Manager training for the people who actually run the week.
Thirteen courses in two tracks. Leadership Unleashed turns good technicians into leaders: management and leadership, a five-level ladder for growing every person on a team, the LADMI model, hard conversations, 1:1s, onboarding, and reviews. Manager Essentials covers the HR rules managers break without knowing it: leave, harassment prevention, wage and hour, hiring, safety, and labor cost. Built and taught by Brabo HCM.
of the difference in how engaged a team is comes down to the manager. Not the pay, not the software. The person who sets the week and decides what "good" looks like.
Gallup, State of the American ManagerThirteen courses in two tracks
Every course is a chapter to read, a lesson you can take alone or run live for a room of managers, a workbook built on the manager's real team, and a quiz. About two hours each. Clients choose which courses their managers see.
The leadership program, in order. Seven modules that take a good technician and make them a leader.
- Introduction to LeadershipManagement vs. leadership, the shift from doer to leader, and the five levels from Reporter to Operator.
- Lead, Advocate, Delegate, Motivate & InspireThe LADMI model: a weekly rhythm, the four-step ask, the delegation brief, six 1:1 questions, the 30-second story.
- Corrective ActionsChoosing the right level, the conversation, and documentation that holds up.
- The Hard ConversationFeedback, bad news, and scripts for the six talks managers dread most.
- 1:1s That Change SomethingCadence, the agenda, notes that survive, and a one-page development plan.
- The First 90 DaysOnboarding a new hire so they stay, and a manager's own first 90 days.
- Performance Reviews People Can UseNo surprises, evidence over traits, rater errors, and goals that survive.
The HR exposure every company with 50 to 300 people has, and most managers were never trained on.
- Leave, Accommodations, and AttendanceFMLA, Massachusetts PFML and Earned Sick Time, the ADA, and the sentences a manager must never say.
- Harassment Prevention for ManagersThe five obligations, receiving a complaint, retaliation, and what the law requires of the company.
- Wage and Hour for ManagersOvertime, working time, timecards, breaks, reporting pay, tips, and what a mistake costs in Massachusetts.
- Hiring and InterviewingStructured interviews, the questions you cannot ask, references, and an offer that sticks.
- Safety Leadership for SupervisorsThe floor walk, near misses, toolbox talks, the first ten minutes after an injury, and the experience mod.
- Labor Cost for ManagersReading the payroll report, the true cost of overtime, scheduling to a forecast, and the three numbers an owner wants.
The five levels
Every person on a team operates at a level when a problem shows up. A leader's job is to move each person up one level, and the tool is the question they ask when the person walks in.
"Something's wrong." Good, like a smoke alarm. Everything still lands on the manager.
The problem and the cause. No way forward yet.
Problem, cause, and three ways to fix it.
A recommendation with a reason. The manager can say yes in ten seconds.
Solved, and everyone who needs to know, knows.
How it works
Managers sign in on any device. Progress saves as they go, so a chapter started on the floor can be finished at home.
Every lesson includes facilitator notes and a run of show, so Brabo can teach it in your conference room or over video.
Workbooks use the manager's own team: real priorities, real asks, a real hand-off, a real conversation to plan.
Client administrators see who has started, who has finished, and quiz results, with a one-click export.
"Nothing in it needs a budget or a new meeting. It needs each manager to ask one different question the next time someone walks in with a problem."
Talk to Brabo
Leadership Unleashed is available to Brabo HCM clients as part of our HR services, and to companies with 50 to 300 employees that want their managers trained the same way we train our own. Already a client? Ask your Brabo HR partner to set up access for your managers.