The first line manager role i s unique in organisations\, as this person is the only level who manages non-managers. This brings i ts own set of hurdles to overcome\, and for people new to managing others there is a lot to learn.
\n \nThis course is aimed at those new to management\, those with some experience as a manag er\, or those who may be promoted in the next few months.
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The course helped me to r ealise my weaknesses and how to overcome them. Ver y good tips. Excellent communicator and listener< /span>
By the end of the training course\, you will:
\n \n\n\n \n"I really enjoyed the cour se. It was useful to discuss things which are beyo nd common sense and I think this will help me to u nderstand better the group dynamics within my team and other teams. Great job!"
\n \n \nProgra mme Overview
\n \n1. The Ea rly Days
\n \nThe move from indivi dual contributor or team member to manager require s a complete rethink and approach to the ‘day job’ . You are no longer responsible just for your own output\, but also for that of your team\, possibly further complicated by them not even working on y our projects. This part of the programme will help you take stock of where you are now\, what you ne ed to start doing\, and what you may need to stop doing.
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\n Topics include:\n
\n \nWhat makes an effective manager\n - The behavioural shifts required
\n- Challenges to anticipate
\n- Time management and pri oritisation
\n2. The Pe ople Dimension
\n \nA vital part o f the manager role is to be an excellent communica tor at all levels\, potentially with people very d ifferent to yourself. Here we will look at how to influence and motivate the people that you work w ith to help build strong and productive working re lationships and to break down barriers.
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\n To pics include:\n
\n \n- Understanding h ow communication works and how it can get confused
\n- How different behavioural preferences can be overcome so that people work together more effectively
\n- What is motivation and h ow to use it
\n- The importance of having real SMART objectives
\n3. The High Performing Team
\n \nSuccessful teams don’t happen by accident\, they n eed to be established\, built\, and then maintaine d. We will now build on what we learnt in the Peop le Dimension part of the programme to see how to g et the most out of our teams\, which is vital for productivity and a healthy working environment.
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\n Topics include:\n
\n \n- How tea ms form and the challenges for the manager when bu ilding an effective team
\n- Making the mo st of team meetings
\n- The challenges of hybrid working
\n- How to approach delegat ion
\n4. Developing Oth ers
\n \nOne of the most important responsibilities of a manager is to the individua ls that you line manage. It is your job to help th em keep on track professionally\, develop their ca reers\, and to identify any problems. It isn’t alw ays easy being honest with people\, but they do ne ed to understand their reality. This is probably t he biggest challenge of management and one that ma ny managers avoid to the detriment of their people .
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\n Topics include:\n
\n \n- How to build trust
\n- Making the most of 1-2 -1 meetings
\n- Giving constructive feedba ck
\n- How to have performance conversatio ns
\nThe course concludes with action planning and creating next steps to ensure that the knowledge gained from the course creates real behaviour change in the workplace. Each group will become their own peer network to support eac h other after course completion.
\n \n\n < span style="font-size:11pt\;">Brilliant. This has been the best tr aining course I have ever done. The trainer struck a good balance between sharing theory but also ke eping it very practical and opening the floor to t he participants to share their difficulties\, offe r their own advice\, and also shape where the cour se went depending on our requests. Thank you! You have motivated and inspired me in what was origina lly a somewhat intimidating new role
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| Cours e Dates< /th>\n | Ti mes | \nLocation< /span> | \n|
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| 22nd & 23rd October ( fully booked) | \nIn person | \nAlli a Future Business Centre | \n|
| 18th & 19th Novemb er | \ nIn person< /td>\n | Allia Future Bus iness Centre | \n|
| 10th & 11th December | \nAllia Future Business Centre< /span> | \n
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This course i s available for in-house delivery at a cost of £3\ ,435+VAT for members\, reflecting their learning d iscount. Please contact us for more information ab out non-member pricing.
\n \nThe only additional cost is facilitator expenses\, su ch as travel\, where applicable. The course can be delivered in person for up to 12 delegates or vir tually for up to 9 delegates.
\n \nTo learn more or discuss your specific requirem ents\, please get in touch with us.
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course is facilitated by Pippa Blessett\, Mike Wil
liams or Camille Nickson.
