Modern Management Skills

Damian Tracey

Today's leading companies constantly strive for enhanced performance and competitive advantage. Achieving this relies on managing organisations more efficiently and effectively with the sole aim of accomplishing both individual and organisational objectives This course will introduce participants to the latest review of modern management techniques, designed to cope with the challenges of a competitive business environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This informative course is designed for managers, department heads, team leaders and directors who wish to enhance their managerial skills and gain a fresh perspective on modern management.

COURSE PROFILE

Strategic management

- Strategic planning and systems thinking

- Vision, mission and objectives

Challenges in the making of a global organisation

- Changes in the economic environment

- Managing diversity and equality

Strategies to attract and retain top talent

- The “War on Talent”

- Recruitment and retention strategies

- Appraisals and performance review

Business transformation and knowledge management

- Recognising best practice

- Knowledge management framework

- Benchmarking

- The “Learning Organisation”

Management of change

- Re-energising a mature organisation

Risk management

- The identification of risk types

- What can be at risk and why

- Techniques for handling risk

Project management

- Principles of project management

- Tools and techniques

Managing alliances and strategic partnerships

- The role of alliances and partnerships

- Combining company directions

- Behavioural disciplines

Financial awareness for managers

- Clarifying the language of finance

- The accountant as a service provider to internal customers

- Accountancy support for management decision making

SKILLS ATTAINED

At the end of this programme delegates will be able to:

Identify challenges of globalisation
Set objectives and create an inspiring vision
Employ strategies that win and retain top talent
Manage successful projects
Identify and handle risks
Manage alliances and partnerships
Implement knowledge management tools
Identify and transfer internal best practice
Understand the fundamentals of business finanace

COURSE DATES

COURSE REF: M29
Jun 11 '12 - Jun 22 '12
Sep 03 '12 - Sep 14 '12
Nov 05 '12 - Nov 16 '12
£5,500.00

TESTIMONIALS

"'LMC have an outstanding team of tutors who have great passion for delivering excellence. LMC is a wonderful organisation. I will be back again and will certainly recommend LMC to others!'"
F. Abe, Deputy General Manager, National Bank of Nigeria