The Middle Manager Development Program: Creating Future Leaders

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The Middle Manager Development Program: Creating Future Leaders

Course Category : Leadership

This programme serves as a transformational journey that elevates middle managers from task management to impactful leadership by developing core leadership capabilities and shaping a forward-looking organisational vision.
Duration: 10 Training Days
Level: Advanced

Introduction

The middle management level represents the backbone of every successful organisation, bridging strategic vision with operational execution. This advanced programme equips participants with the intellectual and practical tools required to transition from management to influential leadership.
Throughout the programme, participants will gain insights into individual behaviour analysis, team dynamics, organisational culture management, and effective change leadership. They will also explore decision-making styles and learn to influence upwards with professionalism and confidence to achieve sustainable outcomes..

Targeted Specializations

  • Middle managers.
  • Supervisors and team leaders.
  • Employees being groomed for managerial positions.
  • Professionals seeking to enhance their leadership and managerial competencies.

Targeted Skills

  • Leadership and motivational skills.
  • Strategic management skills.
  • High-performance team building and management.
  • Organisational change management.
  • Decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
  • Effective communication and positive influence.

Expected Outcomes

  • Master essential skills for leading teams effectively within dynamic organisational contexts.
  • Analyse individual behaviour and performance drivers and channel them towards team objectives.
  • Build and reinforce a healthy organisational culture that supports collaboration and improves the work climate.
  • Manage team dynamics and address both functional and dysfunctional behaviours.
  • Apply motivation and reward strategies to enhance commitment and productivity.
  • Employ upward influence techniques when dealing with senior management and internal stakeholders.
  • Adapt decision-making approaches to suit different organisational decision-maker styles.
  • Lead organisational change initiatives and minimise resistance to change.
  • Develop an executable Leadership Action Plan to sustain post-programme impact.

Training Topics Index

  • Effective delegation and S.M.A.R.T. goal setting.
  • Professional performance appraisal methods.
  • Coaching and on-the-job training.
  • Handling difficult colleagues and sensitive issues.
  • Case Study.

  • Determinants and traits of individual behaviour.
  • The relationship between attitudes and actions.
  • Analysing behavioural causes at work.
  • Managing diversity and personality differences.
  • Case Study.

  • Understanding and developing organisational culture.
  • Preventing unhealthy culture and promoting positive values.
  • The impact of culture on institutional performance.
  • Analysing the cultural web of organisations.
  • Case Study.

  • Team development stages and roles.
  • Functional and dysfunctional behaviours.
  • Enhancing collaboration and synergy.
  • Preventing the set-up-to-fail syndrome.
  • Case Study.

  • Understanding motivation drivers.
  • Reward systems and performance management.
  • Advanced motivation techniques for high commitment.
  • Feedback and recognition strategies.
  • Case Study.

  • Building organisational influence strategies.
  • The six weapons of influence and their application.
  • Communicating effectively with senior leaders.
  • Negotiation and persuasion exercises.
  • Case Study.

  • Identifying decision-maker archetypes.
  • Adapting communication for each style.
  • Persuasive strategies for effective decision-making.
  • Trigger words and influence principles.
  • Case Study.

  • Leadership versus management.
  • Emotional intelligence and its leadership impact.
  • Visionary leadership and trust building.
  • Communicating a compelling vision.
  • Case Study.

  • Overcoming resistance to change.
  • Steps to successful change implementation.
  • Communicating change effectively.
  • Sustaining momentum and measuring success.
  • Case Study.

  • Applying leadership lessons.
  • Strategic implementation and execution.
  • Building support networks.
  • Tracking success indicators.
  • Final Case Study.

Course Features

  • Modern and practical content
  • Real-world examples and leadership exercises
  • Pre- and post-course assessments to measure impact
  • Accredited certificate with QR code verification

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