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Management Training – Team Leader Development Programme

One of the most difficult times in any Manager's career is when they first take on responsibility for managing people. Whether they are called Team Leaders, Supervisors, Chargehands, First Line Managers or something else the responsibility and the pressure is the same.
It is a time when you find yourself responsible for the behaviour, performance and output of others. Rather than just having to think about your own attitudes, behaviours, actions and motivation you have to consider that of others. Many of the people who are promoted into this role are the best "technicians" in their field of work - but not necessarily the best leaders and managers of other people. How often do we choose our new managers based on their people skills as well as their professional skills?
How do you know if a person has the potential and desire to become a really good manager?
How much preparation and management training do we provide them with beforehand and how much guidance, support and management training do we provide them with during the first 24 months of them taking up this new role?
Moving across the "Fence" from employee to manager is one of the hardest transitions that we may make during our careers - some of us never make the transition effectively.
To help make the transition, Developing People have created an open Team Leader Development Programme. For more information, please see the information below which explains the programme.

The aim of the programme

The programme will identify, improve and develop the management skills, knowledge and competency of the participants in the following key areas:

• Leading and managing teams – reducing workload of senior staff
• People management skills – ensuring willing co-operation
• Understanding of effective team work and motivation
• Applying skills developed in the programme, to a specific work based project
• Demonstrating skills in performance and project management
• Encouraging a continuing interest in learning and in the development of self and others.

Programme benefits

TO THE PARTICIPANT:

• Improved knowledge and skills in specific areas of people management
• Increased self-awareness and confidence
• Opportunity to practise skills in a ‘safe’ environment
• A greater understanding of team effectiveness and leadership
• Meeting and learning with others in a similar situation
• Developing career opportunities and continuing professional development

TO THE ORGANISATION:

• Increased effectiveness, efficiency and approach of your delegates
• Participants will focus on a work based project between Day 2 and 3, the output of which should have organisational benefits
• Involvement and participation will bring new ideas into the organisation

Who should attend?

Participants will be supervisors, team leaders or first line managers with direct people management responsibility. They could either be managers who have had little or no formal training or those who have been newly appointed to this role within the last year. Alternatively, they may have responsibility for guiding other people or dealing with customers.

Core Subjects:
Roles and responsibilities of a supervisor, self-awareness, communication skills, motivation, coaching, supervisory leadership, performance management, discipline and grievance, project management skills and a work-based project.

Flexible Subjects:
According to participant needs, we will also include relevant elements of other topic areas as required.

Dates: Tuesday 20 February and Wednesday 21 February
& Thursday 29 March 2007
Venue: Express at Holiday Inn Hotel, M271 Redbridge, Southampton
Investment: The overall cost of the programme per delegate is £750+VAT for the three day programme

Who to contact for more information: - Tim Kennedy at
Developing People Ltd
Rowan House, Oakmore Park, Durley, Southampton SO32 2NU
Tel: 02380 695929, e.mail: timkennedy@developingpeople.co.uk