A growing body of research underlines the correlation between management skills and business success or failure, and the importance of strong managerial skills in moving entrepreneurial start-ups to profitable businesses. In fact, studies have found that a common reason for failure among small businesses is management weakness.
This workshop is designed for the high-achiever on a managerial track; the seasoned manager intent on honing existing skills; and the entrepreneur with a great product/service idea that needs careful managing to survive the start-up period.
The ability to predict and respond to changes in our respective environments is key to strategic management and continued competitive capability.
Competency Characteristic for managerial and leadership excellence are:
1. Vision/Leadership – developing excellent problem solving and decision making skills
2. Strategizing and Planning
3. People Management – problems include personality and goal conflict in interactions with employees, customers and suppliers.
4. Quality Operational Competency
5. Marketing and Sales Competency – problems sometimes arise from “Blind Faith” in our perfect product without having supporting market research.
6. Time Management
7. Finance and Budgets – Problems arise from not Invoicing properly and promptly, not preparing thorough expense recording or a general lack of financial acumen, poor costing/pricing.
8. Communication
9. Managing Performance/Analysing Skill Gaps - to properly assess training needs
10. Employee Selection