Goal Setting and Planning with Decision Making
Overview:
Introduction:
The training program is designed to provide participants with an understanding of several management methods, processes and procedures, as well as practice on several key management techniques. It presents a methodology of common, standard management techniques using a simple theoretical foundation and enhances learning with practical activities so they can develop knowledge and skill to manage more effectively and efficiently.
Program Objectives:
At the end of this program, the participants will be able to:
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Master goal setting, time management, and decision-making skills to efficiently set goals, plan work strategies, and meet deadlines.
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Recognize internal and external factors influencing daily planning and decision-making.
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Employ methods to enhance decision quality.
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Utilize delegation in goal-setting and planning, leveraging colleagues' characteristics for effective teamwork, and fostering positive interpersonal relationships.
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Develop the ability to make higher quality decisions both individually and as part of a team.
Targeted Audience:
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Managers.
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Supervisors.
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Team leaders.
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Human recourses department.
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Employees interested in learning important and crucial skills.
Program Outlines:
Unit 1:
Current Status of Setting Goals, Planning, and Decision Making:
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Overview and context of organizational change and the impact on goals, planning and decision making.
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Understanding of the current status of the organization, team and personal work.
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Review of management processes and skill areas.
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Using a planning process to set goals and get work started.
Unit 2:
Importance of Goal Setting and Planning Management:
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Integrating goals, scope, work structure and management planning.
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Identifying initial resource requirements.
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Identifying risk techniques that affect work assignments, priorities, and deadlines.
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Communication that responds to: who, what, where, when, how, and why.
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Understanding the importance of quality planning in work assignments.
Unit 3:
Setting Priorities and Making Decisions in the Planning Process:
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Using planning to ensure task priorities are established.
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Planning for time management, scheduling and meeting deadlines.
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Integrating the functions into a final work plan.
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Improving communications and listening skills.
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Planning for delegation responsibility and authority.
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Techniques for making good decisions.
Unit 4:
Working With Your Team:
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Identifying the skills required to obtain the help of others.
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The importance of group skills to achieve team success.
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The importance of interpersonal skills in making personal and team decisions.
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Empowering the team through delegation and decision making.
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The importance of effective communication in team relations.
Unit 5:
Developing Personal and Team Change Action Plans:
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Innovation and improvement for personal and team change.
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Identification of change processes and human change.
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Techniques to set personal and team change goals.
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Dealing with people who do not want to change.
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Developing an action plan for personal and team change.