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First-Line Management Development

Face to face / Online public schedule & onsite training. Restaurant lunch included at STL venues.

From £495 List price £650

This course examines what staff look for in a manager and provides tools and techniques to build confidence in the management role for managers with some experience but no formal training and find they need support in leading a team for the first time.

Who is this course for?

The workshop is for all those who are in a management role but have little or no formal training and support. It aims to firm up the management foundation and provide the additional management skills they will need to help them to delegate and manage their team.

Objectives


  • Define what leadership is using directive/supportive strategies as appropriate
  • Recognise the stages of development of one's team
  • Adapt one's style to suit the situation appropriately
  • Understand some of the disciplinary process
  • Give constructive feedback to encourage a happy and productive workforce
  • Enhance communications and influencing skills in role of intermediary between staff and director level
  • Feel comfortable in managing performance and giving appraisals.

Prerequisites

This course has been designed for managers with some experience of being in a management role with little or no formal training.

Newly appointed managers or those wanting to learn more about managing with no current experience should review the Introduction to Management course


Course Syllabus

What do people look for in a manager?

Leadership as a learned behaviour
Types and styles of leadership

Forming and Developing Your Teams

Encouraging responsibility: Let them own and manage the work
Management does not mean managing everything
Team Members, their behaviours and motivations
Team stages
Developing a High Performing Team

Looking at Situational Leadership

Situational Leadership Model
How do you communicate through the hierarchical layers?
Applying the Model in various situations

The Disciplinary Process

General Rules
Gross Misconduct
Investigating a Complaints
Disciplinary procedures
Observing/Monitoring

Appraisals and Giving Feedback

Scenarios to elicit ways of giving feedback
BOOST and EECC Models
Coping with Criticism
Influencing Relationships Positively
Setting up the Six Step process for Coaching

"What do I get on the day?"

Arguably, the most experienced and highest motivated trainers.

Face-to-face training

lunch

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.

Lunch, breaks and timing

A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:

  • Bloomsbury
  • Limehouse

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

  • Hot beverages
  • Clean, filtered water
  • Biscuits

Online training

online training (virtual)

Regular breaks throughout the day.

Learning tools

in-course handbook

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

24 months access to trainers

Your questions answered on our support forum.

What to expect when training

Training Formats & Services

  • On a public schedule at one of our
    London training venues.
  • On-site at your company office UK wide
  • Near-site, at a location close to you
  • Tailored courses to your requirements
  • Productivity Training Programs
  • Consultancy
  • Bespoke one-to-one
  • Rollout
  • TNA
  • Upgrade
  • Case studies

Summary

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Martin Fox,
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Putting people in the same physical room in different virual room for the group breakout sessions is difficult. You might suggest that one of the people leaves and goes somewhere else for the breakout sessions

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Shan Tomouk,
Senior Research Analyst

Very good, a good mix of practical thinking and theory.

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Martin Peyre,
Site Manager

The scenarios are very useful to know how to manage and how to speak

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Fri 16 OctLimehouse £495
Wed 4 NovOnline£495
Mon 16 NovBloomsbury £495
Fri 4 DecOnline£495
Wed 16 DecLimehouse £495
Mon 4 JanOnline£495

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Below are some extracts from our First-Line Management Development manual.

Management Responsibilities

Meet business goals, vision, and objectives

Growth and success of the company

Identify problems and come up with solutions

The performance of team members

Hire, train, and develop employees

Leadership Styles

Supporting
Coaching
Delegating
Directing

4 Levels of Competence

Unconscious Competence
What you know has become “second nature”

Conscious Competence
You are aware of what you know

Conscious Incompetence
You recognise there is something you do not know

Unconscious Incompetence
You don’t know what you don’t know

Essential Soft Skills for Leaders

Listening

Giving people your time

Empathy

Trust

Accepting differences

Showing appreciation

Going out of your way to help

Stepping in without being asked

Integrity - do what you say

Loyalty

Honesty

Know when to dial it back

Building Rapport

YOU

Connection

OTHERS

Career

Socialise

Family

Travel

Hobbies

Entertainment

Spirituality

Exercise

Communication That Works

  • Using the Right Question

Who
What
Where
When
Why
How

  • Listening

Don’t interrupt the other person

Put your thoughts or biases aside when listening

Reflect back some of the key words the person uses

Try to listen to not only the words but also the tone of voice and emotions of the other person

If necessary, read between the lines to understand more deeply what is important to the other person

The Funnel Effect

Open Questions

Probing Questions

Closed Questions

Adapting to Communication Styles

Performance And Delegation

Aspects of good Feedback

  • Specific
  • Timely
  • Behaviour or Task focussed
  • Actionable
  • Helpful & Supportive

The SBI Feedback model

Situation

Behaviour

Impact

Steps to successful Delegation

1. Identify the task

2. Choose who to delegate the task to

3. Confirm level of interest

4. Clearly define the task

5. Clarify level of responsibility, authority, and accountability

6. Establish timeframes and completion date

7. Express confidence

8. Monitor progress and give feedback

9. Give credit

10. Review/Thank

The 4 Keys to Performance

1. Information
Do they know and understand the result required?

2. Motivation
Are they motivated to produce the results you have agreed?

3. Resources
Do they have the resources to get the results expected?

4. Competence
Do they have the skills and ability to perform the task?

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