How to be a Great Manager - The Fundamentals in 4 Essential Modules

Introduction

Taking the first steps into management can be tricky and daunting - suddenly you are responsible not only for your own work but for guiding and supporting others, often under the expectation that you have all the answers.

This webinar mini-series is designed to equip new managers with the essential skills and knowledge to succeed from day one. Through practical guidance and expert insights, you will develop the core competencies every effective manager needs to lead with confidence and impact.

What You Will Learn

This webinar series will cover the following:

Module 1: What is ‘Management’ anyway?

• What is expected of me?
• Identifying your own natural style
• Getting to grips with Situational Leadership
• Knowing what could knock you off course

Module 2: Motivation and Reward

• Who’s in your team and what do they need from you to keep them going?
• Recognising and building on your own, and your team’s, strengths
• How to push the right buttons and motivate your team
• Using Strengths Based Conversations to build your team

Module 3: Mastering the art of delegation

• Things to bear in mind about the task and the person
• Using collaborative tools to keep track of delegated tasks
• The stages of successful delegation
• Using a coaching approach to delegation

Module 4: Managing performance

• Managing performance holistically - the good, and the bad
• How to help people to help themselves
• Understanding why people underperform and how we may be inadvertently encouraging it
• Conducting a performance management meeting

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 25th August 2026

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