Postgraduate Diploma Programme Number 044 - Women In Management Intensive Full-Time Programme, Leading to Postgraduate Diploma in Women in Management. Contents include Women and Gender Disparity In Organisations; Women and 'The Class Ceiling': Why Does It Exist and What We Can Do About It?; Overcoming Negative Perceptions About Women; Halting The Perpetuation Of The ‘Queen Bee Syndrome’: Women Acknowledging The Plight Of Their Less Successful Female Counterparts; Women and Leadership Styles: Creating Compatibility Between Decisiveness and Effective Communication Flow; Gender Relation At Work’ And Its Morale Implications; Non-Offensive Assertiveness: Making Your Point, Effectively; Women In Management: Exploiting Marketing Intelligence; Making Your Mark In Management: Exploiting Diversity To Achieve Individual and Organisational Goals; Women and Career Prognosis: Getting Ahead Of The Game; Women and Management: Dealing With Male Subordinates; Exploiting The Work-Life-Balance Phenomena: An opportunity For Further Advancement; The Boardroom Conspiracy: Beating Men at Their Own Game; Worker Motivation: Operationalising Corporate Strategy; Women and the Globalised Economy

Postgraduate Diploma Programme Number 044 - Women in Management, Leading to Postgraduate Diploma in Women In Management. Click to download the PDF Brochure for this Course.

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For Whom This Programme is Designed

This Course is Designed For:

ü  Senior Executives

ü  Senior Policymakers

ü  Government Officers

ü  Diversity Officers

ü  Diversity Managers

ü  Diversity Consultants

ü  Diversity researchers

ü  Diversity Policy Officers

ü  Women Managers

ü  Women Entrepreneurs

ü  Women Liberators

ü  Women Studies Experts

ü  Gender Protagonists

ü  Gender Researchers

ü  All others interested in the promotion of Women Studies and Managerial Effectiveness

 

Duration:

3 Months Intensive Full-Time (5 Days Per Week)

Cost: £45,000.00 Per Student                       

Cost includes:

 Free Continuous snacks throughout the Event Days;  

Free Hot Lunch on Event  Days;                           

Free City Tour;             

Free Stationery;                               

Free On-site Internet Access;

Postgraduate Diploma in Women in Management; or

Certificate of Attendance and Participation – if unsuccessful on resit.

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Complimentary Products include:

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Leather Conference Folder;

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Leather Conference Ring Binder/ Writing Pad;

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Key Ring/ Chain;

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Leather Conference (Computer – Phone) Bag – Black or Brown;

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s 8GB USB Flash Memory Drive, with Programme Material;

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Metal Pen;

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Polo Shirt, at Programme Start and End.

Location:  Central London and International Locations

 

Daily Schedule: 9:30 to 4:30 pm.

Women in the Workplace (Double Credit)

 M1. Part 1 & 2: Gender Disparity in Organisations

Factors Affecting Women in the Workplace;

Occupational Segregation and Gender Discrimination:

Horizontal Segregation vs. Vertical Segregation;

Barriers to Top Level Position;

Benefits of Women’s Board Membership;

Rationale for Employment Segregation:

Personal Preference;

The Discriminatory Structure of the Labor Market;

The Human Capital Explanation.

Should occupational segregation by sex be completely eliminated?

Stereotypes: How Are They Imposed?

Stereotypes: How Are They Reinforced?

Pygmalion, Galatea and Golem Effects;

Unequal Job Opportunities;

Gender Pay Gap.

Employment Discrimination Law:

Equal Pay Act;

Sexual Discrimination Act;

Sexual Harassment Law;

Gender Equality Duty.

M1. Part 3: Why are We Different: Using Gender Differences Positively

Goldberg’s Patriarchy and Male Dominance;

Masculinities, Femininities and Work;

Division of Labour and Sex Typing;

Communication Styles;

Blue Collar Women in Traditionally Male Jobs.

M1. Part 4: Overcoming Negative Perceptions about Women

Feminism Approaches:

Liberal Feminism;

Radical Feminism;

Marxist Feminism and Social Feminism;

Poststructuralists and Postmodern Feminism.

