The Management Essentials

In the first twenty-five years of this century, we have witnessed an ever-changing global environment that has brought rapid and radical change to our political, economic, social and technological systems. The “New Normal” this has created has brought a volatile climate of chaos and uncertainty with immense implications for organisations and its leadership. Much debate has taken place on organisational purpose, longer-term sustainability and how “AI” and “digital transformation” can be effective incorporated into existing working cultures. Currently we witness new remote workforce practices borne of innovative thinking to meet changing demands; such “virtual” trends may offer business advantage but create a climate of new challenges for managers and leaders.

Whilst technology is rapidly transforming our lives, it is wise to remember that leadership and management are uniquely human endeavours. It is a paradox to note that whilst ultimate professionalism demands the ability to manage high level technological innovation, never have the softer interpersonal skills of empathy, emotional intelligence and a focus on employee wellbeing, been so high on organisational agendas. Indeed, we currently witness the rise of the “managerial leader”, an ever-expanding role which demands a broader set of leadership competencies, rather than the more limited traditional “transactional“ agenda.

This Management Essentials training course draws on psychological principles and offers tools and techniques that enable both new and experienced managers to navigate through these turbulent times. It addresses core management issues and explores the wider concept of the “managerial leader”. It offers guidance that ensures the organisation, and its people stay productive, connected, safe and successful, whilst recognising the need to harness the productive opportunities to “digitally transform”. It seeks to enable managers to build an ever-expanding portfolio of skills; those that promote inclusion, engagement, agility, flexibility and acknowledge that the development of employees remains a core commitment of management. 

This interactive learning intervention will profoundly impact your practice; it seeks to create “managerial leaders” who can confidently address the key challenges of our time to drive performance, whilst setting a personal agenda for their own career progression.

This training course will feature:

• Understanding the psychology of people, their diverse motivations, drivers and skills
• Psychometric analysis of management practice to generate future transformational agendas
• Displaying role model behaviours to build trusting relationships to foster engagement and commitment
• Developing coaching expertise to build a high performing team (in house and remote) to exceptional performance
• Becoming the “managerial leader” who through collaboration and creative innovation can accommodate the complex demands of AI in the organisation

By the end of This The Management Essentials training course, participants will be able to:

• Select and apply pragmatic techniques to build potential, collective commitment and raise individual, team and organisational performance
• Review and enhance personal strengths; adopt and apply new skills to build an agenda for personal development
• Appreciate, understand the power of diversity principles to create agile, solution focused teams, both in house and remote
• Personally build and demonstrate organisational credibility through focused communication, persuasion and influencing skills
• Successfully demonstrate “managerial leadership” – agility, resilience and responsiveness to an ever-demanding organisational environment

This The Management Essentials training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Employees seeking to progress into supervisory or management roles
• Current Supervisors, Team leads interested in building and enhancing their management and leadership skills in an age of transformation
• Team Leaders, Site/Operations Supervisors, HR professionals, Change Managers and Organisational Development specialists
• First time Managers yet to receive any professional development /management training seeking to build competence and confidence in their practice 
• Aspirational employees identified as ‘high potential’ seeking fast track management training

This The Management Essentials training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. In a risk-free environment delegates can practice management skills in a non-threatening context. The emphasis will be on building the confidence for success. Theoretical and psychological input is followed by expansive discussion related to management issues and consolidated by powerful individual and group exercises. These provide opportunities for personal participation and facilitate learning to be grounded in real situations which are fast paced, challenging and empowering. Selective and supportive video material is integral to the content.

The training course will utilise practices and skills from Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Emotional Intelligence to enhance personal practice.  All activities are designed for immediate use and their high impact value. Psychometric tools are employed to offer objective feedback on personality type, management style, and how behaviour impacts the performance and that of those we manage. Analysis and outcomes are used as tools for refection and utilised to target future performance improvement.