P ippa Blessett is a dynamic leadership and manageme nt specialist with over 20 years of experience dri ving transformation and innovation. With a sharp c ommercial mindset and cross-sector expertise\, she has worked with organisations of all sizes\, from major corporations like Sainsbury’s Argos and Pea rson Group to SMEs and public sector bodies. Her b ackground in marketing strategy and communications \, combined with nearly a decade of consultancy ex perience\, helps her to inspire others\, drive cul tural change\, and enhance organisational performa nce.
\n \nMike Williams has spent many year s in management and leadership development\, deliv ering executive leadership courses for global orga nisations\, including Ford Motor Finance\, and wor king internationally in strategy\, leadership\, an d business sales development. Most recently\, he c ompleted a four-year assignment in manufacturing a nd engineering\, driving strategic priorities in c omplex environments. As a business development dir ector\, he contributed to significant revenue grow th\, international expansion\, and defence-related sales. Passionate about staying current\, Mike bl ends recent industry experience with proven manage ment theories.
\n \nCamille Nickson is an experienced consultant with over 25 years of expertise in lea rning and development\, HR\, and organisational de velopment. She specialises in working with executi ve boards\, senior leaders\, and management teams to drive behavioural change and embed a culture of feedback and reflection. A strategic operator\, C amille has a strong track record of developing ind ividuals through coaching\, mentoring\, and learni ng programmes that align individual talent with or ganisational needs.
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DESCRIPTION:The first line manager role is unique in organisat ions\, as this person is the only level who manage s non-managers. This brings its own set of hurdles to overcome\, and for people new to managing othe rs there is a lot to learn.\n \n \n \n Who should attend\n \n \n This course is aimed at those new t o management\, those with some experience as a man ager\, or those who may be promoted in the next fe w months.\n \n \n \n \n Team leaders\, supervisor s\, and project managers with up to one years’ exp erience in their new role\, or those with more exp erience who feel that learning some management fun damentals would help\n High potentials who are lo oking to be promoted in the next 6 months\n Techn ical and project leads who would like to upskill t heir management techniques\n \n \n \n The course h elped me to realise my weaknesses and how to overc ome them. Very good tips. Excellent communicator and listener\n \n \n \n \n Objectives\n \n \n By t he end of the training course\, you will:\n \n \n \n \n Have adjusted your mindset from individual contributor to manager\n Know how to manage workl oads and deadlines\n Understand the changes in wo rkplace relationships\n Know how to deal with the early stages of people issues and conflict\n Und erstand how to develop your team through good comm unication and teamwork\n Know how to identify opp ortunities for delegation\n Be able to deliver 12 1 reviews and provide developmental feedback\n Ha ve a toolkit of techniques and skills in your mana gement role\n \n \n \n "I really enjoyed the cour se. It was useful to discuss things which are beyo nd common sense and I think this will help me to u nderstand better the group dynamics within my team and other teams. Great job!"\n \n \n \n \n Progra mme Overview\n \n \n 1. The Early Days\n \n \n \n The move from individual contributor or team membe r to manager requires a complete rethink and appro ach to the ‘day job’. You are no longer responsibl e just for your own output\, but also for that of your team\, possibly further complicated by them n ot even working on your projects. This part of the programme will help you take stock of where you a re now\, what you need to start doing\, and what y ou may need to stop doing.\n \n Topics include:\n \n \n \n \n What makes an effective manager\n Th e behavioural shifts required\n Challenges to ant icipate\n Time management and prioritisation\n \n \n 2. The People Dimension\n \n \n \n A vital par t of the manager role is to be an excellent commun icator at all levels\, potentially with people ver y different to yourself. Here we will look at how to influence and motivate the people that you wor k with to help build strong and productive working relationships and to break down barriers.\n \n To pics include:\n \n \n \n \n Understanding how com munication works and how it can get confused\n Ho w different behavioural preferences can be overcom e so that people work together more effectively \n What is motivation and how to use it\n The impo rtance of having real SMART objectives\n \n \n 3. The High Performing Team\n \n \n \n Successful tea ms don’t happen by accident\, they need to be esta blished\, built\, and then maintained. We will now build on what we learnt in the People Dimension p art of the programme to see how to get the most ou t of our teams\, which is vital for productivity a nd a healthy working environment.