Course Endorsements
Managing People
"This course enabled me to learn not only about the people in teams I co-ordinate, but about myself as a manager. The practical knowledge I have learnt from this will be hugely beneficial in my future management career. I really enjoyed the course. The course offered hands on approach, and Nick was an excellent teacher. I have already recommended this course to two colleagues. This is the 2nd short course I have done, and will definitely be looking into further courses down the track. Thanks."
"I found this course extremely interesting and informative. Nick has a great style of teaching, that makes the classes enjoyable and practical. The skills I have learnt will help me become a great manager!"
"I found the course to be very useful. It confirmed to me that I am on the right track with some of the ‘people management’ techniques I have been using with my team. It also gave me confidence and resources that will be constructive in ensuring my team runs smoothly in the future. It was well presented and furthermore provided valuable networking opportunities. Thank you to Nick and to the rest of the team at Auckland University Short Courses."
"Managing People is a powerful course that assists in understanding the personalities of people you work with and how to communicate more effectively with them to achieve a desirable outcome. The course has provided me with valuable tools to motivate and lead a successful team of employees. Nick Read’s presentation style keeps you interested for each of the full days, and has a balance of class interaction and participation. A course highly recommended for all managers."
"The course gave me valuable insight into how personality and generational differences influence manager/team interaction and provided useful tips on how to make these differences work to advantage within my own team."
"The course content and presenter (Nick Read) were of the highest quality. I came out of the course with a much more in-depth knowledge of how people tick and how to achieve the best performance from a team. I thoroughly encourage other team leaders and managers to attend."
"Nick Read is a very engaging and knowledgeable lecturer. The various models presented will provide managers on all levels of an organization with a solid framework for reference when managing people, including themselves"
"Focussed on the essentials without becoming boring. A really good mix of activities to meet all learning styles"
"I found the course to be very informative and helpful to my current role managing a team, both as a refresher and reinforcement of my current strategies, and also introducing new tools to use in the future. The presenter is extremely knowledgable in the field and I found I maintained a high interest level throughout the two days. The opportunities to network with like minded managers and to hear thier views and strategies, was of incredible value in giving confidence and new ideas to the management role I currently hold."
"The Managing People course was the most practical of such courses I have attended. The facilities are first class and the programme was both insightful and instructive. I was able to utilise the tools and models learnt immediately in my work environment. I recommend the course to anyone new to management and all who aspire to better leadership through understanding their team dynamics."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would recommend it to anyone managing a team regardless of whether they have recently moved into a new role or have been managing people for several years. I found the facilitator excellent and also the interaction with others on the course was invaluable."
"Managing People was an excellent course because it gave me several tools to help me identify and solve people type problems. How the programme was taught was key to the experience. The style of teaching enabled me to do my own style of learning therefore the experience was highly effective. Through this I have developed skills that will enable me to manage people more effectively. Thanks for the great experience."