Is Leading a team for the first time free?

Yes. The course is free with a Herizon account, and the account is free too.

How long does Leading a team for the first time take?

It takes about 33 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. You can stop and continue later, because the portal keeps your place.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate you can share, for example on LinkedIn.

What do I need to start?

A free Herizon account. The course is written at beginner level.

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Leading a team for the first time

Leading a team for the first time is a free, beginner online course from Herizon.

The shift from doing the work to getting work done through others: one-on-ones, feedback, delegation, team goals, leading across cultures, and the employer duties a team lead carries in Finland, including remote work. For anyone about to manage a team, or doing it already without training.

You finish with Team Leadership, People Management and Delegation added to your Herizon profile.

Free · 33 min read · certificate when you pass the quiz · part of Product manager · last updated 28 October 2026

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A look inside the course

How page 1 starts: The shift from doing to leading

This course follows Mira Koskinen, a made-up senior analyst at Pilvi, a made-up software company in Tampere with 80 employees. She was the best analyst on the floor, so Pilvi made her the lead of a team of five. Nobody trained her. She is a worked example, and you work through her first six weeks next to her.

It takes about 33 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. It teaches Team Leadership, People Management and Delegation. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate.

What you will be able to do

Explain the shift from doing the work to getting it done through others
Run a one-on-one that people find useful, and give feedback that lands
Delegate real work without hovering, and set a goal a team can rally around
Lead people from different cultures, and work hybrid
Name the employer duties a Finnish team lead carries: hours and overtime consent, holidays, sick leave and health data, strain and harassment, and what goes through HR
Show the plan in a CV or an interview

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Who it is for

Time per page: 15 to 20 minutes Whole course: about 3 hours at your own speed (11 pages) This is for you if you are: - About to manage a team, or already doing it without training - A team lead, or a founder who just made the first hires - Looking for a first line manager role in Finland No management background is needed. Where the course quotes Finnish law, it gives the act and section, and says when the English translation may be out of date. This is general information, not legal advice. Ask HR or a lawyer about your own case. ---

The situation you work through

Mira Koskinen, a made-up senior analyst at Pilvi, a made-up software company in Tampere, is promoted to lead a team of five and works through her first six weeks: one-on-ones, feedback, delegation, a team goal, a mixed-culture team, and the working time, holiday, harassment and remote work duties of a Finnish team lead.

Your practice task

Plan your first weeks as a team lead on a real or expected team. Make a one page plan with four parts: a first one-on-one plan with the rhythm, three open questions and how you will follow through, a factual feedback note and a delegation brief with outcome, why, constraints, authority and two checkpoints, a table of the Finnish employer duties you carry (working hours and overtime consent, holiday timing, sick leave and health data, strain and harassment, remote work) with the act and section for each and who you ask at HR, and a short note on the two points you were least sure about. Submit the page as evidence.

Key topics

The shift from doing to leading
One-on-ones that people find useful
Feedback and difficult conversations
Delegation without micromanaging
Setting goals a team can rally around
Leading people from different cultures

and 5 more pages

What you get when you pass

A certificate with your name, the course and the date. Sharing it is your choice. If you share it, it has a public link that anyone can open to check it, and you can add it to LinkedIn.

Common questions about Leading a team for the first time

Is Leading a team for the first time free?: Yes. The course is free with a Herizon account, and the account is free too.
How long does Leading a team for the first time take?: It takes about 33 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. You can stop and continue later, because the portal keeps your place.
Do I get a certificate?: Yes. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate you can share, for example on LinkedIn.
What do I need to start?: A free Herizon account. The course is written at beginner level.
Who can join Herizon?: You can join if you live in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, or a partner organisation invited you.
Who is Leading a team for the first time for?: Time per page: 15 to 20 minutes Whole course: about 3 hours at your own speed (11 pages) This is for you if you are: - About to manage a team, or already doing it without training - A team lead, or a founder who just made the first hires - Looking for a first line manager role in Finland No management background is needed. Where the course quotes Finnish law, it gives the act and section, and says when the English translation may be out of date. This is general information, not legal advice. Ask HR or a lawyer about your own case. ---

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Common questions about Leading a team for the first time

Is Leading a team for the first time free?: Yes. The course is free with a Herizon account, and the account is free too.
How long does Leading a team for the first time take?: It takes about 33 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. You can stop and continue later, because the portal keeps your place.
Do I get a certificate?: Yes. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate you can share, for example on LinkedIn.
What do I need to start?: A free Herizon account. The course is written at beginner level.
Who can join Herizon?: You can join if you live in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, or a partner organisation invited you.
Who is Leading a team for the first time for?: Time per page: 15 to 20 minutes Whole course: about 3 hours at your own speed (11 pages) This is for you if you are: - About to manage a team, or already doing it without training - A team lead, or a founder who just made the first hires - Looking for a first line manager role in Finland No management background is needed. Where the course quotes Finnish law, it gives the act and section, and says when the English translation may be out of date. This is general information, not legal advice. Ask HR or a lawyer about your own case. ---

Leading a team for the first time

A look inside the course

What you will be able to do

Who it is for

The situation you work through

Your practice task

Key topics

What you get when you pass

Common questions about Leading a team for the first time

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Common questions about Leading a team for the first time

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