7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers

The prevailing workplaces and offices of corporate organizations are typically fast-paced environments where supervisors and managers of human, financial, and material resources are constantly juggling numerous and often conflicting tasks. Over time, the essentials of corporate goals and objectives are lost in this tension-soaked environment. However, when management staff are introduced to the time-tested principles of 7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers, they can manage themselves better, lead subordinates more effectively, and unleash the potential inherent in their teams. This highly interactive program equips participants with tools to enhance leadership abilities, adopt realistic planning schedules, improve communication, delegate effectively, and manage crises competently.

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Cost

$3,900 per participant (=N=)

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Snapshot of Course Content

Overview & Introduction

  • Evaluating leadership management styles
  • Influence of style on motivation
  • Adaptability & effectiveness in a dynamic and complex world
  • Leadership skills building
  • Models of leadership
  • Innovative leadership
  • Openness to innovative ideas
  • Divergent thinking skills
  • Removing obstacles to creativity
  • Understanding the creative process
  • Metaphors and analogies for innovative thinking
  • Adapting your own style of leadership

The 7 Habits

  • Habit 1: Proactiveness – Become a resourceful, innovative manager
  • Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind – Shape your future as a manager
  • Habit 3: Put First Things First – Focus on top priorities
  • Habit 4: Think Win-Win – Cultivate enthusiasm and shared success
  • Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then Be Understood – Build trust and effective communication
  • Habit 6: Synergize – Use differences for innovative solutions
  • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw – Renew yourself mentally and physically

Honing Essential Skills

  • The leader as a team manager
  • Instilling vision and motivation
  • Selecting team members & leading multi-disciplinary teams
  • Influencing strategies of leaders
  • Leading by example, integrity, and accountability
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Time management for leaders (prioritizing, planning, avoiding distractions)
  • Communication strategies (overcoming stereotypes, managing information)
  • Performance measures, prediction & forecasting
  • Effective delegation and staff development

Contemporary Discussion & Case Study

  • The place and impact of culture in the leadership process – Implications for multinational organizations