A practical toolbox for managers

Leadership Skills Training

About this training

Moving into a management or team leader position demands new knowledge, skills and behaviors. As Marshall Goldsmith wrote, “What got you here won’t get you there.” Our practical toolbox for managers is an experiential seminar suitable for those on the path for promotion to a management or team leader position, those recently promoted or those who have been active in their role for up to 3 years. By drawing on your own examples and the trainer’s practical experience and insights, this seminar ensures you return to work feeling confident and motivated to deliver results through your greatest asset – your people.

Develop your management style.

Your outcomes

  • Reflecting on the key requirements of a manager.
  • Increasing your self-awareness as a basis for developing your own management style.
  • Acquiring  practical skills for achieving goals, building the team and developing individuals.
  • Improving personal effectiveness.
  • Preparing to transfer training into action.

Training content

  • Who do I want to be?
  • Identifying the skills and behaviors you need to be an effective people manager.
  • Reflecting and valuing your own personality.
  • If you’re a manager then ACT like one – authenticity, credibility and trust.
  • Applying action-centered leadership.
  • The importance of developing your staff- why, what, how and when.
  • Building emotional bank accounts.
  • What motivates people really?
  • Sharpening your impact through effective communication.
  • Setting goals and managing performance.
  • Delivering effective feedback using DESC.
  • Reward and recognition – making things personal.
  • The 5 steps of effective delegation.
  • Being effective and not just busy.
  • Knowing your rights and responsibilities as a manager.
  • Putting it all into practice.

Skills and behaviors you need to be an effective people manager.

Improve your personal effectiveness.

“I found the training very motivating.  I now feel that I’m doing a lot of things well and I know what I need to focus on. The practical, and sometimes stressful, activities on keeping monkeys off my back was really useful! I wish I had done this training 6 months ago when I became team leader!”

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