The Management Development Program is designed for managers at all organizational levels who want to develop and/or enhance their understanding and practice of fundamental management principles in the context of today's challenging environment.
During this three-day course, participants discuss fundamental issues facing managers in today's complex organizations. The program is highly interactive and participant-centered. Graduates of the program return to their workplace with a written action plan to transform their learning into increased managerial effectiveness in the workplace.
Who Should Attend
Managers or supervisors interested in developing basic knowledge, skill and abilities needed in Texas state agencies.
Delivery
Beginning in January 2024, we began offering virtual and in-person training. Online training will be capped at 35 people. In-person training will be held in Austin and will be capped at 50 people.
Tuition
Tuition for virtual courses will be $1000, and materials will be provided electronically. Tuition for in-person courses will be $1,250. Materials, breakfast and lunch will be provided.
For more information
To learn more about upcoming MDP training courses, contact us at 512-475-8100 or gcmd@austin.utexas.edu.
Topics
Exploring Management and Leadership Excellence
Examines basic principles and practices of management as they apply to today's workforce and explores management behaviors that contribute to personal and interpersonal effectiveness.
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Objectives:
1. Understand the differences between management and leadership.
2. Define the characteristics of a good manager.
3. Share lessons learned.
4. Identify three types of leaders and effective leadership practices: charismatic, authentic, and crisis.
5. Reflect on your personal goals and establish a personal mission statement
Personal Preferences and Leadership
Provides participants an opportunity to discover personal preferences, relate them to their management styles, and maximize their advantages in the workplace.
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Objectives:
1. Describe personality and the primary factors that shape it.
2. Explore the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), including strengths and weaknesses.
3. Explore the Big Five frameworks, including strengths and weaknesses.
4. Describe the differences between person-job fit and person-organization fit and the importance of finding that match.
Can We Talk? Communication in the Workplace
Explores the art of effective communication in a diverse and ever-changing workplace. Describes verbal language that promotes positive, supportive, and inclusive communication.
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Objectives:
1. Identify and describe at least three methods of communication.
2. Recognize and differentiate eleven communication behaviors.
3. Explore the impact of each behavior on communication.
4. Explain and demonstrate how each behavior can be used to improve communication.
Working Together Effectively
Identifies the fundamentals of team development and characteristics of effective team leaders. It also explores the sources and consequences of conflict and identifies methods to approach it constructively.
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Objectives:
1. Describe the benefits of collaboration.
2. Identify the stages of team development and describe the characteristics of each stage.
3. Describe behaviors that are barriers to working together effectively.
4. Identify strategies for managing conflict constructively.
5. Create a team operating agreement.
Performance Management
Introduces coaching as a management tool and identifies strategies managers can use to improve employee performance evaluation and tips on delivering information to stakeholders.
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Objectives:
1. Describe the leader’s role in developing employees.
2. Explain the importance of holding employees accountable.
3. List the skills needed for effective coaching.
4. Identify two reasons for poor performance.
5. Identify three types of feedback and the impact of each.
6. Describe the steps in the 2-minute challenge.
7. Practice coaching using one of the techniques learned in this session.
Managing Personal and Organizational Change
Describes the human reaction to change and the impact of response to change. This session provides a toolbox for managing change and strategies for increasing resilience.
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Objectives:
1. Evaluate how your approach to change affects you and those around you.
2. Describe and identify the characteristics of each transition phase.
3. Construct strategies to assist others through change and identify five ways to increase personal and organizational resilience.
4. Develop an action plan to implement what you’ve learned and enhance your leadership effectiveness.
Prerequisites:
1. MBTI (Meyers Briggs Type Indicator)
2. Management Identification Problem Form
3. Coaching Challenge Form
Contact/TSBPA CPE Credit:
18 hours