The Hidden Elements of Women’s Social Identities;

Women as Other in the Organisational Context:

Organisations Are Genderless;

Organisations Are Bodyless;

Organisations Are Sexless.

How Women Cope With Otherness;

Blending In To Meet Others’ Expectation;

Internalising Self-Discipline and Control;

Outcomes of Self-Discipline;

Fear of Success: Horner’s Model;

McClelland’s Model of Achievement Motivation;

Stress Management;

Sources of Stress;

Sources of Women Executive Stress;

Coping With Stress.

M1. Part 5: Halting the Perpetuation of the ‘Queen Bee Syndrome’: Women Acknowledging the Plight of Their Less Successful Female Counterparts

Determining who is a Queen Bee?;

Queen Bee Syndrome Defined;

Effects of the Queen Bee Syndrome.

M1. Part 6: Women and Leadership Styles: Creating Compatibility Between Decisiveness and Effective Communication Flow

Leadership Styles;

Leadership Style of Women:

Interactive Leadership;

Encourage Participation;

Share Power and Information;

Enhance the Self-Worth of Others;

Energize Others.

Traditional Leadership Style (Masculine) vs. Modern Leadership Style (Feminine).

M1. Part 7 & 8: Smashing the Glass Ceiling: Breaking Through Advancement Barriers

Defining Glass Ceiling;

Characteristics Manifesting Glass Ceiling’s Existence;

Levels and Types of Glass Ceiling Barriers:

Societal Barriers;

Internal Business Barriers;

Governmental Barriers;

Other Barriers.

The Pipeline Theory;

The Glass Ceiling and Disclosure of Sexual Orientation;

The Glass Ceiling in Developing Countries;

Related Terms:

Brass Ceiling;

Stained-Glass Ceiling;

Bamboo Ceiling;

Concrete Ceiling;

Expatriate Glass Ceiling;

Glass Closet;

Glass Elevator (or Glass Escalator);

Glass Cliff;

Celluloid Ceiling;

Glass Labyrinth;

Sticky Floor;

Sticky Ladder;

Glass Wall;

Silicon Ceiling.

M1. Part 9: Women and Career Prognosis: Getting Ahead of the Game

Networks and Mentors;

Career Opportunities;

Recruitment;

Selection ;

Promotion.

M1. Part 10: Miscellaneous Topics

Exploiting the Work-Life-Balance Phenomena: An Opportunity for Further Advancement;

Women and Management: Dealing With Male Subordinates;

‘Gender Relation at Work’ and Its Morale Implications;

Non-Offensive Assertiveness: Making Your Point, Effectively;

The Boardroom Conspiracy: Beating Men at Their Own Game;

Women Entrepreneurs;

Policy and Organisational Practice;

Women and the Globalised Economy.

Module 2

Motivating Workers: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards (Single Credit)

Directing or Leading;

The Concept of Motivation;

Theories of Motivation;

Content Theories and Some of Their Contributors;

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs;

Analysis of Maslow’s Claims;

McClelland’s Studies;

Taylor: Money and Motivation;

Motivator-Hygiene Factor: Herzberg’s Contribution;

Process Theories;

Equity Theory;

Goal-Setting Theory;

Expectancy Theory;

Equitable Reward Systems;

Reinforcement Theories;

Reinforcement Theory;

Motivation and Contingency Theory;

Designing an Effective Motivation Strategy;

The Collectivist vs. the Individualist Perspective of Motivation;

Common Trends in Motivation Theories;

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Values of Motivation;

Motivation and Worker Behaviour;

The Extent to Which Salary or Wages Inducement Motivate Workers;

Performance Related Pay (PRP);

Productivity Bonuses;

Efficiency Gains;

Profit Share

The Contingency Approach to Motivation;

Social Differentiation in Motivation;

Culture Differentiation in Motivation;

Wealth as a Factor in Motivation;

Class as an Issue in Motivation;

Individual Expectation and Motivation;

Individual Preferences as a Motivating Factor.

