6-Session Leadership Training Program
A 6-session experiential program that helps newly promoted first-time leaders build the communication, feedback, trust, and adaptability skills nobody trained them for.
Built around one belief: most first-time leaders aren't uncaring, they're under-equipped. Each session is designed so participants feel a real leadership gap firsthand before we name it or hand them a way through it - so what they leave with isn't a slide, it's a rehearsed behaviour they can use the next day at work.
Runs across six sessions covering the core people-leadership skills every first-time leader needs. Length and topic focus can be customized to a team's specific gaps and timeline.
Designed especially for fast-growing tech, SaaS, and IT-enabled companies. If someone on your team was recently handed people responsibility on top of their existing work, this program was built for exactly that moment.
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It's a 6-session experiential leadership training program by The Nextwave Leaders that helps newly promoted first-time leaders move from individual contributor to confident people leader. Sessions are delivered live, online or in person, and built around practice rather than theory.
It's built for anyone stepping into a people-leadership role for the first time, including team leads, first-time leaders, assistant managers, startup founders, and HR managers supporting newly promoted employees. It's designed for fast-growing tech, SaaS, and IT-enabled companies, but the core skills apply to any team.
Six core areas: the shift from individual contributor to people leader, communication clarity, feedback without fear, psychological safety and team accountability, leading Gen Z and hybrid teams, and AI-era adaptability and change management.
The Upgrade Sprint is built specifically for first-time leaders, not senior leaders or executives, and it's practice-led rather than lecture-based. Every session is designed around real workplace scenarios participants can apply immediately, not abstract leadership theory or one-off team-building activities.
Both. The Upgrade Sprint is available as live online sessions or in-person delivery, depending on what works best for your team. Hybrid and remote-first companies typically opt for online delivery, while co-located teams often prefer in-person sessions.
Yes. While the full Upgrade Sprint covers all six core areas, the length and topic focus can be adapted to your team's specific needs, including shorter pilots, an extended timeline, or a deeper focus on particular sessions such as feedback or psychological safety.
Yes. The Nextwave Leaders is based in Navi Mumbai and works with companies across India, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, and Gurgaon/Noida.
Executive coaching is typically one-on-one and built for senior leaders. The Upgrade Sprint is a cohort-based program specifically for first-time and newly promoted leaders, focused on the foundational people-leadership skills most new first-time leaders were never taught.
Both. HR and L&D teams can sponsor a cohort for their newly promoted first-time leaders, and individuals can also join directly if their company isn't yet offering structured first-time leader training.
Every team's needs are different, so pricing depends on cohort size, format, and program length. Share Your Challenges With Us and we'll put together a proposal based on your team's specific situation.
If individual contributors have recently been promoted into leadership roles without formal training, or if you're seeing feedback avoidance, low ownership, or communication breakdowns on newly led teams, this program is built to close exactly that gap. Unlock Your Leadership Blueprint for a personalized readiness score.
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