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Complete New Manager Toolkit: First 100 Days (Udemy.com)

Step by step practical guide for how to lead from day one as a New Manager

Created by: CRFT Productions

Last updated December 2025

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What you will learn

  • How to approach the first 100 days with confidence and clarity
  • The SPONGE method for learning fast without making early mistakes
  • How to build trust quickly with your team (and avoid alienating them)
  • What great managers obsess about — and how to apply those habits
  • How to manage your boss, agree objectives, and keep them in the loop
  • The questions all new managers MUST ask to understand culture, strategy, and performance
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, and annual routines that make management easier
  • What to avoid doing in your early days (common traps new managers fall into)
  • How to balance leadership and management from day one
  • And much much more!

How it compares

Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 97% of them
  • Reviews160#999 of 1,211 by number of reviews
  • Length2.8 hoursshorter than 50% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2025more recently than 58% of them

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Course Description

Complete New Manager Toolkit: First 100 Days

Step by step practical guide for how to lead from day one as a New Manager


Your first 100 days as a new manager are critical.
They shape how your team sees you, how much trust you gain, and how successful you’ll be in the months and years ahead.
Start strong, avoid early mistakes, and build confidence from day one.


Whether this is your first-ever management role or you’re joining a new company at a higher level, this course gives you a clear, practical roadmap for navigating those crucial first weeks with confidence.

Instead of guessing, worrying about saying the wrong thing, or drowning in information, you’ll learn exactly what to do, what to avoid, and how to build the foundations of being a great manager.


This course gives you a step-by-step practical plan:
How to listen, observe, ask the right questions, build relationships, manage your boss, and ease into decisions without looking weak or indecisive.

It’s packed with stories, tips, and practical actions you can use immediately — including plenty of real life stories and anecdotes.


What You’ll Learn

  • How to approach the first 100 days with confidence and clarity

  • The SPONGE method for learning fast without making early mistakes

  • How to build trust quickly with your team (and avoid alienating them)

  • What great managers obsess about — and how to apply those habits

  • How to manage your boss, agree objectives, and keep them in the loop

  • The questions all new managers MUST ask to understand culture, strategy, and performance

  • Daily, weekly, monthly, and annual routines that make management easier

  • What to avoid doing in your early days (common traps new managers fall into)

  • How to balance leadership and management from day one


I’m Chris Croft, a management trainer, author, and speaker - I've taught over 250,000 people worldwide online and in person.
Over my career I’ve seen the same pattern again and again: when managers get the start right, everything else becomes easier.

This course distils decades of hands-on management experience — including my own first management disasters! — into simple, practical steps you can follow from day one.


Your first 100 days don’t have to feel overwhelming.

If you want to learn fast, build trust, avoid mistakes, and experience long-term success…

Enroll now and begin your new management role confidence.

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Instructor Details

CRFT Productions

At CRFT Productions we create high-quality business educational video content for the largest e-learning platforms in the world. Covering a wide range of business niches presented by international instructors - we always offer the highest quality of filming, production and expertise. Get in touch if you'd like us to produce your courses or if you'd like to suggest new niches.

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Reviews

4.8

160 ratings on Udemy

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By K.E. H on 10/4/2026

This course exceeded my expectations. I'm starting a new role as a people leader tomorrow. I honestly wasn't sure where to start, but this course was so thoughtful in thinking through every part of managing a team. I feel extremely prepared not just for my first day, but for the next several months. Thank you for an amazing course!

By Cali Carter on 9/24/2026

As someone about to step into a management role, this was really helpful in giving me a plan and specific ideas for where to start. Almost as good as Chris's Practical Leadership Skills course (which was Amazing!!!) and more geared towards the new manager. I really liked the Questions to Ask and Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly tasks sections.

By Wojciech Konstanty on 9/5/2026

incredible portion of knowledge and great expirience! packed in the structure, good examples and sensefull argumentation. I enjoyed it with houpe to implement in the daily work! thank you Chris!

By Kristen Mallia on 8/28/2026

The info is good - a lot is common sense and necessarily universal.

By Yabesh Ratemo on 5/24/2026

The New Manager’s Toolkit course provided a solid foundation for transitioning into a management role. It covered essential topics such as communication, team building, and performance management in a clear and practical way. I especially appreciated the real-world examples and actionable strategies that I can apply directly in my leadership role. The course was well-structured, easy to follow and highly relevant for anyone stepping into management for the first time. Overall, it was a valuable learning experience that enhanced my confidence and effectiveness as a new manager.

By Patrice Blanchard on 3/17/2026

A really great course to follow if you are starting a new job as a manager, whether you are new as a manager of experienced, this is a great reminder of the importance of keeping an honest and low profile during the first months, asking lot of questions and leading by example. While being experienced as a manager, I followed this course when starting a new contract. It helped me a lot.

By Raul Medina on 2/24/2026

As always, Mr. Croft's courses are packed with knowledge and good tips, and I liked this one very much. As someone that is a bit struggling with moving from TechLead+Manager to pure Manager, the course provided valuable insights.

By Alex Desiderato on 1/15/2026

I love Chris Croft's courses. Started with negotiation on LinkedIn Learning as part of the path accredited by the American Negotiation Institute, and now I'm following him! Thanks Chris!

By Bianca Weir on 1/15/2026

This is my 2nd course from Chris Croft and I full enjoy them. It is very well explained and great to listen to. Very insightful and with loads of valuable information! Thanks a lot for creating these courses.

By Judith Chapman on 1/8/2026

So many people struggle with explaining the difference between management and leadership-Chris uses the great example of the captain of the ship to highlight the difference and explain what you should be doing!

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Overall Score : 96 / 100