Modern Management Techniques

This workshop is designed to develop the managerial skills of engineers, technical and non-technical personnel who have been promoted through a professional route. It is also suitable for current managers who now wish to enhance their managerial skill base. 

OBJECTIVES:

1. The objectives of the workshop are to provide managers with:
2. An understanding of the roles of the manager and the leader
3. An awareness of the difference between the roles of and the different styles of management and leadership
4. An understanding of motivation and its effect on effective team building
5. The ability to effectively delegate, problem solve and make decisions
6. The necessary tools to recognize & deal with stress in themselves & others
7. Self analysis tolls to identify performance shortfalls & Dev. opportunities

PROGRAM TOPICS:

The Managers and Leaders Roles:

• What managers do
• The different management styles
• What leaders do
• The different leadership styles and traits
• Achieving commitment and participation
• Developing openness co-operation and trust

Motivating People and Getting the Best from them:

• The meaning of motivation and motivators
• Motivation theories
• Motivational techniques
• Preventing demotivation and dealing with demotivated people
• Effective appraisals
• Recognition and reward
• Managing conflict

Delegation:

• Destroying the myths
• How to and what to delegate
• Delegating effectively
• Monitoring delegated activities

Stress Management:

• Understanding stress
• Analyzing the causes of stress
• Dealing with your own stress
• Dealing with stress in others

Teams and Teambuilding:

• The nature purpose and advantages of teams & teambuilding
• Team roles & functions
• Team development
• Teambuilding
• Team Maintenance
• Evaluating and improving team performance
• Maintaining a creative environment

Problem Solving and Decision Making:

• Solving Problems and Making Effective Decisions
• Effective team problem solving

Setting Objectives:

• Objectives as a vision
• The SMART criteria for good objectives
• Personal objectives
• Work objectives
• Understanding objectives the How and What
• The ‘Plan-Do-Check-Act’ cycle to keep track

Planning Skills

• The planning equation
• The planning process
• Defining the project to be planned
• Formulating a plan
• Time-based Tools and techniques for planning

Extended Team Exercise:

• An extended exercise, carried out in teams enabling them to develop all the key learning points.
• The exercise will be followed by presentations back to the main group

Workshop Summary & Close

WORKSHOP STYLE:

A mixture of short presentations, interactive discussion, individual exercises and group work. The emphasis throughout is on a practical approach using case material and examples.