Management Training

There are so many different types of managers that work on different levels and, in reality, no two management positions are the same. Developing the skills and confidence of your management team through training not only improves their performance but also the performance of everyone they manage. As a result, management training delivers one of the best returns on investment of the training types available.

Benefits of Training

• Help managers tackle performance issues.
• Teach managers the skills to motivate employees.
• Provide managers with training on how to coach and develop their teams.
• Give your managers practical skills and confidence.
• Help managers effectively manage their time and workload.
• Improve communication.
• Ability to handle conflict in an appropriate manner.

Types of Courses Available

• Modular Based Learning Sessions - these are normally 1 or 2 day classroom type training courses spread throughout the duration of the programme.
  
  
• Personal 1 on 1 Business Coaching – this involves each manager receiving face to face or telephone coaching sessions with a fully qualified business coach. Some of the major issues that are holding manager's back at work can be addressed, and action plans put in place to improve them.
  
  
• Personality and Behavioural Profiling - each manager can take a number of assessments and exercises and then they will receive detailed reports and profiles on their preferences and what makes them the person that they are. Understanding oneself is very important in the development process. Each manager receives their feedback from a fully qualified expert with full explanations as to the application and practical considerations of the information.
  
  
• Personal 1 on 1 Life Coaching - each manager receives face to face or telephone coaching from a fully qualified life coach. The aim of these sessions is to create balance in the managers life between work, rest and play and to act as support for any personal or confidence related issues.
  
  
• Work Based Assignments and Projects - applying learning into the workplace is a critical activity. With work based assignments, the managers have case studies to work through having to apply what they have learned on previous modules and areas of the development programme. Each assignment is based upon a "real life" scenario that the company has or could face in the future and the manager is left responsible for tackling the situation and heading up the team that ultimately has to provide solutions and a way forward for it.
  
  
• Team Building Events - these can be on or offsite where the group as a whole or in smaller teams are set challenging events and activities to promote cross functional working and the elements of building high performing teams.
  
  
• E-Learning Modules - some information and learning can be conducted through computer designed training sessions. Here, the manager accesses a programme through their computer and works through the course themselves. At various points throughout the ecourse there will be mini tests and assessments to confirm their understanding of the topics covered.
  
  
• Simulations - with a simulation, groups of managers are "placed" into a real life scenario and it is up to them as a team to create a positive outcome. For example, "A flood has just wiped out your manufacturing capability, what are you going to do to resume business asap?" or "You are in charge of creating a new product to achieve xyz. What is your new product? What will it do? How will you market it? What considerations will you need to plan for in the workplace - training, comms etc?" ...with trainers throwing obstacles in along the way to test their planning, organisation, team and self control skills!
  
  
• Distance Learning - modules and course content can be covered through self study manuals, DVDs, CDs and CD ROMs. The managers will be required to complete the modules themselves and send in their answers and coursework to their designated personal tutor who then provides feedback to them.
  
  
• Action Learning Sets - these are normally half day sessions based on the relationship between reflection and action, where the focus is on the issues and problems that the managers bring to the group, and planning future action with the structured attention and support of that group. A major advantage of Action Learning is that participants are able to look at the real problems which concern them, rather than considering hypothetical ones, and they are responsible for the selection of the topic(s) or problem(s) discussed.