The Essential Management Skills course is designed to equip both new and experienced managers with the tools needed to lead effectively in today’s dynamic work environments. Whether you’re stepping into a management role for the first time or seeking to refine your skills, this course offers practical guidance on key management areas, from goal setting and communication to performance management and delegation. By focusing on real-world challenges and proven strategies, this course will help you define your management style, set high standards for yourself and your team, and develop the ability to motivate and guide others. Learn to manage your time effectively and cultivate a productive, engaged team.
Essential Management Skills Course aim:
The aims for the Essential Management Skills are:
Building a foundation for excellence in management.
As someone new to management or an existing manager, 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.
Essential Management Skills Course Content:
Being Today’s Manager
Define the role of the manager
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
Supporting and monitoring results
Developing Your Management Style
Communication
Effective listening
Delegation and Motivation
Getting the best out of people
Managing People and Performance
Strategies for managing difficult people and situations
The performance management process
Action planning
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Strategic Planning Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course delegates will be able to: