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Working effectively with your manager

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for new hires. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 30 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 29 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Dev joins a team. His manager sends brief messages, never gives praise out loud and decides things in one-to-ones. Dev reads this as "she is unhappy with me". Nobody has said what each expects
  • What do you wonder about your manager?
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

  • Feedback
  • Recognition and decisions
  • Your own style
  • Tabs
  • Accordion
  • Checklist
  • Matching quiz

  • Priorities
  • Clash or fit?
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Practice
  • Practice
  • Practice
  • Scenario
  • Quiz
  • Matching quiz

  • Questions to ask
  • Raise issues early
  • Rhythm
  • Flashcards
  • Process
  • Quiz

  • Your first one-to-one
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

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Question 1 of 3

What would help Dev most?

 

A short conversation clears up most misreadings.

Lesson 1, The relationship that shapes your first year, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A mismatch of style means…

 

A mismatch is a style gap. Talk about it without blame.

Lesson 3, Spot the mismatch, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

What is the first move with conflicting priorities?

 

Make the choice visible and let your manager decide.

Lesson 4, What would you do?, teaches this. See the outline

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Working effectively with your manager

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Standard

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 30 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: The relationship that shapes your first year · 6 min

    Before you begin · Dev joins a team. His manager sends brief messages, never gives praise out loud and decides things in one-to-ones. Dev reads this as "she is unhappy with me". Nobody has said what each expects · What do you wonder about your manager?

  • Lesson 2: Working styles: feedback, recognition, decisions · 5 min

    Feedback · Recognition and decisions · Your own style

  • Lesson 3: Spot the mismatch · 5 min

    Priorities · Clash or fit? · Check

  • Lesson 4: What would you do? · 5 min

    Practice · Practice · Practice

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and agree next steps · 5 min

    Questions to ask · Raise issues early · Rhythm

  • Lesson 6: Apply it and final assessment · 4 min

    Your first one-to-one · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

In the first month of onboarding, after a team change, and after a reorganisation.

New hires, internal movers and anyone starting with a new manager.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • One to one guidance link
  • Review cycle summary
  • Escalation route
  • HR partner contact
  • Help contact
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
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