Management Training

Writing by admin on Wednesday, 25 of June , 2008 at 9:40 pm

Essentials of Editorial Management

Duration 2½ Days

Who should attend?
Line managers in senior editorial positions who would like to improve their general people management skills

What will I learn?• How to drive editorial team performance whilst still being able to meet the needs of the individual
• A full understanding of best practice processes for recruitment, appraisals and performance management issues
• How to adapt your style to deal with different management situations
• A range of delegation, coaching and feedback techniques

What will it cover?
• Winning the hearts and minds of creative people
• Adapting management styles to different situations
• Understanding what motivates different individuals
• Dealing with conflict and difficult situations
• Running effective planning meetings and brainstorming sessions
• Best practices for recruitment and induction
• How to deal with performance management issues
• Understanding your legal obligations as an employer
• Action-centred leadership
• The importance of developing active listening skills
• Giving effective feedback
• Delegation as a development tool
• When and how to use coaching skills
• Setting SMART targets

Maximising Your Effectiveness

Duration ½ day

Who should attend?
Anyone who needs to be more confident using interpersonal techniques to build effective in-office relationships and reduce their personal stress

What will I learn?
• Techniques to be more assertive and influential in the workplace
• How to manage conflict and difficult people more effectively

What will it cover?
• Practice basic approaches to influencing and persuading others
• How to handle conflict and confrontation effectively
• How to give and receive effective feedback
• Managing relationships with your boss and colleagues
• How to reduce stress, anxiety and pressure during your working day
• Understand how you can make a positive impact every day in the office

Maximising Your Time

Duration ½ day

Who should attend?
Anyone allocating too much time to tasks that are not priorities, or who is feeling overwhelmed by their workload

What will I learn?
• The analytical skills to regain control of your workload
• Simple techniques to manage yourself and your work day more efficiently
• The confidence and motivation to get started tomorrow

What will it cover?
• Effective prioritisation skills
• Important vs. urgent
• The ability to identify and combat “time bandits”
• Assertive techniques to manage interruptions and handle disruptions
• Best practice for using email, phones and other potential technological distractions
• The golden rules for saying ‘no’
• An action plan to encourage self discipline and continuous improvement back in the office
• The motivation to make it happen!

An Introduction to Digital Media

Duration ½ day

Who should attend?
Anyone who is new to digital media

What will I learn?
• How to create great content for websites and mobile devices
• Why SEO is the number one driver of new traffic to your site
• How to analyse your site using usability and design benchmarking
• The top 20 business models for making-money online
• How publishing companies are driving new revenue streams online
• The top 10 emerging trends in digital media

What will it cover?
• Why digital media is top of the agenda and here to stay
• Why users turn to the web
• The business models that work online
• How online success is measured by advertisers
• Where podcasting, blogging and online video fit into the mix
• What is SEO and how it drives traffic to your site
• How magazines can use their web sites
• How and why readers get to sites
• Moving content from print to site - the issues
• Emerging trends in digital media

 

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about david bostock

I am a magazine specialist with substantial publishing experience in both the UK and Australia. For the last five years I have focussed on people development, organisational change and management training. If you would like to contact me I have moved to a new blog. Click on the link on the left to visit me in my new home.