Build a Better Manager: Basic Management Skills

How to free up capacity to focus on your IT team.

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Greg Dolinar, IT Project Manager, Scotiabank
Moriah Christoff, Sr. Manager, Operations and Communications, RBC
Corby Fine, VP of Simplii, CIBC
Andrew Santorelli, Senior Development Manager, Kanetix
David Baird, Head of Software, Nest Wealth
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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.

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why and how you should best support new IT managers’ transition into leadership, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

Build a Better Manager: Basic Management Skills – Executive Brief

1. Train managers in time management and delegation

Understand the importance of effective time management for first-time managers, and deliver practical training in delegating tasks and goals to first-time managers.

2. Train managers in accountability

Give your first-time managers a solid foundation in how to hold their team and employees accountable.

Guided Implementations

This guided implementation is a six call advisory process.

Guided Implementation #1 - Train managers in time management and delegation

Call #1 - Discuss need for training and training structure.

Call #2 - Discuss facilitation plan and tackle challenges.

Call #3 - Discuss long-term skill-building strategies.

Guided Implementation #2 - Train managers in accountability

Call #1 - Discuss need for training and training structure.

Call #2 - Discuss facilitation plan and tackle challenges.

Call #3 - Discuss long-term skill-building strategies.

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Onsite 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 onsite 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

1.1

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

2.1

Deliver the Accountability manager training module.

Customized Accountability Facilitator Guide
Completed Participant Workbook for the Accountability module, including an action plan for the attendees

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