Module 3

Modern Marketing in a Consumer Lead Environment (Single Credit)

M3. Part 1: Defining Marketing and the Marketing Process

Marketing:  Creating and Capturing Customer Value;

Company and Marketing Strategy:  Partnering to Build Customer Relationships;

Marketing Strategy in recessionary Periods;

‘Current Value’ modification and pertinent microeconomic issues.

M3. Part 2: Understanding the Marketplace and Consumers

Analysing the Marketing Environment;

Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights;

Understanding Consumer and Business Buyer Behaviour;

Predicting Behavioural Outcomes.

M3. Part 3 & 4: Designing a Customer – Driven Marketing Strategy and Marketing Mix

Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy:  Creating Value for Target Customers;

Products, Services, and Brands:  Building Customer Value;

New-Product Development and Life-Cycle Strategies;

Pricing:  Understanding and Capturing Customer Value;

Marketing Channels:  Delivering Customer Value;

Retailing and Wholesaling;

Communicating Customer Value:  Advertising and Public Relations;

Communicating Customer Value:  Personal Selling and Sales Promotion;

Direct and Online Marketing:  Building Direct Customer Relationships.

M3. Part 5: Extending Marketing 

The Global Marketplace;

Marketing Ethics and Social Responsibility;

The Importance of Diversity Management in Global Marketing;

Revolutionising Marketing Strategy with the Incorporation of an Effective Diversity Policy.

Module 4

Diversity Management: A Value – Added Inclusion (Single Credit)

The Concepts of Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management;

Equal Opportunities in Employment and the British Legislation;

Exploring Workforce Diversity;

Cultural Diversity, Generally;

Gender Diversity;

Racial Diversity;

Ethnic Diversity;

Age Diversity;

Perceptual and Mental Diversity;

Physical Diversity;

Sexuality Diversity;

Sentience as a Basis for Racial, Ethnic and Gender Discrimination;

Racial, Ethnic and Gender Discrimination: The Social Identity Perspective;

Gender and Sex Discrimination;

Age Discrimination (Ageism and Reverse Ageism);

Disability Discrimination;

Racial Discrimination;

Discrimination as Social Identity;

Understanding and Dealing with Sentience;

The Effectiveness of the British Legislation in Protecting the Rights of the Disadvantaged Groups;

Gender Disparity in Organisations: An Analysis of the Status of Women in the Workplace;

Diversity Mismanagement and Its Consequence for Organisational Survival: Some Case Examples;

Beyond Equal Opportunities: Towards Diversity Management;

Diversity Management and Effective Human Resource Utilization;

Constitution of Committees and Task Forces;

Gate Keeping: Avoiding ‘Resonation’;

Utilizing Marketing Intelligence;

Activities Necessary for an Effective Management of Organisational Diversity: Managing Organisational Culture;

Ensuring Human Resource Management System Is Bias Free;

Managing Diversity through Recruitment, Training, Education & Development;

Managing Diversity in Appraisal, Compensation and Benefits;

Promotion;

Creating a Higher Career Involvement of Women: Eliminating Dual Career Routes;

Managing Diversity through the Prevention of Subtle Sexual Harassment;

Managing Racial, Ethnic and Gender Diversity through the Elimination of the Opportunities for Discrimination That Are Created By the ‘Complaints System’;

Reducing Work-Family Conflict;

Promoting Heterogeneity in Race, Ethnicity, Nationality;

Being Mindful of the Effect of Homogeneity on Cohesiveness and Groupthinking;

Effective Diversity Management and Organisational Success;

Some Effective Diversity Initiatives;

Mummy Tracks;

Granny Crèche;

Employment of Older People ;

Example of Organizations with Diversity-Enhanced Environments:

Wall Street Journal;

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company;

Clairol;

Quaker Oats;

IBM;

Ciba-Geigy;

Pacific Telesis;

Mercedes Benz;

Levi Strauss.

Managing Cultural Differences: Promoting An Understanding Of Sensitivity   Towards Differences Existing Among Workers, e.g. in:

Culture;

Gender;

Ethnicity;

Race;

Sexuality;

Age;

Disability.

