself.

I spent eleven years leading product and support teams — the first two of them badly. I said yes to everything, rewrote my team's work at midnight and called it “high standards”.

Coaching fixed that for me. Now I help new managers skip the painful years: practical tools, honest feedback and someone in your corner every week.

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  • PCC International Coaching Federation
  • 310+ managers coached since 2019
  • Remote Sessions over video, all time zones

Free intro call

20 minutes. No pitch unless you ask.

We'll look at your biggest challenge right now and whether coaching is the right fit. Times shown in your local time zone.

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