Managing People
Understand how to manage people, including motivating workers and coordinating their activities.
Classes Start Available Anytime
Course Overview
In today's dynamic business landscape, the ability to effectively manage people is a pivotal skill for any aspiring manager aiming to thrive in their career. This comprehensive Managing People course equips managers with the knowledge and strategies essential for motivating employees and synchronizing their efforts to achieve organizational goals. Participants will gain valuable insights into the art of effective goal setting, empowering team members, and implementing performance measurement systems to track progress and ensure accountability.
Moreover, the course delves into various organizational structures, offering a comprehensive understanding of how different setups impact team dynamics and performance. Learners will explore the intricacies of maintaining discipline while nurturing productivity and momentum, striking a balance that fosters a positive work environment while achieving organizational objectives.
Through engaging lessons, real-world case studies, and interactive exercises, managers will develop the confidence and proficiency needed to inspire and lead their teams to greater heights. Join us to unlock the key to successful people management, elevate your managerial acumen, and propel your career toward unprecedented success.
Course Format
This self-paced course offers a dynamic and engaging learning experience, combining interactive elements such as games, flashcards, video content, real-world case studies, and curated readings. Participants have the flexibility to progress at their own pace, while interactive games and quizzes reinforce key concepts and track progress. Flashcards, expert-led videos, real-world case studies, and carefully curated readings deepen knowledge.
Price
$375Course Details
Units 0.5 CEUs / 5 PDUs
Location Online Courses
Course Type Self-Paced
Next Available Course
Classes Start Available Anytime
What You’ll Learn
After successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe how managers must handle people--subordinates, peers, superiors, and customers--to achieve goals.
- Explain how delegation is a key tool for managing.
- Discuss the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in managing.
- Understand your own attitudes toward empowering management.
- Describe the major organizational structures and the differences between them.
- Identify the defining characteristics, benefits, and unique challenges of empowered teams.
- Discuss the challenges of discipline and how a manager should deal with such situations.
Your Instructor
Project Manager, Finance and Administration at ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø
Tze-Yiu Yong has over 25 years of professional experience as an engineer, manager and project manager in the areas of high tech, healthcare, machine learning and academia. He has managed projects in all functions of the organization including R&D, operations, IT and marketing, and he currently works as a project manager at ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø. Here he drives programs related to student recruitment and retention, online learning, and student success analytics.
Passionate about raising the awareness of the necessity of project managers, he also currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing for a regional chapter of the Project Management Institute in ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø where he calls home.