Advanced Management Skills
Course Code: MN30
Course Objective
- Recognise how to prioritise and cope with multiple tasks
- Develop the skills necessary to plan, make effective decisions and solve problems, and handle pressure
- Apply practical techniques to improve communications skills
- Understand how to manage challenging behaviours
- Apply assertiveness to be more effective in the workplace
Target Audience
- Office Managers
- Team leaders
- Administrators
- Supervisors
- Secretaries
- Support Staff
Course Outline
DAY 1: Taking Control of Your Work Life
- Understanding and Clarifying Purpose, Vision and Mission
- External and Internal Customer Service
- The Secret to Working Smarter rather than Harder
- Controlling, Prioritising and Organising Your Work
- Gaining an insight into your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Making Your Office User-friendly and Efficient
DAY 2: Essential Administrative Skills
- Mind Mapping Techniques
- Right Brain / Left Brain Theory
- Managing Larger Projects to Meet Deadlines
- Planning and Problem Solving Skills
- Managing Meetings Effectively
- Working with more than One Manager
DAY 3: Vital Communication Skills
- Communication Styles and When to Use Them
- Communicating with Confidence
- Win-Win Conflict Resolution
- Understanding and using Body Language
- Understanding Gender Differences in Communication
- Understanding Different Personality Types and How to Deal with them
DAY 4: Developing as a Professional
- Listening Skills – seek first to understand then to be understood
- Creating a Professional Image
- Leadership Skills
- How to Make Presentations with Confidence and Power
- Painless Methods for Giving Corrective Feedback
- Best Practices for Delivering Positive Feedback
DAY 5: Self-Empowerment and Self-Management
- Understanding the Main Causes of Stress
- How to Build Self-confidence and Strengthen the Ability to Respond to Difficult Situations
- The Essential Skills of Emotional Intelligence
- Using Emotional Intelligence at Work
- Becoming a more Proactive, Responsible and Self-aware Person
- Continuing Professional Development - where to go from here
- The design of financial models for forecasting and decision-making
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