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Leadership and management
We offer a range of development opportunities for you to develop your people management and leadership skills, knowledge and behaviours at all levels.
Using the principle of progressive mastery, where people grow into roles and develop new skills through learning and practice, our provision is grouped into a number of levels. Attendance is not restricted to grades but instead is aimed at people with different levels of experience.
We have mapped out all our provision in our Interactive Leadership Landscape. Simply click on a learning opportunity you wish to explore further (note that some courses/training are still "under development").
You may also choose to formalise your learning through one of our externally accredited ILM qualifications or CMI Leadership & Management Programmes.
For those who have little or no management experience and do not currently manage others.
Aims to provide you with a taste of what it takes to be a manager at the University and develop some basic management skills and knowledge.
- The big picture: organisational awareness
- The effective manager: managing yourself
- The effective team: managing people and resources
- Engaging and understanding others
- Career planning and personal development
For people who supervise teams but who are often not their line managers.
Aims to improve people management and communication skills.
- Leading and managing your team
- Key communication techniques for managers
- Difficult conversations, people and negativity
For those who have just or are about to become managers for the first time at the University.
Delivered through a range of workshops covering all the essentials. (ILM = workshops can contribute towards an ILM qualification at the level specified).
For those who have 1-3 years practise as a manager.
Aims to consolidate you as a practitioner in a broad range of management topics. (ILM = workshops can contribute towards an ILM qualification at the level specified).
- Managing change
- PDR reviewer skills (ILM L3)
- Managing performance and absence (ILM L3)
- Managing wellbeing and stress at work
- Health, safety and environment for managers
- Developing yourself as a team leader (ILM 2)
- Planning and monitoring work (ILM L2)
- Handling challenging conversations
- Developing your team
- Coaching and Mentoring - Quality Conversations
- Aurora
For general managers with 4+ years of experience in a range of management topics.
Aims to introduce leadership topics and provides opportunities to enhance your networks.
- Understanding leadership styles - coming soon
- SWIMM programme
- Handling challenging conversations
- Developing your team
- Coaching and Mentoring - Quality Conversations
- Aurora
For people who have just taken on, or are about to take on, a leadership role featuring some strategic rather than solely operational work. (ILM = workshops provide learning towards an ILM qualification at the relevant level).
Aims to consolidate basic leadership practice.
- Understanding leadership styles - coming soon
- Solving problems and making decisions (ILM L3)
- Understanding and Developing Relationships in the Workplace (ILM L3)
For leaders with several years of leadership and expertise in strategic areas of their work.
Aims to explore aspects of leadership in more detail. (ILM = workshops contribute towards an ILM qualification at the relevant level).
