The First Cranky Training Course- Want To Help Develop It?
Here are the details on the first ever Cranky Middle Manager training program. We are holding a stealth, very cool dress rehearsal/beta test and you’re invited to attend and give us feedback. Here are the ugly details:
Managing Engineers: Become the Manager You Always Wanted to Have
Date December 15, 16 2008
Place Best Western O’Hare, Des Plaines (Chicago) IL
Time 9-4 each day
Price: This is the cool part- ordinarily this will be $1,000 for 2 days but during this pilot program you can attend for $450.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
Participants will learn and practice specific skills vital to the success of the technical manager, including:
Delegation and Assigning Tasks
You will learn how to delegate assignments to get buy-in and maximum results. One of the most important things is deciding what tasks to do and which to let go of. How do you define/assign them to your team to get max buy-in and ultimately peak performance.
One on Ones
Give your direct reports your time and attention, and they will go to the wall for you. We will discuss the elements of effective one-on-ones, including what should be on the agenda, how to schedule them, and where to have them, then put these ideas into practice via role-playing exercises.
Performance Reviews
End-of-year performance reviews can become an empty ritual, or a source of needless angst. Learn how to design and implement an ongoing review process that will provide your employees with useful, actionable feedback throughout the year.
SWOT Analysis
You’ll learn a structured technique for identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for any given project. SWOT is an excellent tool for evaluating business opportunities such as starting a new line of business, entering a new market, pursuing a new development project, or allocating resources.
Delivering Effective Feedback
Giving feedback to direct reports is one of the most important parts of a manager’s job, yet many managers feel uncomfortable talking to individuals about their performance, be it positive or negative. You’ll learn a simple system for giving effective and efficient feedback.
Active Listening
Managers who listen well are trusted more, experience less conflict, and are listened to in return. Active listening techniques can increase your own clarity of understanding and improve the quality of your team’s overall communication.
Develop an action plan for your own success
Becoming a great manager is an on-going process. You will leave this course with personalized action plan for taking your management skills to the next level. Build on the momentum… You will identify strengths and weaknesses… Take the course experience.. So that you can apply the course experience immediately….
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:44 am
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November 10th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
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