Training Course in Managerial Leadership and Project Skills for New Managers (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Stepping into a management role usually means inheriting deadlines, budgets and projects before anyone hands over a manual for how to run them. Arab British Fellowship Training Academy built this training course specifically for that gap: a short, hands-on program that gives newly promoted managers the project management terminology, planning tools and leadership habits they need on day one, rather than a broad theoretical survey.
Delivered by a team of internationally experienced managers, the course pairs practical project scheduling with the softer skills — communication, decision-making, conflict and time management — that determine whether a plan actually gets executed. Participants leave with ready-to-use work products they can apply to their own projects immediately.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Business owners, managers and supervisors.
- Project managers or executives who want to sharpen their project management skills.
Knowledge and Benefits:
After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:
- Build a thorough understanding of essential management and leadership qualities.
- Improve management and leadership performance in day-to-day work.
- Apply resource management fundamentals from an enterprise perspective.
- Develop sharper time management and organizational skills.
- Handle workplace disputes and manage performance and workforce optimization.
- Master fundamentals of project management and risk management, with the confidence to step into more advanced leadership roles.
3Course Content
Module 1: Planning and Scheduling Projects
- Introduction to the work breakdown structure (WBS).
- Project resource estimation and coordination.
Module 2: Building Your Leadership Style
- Identifying your style of leadership and understanding your comfort zone.
- Managing performance as part of a leadership approach.
Module 3: Raising Your Personal and Leadership Performance
- Achieving personal proficiency, and clarifying personal vision and values.
- Analysis of mental models that shape decision-making.
Module 4: Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Managers
- Overcoming communication barriers and building active listening skills.
- Improving questioning and probing techniques to communicate well and build relationships.
Module 5: Critical Thinking and Decision-Making
- Defining critical thinking and its characteristics, including common critical thinking styles.
- Left-brain and right-brain thinking applied to decision-making.
Module 6: Creativity and Innovation in Management
- Understanding creativity and innovation, including personal creativity.
- Methods of creative thinking managers can apply on the job.
Module 7: Reading Body Language and Building Relationships
- Understanding body language and facial expressions.
- Using that awareness to build stronger working relationships.
Module 8: Running Effective Meetings
- Structuring conferences and understanding types of corporate meetings.
- Preparing meeting materials and giving useful feedback.
Module 9: Performance Management and Succession Planning
- Performance consulting and the 360-degree evaluation function.
- Building a succession plan.
Module 10: Leading Through Change and Managing Time
- Understanding change and the key factors for successful change management.
- Time management overview: controlling procrastination and maintaining an activity list.
Module 11: Conflict and Crisis Management
- The different stages of workplace conflict.
- Risk management overview: its history, key concepts and current definitions.
Module 12: First Impressions and Personal Presence
- Projecting confidence and making eye contact.
- Dressing for success in a management role.