Middle Managers 5-day Program
Overcoming the Challenges of Leading from the Middle
Early bird discount 25% is available until 31 May 2024 – see details below.
Workshop dates: (Online)
● Randburg, JHB: 9-13 Sep 2024
● Durbanville, Cape Town: 28 Oct – 1 Nov 2024
INTRODUCTION
Leading from the Middle – the most difficult job of all!!
Equipping middle managers to not just work in the middle, but successfully lead from the middle, is all about balance. If your middle managers feel like they’re constantly being pulled in a million different directions, it’s because they are.
Middle managers must handle it all – connecting the overall organisational strategy to day-to-day tactical tasks – and effectively collaborating across functions to get work done. They are responsible for creating the conditions for direction to happen, and the challenge of directing from the middle is being able to meet the demands from above while providing resources to those below.
This interactive 5-day workshop provides middle managers with the opportunity to take stock of their approach to management and consider ways in which they may need to adjust their approach to take account of changing circumstances and increasing responsibilities. The programme emphasises the middle manager’s role in both influencing and implementing strategy and organisational change.
According to McKinsey, the increasing emphasis on agility in the business world is part of a major paradigm shift. The workshop will further demonstrate how the changing trends of the 21st-century workplace call for a shift to agile managers, front-runners, and employees. Invention and innovation, agility, and adaptability will be essential to the economic survival and are moving away from the old notion of organisations as machines with static, hierarchical structures, to a new view of companies as living organisms, composed of networks of people-centred groups that can learn and evolve quickly.
What makes middle management and leadership so unique, are the frequency and volume at which these managers may find themselves applying the full range of skills that they have in their toolkit. The only distinction between a manager and a leader is the scope of their influence.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Heads of Departments: HR, IT, Sales, Production, Finance, Marketing, Factory & Stores, Logistics
• Managers: HR Specialist, HR Assistants, Office Managers, Office Administrators, Logistics, Stores
• Supervisors: Senior Supervisors, Factory Supervisors
COURSE OUTCOMES
After completion of this program, delegates will be able to:
• Ensure that they are equipped with all the necessary skills to effectively manage their teams, take on more responsibilities, and lead their teams.
• Understand what drives the culture and individual behaviours in an organisation.
• Realise why Emotional Intelligence is becoming one of the most wanted skills for managers and leaders.
• Have a ready-to-execute framework for achieving business objectives.
• Think, Plan, and Act like leaders in the VUCA environment.
• Be equipped with the ability to navigate teams through complex situations.
• Developing resilience, agile thinking, and understanding the unique contributions of a team.
• Empower team members to succeed in an ever-changing, complex scenery having to adapt to change.
• Learn the Critical, Problem-solving and Decision-Making Skills required for 2030.
• Understand why we need entrepreneurial thinking skills in the new place of work.
• Understand the effect of artificial intelligence on humans and the future place of work.
• Find ways to build flexible, resilient environments that allow for dynamic, efficient decision-making and better time management for your team(s).
• Manage interpersonal relationships required to get the work done.
• Understand team dynamics, situational leadership, and how to utilise the strengths of their team to get the work done.
• Be better at their planning and execution skills.
• Building trust and beneficial interactions with team members, clients, and associates.
• Manage productivity, change, complexity, conflict, and emotional wellness in teams.
• Promote value-based decision-making skills.
• Understand the dynamics and flexibility of leadership.
• Know how to Lead from The Middle.
• Lead people the best way for them to perform
• Learn how to lead yourself.
• Lead within a system.
This program is NQF-aligned at Levels 4/5 with various unit standards covered in the modules.
Delegates are expected to complete various questionnaires before the start of the sessions.
Daily assignments are done by delegates together with reflections on the content of what was learned and how it can be implemented once back in the office.
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COURSE FEES
Normal Fees: R12,500.00 (R14,375.00 incl. VAT)
Early bird discount less 15% = R10,625.00 (R12,218.75 incl. VAT) p/p for all new registrations received and paid by 14 June 2024. T&Cs apply.
Duration: 5 days.
Fees include:
• Venue costs, all course material, and a certificate of attendance.
• Accommodation costs are not included in the course fees.
Starting time: 08:30 for 09:00 – 16:00.
ENQUIRIES:
For in-house group bookings, a registration form, or any other enquiries, please e-mail Ronell at: events@telg.co.za or contact her at 067 317 9388 / or send a WhatsApp message with the relevant details.