Eastern Michigan University - Professional Education Center, EMU College of Business

The Professional Education Center at EMU

The Nuts and Bolts of Managing

Who Should Attend?

Managers who have increasing responsibility that is team-oriented and that requires effective time management. Managers who spend a large amount of time in meetings about project-oriented work and in the coordination of others' work.

Program Format and Content

This 3-day workshop will focus on developing the skills that make managers effective and efficient:

Time management,
Prioritizing of tasks,
Project management,
Delegation,
Decision making
Running effective meetings, and
Working with teams.

Participants will be involved in small group discussion, applied exercises, and role plays. Participants will leave the seminar with materials to help with their ongoing development and to apply course concepts, such as example meeting agendas and worksheets for task delegation and prioritization.

Day 1 Personal management issues:

How do effective managers prioritize and allocate time so that stakeholders are satisfied and tasks are accomplished?
How should I decide what work to delegate? What is the method for developing employees through task delegation?'

Day 2 Managing teams and projects:

What are the special issues that arise in teamwork due to team dynamics and individual differences?
What is the role of conflict in team projects?
What steps are necessary for successful project management, and how do I deal with issues such as risk and uncertainty?

Day 3 Managing group processes:

How can we use meeting time more effectively?
What defines an effective decision? When should a group be used for decision making, and when should I make the decision myself?

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-E.R. Schmidt, HR Director, Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.

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