Certificate in Organizational Management

Why select this training course?

Effective organizational management requires managers and leaders to think for the organization as a source of strategy implementation to achieve vital business objectives. This implies that organizational management involves deploying organizational resources to achieve the goals and objectives of the company.

What are the historical and contemporary theories of organizational management?

Organizational management involves planning and identifying goals, objectives, and resources employed in the running of an organization. It is a combination of numerous leadership components of a company. The company’s structure is utilized to generate information that is analyzed to build strategies implemented via training, promotion, and meeting. Every company employs organizational management in various ways according to the unique needs of its organization. There are various theories of organizational management; each theory is a set of practices about organizational management and how to implement them successfully. Below are the historical and contemporary theories of organizational management:

• Scientific management theory
• Bureaucratic management theory
• Contingency theory
• Systems theory
• Chaos theory
• Human relations movement

What are the various styles of organizational management?

There are different styles of organizational management leaders, and managers can utilize them in the company’s running. Most corporate leaders possess a dominant leadership style but can also integrate other styles based on the peculiarity of the situation. There are six standard organizational management styles utilized in today’s corporate environment. Each of these styles is deployed according to the needs of the organization. They include the following:

• Visionary
• Directive
• Participative
• Affiliative
• Pacesetting
• Coaching

The Rcademy Certificate in Organisational Management will provide participants with the rudiments of organizational management and the various techniques and styles. The course also covers the characteristics of an effective organizational leader, the vital components of organizational leadership, team building, and team management. Focus is also given to concepts such as feedback, goal setting, key performance indicators or KPIs, self-leadership, and managing with emotional intelligence. Upon conclusion of this course, attendees will be able to recognize the various approaches to transformational organizational management and how to manage change dynamics within an organization.

Who should attend?

The Rcademy Certificate in Organisational Management is suitable for:

• Directors are responsible for supervising a company’s operations, investments, ventures, and financial performances
• Finance Managers are responsible for developing financial reports, direct investment activities, and long-term financial goals
• Human resource managers who are responsible for personnel relations of corporate organization
• Chief executive officers are tasked with making significant corporate decisions, supervising the operations and resources of a firm, and serving as the link between the board and corporate operations
• Management officers tasked with providing administrative assistance and managing queries from employees
• Managers who are responsible for the company’s administration and decision-making a company
• Project Managers responsible for the day-to-day management of a company’s projects
• Corporate strategists are tasked with evaluating current business strategies and designing and implementing new strategies to boost results and achieve the company’s goals
• Heads of departments responsible for the smooth running of a department, together with training and managing staff
• Business managers tasked with monitoring and heading operations of business enterprise, developing and implementing business strategies, and evaluating business performances
• Stakeholders responsible for offering guidance and supervising the administration of the company
• Every other person interested in learning about the principles and practices of organizational management

What are the course objectives?

The Rcademy Certificate in Organisational Management is designed to help participants achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the basics of organizational management and the principles and styles of organizational management
• Learn about the rudiments of self-management and change management processes
• Understand the value of feedback and how to design a feedback structure
• Learn how to recognize potential organizational management challenges and how to overcome them
• Learn about key performance indicators or KPIs and how to use them in measuring a successful management strategy
• Learn about team building and team management
• Recognize the differences and similarities between organizational management and organizational leadership
• Recognize the key drivers of organizational change and how to manage change at various levels of the organization
• Recognize the various techniques of problem-solving and how to manage people with emotional intelligence

How will this Course be Presented?

The Certificate in Organisational Management is a comprehensive curriculum designed to meet attendees’ expectations while enhancing their knowledge and skills about the subject matter. Different practical techniques that will ensure participants’ constant and active learning will be utilized in delivering the course. Renowned professionals and experts in the field with several years of practice and experience will teach the course. The course modules are drafted from exhaustive and careful research into the subject matter.

The Rcademy Certificate in Organisational Management integrates practical and theoretical learning from lecture notes, case studies, real-life scenarios, and slides on the concepts. Attendees will also partake in seminar workshops, presentations, quizzes, and constant feedback on lessons taught to gauge and determine their maximum satisfaction.

What are the topics covered in this course?

Module 1: Introduction to Organisational Management

• Overview and definition of terms
• Importance of organizational management
• Types of organizational management
• Theories of management
• Components of organizational management
• Managing with emotional intelligence
• The characteristics of an effective organizational manager

Module 2: Managing Organisational Culture

• Definition of culture
• Types of organizational culture
• The levels of culture
• Building a strong organizational culture
• Sources of culture
• Culture and competitive advantage

Module 3: Organisational Development (OD)

• The history of OD
• Goal setting
• Diagnostic tools for organizational development
• The operations of organizational development
• Organizational development today
• Understanding organizational structures
• Work psychology
• The theories of Maslow and Hertzberg on organization

Module 4: Team Management and Team Building

• Introduction and definition of terms
• The phases of team development
• Self-leadership
• Team management and motivation
• Adopting a team management style
• Attributes of exceptional teams
• Recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of the team
• Effective communication for rapport building with the team

Module 5: Ethics and Decision-Making

• Decision-making in organizations
• Biases in Human Decision making
• Rationalization
• Ethical decision-making
• The prospect theory
• Stakeholders’ engagement

Module 6: Managing Communications

• Defining communication
• Setting communication goals for the organization
• Barriers to effective communication
• Building effective listening skills
• Communicating with different types of personalities
• Delivering concise, persuasive, and clear messages

Module 7: Feedback

• The Value of feedback in organizational management
• The structure of effective feedback
• Non-verbal communication
• The power of appreciation
• Key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Building competence for sharing feedback

Module 8: The Managerial Leader

• Defining Management and Leadership
• Overcoming common mistakes in management
• Managing change
• Making a successful transition to the manager role
• Building a management brand/style
• Developing confidence, resilience, and self-belief

Module 9: Managing Performance: People and Problems

• Using feedback to shape people’s behaviors
• Management strategies
• Managing conflict and stress
• Coaching to increase performance
• The techniques of problem-solving
• Performing a strong employee appraisal

Module 10: Building Tenacity and Resilience

• Building assertiveness without stress
• Developing tenacity
• Controlling your emotions during times of crises
• Resilience as a leadership differentiator
• The Psychology of Self-motivation
• The value of tenacity in organizational management

Module 11: Organisational Change Management

• Overview of change management
• Recognizing the drivers of change in organizations
• Why do people resist change
• Overcoming change resistance
• Defining change at an organization, team, and individual level
• The change management process
• Best practices in leadership change