Course Summary:

Management is known as a form of art and a science. The key is making employees more efficient and productive while finding the correct way to do it. When preparing to manage one or a group of managers, you are preparing for them to be able to manage their own employees.  

Every manager is a different personality type and learns differently. But with some helpful tools and tips, you can help them become great managers that will continue to grow and succeed with their new team

Course Objectives:

It’s been said that good management starts with good planning. As a manager, you can learn different ways to put plans into action that will help your other managers and employees work together and continue to grow.

• Welcome and orientate new managers
• Learn ways to successfully coach and mentor
• Learn ways to measure and evaluate performance
• How to handle complications
• Communicate between employees and their managers

Course Outline

Module One: Getting Started

• Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Grooming a New Manager

• Set Specific Goals
• Authority (What They Can and Can’t Do)
• Create a Shared Vision
• The More They Learn, the More Responsibility They Get
• Case Study
• Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Coaching and Mentoring (I)

• Writing Performance Reviews
• Provide Clear and Timely Feedback
• Praise in Public, Criticize in Private
• Make Sure Your Door is Always Open
• Case Study
• Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Coaching and Mentoring (II)

• Offer Advice, Not the Solution
• Create a Supportive Environment
• Build Ownership
• Degree Feedback
• Case Study
• Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Measuring Performance

• Staying Within Their Budget
• Setting Measurable Objectives
• Skip Level Feedback
• Collaborate on Criteria to be Evaluated
• Case Study
• Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Motivating Managers

• Provide the Needed Resources
• Bonuses and Incentives
• Give Credit for Good Work
• Keep Them Challenged
• Case Study
• Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Signs of Poor Management

• Missed Deadlines
• Team Turnover
• Losing Customers
• Little or No Growth
• Case Study
• Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Trust Your Team of Managers

• Do Not Micromanage
• Promote Open and Honest Communication
• Reward Initiative
• Trust, But Verify
• Case Study
• Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: When an Employee Complains About Their Manager

• Keep the Information Confidential
• Gather Information from Both Sides
• Coach or Delegate the Solution
• Follow-up with the Manager or Employee
• Case Study
• Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: When Do You Step In?

• Unsafe or Dangerous Events
• Legal Ramifications
• Severe Financial Costs
• Repeated Failures after Coaching Has Occurred
• Case Study
• Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Remember These Basic Qualities

• Express Confidence in Their Abilities
• Practice What You Preach
• Have an Open Door
• Their Success is Your Success
• Case Study
• Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise