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Core Skills for Leadership That Lasts

The Modern Manager™

Leadership training for today’s workplace, built on history, science & real-world insight.

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Leadership Has Changed. Has Your Training?

Today’s workplace demands more from managers than ever before—clear communication, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, cultural awareness, real-time coaching, and the ability to lead through constant change.

Yet most managers are promoted without the training to do any of this.

That gap costs organizations measurable trust, performance, and retention.

The Modern Manager™ closes the gap with a leadership method built on what history has already taught us: people follow clarity, consistency, and leaders who understand the structural forces shaping work.

A Historically-Informed Approach to Modern Leadership

Many leadership programs teach personality or theory. The Modern Manager™ teaches pattern literacy.

This program integrates:

Labor History

Because every workforce disruption—industrialization, recession, automation—follows recognizable patterns. Managers who understand them lead with foresight instead of reaction.

Behavioral Science

Leadership is a set of micro-behaviors that influence how people respond, perform, and grow.

Workforce Anthropology

Because managers must understand humans, not just metrics. Culture, power, identity, and belonging shape every team dynamic.

This blend creates leadership skills that are practical, repeatable, and grounded in real-world behavior.

WHAT MANAGERS LEARN - WHAT LEADERS GAIN

Context

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Managers learn how to read the environment around them:

  • Generational shifts

  • Organizational structures

  • Cultural norms

  • Unspoken dynamics that affect performance.

Capability

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Managers build evidence-based leadership skills, including:

  • Coaching conversations

  • Expectation-setting

  • Conflict navigation

  • Development planning

  • Decision-making

Connection

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Trust is a performance strategy. Managers learn how to build:

  • Psychological safety

  • Repair misalignment

  • Create strong human-centered leadership habits.

FRAMEWORKS THAT CREATE IMMEDIATE IMPACT

  • Simple, powerful micro-frameworks for real-time leadership.

  • Inspired by Mary Parker Follett’s power-with philosophy—lead through shared outcomes, not micromanagement.

  • Catch Up · Clarity · Coaching
    A conversation rhythm that shifts 1:1s from status updates to development-driven sessions.

  • Managers learn to deliver results and build capability—without burnout.

PROGRAM FORMATS

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    Half-Day Intensive

    A structured session that builds essential leadership habits and introduces the practices managers need to navigate today’s workplace.

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    Full-Day Workshop

    Scenario practice, frameworks, troubleshooting, and implementation strategies.

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    Leadership Cohort

    Multi-week, practice-based building real behavior change through guided repetition, accountability, and peer learning.

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    Leadership Pathways

    Custom organizations building or refreshing internal leadership programs and training modules.

OPTIONAL ADD-ONS

Train-the-Trainer Module

Equip HR or L&D teams with the tools to deliver Modern Manager content internally. Includes:

  • Facilitator guide

  • Conversation scripts

  • Scenarios and exercises

  • Sample responses

  • Annual refresh

Tool Integration

Frameworks adapted to your existing platforms (Lattice, CultureAmp, 15Five, etc.):

  • 1:1 templates

  • Feedback prompts

  • Skill-mapping

  • Performance cycle alignment

The Modern Manager™ Essentials Toolkit

Leave-behind resource with:

  • Feedback scripts

  • Leadership cheat-sheets

  • Conversation templates

  • Reset rituals

  • Team exercises

(Standalone version launching 2025.)

Manager Resources for Leadership Growth

  • The Leadership Transition Toolkit

    A practical guide for new and emerging managers learning how to shift from “doing the work” to leading the people who do it. Includes templates, reflection prompts, and step-by-step frameworks.

  • Promotion Planning 101

    A structured approach to preparing for advancement—understanding the signals, expectations, and behaviors leaders look for when promoting talent.
    Full guide available on the blog.

  • Manager Readiness Checklist

    A one-page assessment to identify strengths, gaps, and development priorities for new managers. Perfect for HR teams, founders, and managers preparing for greater responsibility.

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TARGET CLIENTS

This program is designed for organizations building capable, confident managers who can lead with intention in today’s workplace.

Ideal participants include:

  • New and emerging managers stepping into people leadership

  • Team leads responsible for performance and development

  • High-performing individual contributors preparing for promotion

  • Managers navigating increased complexity or rapid team growth

  • Senior managers seeking to strengthen foundational leadership skills

  • Founders and department heads scaling teams and needing manager readiness

Why Geneèn Wright HQ

Geneèn Wright brings an uncommon and powerful blend:

  • Anthropology to decode how humans respond to systems

  • Labor history to contextualize workplace dynamics

  • Behavioral science to inform leadership behavior

  • Global people strategy experience to anchor it all in reality

Her approach is not theoretical.
It is historical, humane, and built for the complexity of modern work.

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 FAQs

  • Pricing depends on the format, level of customization, and team size.
    Typical ranges include:

    • Half-Day Intensive: $4,500–$6,500

    • Full-Day Workshop: $7,500–$10,000

    • Leadership Cohort: $14,000–$24,000

    • Custom Pathway: A detailed proposal is provided after your consultation.

  • Yes. The Modern Manager™ can be delivered virtually, in person, or in a hybrid format depending on your needs. We’ll discuss what works best for your team during the consultation.

  • Absolutely. Many clients choose a customized pathway that incorporates their internal processes, culture, and tools. We can also integrate frameworks into platforms like Lattice, CultureAmp, and 15Five

  • Organizations typically see:

    • Clearer communication and expectations

    • Stronger coaching and feedback habits

    • Reduced manager overwhelm and decision fatigue

    • Improved team alignment and trust

    • Better performance consistency

    • Lower turnover and burnout

  • Yes. The Modern Manager™ is specifically designed for new and emerging people leaders, but is equally valuable for experienced managers who need updated skills aligned with today’s workplace realities.

  • Yes. Internal HR and L&D teams can be equipped to deliver components of the Modern Manager™ through a Train-the-Trainer module, which includes facilitation guides, scripts, exercises, and annual refresh options.

  • None. The program is designed to meet managers where they are. Pre-reading or small reflection prompts may be shared to enhance engagement, but no formal homework is required.

  • Yes. Participants receive the Modern Manager™ Essentials Toolkit, which includes templates, conversation guides, leadership rhythms, and practical tools for ongoing application.realities.description

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