Management training: moving from manager to leader - taking on a senior management role Course summary
This management training course is for new or aspiring senior managers and chief executives who have at least three years' experience, with direct responsibility for managing both people and resources. It offers a chance to reflect on this experience with others who are similarly placed, tackle any difficulties, and raise your effectiveness even further. This is a 2 day course, plus a follow up half day.
Course outline
Moving from manager to leader helps middle and senior managers to gain confidence, authority and skills. This management training focuses particularly on the crucial influencing skills that you need to make the most of every opportunity, for both your organisation and yourself. Over the first two days you will cover:
- from operational to strategic management: moving up a gear
- your organisation and its culture
- matrix and hierarchical management models
- power and authority: differences and similarities
- how power works in organisations
- managing through change
- how to 'be' as a senior manager: handling yourself in role
- using your influence at work
- team-building for success
- your team management style
- managing difficult conversations and meetings
- managing upwards and sideways
- negotiation skills
- advanced motivation skills: understanding and getting the most from different individuals
- critical incidents in HR: how to avoid a crisis
- management and leadership
- impression management: your personal PR
Half day follow-up session: After the two day training course, you will have the opportunity to return and review your progress, looking particularly at any sticking points.
Course dates
1 December, 2008 - 2 December, 2008 (plus half-day follow-up on 30 January, 2009)
12 January, 2009 - 13 January, 2009 (plus half-day follow-up on 16 February, 2009)
17 February, 2009 - 18 February, 2009 (plus half-day follow-up on 24 March, 2009)
Course fee
£795 plus VAT
(£495 plus VAT for small charities)
