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Full One-Day Syllabus
 
9:00IntroductionChapter 1
Class Objectives
What is Manager Mechanics?
Parenting vs. Managing
Caring about your staff
 
9:15Management RealitiesChapter 2
Manage your friends
The Management Dress code
Following the company line
Other managers are now your peers
Managers live in fish tanks
 
10:15Managing your TeamChapters 3, 4
Decision Making
Trust
Motivation
Employee personal needs
Loyalty
Flexibility
Prompt communication
Making promises
Employee discipline
Dealing with difficult employees
 
10:45Break
 
11:00Office PoliticsChapter 5
Promoting your department
Manager level politics
Managing up
Managing down
Managing across
Email related pitfalls
 
11:30The Hiring ProcessChapter 6
General Information
Hiring terms
Getting permission to hire
The recruiting process
Reviewing resumes
The interview process
Deciding which person to hire
Hiring good people
 
12:00Lunch
 
1:00Staff related activitiesChapter 7
Giving promotions
Parity in pay among peers
Giving raises
Span of control rules
The importance of communication
Contractor to employee conversions
Employee training
Firing an employee
Layoffs
 
1:45Working with other organizationsChapter 8
Human Resources
Vendors
Finance
 
2:15Break
 
2:30Employee related processesChapter 9
Performance reviews
Management by Objectives (MBOs)
Salary planning
Succession planning
 
3:15BudgetingChapter 10
Importance of your budget
Components of your budget
Budget planning process
Budget contingencies
Expenses versus capitalization
 
4:00Management MistakesChapter 11
Playing favorites
Office gossip
Dealing honestly
Handling sensitive materials
Making promises
Sexual Harassment
Off-color jokes
 
4:30Personal GrowthChapter 12
Wanting to be a manager
Defining your management style
Leadership verses management
Consider your next move
Your continuing journey
 
5:00Adjourn