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As a manager, you need to be able to determine the difference between what has to be done and what has to be done first. By establishing clear priorities, you provide your team with the focus it needs to take the most effective action and achieve its goals more quickly. If the department's priorities aren't deciphered and defined, the team may lose sight of what's most important and fall behind on objectives and performance. This course helps you set priorities for your departmental team. It begins by explaining the importance of managing priorities appropriately and...
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Getting your priorities straight, no matter where you are in your organization, is about keeping a focus on your goals. It requires you to think about the bigger picture to ensure your department's work supports the strategic objectives of your organization as effectively as possible. This course helps you establish priorities for your group by ensuring that its goals are properly aligned with the company-wide goals and mission. It begins by clarifying the distinction between strategic, tactical, and operational goals. It then shows you how to create effective goals....
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Harnessed properly, personal motivators can become the driving force for action on your department's priorities. As a first step to energizing your team to take action on the priority tasks and issues, you need to understand the values and rewards that motivate you and your team members. This enables you to get the most from your team. This course shows the impact that motivation has on your team's approach to its work. You'll learn about the importance of motivation for performance on priorities and some basic principles for taking actions to address team members'...
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What is employee onboarding and how does it differ from orientation? How can investment of time and money into such a program improve your organization? This course introduces the concept of employee onboarding and demonstrates that it's a wise investment if properly executed. Onboarding programs rebuke the old adage that it is HR who deals with new hires. On the contrary, it's managers who should be deeply involved for the program to be successful. This course provides managers with an insight into their unique role and outlines the benefits they reap from properly...
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When you can see measurable results from your onboarding program, it provides you with the information you need to make continuous improvements. In order to receive continuing support for your program, you need to demonstrate its benefits. But how can you know that your onboarding program is achieving what you set out to achieve? In order to ensure your program is having a positive effect on the organization, it's important to measure it for successes and shortfalls. This course introduces key areas to focus on when evaluating your onboarding program, including how to...
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Rolling out an onboarding strategy can help your organization create more engaged new employees and help them embrace your company culture. This, in turn, helps reduce turnover rates and can have a positive impact on your bottom line. But where should you start with your onboarding program? If you think the process seems overwhelming, you're not alone. This course introduces actions you can take before the new hire arrives. It then considers the activities that should take place in the ensuing days, weeks, and months. It is the manager â not HR â who's responsible for...
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As you transition from being a technical professional to being a manager, your relationships with coworkers inevitably change. Before you were promoted, you were their colleague, but now you're expected to manage and lead them. How do you make the switch? This course describes strategies for establishing new relationships with former peers â a key part of making the transition into management. It also describes leadership styles you'll use in your role as manager and explains how understanding these different styles helps you deal with the many different kinds of...
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Every company should have a succession plan. This Challenge examines common organizational succession planning strategies.
Target Audience
Individuals responsible for leading teams either occasionally, for example as project managers, or more permanently as team leaders or line managers.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.2
Lesson ObjectivesSuccession Planning and Management Programs
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Succession planning provides an organization with an understanding of critical roles and functions. Here we discuss the strategies that allow a manager to maintain personnel in key areas.
Target Audience
Individuals responsible for leading teams either occasionally, for example as project managers, or more permanently as team leaders or line managers.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.1
Lesson ObjectivesSuccession Planning
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Attracting and selecting talented individuals is key to the success of any organization. Once you've defined what the 'right' talent is for your particular area, you need strategies and tactics for attracting, recruiting, and selecting talented people. Talented people are drawn to an organization for numerous reasons, including the organization's image or brand, effective recruitment and selection strategies, and career advancement opportunities. This course describes two approaches to talent acquisition â hiring internally and hiring from outside â and explains the...