08.03.2023
Great introduction to management in general.
Management
with
Valentina Bogdanova
This course will help you become an effective manager of your employees. It answers two key questions: “How do we motivate employees?” and “How do we retain talent in the long run?”
1 hour 27 lessons
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Course Overview
The Management course will teach you how to become an effective business leader. A successful manager is someone who can get the best results from their team. Every person is different and requires an individual approach, but the core principles in motivating and empowering people across your organization are uniform. The Management course touches on key managerial functions, such as planning, organization, staffing, and leading. Contrary to what many people believe, leaders and managers are cultivated, not born. This course will walk you through the process from zero to one..
Topics covered
Business fundamentalsTheory
What You'll Learn
The difference between good work and extraordinary efforts lies in the capabilities of the managers. To stand out in the business world, you need extraordinary. This Management course will not make you the best in business overnight. However, it will teach you the fundamental insights you need to perform better on the job. All you have to do is apply the acquired knowledge.
How to be an accessible and supportive team leader
How to reward and motivate your team to stimulate extraordinary performance
How to create a balanced workspace culture that invites autonomy
Create smart objectives, plan financials, and budget well
Recruit, select, and onboard new personnel with confidence
Give productive feedback, organize appraisal meetings, create fair compensation schemes
Curriculum
- Introduction5 Lessons 18 Min
In the business world of today, managers are more than just supervisors. They are the ones who recruit, retain, and inspire the people in a company. Given that employees are often considered a firm’s most valuable asset, the role of managers becomes even more critical. In this section, you will learn why companies need managers, what are their role and functions, and what makes for a successful manager.
What are we going to see nextWhy are managers needed in an organizationWhat makes for a good managerThe different types of managerial rolesA manager's main functions - The Planning function7 Lessons 23 Min
In this section of the Management course, we cover the planning activity. You will learn about the objective pyramid and the steps in goal setting, the environment tools we can use, different techniques for resource allocation, and the modern planning methods.
Introduction to PlanningThe objectives pyramidCreating smart objectives - the SMART frameworkPerforming environmental scanning - competitor research at its bestFinancial planning - breakeven calculationsBudgetingProject management - The Organization function3 Lessons 6 Min
This section focuses on employee recruitment, training, and retention. A good manager knows how to keep good employees, provide opportunities for personal development, and motivate people in the organization.
An Introduction to the principles of organizationThe role of Human ResourcesPlanning HR needs - The Staffing function - Pre-hire activities3 Lessons 9 Min
Recruiting skilled personnel with the right mindset is difficult, but there are some pre-hire activities that can facilitate the process. Some of the topics discussed in this section revolve around the different channels for staff selection.
Personnel recruitment - find the right people who will help you succeedMeeting the candidateThe selection process - The Staffing function - Post-hire activities5 Lessons 12 Min
This section of the Management course focuses on post-hire activities. Among the key topics discussed are onboarding of selected candidates, the importance of learning and development opportunities, giving productive feedback to employees, organizing performance appraisal meetings, and introducing fair compensation mechanisms.
Onboarding of selected candidatesThe importance of Learning and Development opportunitiesGiving productive feedback to employeesOrganizing the performance appraisal meetingIntroducing fair compensation mechanisms - The Leading function4 Lessons 14 Min
In the last section, we discuss how to motivate employees. Constantly growing compensation is not sustainable, neither practical. As a manager, you need to find other ways to keep talented personnel engaged and satisfied.
Motivating employees - core principlesProven employee motivation tacticsStress relief tacticsTerminating employee contracts
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““Strategy is the masterplan. It is the way we intend to win the battle. Management is about how we will use the resources at our disposal to achieve this. This is how we fight the battle; how we execute to ensure the organization is on the right course to achieve its goals.””
Valentina Bogdanova
Ex-CEO Telecom
