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EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
Every manager’s job is unique but they all depend upon the basic need to work with and through other people. Those who work most effectively with and through other people produce the most outstanding results.
The purpose of a manager is to achieve results through the activities of other people. When the manager succeeds, the organization benefits directly and your effectiveness as a manager plays a vital role in achieving your personal goals.
As a manager, you can multiply the effects of your personal growth by inspiring and directing your people to undertake a program of personal development. When you lead your team members to gain new skills and to be more productive in their activities you add unlimited power to the effectiveness of your organization.
Outline
- Understanding the difference between leadership and Management.
- The roles & responsibilities, and complexities of the manager
- Tools and techniques used to manage oneself
- What makes you tick’; major motivational theories and what this means for the individual manager and their direct reports
- Establishing a personal responsibility for self-development, constructing a development plan.
- Practicing using tools and techniques to manage the day to day work
- The role of assertive communication in getting the job done and managing others
- The principles of induction, supervision, and appraisal (cycle)
- Good practice in setting objectives and delegating, and how these support the performance management cycle
- Practicing setting objectives
- The role of the manager in identifying learning needs
- Creating a template for 1:1 discussions
- The role of giving (and receiving) feedback in managing performance
- How to motivate the poor and good performer
- The need to foster a positive team atmosphere
- How to become a great team player
- The life cycle of a team
- Consensus decision making – its advantages and disadvantages and its role
- Challenges faced by Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
- Ways of overcoming challenges
- Success stories for Entrepreneurs