Taking Advantage of the Opportunities Which Diversity Provides;

Organisational Diversity and the Issue of ‘Sentience’;

Relationship Management;

Diversity Management, Workforce Flexibility and Flexible Working Practices;

Developing, Monitoring and Enforcing Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policies;

The Adaptation of a Leadership Style That Is Conducive To an Effective Diversity Management System.

Module 5

Managing Individual Performance (Single Credit)

M5. Part 1: Human Resource and Performance Management

Assessing the Nature and Causes of Performance Problems;

Managing Poor Performance;

Managing Absence;

Dealing with Harassment;

The Effective Management of Retirement, Redundancy, Dismissal and Voluntary Turnover;

Evaluating the Mechanisms Available For Preventing or Alleviating Poor Performance;

Working From Corporate Mission and Strategy;

Performance Targets;

Tactical Performance Targets;

Operational Performance Targets;

Linking Performance Management with Operational Processes and Systems;

Initiate Appropriate Reward Systems;

Individual Development Plans;

Performance and Reward Cycle.

M5. Part 2 & 3: Staff Performance Appraisal

Performance Appraisal: A Definition;

Objectives of Performance Appraisal;

Why Some Managers Are Afraid To Appraise;

Performance and the Halo Effect;

Performance Appraisal and the Thorny Effect;

Organisational Benefits and Performance Appraisal;

Individual Benefits of Performance Appraisal;

Subsystem Benefits of Performance Appraisal;

The Appraisal Cycle;

Systematising Performance Appraisal;

Some Problems with Performance Appraisal;

Punitive Aspects of Performance Appraisal;

Some Popular Appraisal Systems;

Graphic Rating Scales;

Ranking;

Paired Comparison;

Self Appraisal;

Critical Incident;

Management by Objectives (MBO);

360 Degree Appraisal;

The Appraisal Setting.

M5. Part 4 & 5: Reward Management: Developing an Effective and Equitable Career Structure

Employee Reward: A Definition;

Defining Reward Management;

The Basis of Reward Management;

Reward Management Strategies: Provide Support for Corporate Values;

Reward Management   Derived From Business Strategy and Goals;

Reward Management and Its Links to Organizational Performance;

Reward Management and the Driving Force for Individual Behaviour;

Reward Management and Its Relationship to Leadership Styles;

Reward Management and Competition;

Reward Management   and the Attraction to High Calibre Personnel;

Encouraging Positive and Effective Organisational Culture;

Culture and Organisational Values;

Level and Type of Motivation;

Remuneration Systems;

Factors Affecting Remuneration Systems;

Government’ Reduced or Increased Spending;

Increased or Decreased Labour Force Availability;

Increased Demand for Quality;

Organization’s Expansion, Contraction or Diversification Plans;

Increased Competition;

Remuneration Packages, Including Salary and Welfare Benefits and Payments;

Pay or Remuneration Structures;

Pay Structures, Purpose, Criteria and Types;

Performance Related Pay (PRP).

Module 6

Small Business Start-Up, Expansion and Management (1) (Single Credit)

M6. Part 1: Industrial Project Start-Up: Some Salient Factors

Industrial and Consumer Products: A Distinction and Guide;

Determining Industrial and Consumer Sectors;

Integrating Industrial and Consumer Products;

The Military as a Consumer;

The Health Sector as a Consumer;

Education as a Consumer Sector;

Determining Players, Market Share and Gaps.

M6. Part 2: Company Formation and Legal Status: Important Issues to Consider

Company legal status categorisation;

Issues in favour of and mitigating against particular legal status;

Legal requirement for company formation;

Company legal status and reporting requirement;

Company legal status and accounting requirement;

Company legal status and accounting reporting;

International trade and legal requirement;

Import and Export VS National, Regional and International Embargo.

