The New Leader

The New Leader is for first-time managers. Build the management skills most people never get taught.

Why you should join: The New Manager Academy: 46 bite-sized lessons over five modules, video explainers, cheat sheets, frameworks and templates and a quiz after each module. One-time access is $150.

The one-liner

A one-off Circle course taking new managers from great individual contributor to effective leader.

What they actually sell

The New Leader, run by Paddy Moogan, lives on Circle. Its public pitch: "The essential training that all managers deserve (and need), but most never get." Membership costs $150 as a one-off payment. Paddy Moogan's New Manager Academy is a self-paced course for people stepping into management. It has 46 bite-sized lessons across five modules, dozens of video explainers, downloadable cheat sheets, frameworks and templates, and a quiz at the end of each module. Lessons are designed to be absorbed quickly into day-to-day work, and material can be revisited anytime.

Who pays and why

New managers who are pulled in many directions and have little time to learn. They want to start well and become a leader their team respects. They pay for 46 bite-sized lessons, video explainers, templates, frameworks and quizzes.

Where the members come from

Public Circle discovery copy and Paddy Moogan's listing appear to be the front door. Linked social proof on the page is thin, so growth reads as brand-and-listing led rather than a giant media funnel. Exact audience sizes are not shown on the page.

What's holding it back

It is a course more than a community, so there is little reason to return after finishing. The page does not show Paddy's own management background.

Steal this

Cut training into lessons short enough to finish between meetings, because that is when new managers learn.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for new team leads in sales, nursing or teaching. Weak for senior executives.