From Individual Contributor to Team Leader

Learn to lead effectively with core routines, fair decisions, and engaged, high-performing teams.

Summary

From Individual Contributor to Team Leader equips new and aspiring managers with the core leadership routines and decision tools needed to run engaged, high-performing teams. You’ll practice stand-ups and one-on-ones with structured agendas, delegate with SMART, deliver feedback using SBI, apply a Bias Decision Checklist, and track performance through visual metric boards—so leadership becomes systematic, fair, and effective.

Why Join This Program?

  • Close the leadership gap: Move beyond promotion-by-tenure to proven management routines that work from day one.
  • Reduce turnover & disengagement: Learn practices that increase engagement and retention by standardizing feedback, recognition, and rhythm.
  • Make fair decisions: Use checklists to counter bias and handle performance conversations with confidence.
  • Build repeatable habits: Adopt weekly leadership rhythms you can scale across teams.

What you'll learn

  • Bias Awareness & Decision Conditioning (checklists for fair decisions)
  • Stand-ups & Weekly Rhythm (progress tracking with visual boards)
  • One-on-Ones & Recognition (structured 1:1s and engagement practices)
  • Delegation & SMART Tasking (clear, actionable ownership)
  • Feedback with SBI & Coaching (productive performance conversations)
  • Conflict Management & Bias Re-application (constructive resolution)
  • Performance Management & Escalation (fair documentation & next steps)
  • Simulation & Team Lead Handover (end-to-end leadership workflow)

What you get

Training & Practice
  • Foundations program (8 × 0.5-day)
  • Hands-on practice: stand-ups, 1:1s, SMART, SBI, performance docs
  • Role-plays & simulations for real-world scenarios
  • Leadership workflow run-through and handover
Leader Resources
  • Bias Decision Checklist
  • Team Rhythm Tools (stand-up cards, metric trackers, recognition scripts)
  • SMART & SBI Templates (delegation and feedback)
  • Performance Documentation Forms & Team Lead Handbook
Assessment
  • Pre-Training Input Form (2 weeks before)
  • Hot Survey (immediate post-training)
  • Cold Survey (3 months later)
  • Certificate of Completion

Program Essentials

Who Is It For
  • First-time managers and aspiring team leads
  • High-potential individual contributors moving into leadership
  • Organizations formalizing fair, consistent leadership practices
Learning Modes
  • Facilitated workshops (virtual or in-person)
  • Team-based practice with job aids & templates
  • Optional add-ons: Advanced Leadership; People Ops Systems; Multicultural Leadership
Schedule
  • Foundations: 8 × 0.5-day sessions
  • Flexible cohort scheduling; min. 15 participants
  • Private deliveries available

Ongoing Community & Coaching

Expert Coaching

Join monthly coaching to apply tools on live leadership situations—bias checks, recognition, feedback, and escalation—guided by facilitators.

Peer Networking

Connect with fellow new managers to swap rhythms, scripts, and practical tips that sustain engagement and performance.

Feedback & Tips

Receive facilitator feedback on role-plays and artifacts, plus ongoing templates to reinforce fair, consistent leadership.

Testimonials from Across Our Programs

Hear how professionals and teams have benefited from On-Off Group’s training in UX, Design Thinking, and beyond.

"I like it most when Anj, our facilitator, shares anecdotes from her own personal experience in applying the concepts. Taking the course on a face to face set up was also helpful because it enabled candid interactions between participants and the facilitator which I think reinforced the learning. I will recommend On-Off Group. It gives better value for our investment as compared to other UX certification courses that I’ve come across with. They are also easy to deal with and are reasonably accommodating when it comes to our special requirements."

Ethel Joy Salazar

Customer Experience Head,

Insular Life

"I recommend taking On-Off Group’s UXC program to any professional who wants to jumpstart their UX journey. They prepared our course materials ahead of time and I really enjoyed the platforms they introduced to make our remote learning more engaging and fun."

Jerik Gonzales,

Research and Creative Services Manager,

Manila Water

"UX is definitely about well-placed and well-planned thoughtfulness on the ways we exchange information. Diving more deeply into UX and being introduced to its established "science", thus having more well-defined concepts, terms, and practices, gives me an avenue for easy learning, application, and sharing what I've learned. For an online class it really went well. I was expecting interactions will be less due to the setting but it still felt satisfying in the end."

Brian Ramos,

IT Manager,

Edukasyon.ph

"I really like the real-world examples of the different concepts. This allowed me to fully understand and imagine the concepts beyond textbook information. As someone who deals with content strategy, I think a key takeaway for me was not thinking immediately about solutions/end products but more about really figuring my persona and exploring design ideas."

Abigal Pichel,

PR and Engagemnt Lead,

Trend Micro

"UX design is a collaborative and continuous process that should be baked into the development of any service, system, or product. I learned a lot during this workshop. Ms. Anj provided very clear and thorough explanation of the lessons."

Victoria Vizcarra

"On-Off Group’s facilitator made it easier for me to understand various techniques to support our customers and enhance our app’s UI and UX from start to end. The examples and activities were also more relatable compared to other trainers’ and workshops. Facilitator allowed us to use our native language during discussion and made us more comfortable. The way the lessons were presented catches our attention and makes us more attentive compared to other trainers."

Melecio Duran Jr,

Business Analyst,

Insular Life

Cyrel Labrador

"The 3-day training was memorable and engaging because of the real-life topics and hands-on exercises. I’m excited to explore the world of human-centered design now that I am UX certified. Thanks On-Off Group for offering this program!"

- Cyrel Labrador, Marketing Intelligence Associate, Meralco