\n \n Topics incl ude:\n \n \n \n \n How teams form and the challen ges for the manager when building an effective tea m\n Making the most of team meetings\n The chall enges of hybrid working\n How to approach delegat ion\n \n \n 4. Developing Others\n \n \n \n One of the most important responsibilities of a manager is to the individuals that you line manage. It is your job to help them keep on track professionally \, develop their careers\, and to identify any pro blems. It isn’t always easy being honest with peop le\, but they do need to understand their reality. This is probably the biggest challenge of managem ent and one that many managers avoid to the detrim ent of their people.\n \n Topics include:\n \n \n \n \n How to build trust\n Making the most of 1- 2-1 meetings\n Giving constructive feedback\n Ho w to have performance conversations\n \n \n The co urse concludes with action planning and creating n ext steps to ensure that the knowledge gained from the course creates real behaviour change in the w orkplace. Each group will become their own peer ne twork to support each other after course completio n. \n \n \n \n \n Brilliant. This has been the bes t training course I have ever done. The trainer st ruck a good balance between sharing theory but als o keeping it very practical and opening the floor to the participants to share their difficulties\, offer their own advice\, and also shape where the course went depending on our requests. Thank you! You have motivated and inspired me in what was ori ginally a somewhat intimidating new role\n \n \n \ n \n Open Course Information\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Dates\n Fo rmat\n Times\n Location\n \n \n \n \n \n 22nd & 23rd October (fully booked)\n In p erson\n 9.30am - 4.30pm\n Allia Future Busin ess Centre\n \n \n \n 18th & 19th November\ n In person\n 9.30am - 4.30pm\n Allia Fu ture Business Centre\n \n \n \n 10th & 11th December\n In person\n 9.30am - 4.30pm\n Allia Future Business Centre\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Member cost pp\n \n £685+VAT\n \n \n \n \n \n Non-member cost pp\n \n £1027.50+VAT\n \n \n \n \ n \n Details\n Free parking\, lunch provid ed\n \n \n \n \n \n In-House Course Information \n \n \n This course is available for in-house del ivery at a cost of £3\,435+VAT for members\, refle cting their learning discount. Please contact us f or more information about non-member pricing.\n \n \n \n The only additional cost is facilitator exp enses\, such as travel\, where applicable. The cou rse can be delivered in person for up to 12 delega tes or virtually for up to 9 delegates.\n \n \n \n To learn more or discuss your specific requiremen ts\, please get in touch (https://www.cambridgenet work.co.uk/learning/make-an-enquiry?eid=27422) wit h us.\n \n \n \n The Trainers\n \n \n This course is facilitated by Pippa Blessett\, Mike Williams o r Camille Nickson.\n \n \n \n Pippa Blessett is a dynamic leadership and management specialist with over 20 years of experience driving transformation and innovation. With a sharp commercial mindset a nd cross-sector expertise\, she has worked with or ganisations of all sizes\, from major corporations like Sainsbury’s Argos and Pearson Group to SMEs and public sector bodies. Her background in market ing strategy and communications\, combined with ne arly a decade of consultancy experience\, helps he r to inspire others\, drive cultural change\, and enhance organisational performance.\n \n \n \n Mik e Williams has spent many years in management and leadership development\, delivering executive lead ership courses for global organisations\, includin g Ford Motor Finance\, and working internationally in strategy\, leadership\, and business sales dev elopment. Most recently\, he completed a four-year assignment in manufacturing and engineering\, dri ving strategic priorities in complex environments. As a business development director\, he contribut ed to significant revenue growth\, international e xpansion\, and defence-related sales. Passionate a bout staying current\, Mike blends recent industry experience with proven management theories.\n \n \n \n Camille Nickson is an experienced consultant with over 25 years of expertise in learning and d evelopment\, HR\, and organisational development. She specialises in working with executive boards\, senior leaders\, and management teams to drive be havioural change and embed a culture of feedback a nd reflection. A strategic operator\, Camille has a strong track record of developing individuals th rough coaching\, mentoring\, and learning programm es that align individual talent with organisationa l needs.\n \n \n \n Looking for more\, or complete d this course?\n \n \n Check out the Transition to Leadership (https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/le arning/courses/transition-to-leadership) course to level up your skills\n \n CATEGORIES:Learning Collaboration CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T093000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T163000 LOCATION:Allia Future Business Centre\, Cambridge Campus\n King’s Hedges Road\n Cambridge\, CB4 2HY\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=29076 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR