An Introduction to Management and Leadership
An Introduction to Management and Leadership - Course Outline
The management and leadership of people is one of the key areas that effects motivation and productivity in business today. Are you aware of different management and leadership styles and the affect they can have on others? Is the most appropriate style enabling others to perform and achieve results being used? Successful managers are able to develop and use a range of management and leadership styles and to apply the most appropriate one for the task facing them. The management style may also need to adapt to fit with different teams and individuals. This course will provide delegates with a range of management styles and the ability to judge when best to use each.
Course Objectives
Understand your preferred management style.
Choose the appropriate management style.
Understand the impact of different management styles.
Improve overall team performance.
Develop interpersonal skills to make things happen.
Course Designed For
This course will provide an insight into different management styles so that delegates can select the most appropriate for their organisation. It will also be valuable to managers looking to understand the impact of management styles and how this affects others.
Course Content
Developing an Effective Management Style
Reviewing your role - how do others see you?
Identifying your strengths and weaknesses
Projecting a professional and credible image
Identifying what your organisation needs, wants and expects of you
Meeting the demands of both your manager and your team
Different Management Styles
Empowering - letting others lead
Hands on or hands off - advantages and disadvantages
Leading - from the front and from a distance
Consultative - supporting and directing others
Motivating - leading positive thinking
Challenging - leading new thinking
Adapting Your Management Style
Understand the individual and team needs
Adapting to the situation and different individuals
Reading the signs - understanding the impact of your style
Interpersonal and Behavioural Skills
Differentiating between different types of individual behaviour
Maintaining open and honest channels of communication
Persuading and influencing others - getting your ideas across
Encouraging co-operation within the team
Enhancing your management style
Personal Development
Practical solutions immediately transferable to the workplace
Creating a personal action plan
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