The environment of current business requires an increased focus on practices and skills in planning projects and work, properly organizing tasks, and one’s work to improve productivity and delegating work to empowered staff. Businesses and indeed, all organizations, find themselves needing more productive methods of planning, more appropriate goals, and effective means of accomplishing work. A focus on using productive best practices allows for effective and efficient management of work and making changes in the organization.
The course is designed to give participants an understanding of several management methods, processes, and procedures, as well as practice on several key management techniques. The principles used are easily adapted to an organization’s or individual’s work assignments. The course presents a methodology of common, standard management techniques using a simple theoretical foundation and enhances learning with practical activities so students can develop knowledge and skill to manage more effectively and efficiently.
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
Achieve results on time with less stress through planning, prioritizing and delegating work
Organize their workday, workflow and work systems to have an effective and efficient office
Manage and motivate others around them to achieve the synergy of a great team
Analyze situations and habits that hinder their performance and identify techniques to overcome them
Achieve job success and satisfaction by setting and reaching short and long term goals linked to personal and company aims
Line and Functional Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors in organizations of all sizes
Intermediate and advanced level Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors within all sectors, private and public, profit and not-for-profit
Professionals who need to become more effective and efficient in time management and planning
Course purpose, goals, and objectives.
New systems & strategic thinking.
Overview and context of organizational change and the impact on planning and organization.
Identifying a standard of excellence in the organization, team, and personal work.
Review of management processes and skill areas.
Using a planning process to set goals and get projects started.
Integrating goals, scope, work structure, and management planning.
Identifying initial resource requirements.
Identifying risk techniques that affect work assignments, priorities, and deadlines.
Communication that responds to who, what where, when, how, why.
Understanding the importance of quality planning in work assignments.
Understanding how people approach their work.
Planning for time management, scheduling, and meeting deadlines.
Using proper delegation skills to empower staff.
Improving the prioritizing of work and work tasks.
Planning for delegation responsibility and authority.
Identifying the skills required to obtain the help of others.
The importance of group skills to achieve team success.
The importance of interpersonal skills in making personal and team decisions.
Empowering the team through the development of interpersonal skills.
The importance of versatility in team relations.
Innovation and improvement for personal and team change.
Identification of change processes and human change.
Techniques to set personal and team change goals.
Dealing with people who do not want to change.
Developing an action plan for personal and team change.
Sustained public relations campaigns can help drive strategic organizational change, build public perceptions and drive reputation with key stakeholders. Well planned and executed campaigns are a cost-effective means of changing perceptions and increasing stakeholder value for an organization.
This powerful program takes a problem-solving approach to the design of PR campaigns. By closely fitting the campaign to core business priorities as well as project objectives campaign design reinforces key messages and organizational strategy. Participants will develop the skills to design, plan, cost, deliver, and evaluate campaigns using the full range of PR media and channels. Case study examples in print and video will be used throughout. Action planning for the workplace to put ideas into action is a strong feature of the program.
The program has been designed to be interactive with several case studies and group exercises. A modular approach will take the delegates through the four stages of Crisis Management - Preparation, Planning, Response, and Recovery. Participative lectures will involve the use of PowerPoint, handout material, work manual with all instructor notes and slides, examples of best practice, and appropriate video/DVD material. The use of flip-charts, syndicate workshops, and reporting back sessions will encourage a fully participative and enjoyable event.
This is a comprehensive career development program intended for those seeking job-related skills in Inspection of Process Industry units for Maintenance, Operational Condition, Corrosion, Safety, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control.
In our modern world, products are developed, launched, upgraded, and re-launched in record times. Agile Product Management is crucial in gaining a competitive advantage and prospering in the fast-moving and ever-changing times. Product managers need to develop interdisciplinary skills that allow them to work effectively and agilely with diverse groups of colleagues, from innovation to product and sales and marketing.