Course Structure In company Training Course Can be tailored to suit your needs and number of days can be as required Average daily training rate @ £1850 plus VAT (£2173.75) per training group Please contact Tom Owen on 0845 658 0654 for more details   If you are looking for individual training please click here or call Maxine or Patricia on 0845 658 0654 Diploma in Advanced Management Principles The Diploma in Advanced Management Principles completes the management qualification cycle which provides a professional development and accreditation route for managers from the beginning of their careers through to Diploma level. The programme is designed to nationally recognised management standards and best practice providing experienced managers with a practical insight into strategic management, and allowing them to achieve an accredited qualification in as little as six months.

Who should attend?
This programme is designed for managers with a minimum five years experience in the role and who are required to contribute to and/or manage the organisation’s strategic performance.

Objectives

By the end of the programmes delegates will be able to:

• assess their current performance against strategic management best practice
• demonstrate the application of principles and techniques covered by the programme in their own work situations
• together with their line Director produce a development plan for implementation in the workplace
  

Programme Content

UNIT 1: THE SENIOR MANAGER ROLE

Leadership

• new ways of motivating and influencing
• the power of performance management
• establishing positive working climates

Corporate values and individual effectiveness

• personal power/organisational power
• ethical considerations
• new thinking on organisations and management

Strategic management

• how it differs from operational management
• what business are we in and who are we in business to support?
• the strategic model – environment, capability and strategic choice

UNIT 2: BUILDING A HIGH PERFORMING MANAGEMENT TEAM

High performing management teams

• characteristics, metrics to assess performance
• models that work for us – roles, dynamics, process, evaluation
• understanding the political map

Strategic thinking within the team

• vision, mission, values - focusing the team on gaining competitive advantage
• encouraging innovative breakthrough
• organisational effectiveness model

Getting the emotional framework in place

• critical factors – self awareness, self control, drive, empathy and relationship management
• defining factors, recognising external signs to be built into the process
• development agendas to address critical factors and enhance performance

Module 3: MANAGING PERFORMANCE

• Strategy tools
• organisational maturity
• product/service life cycles/portfolio analysis
• stakeholder analysis
• competitor definition
• market analysis
• SWOT analysis
• development methodology

Financial performance

• understanding shareholder value
• the foundation stones (ie profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow etc)
• commonly used financial ratios
• interpreting organisational performance

Successful change management

• defining the driving forces of change
• creating the organisational vision
• communication strategies and overcoming resistance