- Management skills training is needed, but organizations are struggling to provide training that makes a long-term difference in the skills managers actually use in their day to day.
- Many training programs are ineffective because they offer the wrong content, deliver it in a way that is not memorable, and are not aligned with the IT department’s business objectives.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- More of the typical manager training is not enough to solve the problem of underprepared first-time IT managers.
- You must overcome the key pitfalls of ineffective training to deliver training that is better than the norm.
- Offer tailored training that focuses on skill building and is aligned with measurable business goals to make your manager training a tangible success.
Impact and Result
Use Info-Tech’s tactical, practical training materials to deliver training that is:
- Specifically tailored to first-time IT managers.
- Designed around practical application of new skills.
- Aligned with your department’s business goals.
Member Testimonials
After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.
9.0/10
Overall Impact
5
Average Days Saved
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
Lee County Clerk of Courts
Guided Implementation
9/10
N/A
5
Toronto District School Board
Workshop
9/10
N/A
N/A
Workshop: Build a Better Manager: Basic Management Skills
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Master Time
The Purpose
Train managers in effective time management and delegating skills relevant to first-time managers.
Key Benefits Achieved
Managers gains skills and confidence in:
- The ideal way to spend their time across the six key manager roles
- Time blocking and calendar diligence
- Effectively delegating tasks and goals
- Limiting interruptions
Activities
Outputs
Deliver the Master Time manager training module.
- Customized Master Time Facilitation Guide
- Completed Participant Workbook for the Master Time module, including an action plan for the attendees
Module 2: Accountability
The Purpose
Train managers in holding their team and individual employees accountable.
Key Benefits Achieved
Managers gains skills and confidence in:
- Creating clarity and transparency around who is responsible for what.
- Articulating expectations and evaluations.
- Helping their team remove roadblocks to accountability.
- Clearly introducing accountability to their team.
Activities
Outputs
Deliver the Accountability manager training module.
- Customized Accountability Facilitator Guide
- Completed Participant Workbook for the Accountability module, including an action plan for the attendees