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Managing People

Overview

The objective of this program is to acquaint participants with the key concepts relating to understanding, employing, developing and supporting people, including the notion of the reflective practitioner skills in workplace coaching and mentoring.

Designed For

This program has been developed for senior managers who have an undergraduate degree in a professional discipline or substantial managerial experience. The program provides an extremely effective way to gain or update knowledge about managing people in the Australian environment.

Content

• Understanding self
  
• Personality and emotional intelligence
  
• Managing individual differences
  
• Recruitment and selection, inducting and exiting
  
• Conditions of employment
  
• Performance management
  
• Motivating and rewarding people
  
• Adult learning and professional development
  
• Work/life balance
  
• Coaching, mentoring and counselling
  
• Career development
  

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse and apply the concepts of reflective practice
  
• Understand and utilize models of managerial competence
  
• Recognise, manage and motivate different personality types and diverse levels of emotional intelligence
  
• Analyse and develop human resource management requirements linked to business plans and objectives
  
• Understand and demonstrate skills in recruitment and selection
  
• Understand and apply the key concepts in the development of induction and exit procedures and policies
  
• Assess, formulate and negotiate employment terms and conditions based on the concept of the psychological contract
  
• Critically examine the application of performance reviews
  
• Plan and negotiate work objectives for both individuals and teams, including financial and non-financial rewards
  
• Understand conceptual models of motivation and their application for individuals and teams
  
• Design, evaluate and implement employee development opportunities and activities
  
• Analyse the work/life balance and its effect on performance
  
• Develop strategies for coaching, mentoring and counselling
  
• Assess and apply career development programs for self and others

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