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Fundamentals of Management (Formerly Basic Management)

Since 1944, we have provided supervisors and first-time managers with practical, cutting-edge courses designed to improve managerial knowledge and skills. Courses are led by faculty members and ad hoc instructors who call upon their extensive management experience to help participants find real-life strategies for dealing with the challenges of becoming successful, effective managers, supervisors or team leaders.

Company Benefits

  • Improved quality of products and services
  • Lower absenteeism
  • Higher morale

Personal Benefits

  • Good decision-making tools
  • Paths to positive growth through change
  • Harness people's true potential

Courses

Unit 1: Leading and Working With People

In this 3-day course from UW-Madison Executive Education, first-line supervisors and employees in transition learn how to Integrate into management, create a positive climate, and polish their leadership skills.

Unit 2: Mastering Supervisory Skills

In this 3-day course from UW-Madison Executive Education, team leaders and employees transitioning into management learn to improve worker performance and productivity, solve problems, and delegate tasks.

Unit 3: Improving Managerial Effectiveness

In this 3-day course from UW-Madison Executive Education, team leaders and first-line supervisors learn to improve their personal effectiveness, develop their team, and manage change.

Unit 4: Improving Communication Skills

In this 3-day course from UW-Madison Executive Education, team leaders, first-line supervisors and high-potential employees learn to manage relationships, resolve conflicts and influence emotions.

Paired Courses ?

Units 1 and 2: Leadership and Supervisory Skills

Units 3 and 4: Communication and Managerial Effectiveness