Management for Experienced Managers

Overview

If you are like the majority of New Zealand managers, with plenty of experience but little if any formal management training then this Short Course is for you. It will hone your current skills, reinforce key management concepts and enable you to bring out the best in yourself and your team.

This practical Short Course focuses on helping you create an environment where talent is attracted, appreciated and deployed so the full potential of your team can be realised. This benefits you as the manager, your staff and your organisation’s bottom line.

The Management for Experienced Managers Short Course contains Personal Action Plans so that you can ‘think’ while on the course and apply the skills as soon as you return to the workplace.

Topics Covered

THE VARIOUS ROLES OF TODAY'S LEADER/ MANAGER - Consultant, adviser, planner, problem solver, strategist and motivator

BEST PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

- Business Excellence and the Systems approach- Strategic planning – the framework and process made simple

LEADING YOUR PEOPLE - Acting as a role model - Communicating effectively - Building a network - Establishing and living the values - Creating enthusiasm

Your Personal Plan of Action for People Leadership

MANAGING YOUR PEOPLE

- Personality types and thinking styles - Putting the right people in the right places - Building the A Team - The art of delegation - Managing your time for maximum effect - All business is people business - Motivating yourself and your people

Your Personal Plan of Action for People Management

LEADING THE TASK - Making things happen - Building a culture of creativity and innovation - Solving problems - Building for the future - Harnessing ideas for improvement

Your Personal Plan of Action for Task Leadership

MANAGING THE TASK IN HAND - Operational planning - Setting the objectives - Planning the task - Organising the resources - Organising the team - Making the right decisions - Improving productivity - Setting performance standards and measuring results

Your Personal Plan of Action for Task Management

TOOLS TO USE FOR BEST PRACTICE MANAGEMENT - Thinking and Personality Styles - Job Description sheets - Management style identifier - Staff and Self Evaluation Sheets - Action Plans - Project Planning System - Time Analysis Sheets; Time Plans - Work breakdown Structure Sheets- Creativity tools

Who should attend

• Experienced managers who have plenty of ‘hands on’ management experience but lack formal management qualifications
• Managers who wish to keep up with current management education and best practices
• Experienced managers who are seeking to refresh and reinforce their management and leadership skills

Outcomes

• You will learn the best practices in Management and Leadership and be able to benchmark your own performance against these standards
• You will draw up action plans in the areas of Management and Leadership of both People and Task, which will enable you to bring about improvement in your performance and capabilities
• You will leave  armed with plans, practical tools and techniques which you can put to immediate use when returning to work