Basic Management Skills and Introduction to Leadership
“Management is both an art as well as a science.”
OVERVIEW
Whatever skills and talents you have, which make you a great team member, will not guarantee that you will be an effective manager. In this course, you will learn about the principles of management and the roles and the skills required to prepare you in taking the role of a manager. You will learn practical tools and frameworks to help you set team objectives, organize, track and analyze performances, and manage stakeholders. Real life examples, practical learning activities, role-plays and peer feedback will support all topics discussed in this course.
You will also gain introductory principles in transforming you from being a manager to being a respected leader.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
- To learn how to utilize skills to effectively manage and lead a team in achieving a common goal.
- To know and understand what is expected of a manager and apply concepts learned.
- To understand best practices and apply the principles of management in order to achieve performance objectives.
- To learn how to transition from an individual contributor to a leader.
LEARNER’S BENEFIT
- You will learn the different roles of a manager and his primary responsibilities.
- You will learn to appreciate the different functions of a manager and their significance in strategic planning and decision making.
- You will learn how to practice the different skills of a manager and be able to lead from a position of strength.
- You will learn how to deal with difficult people at all levels
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Professionals who have started their career and want to prepare for a managerial role.
- Those who are suddenly assigned to manage people
- Students of Management who aspire to enter the corporate world.
- Managers and supervisors who want to refresh their knowledge and improve their managerial skills
LEARNING OUTLINE
A. Management Principles
What is Management?
Is Management more of an Art or more of a Science?
B. Role of Managers
Top Management
Middle Management
Line and Staff Managers
Project Managers
C. The Change in your Role - Transitioning into a Manager
D. The Changing Roles of Managers
Interpersonal
Informational
Decisional
E. Managerial Skills
Technical Skills
Human Skills
Conceptual Skills
Other Managerial Skills
- Diagnostic Skills
- Analytical Skills
F. Functions of Managers – The P-O-D-C Framework
Planning
- Defining Organization Vision & Mission
- Setting Goals & Objectives
- Strategizing
- Plan of Action to Achieve Goals
Organizing
- Formulate Organizational Structure
- Resource Allocation
- Job Design
Directing
- Direction
- Motivation
- Coordination & Communication
Controlling
- Process & Standards
- Review & Evaluation
- Corrective Action
G. Different Management Types
The problem-solving manager
The pitch-fork manager
The pontificating manager
The presumptuous manager
The perfect manager
The passive manager
The proactive manager
H. Different Management Styles
Autocratic
Consultative
Persuasive
Democratic
Laissez Faire
Management by Walking Around (MBWA)
I. The New Leader
Difference between Managing and Leading
Why Focus on People
Coaching and Mentoring
OUR PARTNER’S PROFILE
- Managing Director, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Retired)
- Chairman of the Investment Committee, BSP Provident Fund (Retired)
- GSE2X: Leaders of Learning Certified, HarvardX - Harvard University, edX
- Holder of Professorial Chair, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
- Professor of Graduate Studies, Masters and Doctorate, PUP
- Consistent Recipient of Outstanding Rating in Graduate Teaching, PUP
- 2015 Gold Medalist and Lone Gold Medal Awardee, BSP Management Supervisory Excellence Program; Most Active Mentor Recognition Recipient, BSP Mentoring Program
- Former Manufacturing Unit Head, UNILAB
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