Developing Managers in Organizations

Course details

Managers have tremendous influence over how employees feel about their jobs. By developing a strong pool of managers, you can set your organization up for success. In this course, learn how to develop exceptional managers who can lead with confidence. Leadership expert Roberta Matuson outlines the qualities possessed by great managers, and explains how to go about using internal and external resources to help your managers acquire the skills needed to inspire and retain talent. She also explains how to assemble a management training strategy that prepares first-time managers and experienced managers alike, as well as how to measure the effectiveness of your management development program.

Learning objectives
What makes a manager effective?
What managers seek from their employers
Coaching versus mentoring
Determining whether to use internal or external resources
Helping managers take control of their learning
Creating a management training strategy
Measuring the effectiveness of your program
Avoiding common management development mistakes

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Developing Effective Managers

02 - Current state of management
03 - What makes a great manager
04 - How managers view themselves
05 - What managers seek from employers

2. Different Ways to Develop Managers

06 - Management development outside the classroom
07 - Coaching versus mentoring
08 - Leadership development - Internal versus external resources
09 - How to get managers to take control of their learning

3. Creating a Management Training Strategy

10 - Topics to include when developing leaders
11 - Five skills every manager needs to master
12 - How to prepare first-time managers
13 - How to support experienced managers

4. Assessing Your Management Development Program

14 - Measuring the effectiveness of your program
15 - Pinpointing the cause of management development failures
16 - Three mistakes organizations make when developing managers

Conclusion

17 - Next steps