In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, effective leadership requires a dynamic and adaptable approach. The traditional management toolkit must be updated to address modern challenges and seize new opportunities. EQV (UK) Ltd’s course, “Leading in the New Era: Updating Your Management Toolkit,” is designed to equip both new and experienced managers with the skills and mindset needed to succeed in this ever-changing environment.
Course Overview
This two-day programme is tailored for first-line managers and those seeking to refresh their management skills in line with contemporary practices. The course emphasises the importance of embracing key management competencies within a progressive business setting.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will:
- Develop a clear understanding of the manager’s role and effective performance management.
- Learn strategies to manage difficult situations and problem-solving effectively.
- Enhance communication skills to keep teams well-informed.
- Demonstrate accountability and uphold high ethical standards.
- Recognise the importance of delegation, planning, and prioritisation.
- Stay up to date with the latest management theories and techniques.
- Gain an understanding of unconscious bias and the distinctions between equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Course Content
Day 1
- Key Management Skills: Focusing on task completion, individual support, and team-building in various work settings.
- Understanding Team Expectations: Exploring what distinguishes effective from ineffective management and evaluating team needs.
- Modern Management Approaches: Addressing the normalisation of remote and hybrid working, the impact of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (effective from 6th April 2024), and the role of technology, including AI, in team leadership.
- Unconscious Bias (UB): Understanding the impact of UB and strategies to mitigate its effects.
- Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Differentiating these key concepts and reviewing relevant legislation, including the Equality Act 2010 and the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 (effective from October 2024).
Day 2
- Building a High-Performing Team: Applying leadership theories such as Situational Leadership, Action-Centred Leadership, and the Energy-Attitude Matrix.
- Performance Management and Appraisals: Learning effective goal setting, performance monitoring, and appraisal techniques, ensuring inclusivity for remote and hybrid workers.
- Coaching for Performance Improvement: Exploring the coaching continuum with a focus on non-directive coaching, particularly in virtual environments.
- Influencing Without Authority: Understanding principled persuasion and the psychology of influence.
- Time Management: Recognising the ‘time-delusion’, distinguishing between stress and motivation, and mastering prioritisation techniques.
- Action Planning: Developing commitments and strategies for implementing learning, with managerial support.
Delivery Method & Cost
The course is available as an open public programme, delivered virtually, or as a closed group session, which can be delivered either virtually or in person. The public course is priced at £850 + VAT per person.
For managers looking to navigate today’s workplace complexities with confidence, this course provides a comprehensive and practical toolkit to lead successfully in the modern era.) Ltd’s course offers a comprehensive pathway to develop the necessary skills and attitudes to lead effectively in this new era.