• Discover how to successfully transition from an individual contributor to manager
• Learn how the best managers turn employees' talents into business results
• Gain valuable managerial skills to use throughout your career

As a participant in Developing the Manager In You you will:

• Understand the characteristics that separate the most successful managers from the least successful managers
• Learn how to avoid the pitfalls that can derail a managerial career
• Discover how to adapt your management style to meet the needs of the situation
• Improve your ability to create a work environment that brings out the best in your employees
• Develop influencing and networking skills that help you achieve better results more quickly
• Gain a broader perspective that enables you to see organizational opportunities, problems, and solutions from multiple perspectives
• Create a strategy for lasting personal change that adds value to your organization and benefits your career.
• Enjoy working with a group of talented managers from a variety of industries

One-to-one development session with Professor Paula Caproni is available on Day 3.

Who Should Attend Developing the Manager in You-Shanghai

Participants in Developing the Manager In You typically have less than five years of management experience. If you are new to your role as a manager, or if you want to refresh your understanding of newest management principles and best practices, this course is designed for you.

This program delivery in Shanghai is designed for emerging leaders in China. All materials and presentations shall be in English, however, supplementary copies translated into simplified Chinese of some core materials shall be available for reference and ease of learning.

This popular three-day Developing the Manager In You program focuses on the changes you will encounter in your transition from individual contributor to manager.

Developing the Manager In You is presented by Dr. Paula J. Caproni, whose energetic style and highly interactive activities result in total class involvement and greater learning. The program focuses on current management perspectives and best practices, with a special emphasis on working more effectively with direct reports, peers, bosses, customers, and others who will be critical to your success throughout your career. Through self-assessments, simulations, video cases, and other engaging activities, you will learn a universal set of management skills that will enhance your ability to achieve better business results, regardless of your nationality, culture, or industry. You also will develop a personalized action plan for improving your managerial effectiveness so that you can implement what you learn as soon as you return to work.

The value of this workshop is best reflected in this comment from a recent participant:

"This is one of the most state-of-the-arts training sessions that I have ever attended. The information is very impressive, allowing me to understand how to be a good leader and how to make use of our followers to help our organization achieve our goals. In addition, I now have 20 new friends across Asia."

As a special registration bonus, you will receive a copy of Dr. Caproni's book, Management Skills for Everyday Life: The Practical Coach.

• Some of the materials will be translated into simplified Chinese characters
• One-to-one development session available on Day 3

• Understand the characteristics that separate the most successful managers from the least successful managers
• Learn how to avoid the pitfalls that can derail a managerial career
• Discover how to adapt your management style to meet the needs of the situation
• Improve your ability to create a work environment that brings out the best in your employees
• Develop influencing and networking skills that help you achieve better results more quickly
• Gain a broader perspective that enables you to see organizational opportunities, problems, and solutions from multiple perspectives
• Create a strategy for lasting personal change that adds value to your organization and benefits your career
• Enjoy working with a group of talented managers from a variety of functional areas and industries

The program fee includes tuition, books, instructional materials, and coffee breaks. Fee is payable in advance in US dollars and is subject to change. See our Cancellation, Transfer and Substitution Policy

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