The beginning of the New Year provides you with the opportunity to focus on your development as a line manager. There are three practical workshops available to support you.

The courses have proved to be very popular so line managers are invited to?book their places soon via Staffbook.

Feedback includes:

“The workshop was very hands-on and interactive. I also felt the course material was relevant and the case studies interesting and realistic.”

The courses and available dates can be found below.

Maximising Contribution

• Strengthen your ability to hold regular and effective discussions about staff performance and enable team members to maximise their contribution
• Learn new techniques to support you when setting clear expectations, providing quality feedback and discussing staff performance
• This workshop focuses on many of the key skills required to hold effective appraisal discussions and regular one-to-one meetings

Available Dates

22 February 2019 – 09:00 to 13:00

11 March 2019 – 13:00 to 17:00

Enabling Change

• Enhance your ability to manage and lead effectively when faced with change
• Learn new techniques to support you with communicating change messages
• Strengthen your ability to identify and resolve potential conflict and develop strategies for overcoming resistance to change

Available Dates

4 February 2019 – 12:30 to 16:30

19 March 2019 – 09:00 to 13:00

Managing Underperformance

• Identify your role and responsibilities to manage the performance of your team members
• Recognise barriers to managing performance and how you might address and overcome them
• Apply some tools and techniques to drive more productive outcomes when faced with performance issues
• Be confident to utilise the processes and resources available within the University to manage underperformance
• Create a plan to avoid underperformance and to manage it should it arise

Available Dates

26 February 2019 – 13:00 to 17:00

28 March 2019 – 09:00 to 13:00

For information on all other workshops available via the Leadership & Management Development Team, please visit the leadership and management support page.

To book onto the any of the above dates please visit Staffbook.