Since my return from leave this year, several HR and OD people have reported a need to provide some good foundation training on management again. We used to regularly run front line management training programs – how to delegate; how to provide feedback; how to plan work; how to run meetings; how to clarify roles……but diplomas took over this role, and in many cases is means nothing has been offered in some agencies for some time. I’d hate to think because our team is seen as working largely with senior management, that we wouldn’t help with these learning needs. On the contrary -we LOVE this work.
One of my hunches is that many of those who need some foundation management training are already in middle management positions, and so don’t see themselves as targets for this input – but there are signs that some basics are just not understood. Contact me if you want to chat denise@oztrain.com.au.