Introduction to Management

As we move forward in our careers, many of us enjoy the challenge of managing other people. But just how easy is it to go from being focused on our own progress to being responsible for others?

It requires a shift of focus and a new set of skills.

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Course Code: OV-ITM

  • This is available for groups and teams

  • 2 x half-day live session delivered virtually or in-person | 6-8 hrs on-demand learning | 30-minute coaching session (optional extra for teams)

If you are new to the job, this comprehensive course is the ideal way to quickly gain the knowledge and skills you require to manage people and teams. The program is very practical and based on everyday work situations so you can return to work feeling motivated and confident to drive your team to achieve great results.
You will learn how your behavior can help build trust and loyalty as well as the most effective ways to set objectives, delegate tasks, manage performance and give feedback. You will also leave with a personal action plan to support you on your journey to becoming a great manager.

Suitable for supervisors, team leaders and line managers who are new or fairly new to the role or who have had no previous training in the basics of people management.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Set and reach both personal and team objectives
  • Motivate, manage and lead your team and individuals to meet their objectives
  • Use a five-stage structure to delegate tasks effectively
  • Recognize when to give performance feedback and how to do so effectively
  • Explain how to assess performance and monitor progress against goals
  • Select the most suitable methods of development for individuals in your team
  • Understanding what is required of you in your role as a manager
  • Defining the characteristics of a great manager
  • Meeting the needs and demands of the task, team and individual

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Live session delivered virtually or in-person. Up to 15 people per programme.

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90-Minute Bitesize Sessions

Available for delivery to groups and teams, our bite-size learning sessions are short bursts of knowledge covering the what, why, and how of a topic, and delivered at pace. Expert-led sessions can be delivered virtually, face-to-face, or you can choose a combination, and they can be run either standalone or up to three sessions in a day.

First Time Manager

First Time Manager

Course Code: VILT-FTM

  • 90-minute live session delivered virtually or in-person (Perfect for use as part of a blended learning programme)

  • This is available for groups and teams

  • Part of our Core Library

If you have recently been promoted to a management role, congratulations! As well as excitement and a sense of pride, you might also be feeling some anxiety and uncertainty about living up to the requirements of the position.

We know that managers play a crucial role in engaging, developing, and supporting employees, enabling them to do and be their best at work every day. Achieving that requires a whole new set of skills that can’t be learned overnight. The first step is to understand how your role has changed, what it takes to be a successful manager, and what your team really needs from you.

We will cover all of that in this 90-minute session, as well as raise awareness of some of the more common traps that new managers are prone to falling into and how you can avoid doing so yourself.
This workshop will provide you with some foundational skills and a whole lot of confidence to set you on the path to success.

 

  • Have you recently started out as a manager and are not yet sure what this means for you?
  • Do you want to make a great first impression with your new team and start as you hope to go on?
  • Have you thought about the kind of manager you aspire to be and the skills and behaviors that will take you there?
  • Are you clear on what your team really needs from you and how to provide it?

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

  • Take steps to avoid the common traps that new managers risk falling into
  • Explain the differences between an individual contributor and a manager
  • Guide your team through the four development stages toward high performance
  • Discover what your team needs from you

 

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Managing People

Managing People

Course Code: VILT-MP

  • 90-minute live session delivered virtually or in-person (Perfect for use as part of a blended learning programme)

  • This is available for groups and teams

  • Part of our Core Library

This 90-minute session looks at some of the core principles of people management, and the attributes that make an effective manager. Motivation, delegation and feedback are also introduced as important aspects of being able to manage people effectively.

 

This session is for anyone who wants to be able to manage people effectively.

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

  • Define what attributes make a manager
  • Consider the differences between management and leadership
  • Split the principle of leadership into adaptive and technical challenges and how to deal with each
  • Look at individual management styles, and go into more detail in regards to our preferred style of management
     
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Our award-winning learning content library is expertly created, easy to consume, and visually engaging and it can be experienced through a range of modalities - Fluidbooks, videos, animations, podcasts, infographics, quizzes and more. Use our digital learning content to support on-demand or blended learning provision within your organisation. Hundreds of topics are available in multiple global languages.

First Time Manager

First Time Manager
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  • First time manager Quiz
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Find out more about our learning content… we provide a range of formats and media types to support different learning styles, and time pressures and to keep the learning engaging. Find out more about the different modalities and view some examples…

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Use our building blocks approach to create a customized program to suit your specific needs and context, at the pace you need. 
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To help achieve the pace and agility you need, we encourage you to make use of what we already have (our core library) and make it your own. There’s no need to ‘recreate the wheel’ - build from what we have ‘ready to go’ and then customize what you need to.

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  • Pre-built team experience (learning journey)
  • Live workshops - virtual or in-person training (1 x half-day live session in a day; 2 x half-day live session in a day)
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  • Digital adventures
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  • Live expert-led bite-size or workshop session
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