Essential Management Skills

WWP Training Limited
Delivery Method: Face-to-face

Essential Management Skills

Course Aims:

Building a foundation for excellence in management.

As someone new to management, you may have an idea of the kind of manager you would like to be. Perhaps you would like to model yourself on a manager you have had, who has mentored and inspired you. You too can become an influential manager, one who commands respect and co-operation, once you understand the dynamics involved in managing people.

Course Pre-requisites:

This programme is for you if you are new to a management role and want to learn the tools and techniques that will give you a firm foundation upon which to build your career in management.

Course Objectives:

On completion of this course delegates will be able to:

  • Understand the dynamics of managing people
  • Appreciate the manager’s role and responsibilities
  • Understand how to modify your management style to suit individual personality types
  • Acquire the confidence to implement new practices
  • Understand motivational factors and how to apply them

Course Content:

Introduction and Objectives

Being Today’s Manager

  • Define the role of the manager
  • Self-assessment
  • Setting standards for yourself and others
  • Responsibilities, context and challenges
  • Characteristics of an effective manager

The Management Process

  • Agreeing goals
  • Setting SMART objectives
  • Action planning
  • Involving the team
  • Allocating work
  • Supporting and monitoring results

Managing Yourself and Your Time

  • Agreeing goals
  • Setting SMART objectives
  • Action planning
  • Involving the team
  • Allocating work
  • Supporting and monitoring results

Developing Your Management Style

  • Using your personal style to maximise results
  • Personal strengths and blind spots

Communication

  • Effective listening
  • Powerful questioning
  • Assertive communication

Delegation and Motivation

  • Getting the best out of people
  • Developing and 'stretching' people

Managing People and Performance

  • Strategies for managing difficult people and situations
  • Coaching improved performance
  • The performance management process

Action planning

Review of Programme

Related Courses

  • Coaching Skills
  • Facilitation Skills

Dates available on arrangement

WWP Training Limited can also create this course for you on arrangement either at your workplace or at one of their locations.

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