Short Course
£975 (or £1375 with CMI Level 3 Award)
February 2025
This programme is designed for anyone, graduates, first line managers, or middle managers, wishing to grow their confidence and skills in managing others to become better leaders either now or in the future.
At Lincoln International Business School, we are committed to supporting businesses of all sizes and sectors in the development of the key skills required to lead and manage others effectively. Our combination of workshops, personal reflection, and company insight are delivered on our modern Brayford Pool Campus, and aim to enable you to develop your skill, confidence, and professional networks.
Plan for future growth with skilled and confident managers
Prepare for the next steps in your career as a manager
Develop your professional managerial skills
Train to become a competent and confident manager
Learn how to attract and nurture effective leaders
Workshops form the majority of teaching delivery on this course. Across six workshops you will have the opportunity to understand management tools and try new ideas and ways of working, supported by an expert tutor and co-learners from a range of companies. We also encourage you to put your ideas into practice in real-world settings between the workshops so that you can reflect on your successes.
Our company insight lets you explore how successful organisations in the region lead and manage their people, providing ideas and strategies you can implement in your own business.
| Session | Workshop | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop 1 |
A Managerial Mindset and You An introduction to the key ideas behind effective management, the skills you need to develop, and practical ways to get started. |
14 February 2025 |
| Workshop 2 |
Developing Your Management Style This session focuses on building essential interpersonal skills for effective management. Learn how to use these skills to positively influence others and achieve your goals. |
21 March 2025 |
| Workshop 3 |
Effective Communication and Influencing Skills Explore what makes communication effective at work, how to overcome common barriers, and the role of verbal and non-verbal signals. The session also covers listening skills and tips for managing tough conversations. |
25 April 2025 |
| Workshop 4 |
Valuing and Developing Your Team Discover how to develop and support your team to boost motivation, engagement, and performance. Learn practical leadership techniques that make a real difference. |
23 May 2025 |
| Workshop 5 |
Commercial Awareness Get to grips with business and financial concepts, and understand how to show commercial awareness in your role. Build your decision-making skills and confidence in the workplace. |
13 June 2025 |
| Workshop 6 |
Managing Your Team Through Change Understand how change impacts you and your team, and learn strategies to handle it effectively. Develop flexible thinking by applying a risk management approach to real-life scenarios, including contingency planning to strengthen resilience |
18 July 2025 |
I've made changes to the way I do things after each session and I feel much happier and more motivated when coaching my junior colleagues. I genuinely think I'm better placed to serve them and help them grow and develop as a result, which I guess what being a leader is all about. So thank you for running the sessions, I will remember them for a long time.
Chris Gray
Independent Financial Adviser, Forrester Boyd Wealth Management
From short courses and microcredentials, to professional development modules and fully online Master’s degrees, we offer a range of flexible programmes to suit your individual needs. Our suite of programmes uses a variety of delivery methods, including online-only, face-to-face, blended, and distance-learning approaches.
This programme can be adapted to suit individual organisational needs should you have a larger number of people you wish to train. We can add extra content, workshops or webinars, or embed a business improvement project to the process so that organisations realise an instant return on investment, showing how the learning has been demonstrated by the individual during and following the programme.
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In order to be eligible to apply for this course, Applicants must be in a Management, Supervisory or Team Leadership role, or likely to be managing people in due course. If you do not meet this criteria, you must be able to provide evidence of appropriate work experience which will be reviewed to assess eligibility. The course is studied over 6 months, with one day per month (usually a Friday) dedicated to training. Applicants would need to be available to attend this.
To enquire about this course or to request an application form, please contact LIBS_Exec@lincoln.ac.uk.