For new managers
You just became a manager. Now what?
Parallax gives first-time managers the structure that directors pay consultants to install. Built on the CliftonStrengths your team already took. Priced for the card in your wallet, not the IT budget.
14 day free trial. No credit card. Personal card works.
The new-manager gap
The gap nobody told you about.
You got promoted because you were the best individual contributor. Nobody handed you a playbook. The offsite on leadership happens next quarter. The manager training your company promised is still in procurement.
Your first 1-on-1 lands and you realize you have no idea what to say after “how are you doing.” You ask about the work. They answer in two minutes. Then you sit in thirteen minutes of silence pretending to take notes.
Parallax exists because this gap is universal and solvable with structure, not more meetings. The assessment your team already took has everything you need to run a better conversation. You just need a working surface that brings it into the workflow.
Your first month
What a first 30 days on Parallax looks like.
01
Day 1
Draw the team you actually have.
Import or type your team’s top fives. Parallax draws a team composition and flags which themes nobody on your team carries, so you can see the shape of the team before your first staffing decision.
02
Week 1
Walk into 1-on-1s with a prep page.
Your next 1-on-1 comes with a prep page. Specific questions for that teammate’s top five. Follow-ups from last week. A development mode when the conversation is about growth, not status.
03
Month 1
Write expectations the coach way.
An expectations doc per teammate. Five dimensions, coach-at-the-table voice, not an HR form. Revisit quarterly when the work shifts.
No IT ticket required
What you don’t need to get started.
- NoYou do not need HRIS access.
- NoYou do not need your IT team to provision SSO.
- NoYou do not need budget approval. Starter is $49 per month, on a personal card if you want.
- NoYou do not need permission from HR.
If you have the CliftonStrengths results for your team in any form, a PDF, an email, a screenshot, you have enough to start.
The coaching assistant
A coach in your pocket, for the five questions every new manager asks themselves.
You will ask the same questions every new manager asks. How do I give feedback to someone older than me. Why does this person’s work feel slow when it is not. Am I micromanaging or am I actually the problem. How do I tell my strongest teammate that the thing they love doing is not the thing the team needs right now.
Parallax’s coaching assistant is grounded in the CliftonStrengths framework and trained on Mark’s guides. It will not tell you to fire anyone. It will tell you which conversation to run first.
Pricing
One price. Per manager, not per seat.
Starter is $49 per month for one manager and up to eight teammates. If you stay in your first team, you stay on Starter. When you grow to a larger team or add a second, Professional is $99 per month. No per-seat surprises, no enterprise quote, no SDR.
Lead your team with their strengths, not your guesses.
Fourteen days free. Bring your CliftonStrengths assessments or run a new round inside Parallax.