New managers and supervisors face many challenges when they assume their new roles. As a function, management is evolving with changing times, and this means guidance and skill updates are regularly needed. Today’s managers and supervisors are routinely challenged on many fronts, upward, downward, and across, particularly regarding business relationships, complexities, and expectations. Statistically, many find the transition to managerial roles rocky and frustrating. This course gives new managers and supervisors a great foundation to succeed in their new roles and deliver the desired performance and results they expected when they said “yes” to the new post.
Course Methodology
This course extensively uses business cases through which participants role-play real-life business situations. The majority of cases provide recommended approaches. Self-assessments will also be used, and they are an essential aspect of understanding one’s stance toward things. This will allow the participants to develop action plans toward desired behaviors. Throughout the course, participants will also get the opportunity to discuss the importance of influencing and managing conflicts and coming up with positive outcomes.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Identify, articulate, and work on areas of improvement as a foundation for personal and professional growth
Build healthy working relationships with their direct managers
Manage and develop their direct employees more effectively
Develop professional relationships with their peers and influence them the right way
Play a positive role in promoting a collaborative culture, an appealing workplace, and a productive environment
Target Audience
This course serves new managers and supervisors from all industries, especially those who are keen to get a solid start in management. It is also suitable for those who have made their managerial debut, but have not come to grips yet with their new managerial role, and would therefore like to fine-tune their performance and management mindset.
Target Competencies
Self-management
Goal setting
Influencing
Task assignment and management
Managing conflict
Communicating
Motivating
Dealing with different organizational levels
Course Outline
Managing Yourself: Accepting your New Role
Creating self-awareness
Understanding your new job
Analyzing personal strengths and weaknesses
Measuring your goal-oriented performance
Measuring your value-adding contributions
Staying motivated and focused
Balancing internal and external motivators
Working with your Manager
A review of the manager-subordinate relationship
Understanding your manager
Deciphering your manager's style
What your manager expects from you
Developing and managing the relationship: A checklist
Dos and Don’ts when managing up
Working with your Employees
The selection process
Knowing your staff
Setting expectations
Motivating for outstanding performance
An insight into employee recognition
Development and retention: the unmistakable message of a people’s manager
From individual contributors to outstanding team players, the leap to exceptional results
Working with your Peers
Knowing your peers
Identifying centers of power and influence
The need to influence and persuade
The importance of making allies
Being an influential member of your manager’s team