first time manager development

Get in touch to design your in-company programme, which can include:

The New Managers Role

• Responsibilities of the new manager
• The management process
• The manager's role map
• Leadership models
  

Understanding the Team

• Team dynamics and influencing factors
• Team roles – Belbin Interplace
• Creating an empowering environment
• Managing inter-team relationships
  

Commercial Awareness

• Understanding business drivers
• The market environment and its impact on business strategy
• Interpreting financial reports
• Applying commercial knowledge to the management role
  

Planning and Organisation

• Preparing and communicating SMART objectives
• Analysis of work style and its implications
• Effective delegation

Motivating the Team

• Understand what motivates and de-motivates individuals/ teams
• Creating a motivation plan
• Implementing and monitoring the plan
  

People Skills

• Awareness of different management styles and their impact
• Recognising the relationship between beliefs, values and communication
• Adapting behaviour to achieve positive outcomes
• Influencing skills
• Giving constructive feedback
• Seeking feedback
• Managing relationships with senior managers
  

Managing Performance

• Performance management process and the role of the manager
• Evaluation tools
• Managing poor performance
• Managing high achievers
• Identifying and meeting development needs
• The manager as coach

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