Management: Essential Skills for First Time Managers

Master Essential Management Skills: A Course for First-Time Managers

Develop the crucial skills needed to excel as a new manager with this comprehensive course from LearnSmart, a Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Registered Education Provider (REP 3577). This training is designed to equip you with real-life project management techniques and is a valuable resource for both aspiring and current project managers seeking PMP® certification or Professional Development Units (PDU) to maintain their credentials.

Earn 4.00 PDU credit hours towards your PMP® certification from PMI® with this engaging and practical training. Whether you're looking to become an accomplished project manager or simply refine your management abilities, this course provides the foundational knowledge and techniques you need to succeed.

Course Overview: Become a Confident and Effective Manager

This course explores the diverse responsibilities of a manager – encompassing roles as a project manager, coach, and leader. You'll gain insights into effective leadership and communication, learn how to make a positive impact, and develop strategies to take control of your team and projects.

Course Breakdown:

• Section 1: Assess Your Current Knowledge: Begin with a pre-assessment quiz to identify your strengths and areas for improvement across all course sections.
• Section 2: Decision-Making & Team Dynamics: Learn a seven-step decision-making process to establish authority and make sound choices. Master time management using the important/urgent matrix, understand employee learning styles, and navigate resistance to change. Become better equipped to lead your team.
• Section 3: Leadership & Communication: Explore the five primary leadership roles managers fulfill. Develop effective communication skills for interacting with employees, managers, and executives. Learn strategies for leading teams, assessing team effectiveness, and understanding team development stages. Master principles for effective meeting facilitation.
• Section 4: Driving Impact & Strategic Thinking: Understand corporate strategy and leverage SWOT analysis to shape company culture. Utilize STEP analysis to address obstacles and improve operations. Discover strategies to enhance employee commitment, empowerment, and retention for a high-performing team.
• Section 5: Taking Control & Managing Stress: Understand the seven aspects of management to prioritize. Learn techniques for performance management and using budget effectively. Develop strategies to address employee insecurities and manage managerial stress. Master best practices for maintaining control within your department.
• Section 6: Final Review: Reinforce key concepts with a comprehensive final exam.

What Others Are Saying:

• "Smart method to learn - This course is helpful and using smart way to motivate thinking and understanding. The instructor has a professional delivery method, and the he materials are interesting and creative specially the flashcards and the exercises -- Ibrahim Alsayed"
• "This course is of high quality - This course will let you become a PMP and CAMP master and it will explain you every concept. The instructor is highly engaging and highly motivating. Can't be better. Thank you -- Saber Tlili"
• "Excellent class! -- I already have my PMP, but wish I had this class as a study tool prior to taking the test. I am confident that a person who studies the materials presented in this course should have no problem with the exam. I took the class for the PDUs to keep my certification up. On completion of the class I followed the instructions, and had no problem registering the credits with PMI -- Robert Vroom"

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