MASTER OF MONDAYS
Where first-time people managers gain essential leadership skills.Have you ever had these thoughts as a new manager?
“Next time my team member does [poor behaviour], I’ll say something”
“How can I go from being mates with my team members, to being their boss?”
“I feel scattered and unprepared in every 1:1 meeting”
“How on earth can I deal with people management along with my existing workload?”
We get it.
Stepping into a new leadership role can feel like a big leap. You were part of a team, and now suddenly you’re managing people, juggling expectations and trying to figure out how to gain respect as someone in charge.
But what if, you stepped out of your usual daily management role and were coached by highly experienced leadership experts?
Be it online or in-person, you learn alongside an intimate group of other managers who are all new to leading people, just like you.
You learn simple yet effective frameworks to make people management seamless and stress-free.
Yes, there are countless books, podcasts and courses on leadership out there. These can be information overload, and let’s be honest – who has time to read about generic leadership theory and actually apply it?
A few years ago, Mon felt like a passive, stressed and inconsiderate leader. She missed important conversations and put off giving feedback because it was uncomfortable (for everyone involved!).
She ran a HR Consulting business with a small team and was a people expert, but putting the advice into practice was somehow too hard.
In her family business – a hospitality venue with 85 employees – Mon always felt like there was too many moving parts, and the people management side was chaotic and too reactive. She only dealt with team issues when they arose, which was too late!
After 12 years in Human Resources and business ownership, working alongside hundreds of emerging leaders, Mon started to recognise the people management frameworks and lessons that *actually* worked; resulting in a happy team who wants to stick around.
INTRODUCING… MASTER OF MONDAYS: MODERN EDUCATION FOR FIRST-TIME MANAGERS
Master of Mondays is the handpicked highlights of Mon and Eve’s (12+ years) experience in HR and Leadership, delivered as either a practical 6-hour in-person workshop or a 6-week guided online course.
We share the exact frameworks, templates and scripts that every new manager needs in order to lead a successful team.
UPCOMING COHORTS
If you would like us to run an internal in-person workshop for your management team, contact us to find out more.
If you’d like to complete the first round of the online course, sign up below. Be the first to hear about when it goes live in late 2026.
Please note we have no dates at this stage for more public in-person workshops in 2026. But let us know if you’re interested.
YOUR HOSTS
Monica MooreFounder and Director, Monday HR
Monica is a senior people and leadership specialist and founder of Monday HR. She has been in your shoes before (as an emerging leader) and knows first-hand how hard people management can be.
After 12 years in HR, Mon wanted to combine her HR and Leadership knowledge, to give new leaders the confidence to manage people effectively.
She wants to give you all the key lessons, shortcuts and templates so that you don’t have to learn everything the hard way - like she did.
Aside from managing a team of HR Consultants, she is closely involved in her family business (a hospitality venue with 85 employees), which gives her a practical understanding of the challenges leaders face on a daily basis.
In these workshops, Mon will respectfully challenge your preconceived notions of leadership. She will teach powerful frameworks to make you a more effective and confident leader - tools you can use the very next day.
Senior HR Consultant, Monday HR
Eve Kavanagh
Eve is a senior people and leadership specialist at Monday HR, with over a decade of experience supporting leaders through the realities of managing people.
Eve is known for her calm, thoughtful approach and her ability to help leaders navigate complex situations with confidence and care.
Through her work in HR consulting, engagement coaching, and conflict resolution, Eve has coached and mentored hundreds of leaders to communicate clearly, set boundaries, and delegate effectively.
In these workshops, she brings a practical, people-first lens to leadership, helping you build the skills and self-awareness needed to be successful.
Are you ready to stop the internal chaos and stress that comes with leading a team? Do you want to learn practical leadership skills, frameworks and lessons which you can apply immediately?WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Across six focused modules, you’ll learn how to move from reacting to problems, to leading with clarity, structure and trust.
Develop your leadership mindset
Understand your natural leadership style, strengths and blind spots through a personalised personality profile. You’ll explore the leader you want to be known as, while learning practical strategies to manage your energy, set boundaries and avoid the common burnout traps that many new managers face.
Create structure that keeps your team aligned
Learn how to establish simple communication rhythms that reduce chaos and keep everyone moving in the same direction. You’ll build a clear leadership cadence that supports planning, accountability and strong team connection.
