In today’s complex work environment, becoming a new executive manager/leader demands new skills and approaches to getting things done. New executive managers must learn how to lead, motivate, and accomplish tasks effectively and efficiently through others.
By attending this course, you will learn how to lead by using the situational leadership model which will take you through the paces of motivation, delegation, and decision making. You will also learn how to stay focused; and how to be on track with your goals and objectives using effective time and stress management tools and techniques.
Course Objectives of Advanced Strategies of New Manager / Leader
Set up your new executive role to master Executive Coaching, Strategy, and Leadership
Define the importance of their role as a new level of managers/leader
Apply different leadership styles to lead and motivate their employees successfully
Empower employees through motivation and delegation
Create and manage winning teams
Manage self, time, and stress in a restless work environment
Apply new tools and techniques to improve problem-solving and decision making
Advanced Strategies of New Manager / Leader Course Outlines
Day 1
Executive responsibilities of new managers
Why most new managers and supervisors fail
Managing in the new competitive landscape
Managing for competitive advantage
Design your winning strategy to fit into your roles and responsibilities
The four functions and ten roles of management
Skills needed at different management levels
Common mistakes made by new managers and supervisors
Day 2
Teams and leadership
Differences between teams and workgroups
What makes a team
How teams can fail
Characteristics of high-performing teams
Stages of team formation
Teams dynamics and team building
Situational leadership and its application to team leadership
Current trends and issues
Day 3
Mastering the art of motivation
Definition of motivation
Myths about motivation
The main theories
Current trends and issues
Implications for managers
Day 4
Delegation
Definition of delegation and why to delegate
Root causes of poor delegation
Learning the steps to effective delegation
Empowering and motivating employees through delegation
The dos and don’ts of delegation
Time and stress management
Definition of time management
Identifying your time-wasters with the activity log
Dealing with and managing your time wasters
Start planning effectively
Using the priority matrix and to-do lists
Definition of stress
Causes and symptoms of stress
Techniques and approaches to managing stress
Day 5
Problem-solving and decision making
Tools and techniques
The traditional approach to problem-solving
The helicopter view
The Ishikawa fishbone technique
The How-How technique
The dos and don’ts of brainstorming techniques
Training Course: Advanced New Manager and Leadership Techniques
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