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Essential Management Skills

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Becoming a better boss

Program Level: Fundamental

This comprehensive program builds a solid foundation in the critical skills needed to successfully manage people. Understand yourself as an effective leader of people. Diagnose typical business situations and determine how best to manage them. Engage in practical exercises that focus on your own day-to-day issues. Come away with tools and techniques you can apply immediately back at work.

The program features a self-assessment to help you discover your leadership strengths and their impact in building relationships. You will also work with a small group of your peers, facilitated by a Sauder Associate Coach. To ensure you are fully embedding your learning in the workplace, you will re-engage with your coach and peer group after the program to share your experiences and develop an ongoing plan of action. 

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The learning journey

Delivered in two in-person modules spread approximately one month apart, Essential Management Skills incorporates program preparation, instruction, interactive and experiential plenary sessions, group discussions and facilitated peer learning. There is also a "meet and greet" introductory session, as well as intermodular and post-program group coaching sessions online.

Upcoming sessions

calendar April 3 - May 19, 2023

In-person

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In-person sessions take place on non-consecutive days in Vancouver, BC: Program Kick-Off | online session April 3, 2023: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Module One | April 19 - 20, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm April 21, 2023: 8:30am - 12:30pm  Module Two | May 17 - 19, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm *times subject to change

In-person sessions take place on non-consecutive days in Vancouver, BC: Program Kick-Off | online session April 3, 2023: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Module One | April 19 - 20, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm April 21, 2023: 8:30am - 12:30pm  Module Two | May 17 - 19, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm *times subject to change

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price_tag $4195.00 + tax (5%)

In-person sessions take place on
non-consecutive days in Vancouver, BC:

Program Kick-Off | online session
April 3, 2023: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Module One |
April 19 - 20, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm
April 21, 2023: 8:30am - 12:30pm 

Module Two |
May 17 - 19, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm

*times subject to change

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New managers, managers who have recently changed positions within their organization, or those who wish to brush up on their skill portfolio.

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This program helps build strength in these core competency areas:

  • Self-management
  • Motivation
  • Coaching
  • Teamwork
  • Managing performance
  • Communication
  • Decision making
  • Power and influence
  • Networking

Module One

  • Defining your purpose and self-assessment
  • Managing individuals: trust and psychological safety, motivation 
  • Coaching: helping people reach their highest potential, giving developmental feedback, building individual resilience
  • Managing teams: facilitating team effectiveness, building team resilience, growing your team

Module Two

  • Managing performance: goal setting, maintaining accountability, facilitating productivity 
  • Challenging conversations: resolving conflicts, providing performance feedback, managing your emotional reactions  
  • Communication: listening for subtexts, managing the message, applied communication skills practice
  • Decision making: avoiding common decision-making traps, improving the quality of group decisions
  • Influence, persuasion and power: tailoring your message to your audience, establishing rapport and credibility, exercising constructive power 
  • Managing your network: managing expectations, managing up, down and across

Capstone

  • Creating a plan for future development

Amy Stanley

Amy Stanley

Faculty

Amy is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She has worked in various HR roles, including 8 years as an HR Manager in UBC’s Department of Medicine. An expert executive coach, she manages her own leadership development business helping leaders handle conflict and create high-performing organizations. Her global client list includes a range of industries from the business, finance, government and education sectors.

Dr. Alex Trisoglio

Alex is an executive coach and leadership adviser with extensive experience in leadership development, performance improvement and organizational change. His experience includes more than 20 years advising senior leaders at McKinsey & Co. and four years working with the CEO and Management Team at IFC/The World Bank.
Dr. Perry Atwal

Perry Atwal

Faculty

Perry is a faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He teaches courses on service management, employment relationships, organizational behaviour, strategy and marketing. He has led successful projects involving extremely diverse participants, and has forged effective relationships between business and government professionals at many levels. Previously he worked in Investment Banking in London, New York and Hong Kong.

We will also be inviting thought leaders in the field of Management and Organizational Behaviour, giving you access to a broad range of experts and business leaders.

Upcoming sessions

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April 3 - May 19, 2023 (1 spot left)
$4195.00 + tax (5%)

In-person

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In-person sessions take place on non-consecutive days in Vancouver, BC: Program Kick-Off | online session April 3, 2023: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Module One | April 19 - 20, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm April 21, 2023: 8:30am - 12:30pm  Module Two | May 17 - 19, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm *times subject to change

In-person sessions take place on non-consecutive days in Vancouver, BC: Program Kick-Off | online session April 3, 2023: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Module One | April 19 - 20, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm April 21, 2023: 8:30am - 12:30pm  Module Two | May 17 - 19, 2023: 8:30am - 4:30pm *times subject to change

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Participating organizations

Success stories

"This course allowed me to look at examples in my everyday life and apply newly learned skills immediately. A very beneficial course for any new manager wanting to understand how to manage people.”

Dave Tupniak

Director of Sales, Venus Concept

“I received numerous ideas about people motivators, as well as insights about my personal strengths and places for improvement.”

Eric Hill

Maintenance Coordinator, Enbridge

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