INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
COURSE OUTLINE
This asynchronous, fully online course is designed to suit the needs of aspiring managers and managers-to-be. Over the course of 10 seminars, we will cover all the basics of Management. The course should take around 2 months to complete at a pace of 1-lesson per week, which involves an average of 30-40mins of preparation and reading, and 20-30mins of recorded-content.
AIM OF THE COURSE
The Introduction to Management course seeks to introduce participants to key management concepts, from the basics of thinking like a manager, to the specifics of managing people and organisational finances. This course is aimed at building your knowledge in these key areas and giving you actionable tips on how to deal with them as your career evolves From the nitty gritty of giving feedback to the guiding lines of strategical thinking, you can then choose to further these skills on the Certificate in Practice Management (CPM) or Management & Leadership Programme (MLP).
OUR TUTORS
The main tutors for the course are Matt Howgate FCMI and Vicky Ling CQP.
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Matt is a non-practising solicitor and award-winning strategic, operational and compliance consultant who has run law firms and advice agencies.
Vicky Ling has spent her entire career in the advice and legal sector, working with a wide range of solicitors' firms and not for profit legal practices, and has written extensively on these topics.
External experts have also been commissioned to deliver seminars on their areas of expertise, whether from experience in the advice sector or neighbouring ones.
EXPECTATIONS
This self-paced course is freely accessible and open to all aspiring managers. Unlike our more structured, CPM and MLP courses, there are no assignments, and attendance is not monitored.
We do, however, encourage students to follow the lessons in order as attaining the learning objectives from one lesson may help with those subsequent.