M6. Part 3 & 4: Protecting Inventions: Drawing on Legal Parameters

Design and Patent Law;

International Convention For Design and Patent;

Intellectual Capital;

Protecting Intellectual Capital;

Intellectual Property;

Inventions as Intellectual Property;

Determination of the Ownership of Intellectual Property: Application of International Convention and Precedent;

Intellectual Property Rights;

International Convention for Intellectual Property Rights;

Copyright and Copyright Convention;

Understanding Industrial Espionage;

Detecting and Averting Industrial Espionage;

Industrial Espionage and the Recovery Process;

Industrial Sabotage and Long-term Consequences;

Identifying Acts of Industrial Sabotage;

Dealing with Industrial Saboteurs.

M6. Part 5: Operational Costing Issues (1)

Determining Product Needs and Wants;

Scientific Research;

Funding Scientific Research;

Utilising Pre-existing Scientific Research Findings;

Social Research;

Social Research: A Practical Guide;

Using Marketing Research Agents;

Calculating Depreciation;

‘Accounting Depreciation’ VS ‘Real Depreciation’;

Calculating Fixed Costs;

Calculating Rates of Return on Investment;

Calculating Variable Costs.

Module 7

Small Business Start-Up, Expansion and Management (2) (Single Credit)

 M7. Part 1: Operational Costing Issues (2)

Costing Human Resource;

Integrating Fixed and Variable Costs;

Cost Apportioning;

Accounting for Depreciation in Cost Apportioning;

Projected Sales and ‘Externalities’;

Projected Revenue;

Projected Income;

Pricing Strategy and Cost Variables;

Understanding the Balance Sheet.

M7. Part 2: Industrial Product Design and Marketing

Industrial Products Aesthetics;

Consumer Products Aesthetics;

Social Values and Aesthetics;

Averting Consumer Infuriation: Examples of Costly Mistakes.

M7. Part 3: Sources of Investment Funds

National Governments;

Social Development Funds;

Economic Development Funds;

City Regeneration Funds;

Regional Governments;

The World Bank;

UNESCO;

Venture Capitalists;

International Venture Capitalists;

Angels;

Dragons.

M7. Part 4: Marketing Industrial and Consumer Products: A Basic Introduction

Product as a Concept;

Pricing, Competition and the ‘Snob Appeal’: Niche or Mass Marketing;

Physical and Virtual Place;

Creating Product Awareness.

M7. Part 5: The Business Plan: A Guide to Entrepreneurs and Investors

The Business Plan as a Guide to the Entrepreneur;

Using the Business Plan to Attract Investors and ‘Fund Holders’;

What Should Be Included in the Business Plan;

Tweaking the Business Plan without Losing the ‘Focus’;

Establishing Contingency: The Most Unlikely Scenario.

Module 8

Financial Risk Management (Single Credit)

 M8. Part 1: Risk: A Working Hypothesis

Defining Risk – Generally;

Financial Risk: A Plausible Definition;

Financial Risk in an Organisational Setting;

Financial Risk and ‘Market Dynamics’;

Liquidity Risk;

Operating Risk;

Fraud Risk;

Settlement Risk;

Corporate Strategy and Risk Management;

The Currency Derivatives Market.

M8. Part 2: Financial Risk and Unpredictability: Uncontrollable Environmental Issues

Asset Behaviour and Pricing Implications;

Credit and Counterparty Risk;

The Legal and Political Risk Environments;

Risk as an Economic Factor;

Technological Risk Factor;

Risk associated with Socio-Cultural Change.

M8. Part 3: Financial Risk Settings: A Meta – Analytical Exploration

Risk in Financial Institutions;

Banking Risk;

Risk and the Currency Market;

Risk and the Equity Market;

Futures Market Risk.

M8. Part 4: Financial Exposure as Risk

Economic Exposure;

Transaction Exposure;

Translation Exposure;

Calculating Risk in Financial Exposure.

