Effective Management & Leadership Skills

Who Should Attend:

• Supervisors & Team Leaders
• Newly Appointed Managers
• Future Managers

Course Objectives:

• Understand your role and its relevance to your organisation's objectives
• An overview of John Adair's Situational Leadership model for leading a team
• Identify your personal strengths and assess the gaps and your vulnerabilities
• Understand your Leadership Style and the impact it has on your team
• Explore which transferable skills/approaches will work; and which will not
• Learn how to diagnose the situation and plan action around challenges and opportunities
• Building skills to engage and empowering your new team for success
• Identify ways to overcome the challenges of inheriting a team and how to restructure
• Learn how to build a portfolio of early-win initiatives and secure tangible results
•  Master techniques to get the best out of the first 3-month transition period.

 What will you gain?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Plan, prioritise and delegate effectively
• Manage people and develop crucial foundational skills to shift from being an individual contributor to a well-respected manager who can achieve team success and drive bottom-line performance
• Manage individuals, groups and tasks; facilitate, structure and plan the work of employees reporting to you
• Maintain and foster relationships and accomplish high quality work through better collaboration
• Understand your role as a manager and get a deeper understanding of your leadership style
• Nurture the skills required to engage and empower your new team for success
• Create and communicate plans fr achieving group goals; unwavering commitment towards long-term goals. dedication to the work and people performing the work
• Prioritise tasks, follow through assignments of your team and delegate successfully
• Understand your current leadership strengths and weaknesses and how to build on them
• Accept workplace challenges with ease and apply a range of techniques to influence others.

Course Content:

• Pre-assignment review
• Making the transition
• Responsibilities of a supervisor
• Setting goals
• Planning for success
• Listening skills
• Asking questions
• Giving feedback
• Ask for what you want
• Giving instructions
• Orders, requests and suggestions
• Managing conflict
• Dealing with difficult employees
• Dealing with others
• The reciprocal quality of relationships.

Career Path

Essential Skills for Becoming an Effective People Leader