| If you're a manager, whether a new manager, or one | | | | to your team, or the Board. If your presentations are |
| with many years of experience you may find that you | | | | not up to scratch, you may be doing yourself and |
| could benefit from Management Training. | | | | even your company a disservice. Management |
| Here are 5 skill areas that Management Training could | | | | Training can help you to make your presentations |
| help you to become a better manager. | | | | better, and more memorable, so that your message |
| 1. Conflict Management | | | | can be easily understood by those who need to |
| Nobody likes conflicts, and conflicts in the workplace | | | | remember it. |
| can upset the whole team, or department, force | | | | 4. Time Management |
| people to take sides and even lead to aggressive and | | | | Time Management is becoming increasingly important. |
| physical confrontations. | | | | As technology improves, managers and other staff |
| Knowing how to deal with conflict, such as spotting the | | | | are contactable wherever they are. The fact that you |
| signs, and being able to calm down those who are | | | | could be managing a team abroad may mean that |
| agitated, can help to keep the department running | | | | there are different time zones involved, which could |
| smoothly. Maybe you manage a team that contains | | | | mean that you are available all day every day. If you |
| some "characters" who don't always get on with the | | | | don't manage your time properly, you won't be able to |
| rest of the team, or are confrontational or | | | | concentrate on the tasks that require your undivided |
| argumentative, or just not very good with other people. | | | | attention, and won't make use of your team's skills and |
| Management Training can help you to resolve conflicts | | | | experience by delegating appropriate tasks. |
| and discover the underlying causes that may be | | | | 5. Technical Manager |
| causing the disruption. | | | | Some managers are not natural leaders, or those who |
| 2. Negotiation Skills | | | | want to manage, but have become managers |
| If you're a manager you may need to negotiate with | | | | because of their technical abilities. This is more |
| people of different ages, experience and levels, | | | | prevalent in sectors such as IT, where a member of |
| internally and externally. Having strong negotiation skills | | | | staff may rise through the ranks thanks to an aptitude |
| will enable you to compromise, and stand firm where | | | | for technical knowledge. This sort of manager is |
| necessary. This is essential such as when dealing with | | | | managing, but has never had any sort of management |
| staff wanting days off, suppliers wanting to increase | | | | training, and may not know how to effectively run a |
| prices, or Senior Management wanting your | | | | department, or work within a budget. Management |
| department to be more productive with a smaller | | | | Training can help the Technical Manager to learn the |
| budget. | | | | managerial side of the job. |
| 3. Presentation Skills | | | | Now you know more about the benefits it can bring, |
| You may need to present your reports or research to | | | | isn't it time you arranged for your managers to have |
| people within your company, or to interested | | | | the right Management Training for their needs? |
| third-parties, or perhaps you present a weekly meeting | | | | |