ATDps: June 2025 Virtual Member Event
L&D's Role in Manager Success: Designing Impactful Programs That Build Confident, Capable Leaders
The session is designed specifically for learning and development professionals. This workshop will delve into the essential components of preparing new managers for success. We'll explore a comprehensive framework encompassing self-management, team leadership, relationship building, and business acumen. Discover how to design and implement effective training programs that combine instructor-led sessions, e-learning, practical application, and continuous coaching. Additionally, we'll discuss strategies for measuring program effectiveness through different metrics. Walk away with actionable insights to build a robust leadership pipeline that drives organizational growth and long-term success.
Key Takeaways:
- Strategies to develop sustainable leadership programs that address the unique needs of new managers transitioning into leadership
- Tools for supporting new managers in managing themselves, their teams, and key relationships while aligning with business objectives.
- Frameworks for providing ongoing mentorship and coaching to ensure leadership development programs remain adaptable and impactful.
- Insights into how L&D professionals can drive organizational impact by building effective, sustainable leadership programs that contribute to long-term success.
Our guest:
Maria Kolesnikoff is an ICF-PCC certified executive coach, leadership development strategist, and founder of Your Way Up Coaching LLC. With over 20 years of global experience in talent and organizational development, Maria brings deep, hands-on expertise in coaching and developing leaders across industries and cultures. She has supported hundreds of new and emerging managers, helping them navigate the complex transition from individual contributor to confident leader.
Throughout her career, Maria has designed and implemented enterprise-wide leadership programs, talent frameworks, and development tools for nationwide companies, high-growth organizations, and global institutions. Her systemic approach ensures training programs don’t just teach leadership—they embed it into the fabric of the organization. Whether through workshops, coaching, or blended learning programs, Maria focuses on building scalable, sustainable learning solutions that drive measurable business impact.
Maria currently coaches leaders across four continents through BetterUp and co-facilitates the Pacific West community of coaches.
She has taught leadership and HR strategy at the graduate level for over 15 years, and recently has become a member of ATD Puget Sound.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-kolesnikoff/
Training & Delivery, Talent Strategy & Managment
Registration:
Pre-Registration - Members attend at no charge. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory.
Pre-Registration - Non-Member $20.00. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory.
We are not able to issue refunds after the Friday prior to the meeting. Substitutions are encouraged.
Special Instructions:
Instructions to attend the virtual meeting will be included in your confirmation email and on the reminder email the day prior to the program. Please save these instructions. Real time assistance is not usually available.
