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A business or organisation is only as strong as its people. Managers play an important part in a business’ success, so it’s imperative that they have all the skills and tools they need in order to be effective managers. Part of a manager’s role is to support their team, understand their challenges and help them thrive. This is a lot easier when they have an understanding of themselves. Our 45-minute online course helps the learner do just that. -
Effectively managing a team has a positive effect on team morale, motivation and productivity. Yet it isn’t a skill that is often developed. Our 60-minute online course, designed for new or experienced managers in any sector, provides the insights they need to confidently and effectively manage their team. Our course will help you grow expert managers in your organisation. -
Managers play an important role in businesses, yet the role itself can be daunting. But one of the steps to overcome this feeling and become an effective manager is to truly understand the role of the manager. Did you know that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement and heavily influence employee wellbeing? The role of the manager is perhaps one of the most significant in the workplace. -
Being able to manage change within an organisation is hugely important to ensure its success. Understanding how to manage change is skill often overlooked, but can prove to be incredibly beneficial. This 45-minute online course looks to help managers manage change within their teams and organisations. Our course has been designed to help you grow expert managers within your organisation. It is not only cost-effective and high-quality but through our human-centred design, we place the learner at the forefront. -
The course will define a project, describe the key stages and process of project management and will use PRINCE2 project management methodology to illustrate the project management process. This project management training course will define a project, describe the key stages and process of project management and will use PRINCE2 project management methodology to illustrate the project management process. -
This course is aimed at team leaders, professionals and financial officers. It reviews the fundamentals of financial management including documentation and reporting. The course concludes with a review of management reporting: profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, cash flow statements, key performance indicators and how management accounts pull all these together to provide the organisation with an overview of the financial health of the company. -
The Coronavirus has had a profound impact on how we work, especially when it comes to managing teams. With many managers now having to manage remote teams, we recognise that it can be daunting to know the best and most effective ways of doing this. Our bite-size course focuses on how to performance manage a remote team and provides you with all the essential information you need to be able to do this effectively and with confidence. You will cover topics such as setting objectives for remote workers, measuring performance, giving feedback and more. -
Performance management is a valued skill, and can be an important part of what makes (or breaks) team or company morale. But it can be hard to master. What does it involve? Our 60-minute online course explores the topic in detail. Designed for new or experienced managers in any sector, it covers all the topics needed to ensure that, once completed, any manager will feel more confident in their performance management abilities. -
The course describes how to develop and explain organisational strategy. What is an organisational development strategy and who should be responsible for creating one, including the five recommended steps. The course describes how to write vision and mission statements for the organisation and the difference between these, followed by performing a gap analysis using the SOAR method and learning how to write SMART goals. Finally the course reviews how to implement organisational strategy, the difference between organisational and operational strategies and strategic planning and the final step of monitoring progress and managing performance. -
This financial management governance course begins by looking at what we mean by governance and compliance, with two clear definitions, in the context of finance and more especially, how they relate to financial management and an organisation’s accounting systems and financial controls. The modules reviews the key stakeholders in financial governance and compliance: managers, lenders, investors and suppliers, and regulatory authorities. -
The operational risk management training course course briefly describes ten management theories which underpin successful operational management and then reviews each one in more detail. These include: The Principles of Lean, Six Sigma, Systems theory and many more. The responsibilities and key functions of operational management are discussed as a multi-disciplinary function covering HR, assets and costs. -
The Coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses to adapt their way of working, and as a result working remotely has fast become the new norm. We recognise that this affects the way a manager manages and leads their team. One way which is important, especially given the turbulent times we find ourselves in, is how to keep the team motivated. Our course has been created specifically to support here. It will provide you with useful tips and insights into topics such as understanding what motivates your team; giving feedback, recognition and praise, and motivating your team during the Coronavirus pandemic.
