Alison will Help you Manage Your new Leadership Role

Stepping into a leadership role for the first time can seem daunting. However, it's important to remember that you've been promoted for a reason! You've got the potential, now it's just a case of learning the necessary leadership skills and putting them into practice. Alison has free online courses for the new skills you'll need for your new role.

Leadership 

Leadership Skills in Business teaches you the skills required by all successful business professionals in leadership roles. This course includes lessons on organising your department, selecting your team, managing individuals and how you should behave as a person in a role of responsibility. 

Managing People

Managing individuals involves confronting challenges that can make or break a business. Leadership & Management Skills For Business - Managing Employees provides you with the management tools, strategies and techniques needed to overcome these challenges. The course focuses on four key areas: leadership skills, management skills, creating a thriving work culture and how to encourage your teams to perform highly.

Supervision 

Good supervisory skills are the foundation of strong professional relationships. The Diploma in Supervision will teach you the skills you need to build and maintain a cohesive and effective team. The course outlines the different ways of giving support to staff, developing good habits, performing more effectively, and feeling more comfortable at work. 

Managing Projects 

The Fundamentals of Project Management course provides you with the tools and resources that every project manager needs to know to oversee a project correctly. The course outlines the various phases that a project must go through and how to effectively guide it to a successful conclusion.

Overseeing Change

Sometimes it can take former team members a while to adjust to reporting to you in your new supervisory role. The Diploma in Change Management teaches you how to build effective change strategies and play an effective role in an organisation undergoing a period of change. The course can help you and your new team adapt to your promotion.

Conflict Management

Perhaps the defining difference between a team member and a team leader is the responsibility that management bears when times are tough. Conflict Resolution in the Workplace outlines how management should establish appropriate policies for workplace civility and conflict resolution. 

Don't Forget the Basics

Now that you've been promoted to a managerial position, you might find that you spend more time guiding and monitoring others than actually doing the work your company is known for. For example, since your promotion, you might find yourself managing junior accountants more than you actually find yourself accounting.

Given that you're now managing employees who are "doing the work" every day, it's crucial that you maintain the skills that got you your promotion in the first place. Whether you're now a manager in Accounting or Sales, Alison offers free courses that will allow you to refresh your knowledge. 

It's equally important to stay up to date with changes in the field in which you manage. At Alison, we publish new courses and revise existing ones so that you can keep on top of the recent developments in your industry.