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Succeeding as a First-Time Manager

Becoming a first-time manager is one of the most exciting aspects of an individual’s career. The long-awaited promotion has arrived, and there are many new challenges to face. But being a first-time manager is also frightening because success is not based only on the manager’s own effectiveness but on the performance of the entire staff.

This series will help new managers earn respect immediately and excel in their new positions. By assessing work group styles, the new manager can develop and lead his/her staff to increased productivity. Succeeding as a First-Time Manager will provide the skills to become a competent manager as well as identify the one quality that matters most – a positive attitude.

The courses in this series include:

· Prepare for Your New Management Role

· Lead and Develop Your Staff

· Communication Skills and Positive Attitude

Target Audience: Any business professional who is about to be or wants to be promoted to a managerial position, has recently become a manager, or is responsible for supervising work done through others.

Course Format: Web delivery

Prepare for Your New
Management Role

ID# 0002800126 Duration: 2 hours

Becoming a manager for the first time is frightening because success is based not only on the manager's own effectiveness, but on the performance of the entire staff. This course will help new managers earn respect immediately and excel in their new positions. This course will teach the skills and mindset that new managers will need to deal with the endless challenges and opportunities they will confront as first-time managers

Lead and Develop
Your Staff
ID# 0002800127 Duration: 6 hours

By assessing work group styles, new managers can develop and lead their staff to increased productivity. In this course you will learn how to effectively manage change, improve and motivate employees to increase their productivity, and identify how to properly correct leadership errors made as a first time manager.

Communication Skills & Positive Attitude
ID# 0002800128 Duration: 3 hours

Succeeding as a first-time manager will provide the skills to become a competent manager as well as identify the one quality that matters most--a positive attitude. This course helps a first time manager in increasing managerial effectiveness by improving communication skills and by developing a positive attitude in self and in the team relationship.

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