Transition to Management (TTM)
Many new managers, when placed in a position of authority over former peers, need to know how to handle this unfamiliar situation. They need to learn how to recognize the various work styles of those they manage and tailor their leadership approach accordingly. Persona GLOBAL®, Inc.’s Transition to Management (TTM) workshop gives them the skills necessary to fulfil their new responsibilities with confidence.
The Manager as a Leader
Employees only produce quality work and give excellent service when they are inspired to do so through effective leadership. While effective managers keep the system on an even keel and are headed in the right direction, effective leaders provide the dynamics to make new things happen.
Salient Features of Effective Leaders:
- Have a vision of where they are going- of what they are going to achieve.
- They are not just dreamers; they also offer a plan to turn their vision into achievable goals and objectives.
- Communicate their plans effectively to generate curiosity and enthusiasm in people and encourage them to share their vision.
- Create a climate of trust, which encourages openness, willingness to change, and commitment to the plan.
- Show persistence in seeing their plans through to completion. They get things done!
About Persona GLOBAL®
Founded on October 28, 1980, in Chicago, Illinois, Persona GLOBAL® is a management consulting company that provides robust, field-tested performance solutions and survey instrumentation. Over the last three decades, Persona GLOBAL® gradually expanded our range of organizational and personal performance-enhancing solutions to a network of +1,700 certified trainers and consultants worldwide in more than 70 countries.
Various programs and tools, including the Transition to Management (TTM) Program, are delivered in the local language and culturally adapted by seasoned business professionals who have a passion for people development. Our expertise serves as a catalyst for unleashing the critical power of the “human element” so that both the company and its employees can realize their full potential. The tailored and scalable process-oriented performance solutions are practical, flexible, and address real-world business challenges.
Core Components of the Transition to Management (TTM) Program
Leadership
- Understanding the principles of leadership
- Visioning—the driving force of leadership
- Communication and leadership—the consequences of good and poor communication
- Easiest and most difficult person to manage
- Introduction to management styles
- Controlling, Promoting, Facilitating, and analytical
- Strengths and weaknesses of each style
- How do people perceive you as a leader and a manager?
Management Style
Trust and Empathy
- The Persona Trust Model
- Trust and leadership— understanding the relationship
- The ability for trust building— empathy projection
- Establishing rapport
- Managing the four basic styles of management
- Needs of each style
- How does each make decisions?
- How does each use time?
- What weaknesses does each need to improve and minimise?
- What motivates each style?
- How does each style react under tension?
- Fostering growth and professionalism
Change and Defensiveness
Flexibility
- Interpersonal flexibility and effective communication
- How to be flexible when dealing with different styles of subordinates
- Flexibility—self-perception
- How to build flexibility with others
- Flexibility and situational leadership
- Cooperation and team building
- How can a manager promote teamwork and cooperation with different styles of subordinates?
- The need for a manager to be flexible and open to change
Negotiation Process
The six-step interpersonal negotiation process focuses on leadership, disciplinary discussion, and coaching.
Application
Action plan for improved leadership skills with a real-life personal case Gameplan™.
Key Takeaways of the Transition to Management (TTM) Program
Examine the importance of vision and communication in effective leadership.
Discover how and why people need to communicate more effectively.
Learn to see yourself as others perceive you and identify your management style.
Learn how to build trust in your communications with subordinates as a basis for teamwork and cooperation.
Practice applying flexibility in problem-solving to develop winning solutions that support teamwork.
Build increased awareness of your behavior, needs, and values and how these impact your effectiveness in leading and managing others.
Maximize your leadership effectiveness by learning effective principles, assessing strengths, and identifying improvement areas.
Plan to identify specific activities and behaviors that will result in increased leadership effectiveness.
Learning Formats
Core Beneficiaries of the
Transition to Management (TTM) Program
- Newly appointed managers, as well as those more senior managers who wish to enhance their management skills, should opt for the Transition to Management (TTM) Program.