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Peer to Peer Leadership: Managing Former Colleagues

Being promoted to lead the very team you used to work alongside is one of the hardest transitions in management. Yesterday's workmates and friends are now your direct reports, which strains old relationships and tests your authority. This course helps newly promoted leaders navigate that shift with confidence, resetting relationships fairly while earning respect in their new role.

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What you will be able to do

  • Understand the challenges of leading people who were recently your peers.
  • Reset relationships and boundaries with former colleagues fairly.
  • Establish credibility and authority without becoming distant or bossy.
  • Handle friendships, favouritism and perceptions of bias.
  • Give feedback and manage performance among former equals.
  • Manage your own confidence and mindset through the transition.

Course outline

  1. 01The Challenge of Leading Former Peers
  2. 02Resetting Relationships and Boundaries
  3. 03Establishing Credibility in Your New Role
  4. 04Managing Friendships and Perceptions of Bias
  5. 05Giving Feedback to Former Equals
  6. 06Handling Resistance and Testing Behaviour
  7. 07Building Your Confidence as a New Leader

Who should attend

This course is designed for professionals recently promoted to supervise or manage a team they were previously part of, and for organisations preparing staff for such promotions.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
29 to 30 Sep 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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