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Moving into Management

Moving into Management


Day 1: 11.00am to 5.30pm
Day 2: 10.00am to 4.30pm

If you are new to management and want to learn how to build the skills and confidence you need to successfully lead the people you now manage, then this is the course for you.  

“I will be able to consider my professional interactions with more depth now…Ruth was fantastic. She made sure everybody was engaged and involved.” 

  • Anyone who finds themselves with line-management responsibility, whether through promotion within their organisation or in a new job role
  • Anyone who wants to gather practical management tools that they can put to use as soon as they return to the workplace
This two day course is a basic introduction to the skills required to be a manager and how to acquire them. It is an interactive and participative learning experience and a good first-step in your career development. The key topics covered are:
  • What is management?
  • Management styles
  • Your own, personal working style
  • Managing yourself and others
  • Objective setting
  • Giving and receiving feedback
  • What next? 

At the end of this course you will:

  • Understand more about your personal management style, so you can become a better communicator, manager and leader
  • Assess where your strengths lie and identify areas for improvement
  • Be able to identify and appreciate what other team members bring to the organisational party
  • Know how to assess your team’s effectiveness and how to set objectives

Ruth Eastwood is Chief Executive of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool. She has worked in touring, producing and presenting theatre, has run multi-artform venues and has delivered arts programmes internationally. As an experienced Chief Executive and qualified Chartered Director of the IoD, she brings a strong business mind to all projects; as a licensed and accredited team development specialist, she brings extensive experience of successfully dealing with the human impact of managing change. 

£295+VAT Non-Members

£255+VAT UK Theatre & SOLT Members (if booked after 23/01/20), ITC, FST, ABO and ABTT Members

£225+VAT, UK Theatre & SOLT Members if booked on or before 23 January 2020

This course will take place at UK Theatre, 32 Rose Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9ET
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32 Rose Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9ET

+44 (0)20 7557 6700

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"UK Theatre" is the operating name of UK Theatre Association, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, whose registered office is at 32 Rose Street, London, WC2E 9ET, Company No 323204.