The Role of the Manager
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No matter your managerial experience, understanding the role of a manager is incredibly valuable. With this course managers will identify the qualities and leadership styles of a good leader, the importance of style flexibility, understand their own leadership style and learn how to develop them to become more adaptive and flexible to help build confidence in the workplace.
Course Level: Introductory
Duration: 1 Hour
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Description
Managers play an important role in businesses, yet the role itself can be daunting. But one of the steps to overcome this feeling and become an effective manager is to truly understand the role of the manager.
Did you know that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement and heavily influence employee wellbeing? The role of the manager is perhaps one of the most significant in the workplace.
So if you’re seeking to improve employee engagement, enhance corporate cultures or even just bolster the expertise of your already brilliant management team, our 45-minute online learning course is for you.
Developed to increase the confidence, capabilities and knowledge of your managers, this course will cover key topics such as:
- The qualities of a good leader
- Leadership styles and the importance of flexible leadership
- Understanding your own leadership style
- How to be adaptable and develop teams
Combining a diverse range of rich-media such as videos, challenges and downloadable resources, our ready-to-go elearning module is designed to be engaging and ensure your managers leave equipped with new ways of working and thinking. It’s also broken down into easily digestible chunks, meaning your managers can learn at a time and pace which suits them.
It’s a must-have for any organisation who’s focused on future-proofing their business.
And if one module isn’t enough, this Role of a Manager course also comes as part of our Leadership and Management Training Package. A programme of training expertly combined to help you develop the leaders of the future.
Other courses available in this package are:
What you'll learn
- Help you recognise qualities of a good leader.
- Introduce leadership styles and the value of flexibility.
- Assist in identifying your dominant style and developing others for greater flexibility.
Suitable for
- Senior or middle management
- New or aspiring managers
- Experienced managers
- Project Managers
Certification
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Once you have completed your purchase, you will be able to send the course(s) to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.
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