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DETAILS:
Cost: $2,875
Length: 4 days
When:
Part 1 - October 29-30
Part 2 - November 12-13
Time:
8 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Class
Location:
Buckhead Executive Education Center
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Program Description
Every year, thousands of employees make the transition from individual contributor to manager. Some excel but most fail to thrive. The goal of this course is to teach the practical lessons that help a new manager become a first-rate leader.
The program is designed to help participants hone their skills in the following areas:
- essentials of flawless communication
- understanding and promoting teamwork
- managing power and politics
- techniques for effective decision making
- motivating others to their highest potential
- cutting-edge leadership strategies
In addition to helping participants understand the right way to develop as a manager, this program will also cover the "Top 10 Mistakes Managers Make" and how to avoid them. Ultimately, participation in this program should serve as a catalyst that will prepare a new manager to think like a leader.
This program will succeed by creating a fun and interactive environment for learning new techniques and practicing skills. By providing a comprehensive framework for leading and managing, this program will equip individual participants with the tools they need to become successful managers and leaders. Moreover, this program will help participants acquire knowledge that will enable them to avoid failure, an ability that is critical to the success of any company or new manager.
- Become more intentional and strategic in communicating with others
- Create teams that can work together toward a common goal
- Develop a working knowledge of ways in which managers use power to achieve organizational goals
- Lead by making effective decisions that are well-thought-out and likely to be followed
- Serve as a source of optimism and enthusiasm and encourage excellence and innovation
- Energize groups by understanding what motivates people to do their best work
- Recognize ways to lead effectively under a variety of conditions
- Lead in a way that maximizes natural skills and minimizes weaknesses
Who Should Attend:
- The Managing for Success program is designed for junior- to mid-level managers and will benefit those who have been in a management position for 3 years or less or have been treading water in a management position without making sufficient progress.
Barbara Reilly, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Management at the Robinson College of Business, where she has served for 15 years. In this capacity, she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Organization Development & Change, Organizational Behavior, Team Design & Development, Consulting and General Management. Barbara also teaches Organizational Behavior in the Executive MBA program and serves as the residency coordinator for the incoming EMBA classes. Her research interests include large-scale organizational changes, compensation equity, survey feedback, working in groups and team building, managing diversity, and managing resistance to change. Barbara is the author of articles published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Thinking & Reasoning, The Industrial Psychologist, Cases in Organization Development, HR Atlanta and other management journals.
As an independent consultant, Barbara helps organizations implement and manage change, develops and revises employee processes, provides executive coaching, develops and delivers executive training, conducts compensation analyses, and works with teams experiencing conflict. On an adjunct basis, Barbara serves as a senior consultant at Turknett Leadership Group in Atlanta, where she has facilitated coaching for change and coaching for development for many executives. Drawing on her experience working with hundreds of organizations in the United States and Canada, she provides a rare mix of approachability, concern for others and sound leadership advice.
A world traveler, Barbara has lived in the Netherlands and has hosted business learning trips for executives throughout Asia, including China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. She is a member of various professional organizations and provides pro bono consulting services for several nonprofit agencies.
Location
Buckhead Executive Education Center
Cost: $2,875
