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Leadership, Coaching & ChangeFirst-Time Forward
Start leading. Start strong.
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Leadership, Coaching & ChangeLeadershipConfigurable to audience proficiency
Professional recognition
Professional education connected to practice
Professional development credits appear only on the approved program offering after the activity registration and eligible hours have been confirmed.
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Program participation does not itself confer an individual ICF credential.
Program overview
Start leading. Start strong.
First-Time Forward is an applied leadership, coaching & change program designed for new supervisors or team leaders who need to strengthen leadership. It converts the D.E.S.E.R.T. portfolio architecture into observable workplace practice through realistic decisions, tools, feedback and application. Its promise - Start leading. Start strong - is delivered through evidence of performance rather than attendance alone.
Competency mapping
What will look different in performance?
Each outcome connects to behavior, practice and evidence so progress remains visible and reviewable.
Primary competency domain: Leadership
Portfolio framework: D.E.S.E.R.T. - Direction, Empowerment, Strategy, Execution, Resilience, Transformation
Target proficiency: Configurable to audience proficiency
Observable performance emphasis: Expectations and team agreements
Future-focused enabler: ethical judgment, digital fluency and evidence-based application appropriate to the role
Detailed learning objectives
From understanding to an applicable decision or tool
Specific objectives guide the curriculum, practice and assessment design.
- 01
Explain the concepts, standards and decision criteria underpinning transition from contributor to leader.
- 02
Diagnose a realistic challenge related to expectations and team agreements using relevant evidence and stakeholder context.
- 03
Apply practical tools for trust and communication in a realistic workplace scenario.
- 04
Demonstrate effective judgment and behavior when handling delegation and accountability.
- 05
Evaluate options, risks and trade-offs connected with feedback and performance conversations.
- 06
Design an applied output for first 90-day leadership plan and define how success will be reviewed.
Learning architecture
A connected journey—not a list of topics
Every module adds knowledge, practice and an output that builds on what came before.
Module 1 - Transition from contributor to leader
Leaders apply transition from contributor to leader within First-Time Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 2 - Expectations and team agreements
Leaders apply expectations and team agreements within First-Time Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 3 - Trust and communication
Leaders apply trust and communication within First-Time Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 4 - Delegation and accountability
Leaders apply delegation and accountability within First-Time Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 5 - Feedback and performance conversations
Leaders apply feedback and performance conversations within First-Time Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 6 - First 90-day leadership plan
Leaders apply first 90-day leadership plan within First-Time Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Learning methodology
Practice designed for transfer
Leadership simulations, assessment, coaching practice, business challenges, stakeholder work and action-learning projects. Each learning objective is mapped to an observable behavior, a practice activity and a defined evidence source. Facilitators use structured feedback and learners leave with tools that can be applied immediately.
Who should attend
Target audience
- New Supervisors or Team Leaders
- Professionals in adjacent roles who contribute to Leadership
- Teams seeking a common, practical standard for workplace application
Evidence of capability
What is assessed—and what participants leave with
The experience combines performance evidence with practical outputs that remain useful after the program.
- Short pre-learning diagnostic to establish baseline confidence and knowledge
- Scenario-based knowledge checks with feedback
- A leadership simulation or action-learning challenge assessed against observable criteria
- Applied output or capstone reviewed with a competency-based rubric
- Post-learning reflection and workplace application commitment
- Leadership or change diagnostic
- Stakeholder, team or coaching tool
- Scenario decision and feedback record
- 90-day leadership challenge plan
- Capstone focused on first 90-day leadership plan
Program FAQs
What to know before you ask
Can this program be delivered for our organization?+
Yes. Learnuva can configure cases, assignments, role context and delivery pattern around your organization while protecting the core competency outcomes.
Is the program available in Arabic and English?+
Programs can be offered in English, Arabic or bilingually. The confirmed language appears on each approved offering.
How will learning be assessed?+
Assessment may include knowledge checks, observed practice, case decisions, work products, applied assignments and a capstone.
Will I receive a certificate?+
Participants who meet the approved attendance and assessment requirements receive the certificate stated on the program offering. Professional credits appear only when verified.
Your next step
Ask about the program and the right delivery format
Share the audience, context and desired outcome. The Learnuva team will follow up with the right next step.