A series of seminars and workshops to improve and develop management and leadership skills.
Objectives and Decisions Making
Organisations need clear objectives to give them direction and focus. At all levels within an organisation, decisions need to be made. These decisions range from strategic decisions through to managerial decisions and routine operational decisions.
This seminar will help managers set corporate objectives and understand what needs to be to achieve them. Decision making in business is about selecting choices or compromises in order to meet business objectives and this seminar will give managers a basis for effective decision making and implementation to achieve business objectives.
Transition into Management and Stress
The seminar is aimed at people about to move into their first management / supervisory position or have recently done so. It looks at the problems new managers will face, the conflicts that might arise and how best to cope with their new role.
With any new role, work related stress needs to be handled quickly and effectively and this seminar will prepare the new manager for the possibility of stress and how best to handle the situation if it arises.
Introduction to Management
Learning how to be a good manager starts with understanding the history of management and how management has evolved over the years.
This seminar explores what management is, the level and types of managers and the functions of a manager. The various skills of a managers will be covered and delegates will learn what makes a good manager.
Delegation
Delegation is one of the most important management skills. Good delegation saves you time, develops you people, grooms a successor and motivates. Poor delegation will cause you frustration, demotivates and confuses the other person, and fails to achieve the task or purpose itself.
This seminar deals with general delegation principles and process, which is applicable to individuals and teams, or to specially formed groups of people for individual projects. Logical rules and techniques will help you to delegate well.
Effective Teamwork
A team is any group of people organised to work together interdependently & cooperatively to meet the needs of their customers by accomplishing a purpose and goals. This seminar will assist delegates in creating and managing a true team which is a living, constantly changing, dynamic force where a number of people come together to work. Delegates will learn about the characteristics of teams, team roles and development.
Team performance is critical and delegates will gain a good understanding of how to enhance team performance.
Time Management
Time management is best described as the act or process of exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase efficiency or productivity.
This seminar will help new and experienced managers with their time management by giving them a range of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals
Effective Leadership
In this seminar, we will investigate whether leaders are born or made and the characteristics of a good leader. Delegates will learn about leadership being a process of influencing individual and group behaviour.
Being an effective leader is essential for all organisations and this seminar will help the delegates understand what it takes to be a good leader and to get employees and others to follow.
Communication
The key to effective management is being able to communicate. This seminar will assist the delegates in understanding what communication is and the importance of effective communication.
By understanding the communication process and barriers to communication, the delegates will feel more confident in their approach to communicating. The seminar will help delegates in their communication planning and expand on the critical aspects of communication.
Motivation
Motivation is inducing a person or a group of people, each with their own distinctive needs and personality, to work to achieve the organisational objectives while also working to achieve their own.
In this seminar, we will explore the concept of motivation, what leads people to work well and hard; to persist and overcome obstacles; to engage with and be enthusiastic about their work. Various models of motivation will be analysed and practical solutions to everyday motivational issues will be investigated.
Introduction to Finance for non-finance managers
The aim of this seminar is to provide delegates with a solid understanding of a number of concepts surrounding the management of the finances within an organisation. This seminar will not turn you into an accountant but will help you understand the elements of financial management and financial stakeholders.
Critical topics such as the difference between profit and cash, costs within your organisation and cost control, the flow of finances in an organisation (cash flow) will be explained.
Delegates will also gain a good knowledge the elements of a set of annual accounts, how to read, understand and analyse them. The seminar will also look at organisational performance and the various measures that can be put in place to monitor and report on this.
Presentation skills
One of the most important management skills is the ability to plan, structure and give an effective presentation.
Whether you are selling a product, giving a lesson or simply providing key information to employees, a clear, well-structured presentation is often required. This seminar will help delegates prepare, organise and present in a confident manner by giving them practical and essential presentation skills.