’One of the best courses I have ever taken, at the perfect time in my career.’ Seminar Evaluation
This seminar teaches a skill set that leads to management excellence. As the course title implies, we assume our students have had little training in the basic principles, skills, and tools of the management profession. Our instructors come prepared to challenge and expand the perspective of our students, as we fast track them up the performance curve..
Management Skills for Technical Professionals teaches accountability, assertiveness, listening skills, taking a process-oriented approach, managing inner obstacles,.and being proactive in a management role. The seminar draws broadly from the fields of communication by objective, self-awareness, negotiation, politics, quality management, ethics, martial arts, behavior modification, group facilitation, history, and project management. We strive for an interactive, engaging, and entertaining seminar that holds real and immediate value to the participants, measured in business and career results. Students spend three days with an accomplished senior instructor who leads the group through a series of teachings and exercises that develop leadership, interpersonal skills, and the ability to assess, organize, influence, and lead from a position of strength.
Presentations; case studies; role-play; team exercises; question and answer sessions; templates, methods… all are built around the real world demands of managing in today’s business environment.
Topics include:
+ How to differentiate between a *technical* approach and a *management* approach
+ How to run action-oriented meetings
+ How to overcome inner obstacles
+ How to produce clear written and verbal communication
+ How to structure and facilitate open communication in all directions
+ How to manage higher levels and those above you
+ How to prioritize work and manage time
+ How to be assertive when faced with difficult personalities or situations
+ How to develop and reinforce a *team* approach
+ How to run projects according to Project Management Institute standards
+ How to establish, promote, and enforce accountability
+ How to act as a change agent
+ How to get things done in a “low authority – high responsibility” environment
+ How to gain commitment and *buy-in* to plans and objectives
+ How to remain humble with all these new skills
The Outset Group
- A Registered Education Provider (Global) with the Project Management Institute (PMI)
- An Endorsed Education Provider with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
