This intensive, six day course is perfect for newly-promoted or emerging managers, providing an excellent grounding in the concepts and practicalities of management and leadership.

Not only will this course take delegates through the key elements of management and leadership, delegates will also leave the programme with their own personal development plan, supporting them in applying the skills back in the workplace and in planning their continuing growth and development.  

Objectives

By attending this course, delegates will learn;

• What management and leadership are and the differences between them

• The differing styles of communicating and interacting with others

• Team building and working, structures and reporting styles

Course Overview

Day 1 - The Styles and behaviours of an effective leader

• Management in context – when to manage

• Responsibilities and accountabilities of management

• Inspirational leadership – harnessing the power

Day 2 - Motivation as a success factor

• What drives personal performance?

• Creating the desire to achieve

• Removing behaviour and obstacles

Day 3 - The building blocks of team success

• Team dynamics in action

• Goals for achievement and challenge

• Removing conflict in team situations

Day 4 - Getting the best from your day

• Measuring personal effectiveness

• Time wasters – eliminate, simplify or automate

• Setting realistic and achievable objectives and goals

Day 5 - Finance in management

• The main financial instruments of business

• How daily actions impact business results

• Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Working Capital, Cash Flow

Day 6 - Managing meetings

• Defining the purpose

• The skills of chairing and leading meetings

• Conflict management and resolution