M8. Part 5: Risk Management: A Conceptual and Statistical Meta - Analysis

Conducting A Risk Assessment;

Managing Risk with Forward Contracts;

Financial methods of measuring Risk;

Quantifying financial risks;

Some Qualitative Approaches To Financial Risk Assessment;

Managing The Interest Rate Derivatives Market;

Managing equity risk;

Identifying and measuring Currency Risk;

Managing Financial Exposure Risk;

Managing currency Risk;

Sensitivity Analysis As Risk Management;

Managing Risk with SWAPS;

Statistical Analysis as a Risk Management Instrument;

Interpreting Statistical Data;

Mean and Statistical Mean;

Probability and Normal Distribution;

Calculating statistics from actual data;

Understanding Statistical Significance;

Making Sense of Chi-squared Distribution;

Using PESTEL as a Tool towards Risk Management.

Module 9

Key Success Factors (KSFs)

M9. Part 1: Introducing Organisational Success Factors

Defining Success Factors;

The Most Important Success Factor That Works;

Definition of Success Factors;

Success Factors and Living System;

The Star Model of Success Factors.

M9. Part 2: Strategy as a Fundamental Success Factor

Concentrating Your Resources – An Ancient Concept;

Strategy vs. Strategic Planning;

The Fundamentals of Strategic Planning;

Importance of The Defining Element;

Clarifying Core Values;

Creating a Challenging Mission;

Setting a Few Key Goals;

Developing a Strategy for Each New Goal;

The Living Systems Perspective;

The Importance of Abundant Communication;

The Significance of Learning;

Importance of Effective Communication;

Significance of Learning: Individual and Organisational Learning;

Adapting to The Changing Environment;

Interrelationships with Other Success Factors.

M9. Part 3: The People as the Organisation

Introducing General Systems Theory;

Open System and Close Systems;

System Chaos;

The Concept of Equifinality;

Biological Systems;

The Organisation as an Open System;

Thinking and Operating Out of the Box.

M9. Part 4: Effective Marketing towards Competitive Advantage

Core Concept of Marketing;

Criticism of the Marketing Concept;

Marketing Philosophy;

Marketing Planning;

Marketing Strategy;

Customer Orientation;

Organisational Orientation;

Meeting Customer Needs While Meeting Organisational Goals;

Inbound Marketing:

Market Research;

Competitive Analysis;

Pricing;

Positioning;

Naming and Branding.

Outbound Marketing:

Advertising and promotion;

Public and Media Relations;

Sales Customer Service;

Customer Satisfaction;

Social Networking.

Online Marketing:

Telemarketing;

E-mail Marketing;

Social Networking;

Online Reputation Management.

Marketing Public Sector Organisations

Marketing Non-Governmental Charitable Organisations (NGOs)

M9. Part 5: Managing Non-Human Resource: A Key Success Factor

Operationalising Key Success Factors;

Financial Health as a key Success Factor;

Managing Facilities and Resources: Enhancing Key Success Factors;

Integrating Key Success Factors for Total System Effectiveness.

Module 10

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

M10. Part 1: Introduction to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Key Result Indicators;

Performance and Result Indicators;

Key Performance Indicators (KPI);

Examples of KPI;

Categorization of KPI;

Identifying Indicators of Organisation;

Key Components of KPI:

Starting with what you need to measure and monitor;

Establishing current performance benchmark and target levels;

Adding KPI project control elements.

Characteristics of a good KPI;

How to Implement KPI;

Benefits of KPI;

Management Models That Have a Profound Impact on KPIs.

M10. Part 2: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Other Related Management

Tools

Key Performance Indicators  and Balanced Scorecard;

Key Performance Indicators and Benchmark;

Key Performance Indicators and Business Intelligence;

Key Performance Indicators and Business Performance Management;

Key Performance Indicators and Business Performance Measurement;

Key Performance Indicators and Management Information System (Dashboard);

Key Performance Indicators and Overall Equipment Effectiveness;

Key Performance Indicators and Gap Analysis;

Key Performance Indicators and Key Risk Indicator (KRI).

M10. Part 3: Foundation Stones for Implementing Key Performance Indicators

Four Foundation Stones Guiding the Development and Use of KPIs;

Defining Vision, Mission and Strategy.

