Emerging leaders include folks shifting into leadership for the first time, taking on new influence or responsibility, or intentionally developing their leadership skills. This might happen in formal or informal roles and, for BIPOC, queer and trans leaders, often rooted in lived experience, values, and community contexts.

First time supervisors have formal responsibility for people, performance, and growth. They are navigating supervision expectations, boundary-setting, and the realities of “managing” workloads, relationships, and accountability.

A new team lead is often responsible for guiding a teams’ work. This can include setting direction, ensuring work moves forward, tending to team morale and cohesion, making or influencing team-wide decisions, and often is a bridge between the team and the organization. Some team leads may also supervise teammates.

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