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management skills training courses - case studies

We think the best way to get a flavour of our approach to management skills training is to take a look at some of the courses we've run for our clients. A couple of examples (click each to read more) are:

We've also written extensively about management, management styles and approaches, and the following articles may be of interest:

After taking a look at those, come back and read more about our general approach to management training programmes.

management training programmes - our principles

Our training courses in helping people and teams develop their management skills fall into two categories - courses for groups from a single company, and management development courses for individuals.

The common aspects of our work in delivering management skills training courses to teams are as follows:

The way we cover management skills varies enormously, and depends heavily on a joint pre-courses assessment of what the needs are, and the flexibility during the course to change and adapt the approach as needed. As an indication of the areas we tend to get involved in, please take a look at the examples below:


management using Myers-Briggs

We've found that using Myers-Briggs (MBTI) profiling as part of creating an understanding and appreciation of differing management styles and approaches hugely valuable. As with all the management training tools we use, we don't "teach" MBTI as a subject in itself, but use it effectively to deliver the management training our clients need.

By looking not only at the individual dichotomies, but looking at specific combinations, we can access a rich resource of information about people's preferred management styles. This knowledge is then advanced to develop the skill to both adapt our own communication styles as well as create a greater appreciation of the styles of others, enabling the individuals and the team as a whole to be much more flexible, resourceful and successful in their management.

As with all our courses, we introduce the theory, use real-world, practical, and usually outdoors experiential learning to flesh out and internalise the knowledge gained, and then focus on reviews to really capture the essence of what has been learnt and ensure that it is translated into practical benefits back at work.


management using NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)

NLP, it goes without saying, has a massive amount to offer in terms of developing a greater understanding of our own management styles, and how our styles come across to others. By enabling us to take a very deep look at the language we use, we can deconstruct the "meant" meanings, the "implied" meanings, and the wide range of potential meanings to help us refine and develop our management skills.

It is almost impossible to overestimate the power of having a greater understanding of your own management abilities and in-built patterns, let alone the skills and attitude that helps you to change the patterns you use at will. Whether you are selling to, motivating, supporting, encouraging or even disciplining others, enhancing the range of your capabilities to do so will make you far more successful.

As with all our courses, we introduce the theory, use real-world, practical, and usually outdoors experiential learning to flesh out and internalise the knowledge gained, and then focus on reviews to really capture the essence of what has been learnt and ensure that it is translated into practical benefits back at work.


management using strategy software

We are delighted to be able to offer strategic management courses using some of the most advanced computer modelling systems available. These are easy to use, but encompass great complexity in their internal execution. Groups are divided into competing teams, and work through a number of "years" in the development of a business, understanding as they do so how their management style, and the management style of competitors, affect their results. We have manufacturing and retailing specific software models, as well as more generic ones on offer.


management using common sense

Sounds obvious, but common sense is missed far too often on training courses, overruled by the latest fancy theory and snazzy quotes from the "gurus". We don't miss this part, at all. By giving teams the opportunity to undertake challenges and tasks, and then simply reviewing with them what went well and what didn't, it's (no longer, to us!) astonishing what comes out.

Our skill here is in genuine, open facilitation, and in creating the environment for people to come up with their own answers - much, much more powerful than listening to a lecture.


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