Managing For Dummies

Build the practical management skills needed to lead teams effectively. Covering hiring, coaching, delegation, communication, performance, budgeting, and difficult conversations, this course prepares you for the realities of management.

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Course curriculum

1. Lesson 00: Welcome to the Course: The Job Changes the Day You Are Promoted
2. Lesson 01: Reading - How to Use This Course: Navigation, Pacing, and the Pathway Gate
3. Lesson 02: Meet Your Toolkit: A Visual Overview of the Manager's Duties
4. Lesson 03: Before You Begin: About The Self-Assessment
5. Lesson 04: Pre-Course Diagnostic: Management Readiness Self-Assessment
6. Lesson 05: Recommended Learning Path
1. Lesson 06: Managerial Styles and Trust
2. Lesson 07: The Shift from Manager to Leader
3. Lesson 08: Reading - Management Styles, the Four Functions, and the Leadership Traits
4. Lesson 09: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Styles, Functions, and Leadership
1. Lesson 10: Recognizing and Rewarding High Performance
2. Lesson 11: Creating an Engaged Workforce
3. Lesson 12: Reading - The Recognition Elements and the Engagement Drivers
4. Lesson 13: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Recognition and Engagement
5. Lesson 14: Hands-On Learning: Management Style and Recognition Audit
6. Lesson 15: Roleplay - The Recognition Conversation: Praise That Actually Lands
7. Lesson 16: Quiz - Styles, Leadership, Recognition, and Engagement
1. Lesson 17: Hiring the Right People
2. Lesson 18: SMART Goals and Clear Priorities
3. Lesson 19: Reading - The Hiring Pack and the SMART Goal Test
4. Lesson 20: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Hiring and Goal Setting
1. Lesson 21: Developing Employees and Building Teams That Work
2. Lesson 22: Managing Virtual Employees and Monitoring Performance
3. Lesson 23: Reading - Development Plans, Coaching Tools, and the Monitoring System
4. Lesson 24: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Development, Teams, and Monitoring
5. Lesson 25: Hands-On Learning: The Hiring and Goal-Setting Pack
6. Lesson 26: Roleplay - The Structured Interview: Deciding on Evidence Rather Than Impression
7. Lesson 27: Quiz - Hiring, Goals, Development, and Monitoring
1. Lesson 28: The Art of Delegation
2. Lesson 29: Communicate with Impact
3. Lesson 30: Reading - The Six Delegation Steps and the Communication Toolkit
4. Lesson 31: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Delegation and Communication
1. Lesson 32: The Fine Art of Performance Evaluations
2. Lesson 33: Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Statements
3. Lesson 34: Reading - The Evaluation Process and the Manager's Financial Primer
4. Lesson 35: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Evaluations and Financials
5. Lesson 36: Hands-On Learning: The Delegation and Evaluation Plan
6. Lesson 37: Roleplay - The Delegation Handover: Giving Away the Work Without Giving Away the Outcome
7. Lesson 38: Quiz - Delegation, Communication, Evaluation, and Finance
1. Lesson 39: Harnessing the Power of Technology
2. Lesson 40: Corporate Social Responsibility, Politics, and Ethics
3. Lesson 41: Reading: The Technology Plan and the Workplace Ethics Guide
4. Lesson 42: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Technology, Responsibility, and Ethics
1. Lesson 43: Managing Change and Morale
2. Lesson 44: Managing Performance and Discipline
3. Lesson 45: Reading - The Four Stages of Change and the Five-Part Discipline Process
4. Lesson 46: Practice Quiz - Check Your Understanding: Change, Discipline, and Termination
5. Lesson 47: Hands-On Learning: The Change and Discipline Process Pack
6. Lesson 48: Roleplay - The Performance Discipline Meeting: Firm, Fair, and Documented
7. Lesson 49: Quiz - Technology, Ethics, Change, and Difficult Decisions
1. Lesson 50: Course Complete Which Duty Will You Do Differently
2. Lesson 51: The Part of Tens
3. Lesson 52: The Manager's Cheat Sheet: The Whole Course on One Page
4. Lesson 53: Non-Graded Project - Running Your Team: An Integrated Management Plan

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Managing For Dummies

Course curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Entire Course

Chapter 2: Becoming a Manager and Deciding Whether to Lead

Chapter 3: Recognition, Rewards, and an Engaged Workforce

Chapter 4: Hiring and Goal Setting

Chapter 5: Developing People, Teams, and Performance

Chapter 6: Delegating and Communicating

Chapter 7: Performance Evaluations and Financial Basics

Chapter 8: Technology and Corporate Responsibility

Chapter 9: Change, Morale, Discipline, and Termination

Chapter 10: Course Wrap-Up and Next Steps

About this course

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