CORPORATE TRAINING PROGRAMS

THE 10 TOOLS FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MANAGERS

 

Objectives:
Developing personal effectiveness and interpersonal effectiveness in corporate managers by instilling the principles of self-management.  
Benefits to corporate managers

The corporate organizations of today operate in a dynamic and competitive global environment. Whilst business profitability was the critical concern in the past, business sustainability has now become the critical issue. To meet business sustainability, corporate organizations need effective and efficient corporate managers who play a critical role in ensuring growth and development in an organization. Corporate managers need to be equipped with self-management skills that will add value to their performance and productivity. This workshop introduces corporate managers to the 10 tools for self-management to help them become more effective and efficient managers.

Who must attend

This workshop is targeted at Middle Managers and Senior Managers across all levels who want to achieve the “High Performance Rope” of Personal Effectiveness, Leadership Development and Organizational Improvement.

DURATION AND TIME : 2 days 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
TRAINING METHODOLOGY:
Workshops

Experiential Learning
Activity-Oriented Learning Approach

Brainstorming Sessions

Individual & Group Presentations

Group Exercises
Pictograms

COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING GUIDELINES:

At the end of the Training, the Participants will be able to:

Understand the 10 Tools of Self-Management
Manage themselves as Managers more Efficiently and Effectively
Manage their Staff more Efficiently and Effectively
Increase Productivity, Profitability and Bottom-Line of Company

 

PROGRAMME OUTLINE: 10 TOOLS FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MANAGERS

DAY 1: Personal Effectiveness (LSDTS)

1. Leadership Role of Managers in the Organization

  1. Definition of a Leader
  2. Definition of a Manager
  3. Difference between a Leader and a Manager
  4. Tomorrow’s Company versus Yesterday’s Company
  5. The Leader of a Tomorrow’s Company
  6. 6 Leadership Styles
  7. Attributes of Leaders
  8. Leadership Tension

3. Decision-Making and Problem Solving

  1. 5 Key Steps in decision-Making
  2. The ADADA Model
  3. Barriers to Effective Decision-Making
  4. The “Ishikawa” Model in Problem-Solving
  5. Man-Method-Material-Machine
  6. Basic Steps & Rules in Problem-Solving

2. Strategic Thinking

  1. Strategic Thinking Defined
  2. 4 Levels of Strategic Thinking
  3. The Strategy/Operations Relationship
  4. Strategic Thinking Leading To Strategic Management
  5. 3 Ws and 2 Hs.

4. Time Management

  1. Recording Time
  2. Analyzing Time
  3. Planning Time
  4. Managing your Roles and not your Time
  5. The Yearly Planner
  6. The Weekly Worksheet
  7. The Daily Work Plan
  8. Checklist for effective use of time

5. Stress & Health

  1. Two Types of Stress
  2. Signs & Symptoms of Stress;
  3. How to Manage Stress
  4. Type ‘A’ and Type ‘B’ Personality
  5. Managing Your Health
DAY 2:  Interpersonal Effectiveness (BCDEF)

1. Building Teams

  1. Actively Building Relationships
  2. Encouraging and Stimulating Others
  3. Wide Range of Incentives
  4. Evaluating and Enhancing People’s Capability
  5. Respect for views and actions of others
  6. Sensitivity to the needs and feelings
  7. Using power and authority
  8. Setting objectives which are both achievable and challenging
  9. Commitment to a specific course of action
  10. Using a variety of techniques to promote morale and productivity
  11. Communicating a Vision

3. Delegation & Empowerment

  1. The Difference between Delegation and Empowerment
  2. Why Delegation?
  3. Benefits of Delegation
  4. Reasons why people fail to delegate
  5. Activities included in Delegation
  6. A Process for Effective Delegation
  7. Why is Empowerment Important?
  8. Benefits of Empowerment
  9. How to empower employees?
  10. Guidelines for implementing and improving Empowerment
  11. Specific Techniques that can be used to Empower a Workforce

 

2. Communication and Interpersonal Skills

  1. How should I communicate?
  2. Types of Non-Verbal Communication
  3. Communication Skills
  4. Presentation Skills: 6 Key Steps
  5. Do’s and Dont’s on Delivery

4. Encouraging Innovation and Creativity

  1. Can Creativity be Taught?
  2. Right Brain and Left Brain Thinking
  3. How Creative Are You?
  4. 8 Steps to Developing Creative Thinking Skills
  5. 10 Barriers to Creativity
  6. 12 Questions to Spur the Imagination
  7. 8 Steps towards stimulating a creative environment

5. Focus on Results Through People

a. Planning and Prioritizing

  1. Focus on Objectives
  2. Tackle Problems and Take Advantage of opportunities
  3. Set Objectives in Uncertain and Complex Situations
  4. Focus Personal Attention on Specific Details

b. Striving for Excellence

  1. Actively seek to do things better
  2. Use change as an opportunity for improvement
  3. Establish and Communicate High Expectations
  4. Set Goals that are demanding of self and others
  5. Benchmarking