Advanced New Manager and Leadership Techniques Event, 17.Feb.2025

Introduction

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