Defining Your Managerial Role - Responsibilities & Expectations

Introduction

Stepping into a management role can feel both exciting and overwhelming. One of the biggest challenges new and developing leaders face is navigating the often-unclear terrain of what is truly expected of them - by their organisation, their team and even themselves.

Whether you have recently been promoted or are supporting others stepping into leadership, this webinar offers a clear practical framework for defining your managerial role, understanding key organisational expectations and creating alignment so that performance, trust and clarity increase across your team.

Delivered by Rachael Sullivan, a specialist leadership trainer with proven expertise in building confident, capable and compassionate leaders, this webinar blends psychology with practical insight, drawing on real-world leadership experience to help you clarify your remit, own your leadership identity and make intentional decisions that build performance and trust.

This webinar is particularly valuable for:

• First-time or aspiring managers
• Middle managers supporting others into leadership
• HR or L&D professionals designing leadership pathways
• Technical specialists who now lead people

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Understand the shift from 'doer' to manager - Recognise how your responsibilities and mindset must evolve when stepping into a leadership role and the most common traps managers can fall into
• Clarify your core responsibilities as a manager - Gain a practical framework for understanding what good management looks like, including managing tasks, people and performance
• Understand your organisation’s expectations of managers - Learn how to identify and align with both stated and unstated expectations and how to seek clarity when those expectations are ambiguous
• Develop a confident leadership identity - Build your sense of authority without losing approachability, and explore how to use values-based leadership to guide your decisions
• Create clarity for others - Discover how clear expectations, effective delegation and role modelling can reduce confusion, build trust and boost team performance
• Avoid the 'accidental manager’ trap - Learn how to set boundaries, manage upwards and avoid the common habit of rescuing your team instead of enabling them

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 8th April 2026

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