The Middle Manager Development Program: Creating Future Leaders

The Middle Management Development Program

OBJECTIVES

• Manage your budget and KPI cycle
• Prioritize goals and activities
• Organize workflow and processes
• Monitor results and take action where needed
• Report results
• Run effective meetings
• Manage your schedule and energy levels
• Manage your boss

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Director Finance and Administration
• Sales Manager
• Product Manager
• Brand Manager
• Customer Satisfaction Manager
• Plant Manager
• Field Office Manager
• Production Head
• Head Donor Relations
• Maintenance Manager
• Laboratory Manager
• Regional Logistics Manager
• Business Unit Manager
• Head Health and Safety
• Corporate Development Manager
• Manager Legal Department
• Business Owner
• Head HR Operations
• Quality Manager

COURSE OUTLINE

What is Management?

• Manager role and tasks
• Management skills
• What your company expects of you as a manager
• Self motivation: why do I want to be a manager?

The Management Cycle

• Overview of the management cycle: planning, organizing, communicating, controlling
• Planning and organizing
• Setting objectives and targets
• Budgeting
• Establishing working procedures for your team
• Effective communication: methods and tools
• Running effective meetings
• Decision making and consensus building
• Implementing and monitoring progress against targets

Processes and Workflows

• Aligning your objectives cycle with the senior management decision cycle
• Translating objectives into strategies and measures
• Defining clear roles and responsibilities on the team
• Defining processes and workflows to achieve objectives through your people

• Learn from implementation and strive for continuous improvement

The Big Picture

• Understanding your company strategy
• How do you contribute? Is your team aligned?
• Your role as a link between your team and the organization
• Collaborating with other teams toward a common goal
• Networking for better collaboration and visibility
• Assertiveness as a key to managing resources

Managing Yourself

• Balancing organizational, career, and personal goals
• Prioritization and planning
• Managing time and energy levels
• Handling unexpected events and interruptions
• Dealing with overload of information (email, publications, reports)
• Helping your team use time more efficiently
• Assessing and further developing your skills and career

Managing Up

• Analyzing your boss’s needs and interests and finding common ground
• Being a valuable, proactive partner in achieving goals
• Keeping communication open

Throughout the workshop, you will capture ideas for implementation back at your workplace. At the end of the workshop, you will consolidate your ideas into a personal action plan to implement new behaviors and tools immediately upon your return.