Developing Others for Maximum Performance; and Thinking Like a Middle Manager

Summary:

Understand the breadth of coaching and development strategies available to get the most from your staff
Combine proven coaching techniques with a set of simple templates and tools to ensure effectiveness
Improve your managerial coaching skills through the use of several templates and techniques for 1) the high performing manager; 2) the struggling manager; and 3) the unwilling manager
Understand what it means to be a systems thinker, why it is so critical at the middle manager level
Apply coaching tools and systems thinking in real life situations when you return to work

Benefit:

Use simple techniques and templates to become more effective as a developer of managers to maximize results more quickly
When managers understand the forces at play in the organization (those that influence or enable desired results and those that hinder them) they are more equipped to work with the forces at play and harness them in support of their goals, rather than work against them
Shape and reinforce positive behaviors so people will have the understanding as well as the confidence to practice them
Learn new ways of thinking and appreciate differing perspectives

Class Objectives:

Understand the complex role middle managers must play as the center of a linked network
Learn the expectations required for communicating like a leader, building credibility within the organization and networking across boundaries
Understand how to lead from a distance in a “virtual world”
Learn the dimensions of trust and how to build trust across the organization
Create an action plan for improving your effectiveness and track progress