Our Management Training Workshops

By introducing our Management Training workshops to your staff we help ease the negative effect of change on both managerial and supervisory personnel. The change in job responsibilities, the change in personnel, job duties, and the rising challenge of developing subordinates are specific goals of our learning systems workshops. We are highly successful at helping Managers and Supervisors learn and adapt to the necessary skills and proper behaviors to be successful at work as well as in their personal lives.

For more information on our management training workshops please contact us.

As a part of our management training workshops, Managers and Supervisors will learn how to:

• Minimize the chance of miscommunication by understanding what people are really saying, and why
• Deal with difficult people, manage tense situations, and resolve conflict
• Make use of proven active listening skills to improve your ability to gain helpful information
• Be able to facilitate, guide, and close discussions in one-on-one or group settings
• Improve understanding and communication by giving and receiving good feedback
• Use ideas submitted by a member of the team without causing other members to be defensive
• Develop a comprehensive team building strategy that improves productivity of the whole team
• Emphasize the value of working toward common goals without devaluing individual accomplishment
• Define and set up a method to track staff activities
• Be able to manage time and work assignments effectively
• Conduct team meetings that capture and hold the audience’s attention
• Interview and hire the right person for the right job
• Save time and work more effectively through the use of a clear time management plan
• Understand and comply with proper hiring and managing requirements
• Communicate effectively with both superiors, peers and subordinates
• Become effective coaches for their work team
• Conduct accurate and difficult performance appraisals

 

Management Training:
Business Management Workshop Tips For New Managers

You have just been promoted to your first management role. Chances are you are excited and at the same time slightly apprehensive about the next stage in your career.

So what are my top 10 management tips for new managers so that they can hit the ground running?

Management tip 1: Believe in yourself

Sometimes, when stepping into a new role, you can face a loss of confidence. Remember that those who promoted you saw your potential. Hold this thought at the forefront of your mind in the early days.

Management tip 2: Accept you will have struggles

You don't want to be able to do everything in the job on day one; otherwise there is no scope for growth. Accept that, every time you take a step up in terms of the hierarchy, there are going to be struggles and challenges.

Management tip 3: Take time to get to know people

You will probably find that it takes a bit of time to reach the point where you are fully utilized. Make use of this time to get to know people.

Management tip 4: Get to know the culture

Every organization has its own culture, norms and behaviors. The earlier you can get to grips with this, the easier it will be to adapt to the way of working.

Management tip 5: Don't keep comparing

A trap to be alert to is making comparisons between your new job and where you have just come from. While past experience can be helpful, people will not appreciate you if you keep saying how much better you were at doing things at your old place.

Management tip 6: Make your own mind up

Everyone will love to tell you about all of the good, and usually the not so good, points of others. Don't follow like a sheep, give everyone a fair chance and make your own judgments on people.

Management tip 7: Make small changes to start with

You may have some ideas on changes that you want to make. At the same time, you don't want to be biting off more than you can chew. Focus on making small changes to start with.

Management tip 8: Don't over promise

It can be tempting to make promises at the start which you think will be popular. However, if you fail to deliver, people will hold it against you. It's better to under promise and over deliver in my experience.

Management tip 9: Be clear on expectations of others

Make a point of meeting with those that report directly to you and setting out your expectations of them in terms of what they have to deliver. Set these out in terms of written objectives and make sure you check progress from time to time.

Management tip 10: Keep developing yourself

Every new job brings new challenges, so make a point of continuing to work on your professional and personal development.

The Bottom Line

Taking on your first management role is a big step so make sure you follow these simple management tips and set yourself up for success.

 

Duncan Brodie: link

Subject: Business Management Workshop

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