M10. Part 4: Developing and Using Key Performance Indicators: A 12 – Step Model

STEP 1:      Senior Management Team Commitment;

STEP 2:      Establishing a Winning KPI Project Team;

STEP 3:      Establishing a “Just Do It” Culture and Process;

STEP 4:      Setting Up a Holistic KPI Development Strategy;

STEP 5:      Marketing the KPI System to all Employees;

STEP 6:      Identifying Organization-Wide Critical Success Factors;

STEP 7:      Recording Performance Measures in a Database;

STEP 8:      Selecting Team-Level performance Measures;

STEP9:       Selecting Organisational Winning KPIs;

STEP 10: Developing the Reporting Framework at All Levels;

STEP 11:    Facilitating the Use of Winning KPIs;

STEP 12:    Refining KPIs to Maintain Their Relevance.

M10. Part 5: Key Performance Indicators and Critical Success Factors (CSF)

 Overview – Critical Success Factors;

Types of Critical Success Factors;

5 Key Sources of Critical Success Factors;

Key Performance Indicators vs. Critical Success Factors;

Critical Success Factors Method;

Using Critical Success Factors for Strategic and Business Planning;

Examples of Critical Success Factors.

Module 11

Time Management and Meeting Management

M11. Part 1: Introduction to Time Management

Time Management Defined;

Time in an Organisational Wide Context: Acting in Time;

The Cost of Time;

Time Management Tools;

Maximising Personal Effectiveness;

Busy vs. Productive;

Time Wasters/Time Robbers/Time Stealers/Time Bandits;

Managing Time Wasters/Time Robbers/Time Stealers/Time Bandits;

Combating Procrastination;

Diffusing the Impact of Others:

Handling Interruptions Constructively;

Asserting Yourself Politely and Calmly.

Conquering Overcommitment ( Learn to say, “No”).

M11. Part 2: Contextualising Time Management

The Four D’s of Time Management:

Do;

Delegate:

Tasks Which Should Be Delegated;

Effective Delegation Techniques;

How to Delegate.

Dump;

Defer.

Managing Multiple Task and Deadlines;

Combating Work Related Stress;

Balancing Personal and Professional Life;

Avoiding Time Crunches;

Handling Unexpected Job Emergencies;

Human Multitasking;

Benefits of Effective Time Management;

Effects of Poor Time Management.

M11. Part 3A: Time Management Theories

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs;

The Pickle Jar Theory;

Pareto Principle or 80/20 Rule;

Eisenhower Method;

POSEC Method.

M11. Part 3B: Introduction to Time Management

What You Want to Achieve;

Importance of Goal;

Setting Realistic Goals Through SMART Method;

Techniques for Setting and Achieving Goals.

M11. Part 3C: Planning

Management and Planning Tools;

Using a Planner;

Developing Action Plan.

M11. Part 4A: Getting Organised

Organising Your Workspace, Files and Folders;

E-mail, Task and Calendar Managing;

Information Flow and Retrieval Process;

Information Overload;

Schedule Management:

Scheduling to Create Work/Life Balance;

Creating Dynamic “To-Do List”;

Reducing Mental Clutter.

The Batching Technique;

Utilise Time Gaps;

Effective Follow-up System;

Developing Time Management Habit.

M11. Part 4B: Scheduling

Effective Scheduling;

Steps in Scheduling.

M11. Part 4C: Prioritising

The Prioritisation Grid;

Important vs. Urgent;

Time Management Matrix (Covey’s Four Quadrant Matrix);

To-Do List;

ABC123 Prioritised Planning;

Decision Matrix.

M11. Part 5A: Time Management and Manager

How Most Managers Apportioned Their Time;

Time Management Tips for Managers;

Effective Resource Management;

Workload Analysis;

Managing Workload;

Managing Disorganised Staffs.

M11. Part 5B: Meeting Management 

Creating an Effective Agenda;

Importance of Agenda;

Steps For Productive and Effective Meeting;

Groupthink;

Teamthink;

Reducing Time Spent on Meeting;

Meeting Menaces:

The Waffler;

The Turf Warrior;

The Assassin;

The Dominator;

The Interrupter.

Meeting Mismanagement.