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Seminars
STARTING UP AND RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS –
MANAGEMENT, PLANNING AND BUDGETING SKILLS FOR FIRST AND SECOND STEPS IN BUSINESS.
Duration - 5 days; Fee - $1585 Venue – London, Nigeria & Ghana
Contact us for dates and volume discount
Who is this seminar for?
Ideal for those starting up or running their own business and persons in their first managerial role or newly appointed or soon to be appointed managers. Those people, both managers and staff, who wish to get the most out of budgets, whether it be during start up, preparation, review or end use will find the course beneficial. Managers or self employed persons who are facing the challenge a change programme and anyone wanting to learn best practice in this area This seminar will cover:
Master the five key areas of modern management:
What is it about
A comprehensive immersion in the fundamentals of management. This course provides a thorough understanding of what is required to motivate and manage your team successfully and provides clear structures and tools to enable you to do this.
Course Overview
• Roles and responsibilities: know and feel comfortable with your role; meet the expectations of your team; learn the five key responsibilities of a manager and how to implement them consistently
• Communicate effectively: identify your own communication style; improve communication both upwards and downwards; realise the importance of regular meetings; develop assertive behaviour
• Management style: use the appropriate style of management depending on the team, task and individual; motivate your team; delegate tasks with confidence; manage your own time effectively
• Manage performance: define performance standards and use appropriate tools / indicators; know how to set goals and SMART objectives; deliver both motivational and developmental feedback; deal with difficult situations and people through role play and discussion
What do I get out of it?
• An understanding of what your team expects from you and how not to let them down
• Interpersonal skills that are vital to being a successful manager
• Skills to create a portfolio of tried and tested management techniques to get the best out of your team.
• The ability to manage your time effectively and delegate with confidence
2. SUCCESSFUL BUDGETING AND PLANNING- AN APPROACH WE ALL NEED
Improve financial control by compiling accurate budgets with confidence
What is it about?
Budgeting is an essential part of managing your business and this course explains why. It will enable you to eradicate errors when compiling budgets and thereby avoid financial difficulties; present budgets with confidence and accuracy and analyse variances so that corrective action can be taken
Course Overview
• The need to plan
• Basic concepts explained
• Budgeting as part of the business plan
• The budgeting process
• Structuring the budgets
• The key budgetary statements
• Compiling the budgets – avoiding the pitfalls
• Using the ‘Zero-based’ approach
• Interaction between the statements
• Reviewing the budgets
• Using Variance Analysis
• Identifying corrective action
• Flexing the budget
• Updating the budget – alternative approaches
• Presenting the budget
• Action planning
What do I get out of it?
• More effective handling of your annual budget cycle
• Identification of the key drivers behind sales, costs and margins
• Steps needed to compile a budget for your department or organisation
• Tools to analyse variances and identify corrective actions
Move your department or business from A to B
What is it about?
If managed properly, successful change programmes result in increased morale and productivity once the department has settled. Ineffective management can result in disaster, and both emotional and commercial fallout. This course will take you through best practice in change management, and provide effective methods for overcoming barriers to change. It will show you how to successfully manage not only practical requirements, but also how to influence hearts and minds during times of organisational change.
Course Overview
- Introduction - Why do things keep changing?
- Delegates’ experience of change
- A fundamental model of change - For organisations, teams and individuals - Analysing the present – my team, my staff, myself - Visioning the future – where do we want to be? - Managing the transition - Checklists and tools - Unfreezing, moving, and refreezing: Kurt Lewin’s three phases of change
- Ten stages of organisational change
- A detailed model for planning change
- Barriers to change
- Hard and soft management postures
- Planning your own change programme
- Why change programmes fail - The most common errors – J P Kotter
- Some measured results
- Your own change programme – avoiding the most common errors
- The paramount importance of communication Action planning
What do I get out of it?
- The mindset to engage with the change process in a positive and empowering way
- Practical tools to make potentially difficult situations easier for you and your team
- The ability to achieve positive outcomes both during and immediately after the change programme
