ADVANCED MANAGEMENT TRAINING BRIDGE PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Our Advanced Management Training Bridge Program offers new content for Bellrock graduates who want to deepen their managerial expertise. Go beyond the foundations: learn how to have tough conversations, manage up, and more.
WHO YOU ARE
You graduated from one of our management training programs before Fall 2019 and would like to deepen your management practice with next level content. Our Advanced Management Training Bridge Program is applicable to graduates in any industry and at any level.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT
We go beyond just theory and the classroom by helping participants implement what they learn and build capacity in their organization. During our 1-on-1 training sessions, individuals learn how to overcome their specific management challenges so that the results stick.
TRAINING MODULES
Our Advanced Management Training Bridge Program consists of the following modules:
Participants will learn to identify when tough talk is necessary, how to prepare for tough conversations, and practice the art of better communication. They will learn how to create a safe environment for communication to unfold and develop an action plan to deal with their toughest roadblocks. They will also learn how to coach others to address the roadblocks in their way and create an environment of direct, non-personal feedback.
Concepts Covered: Identification of tough talk situations, using KIND (kind, intentional, non-threatening, but direct) communication, personal styles, establishing personal goals, controlling emotions, and communication escalation.
Participants dive deeper into effectiveness onboarding that allows new hires to become productive quickly while maintaining motivation. The performance evaluation process is taught and specific methodology developed. In addition, progressive discipline and the manager’s role in offboarding is covered.
Concepts Covered: Effectiveness onboarding, performance evaluation systems, progressive discipline, and offboarding.
Participants will understand how Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) shape performance. Common KPIs will be explored, the concept of leading and lagging indicators will be covered, as will best practices in implementing these measurement systems.
Concepts covered: Function accountability chart, KPIs, and dashboards.
Participants will understand why meetings are simultaneously the most vivified management tool and the most efficient form of communication when done well. Learn how to facilitate constructive participation and get the most from any meeting.
Concepts Covered: Strategic vs. tactical meetings, huddles, departmental meetings, setting agendas, the role of leader and chair, and setting ground rules.
Participants will discover how to absorb feedback in healthy ways, their personal styles of receiving feedback, working in teams, learning styles, and how to explain these traits to others. Also, when and how to ask for help. They will also sleuth out boss’ tendencies and how to manage up.
Concepts Covered: Introversion / extroversion, strengths and weaknesses, communication styles, and sharing methodology.
Participants will learn about the manager’s role in creating understanding, addressing WIIFM, education, ability, and reinforcement of any change initiative.
Concepts Covered: Change communication best practices, common implementation roadblocks, how to motivate individuals toward change, and training best practices.
“This workshop was very insightful and made absolute sense in terms of the Principles and their application. I am thankful for having the opportunity to attend”
Jackson Soon
Build Tech