Unit 3: Improving Managerial Effectiveness
Develop your team, manage change, improve personal effectiveness
An effective leader is one who has a good sense of his or her own strengths and limitations and how to get the most out of his or her abilities.
In the “Improving Managerial Effectiveness” unit, you will learn how to expand productivity through time management, organization and understanding your physical limits and needs. You will discuss organizational change and how managers can use different communication, planning and monitoring techniques to smooth these transitions. Real examples of changes in the workplace will be examined, as well as the elements and products of those changes. You will explore the dynamics of teamwork and team development, and discuss what procedures and rules are vital to building cohesive and productive teams. You will see how good team development builds confidence, camaraderie and loyalty among your employees while raising productivity levels.
You benefit from this course by learning how to:
Develop a unified, committed team
- Understand the characteristics of an effective work team
- Develop team goals, rules and procedures to ensure the highest level of team productivity and cooperation
- Understand the implications of team development and how to apply the principles of team development at your workplace
Manage change for positive results
- Understand the impact of change on your employees
- Analyze the positive and negative impacts of change
- “Sell” change in your organization
- Explore six change strategies that reduce resistance and enhance commitment to change initiatives
Improve your personal effectiveness
- Set clear personal and professional goals
- Overcome personal and professional obstacles
- Develop your emotional, intellectual and physical well-being
- Learn the basic concepts of time and stress management
“I have become more aware of how to deal with behaviors, what is required for teamwork and how to approach the change process.”
Pat Williams, Engineering Leader, Paper Converting Machine Company, Green Bay, WI
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this course for 2.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 20 hours.