Build trust through effective feedback
Confident leaders know how to give feedback that strengthens relationships rather than damaging them. You’ll learn practical approaches to navigating performance conversations, delivering clear feedback and leaning into difficult discussions with confidence.
Set expectations that drive performance
High-performing teams are built on clarity. This module focuses on defining roles, expectations and success measures so your team understands what good looks like and how their work contributes to the bigger picture.
Lead through coaching, not constant problem-solving
Many new managers fall into the trap of fixing every issue themselves. You’ll learn when to coach, when to direct and how to delegate in a way that builds capability and ownership within your team.
Grow your team so you can lead at a higher level
Great leaders don’t just manage work, they develop people. You’ll learn how to grow capability within your team, adapt your leadership style to different individuals and create a team that can operate confidently without constant oversight.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Online Course
Individualised Personality Assessment and Report
6 week guided online course
Live Q&A time with our consultants to get real feedback in real time
Master of Mondays workbook, packed with practical lessons and information (optional hard copy or digital)
An accountability partner to keep you on track after the workshop and help connect you with like-minded emerging leaders around the world.
In-Person Workshop
Individualised Personality Assessment and Report
6 hour in-person workshop
Hardcopy Master of Mondays workbook, packed with practical lessons and information
A room full of like-minded emerging leaders (organic networking anyone?)
An accountability partner to keep you on track after the workshop
WHAT WILL LIFE LOOK LIKE AFTER THE WORKSHOP?
After completing Master of Mondays and applying the learnings, you will have the confidence to walk into any employee situation with maturity and professionalism.
You will be able to spot issues early, and take steps to mitigate risk.
Your high-performing team members will be supported to grow and take more off your plate, in-turn allowing you to be more strategic and high-impact.
MORE DETAILS
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You’ll stop second-guessing yourself and start leading with confidence.
Your team will know what to expect from you.
You’ll feel less reactive and more in control.
And Mondays won’t feel like damage control.
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Stepping Into Management
Develop your leadership identity and understand your impact on your team and business.Setting the Rhythm and Expectations
Establish structure, clarity, and accountability to drive consistent team performance.Mastering Feedback
Learn to give feedback that inspires growth, fosters trust, and navigates difficult conversations.Leading Through Challenges
Equip yourself to address performance issues and people problems with confidence and fairness.The Effective Coach
Develop coaching skills, delegate strategically, and build team capability for long-term success. -
First-time managers
Team leaders and supervisors
High performers who’ve just inherited people
Business owners who never got leadership training
Anyone who feels like they’re “making it up as they go”
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In-person workshops are priced at $599 including GST per person (receipts for tax deductions supplied). If you’re wanting to run an internal workshop for your business, conact us for a quote.
Online pricing to be announced.
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We run our in-person workshops for a range of sizes. Contact us with details about the size of your group.
We are only accepting limited participants for our first intake of our online workshop. Places will fill quickly so don’t miss out! Join the waitlist now.
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Yes, you will gain insights into yourself as a leader and be fully prepared for that first hire. Lots of the lessons can also be applied to relationships and situations outside of the workplace – who doesn’t want better self-awareness, communication, and feedback delivery?
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If you feel like you have an appetite to learn and grow in leadership, then yes, you will gain valuable insights from Master of Mondays. We have a wide range of experience behind those completing the content and everyone is welcome.
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Yes! We’ve already had trips to the East Coast of Australia to deliver internal Master of Mondays workshops to leadership teams. Book a free call via the contact page to chat logistics!
MAKE SURE YOU DON’T MISS OUT
Master of Mondays Online going live late 2026. Limited spots available.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and would recommend it to anyone else in a heartbeat. I found the activities and discussion around the topic content to be extremely useful as a learning tool as I was able to relate these to my work context.”
KIND WORDS FROM PAST WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS <3
— Jamie Sampson,
Oli Clothing“Great workshop Monday HR team. Kind, compassionate but you also pushed back on us and made us try to find the answers. I think it was a great workshop, I enjoyed it and have recommended it to others already.”
— Gabby Macdonald, NOROCK“ [The workshop] provided good strategies for addressing tough situations… [it] gave me a better understanding of how HR works within a business and a good overview of my obligations as a manager in terms of HR in our workplace.”
— Ladriel Hackett, Besk
