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Business Fundamentals: Managing People

Learn essential people management skills to lead, motivate, and develop your team in today's dynamic workplace.

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Business Fundamentals: Managing People

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  • 2 hours per week

  • Digital certificate when eligible

  • Introductory level

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Learn tools, techniques, and insights needed to excel in managing people

In today’s dynamic workplace, effective people management is crucial for organisational success. This course on Managing People offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolving roles and functions of managers, emphasising the importance of relational approaches and impactful conversations. By joining this course, you will learn the following:

Foster Strong Team Relationships

Learn how to build trust and open communication within your team, creating a collaborative and productive work environment.

Drive Performance and Development

Master the art of meaningful conversations that motivate your team, address challenges, and support their professional growth.

Stay Ahead in Your Career

Understand and analyse contemporary people management strategies, distinguishing appropriate approaches for today’s workplace.

This course is designed to provide you with the tools, techniques, and insights needed to excel in managing people, making it an invaluable addition to your professional development journey. Join us to transform your management skills and make a lasting impact on your organisation.

Gain Essential Management Skills

Equip yourself with the key competencies required to lead and inspire your team, ensuring you are prepared for the challenges of modern management.

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Skip to 0 minutes and 4 seconds Do you want to inspire and empower your team to achieve great things? In today’s dynamic workplace, effective people management is more critical than ever. That’s why I’m excited to talk about our Managing People short course offered online by the QUT Business and Law Faculty. This self-paced course provides you with the essential tools and techniques to excel in this critical skill. We’ll explore this evolving role of managers, the importance of building strong relationships, and how to have impactful conversations that drive motivation and performance. Whether you’re a seasoned manager or stepping into a leadership role for the first time, this course is designed to empower you. You’ll learn practical strategies of leading, motivating, and developing your team.

Skip to 0 minutes and 54 seconds We’ll delve into core concepts like taking a relational approach to management, understanding workplace behaviours, and mastering communication for performance management. Are you ready to transform your management skills and make a lasting impact on your organisation? Enrol in our Managing People short course today.

Syllabus

  • Week 1

    Introduction to managing people

    • Let's get started!

      In this overview, we will provide an overview of the course structure as well as guidance to get the most out of this course.

    • Competencies for managing people

      In this section we will introduce the key competencies of people management.

    • Managerial skills and contexts

      Situational awareness and being able to perceive what skills and perspective is needed for a particular role is an essential component to developing as an effective manager. Let's take a closer look at this.

  • Week 2

    The changing roles and functions of management

    • Role of management in the past

      In this topic we will take a deeper look at the roles and functions of management throughout history.

    • Role of management in the present

      In this section we will look at ways management practices have changed to meet the needs of our ever-changing environment.

    • Managing in complex environments

      Let's look at the roles of managers in environments of complex change and disruption.

  • Week 3

    Taking a relational approach to management

    • The importance of self-awareness

      The first individual you should learn to manage is yourself, and this starts with self-awareness.

    • Soft skills management

      Often referred to as the soft skills of management, being able to connect with other human beings is not only an essential management capability, it is essential for a healthy, happy life.

  • Week 4

    Conversations for motivation and performance

    • Conversations for motivation

      In this topic we will continue with a human relations approach to managing people by moving from exploring relationships to taking a closer look at how managers can use conversations to motivate their teams.

    • Performance management

      Conversations around poor performance or a routine, administrative performance review are quite different in nature from motivational coaching conversations and should be kept quite separate.

    • Optional: apply your learning

      The following activities provide you with the opportunity to practice what you have learnt in this module in your workplace and professional practice.

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On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Identify key principles, tools and techniques for managing people in the workplace.
  • Describe workplace behaviours and perspectives that impact people management strategies.
  • Analyse people management strategies for a contemporary workplace.

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for current and aspiring managers, team leaders, and supervisors who want to enhance their people management skills. It is designed for those looking to lead, motivate, and develop their teams effectively in a dynamic workplace.

Who will you learn with?

QUT Continuing Professional Education

Who developed the course?

Queensland University of Technology

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a truly global outlook. Home to over 50,000 students, we’re providing real-world infrastructure, learning and teaching, and graduate skills to the next generation of change-makers.

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    1989

  • Location

    Brisbane, Australia

  • World ranking

    Top 180Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019

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