8 Weeks
Instructor-paced
Included
Available
Our easy online application is free, and no special documentation is required. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the course. We confirm enrollment eligibility within one week of your application.
Management Essentials, formerly known as Becoming a Better Manager, provides the real-world tools and strategies needed to excel in decision-making, implementation, organizational learning, and change management.
Management Essentials provides participants with key tools and techniques to become more effective managers and get things done. The course takes a process approach to managerial work and teaches managers how to artfully shape decision-making, implementation, learning and improvement, and change processes within their organizations.
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Module 1: A Process Perspective on Management
Case Studies
Mount Everest - 1996
Columbia’s Final Mission
Leading Change at Fuerte Construction
Takeaways
Differentiate between the myths and realities of management
Adopt a process perspective towards managerial work
Leverage processes to your advantage
Key Exercises
Small Group Process Analysis
Peer Feedback Exercise
Module 2: Shaping the Decision-Making Process
Case Studies
The Bay of Pigs
Trouble at Talk of the Town Designs
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Takeaways
Analyze the decision-making process and diagnose potential pitfalls
Identify the key drivers that enhance your chance at making a good decision
Utilize a range of different managerial levers to improve individual and group decision-making
Key Exercises
Small Group Decision-Making Simulation
1-on-1 Decision-Making Simulation
Peer Feedback Exercise
Module 3: Implementing for the Present and Learning for the Future
Case Studies
Healthcare.gov: The Crash and the Fix
The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue
The U.S. Army’s After-Action Reviews
Takeaways
Detect and diagnose common causes of poor implementation of plans and projects
Identify the stages of implementation and what you must do in each to get the job done
Recognize the role that learning plays in organizational performance, improvement, and innovation
Key Exercises
Giving Feedback Exercise
Giving and Receiving Advice Exercise
Delegation Exercise
Conduct Your Own Review
Peer Feedback Exercise
Module 4: Managing and Leading Change
Case Studies
Scaling Up N12 Technologies
Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg
Paul Levy: Turning Around the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
Takeaways
Recognize the drivers of organizational change
Identify the common stages of most successful change processes
Manage change in growing businesses
Lead change in large organizations
Key Exercises
Capstone Assignment: Small Group Consulting Simulation
Peer Feedback Exercise
Established in 2001 and adeptly run by the Sringeri Mutt with the benign blessings of Sri Sri Bharathitheertha Mahaswamigal, the College believes in keeping a proactive approach for the overall development of the students.
ASIET is the first self-financing technical education centre to be awarded the ISO 9001: 2008 certification. Our Alumni are prestigious and many occupy responsible positions across prestigious organizations in India and abroad. The institute is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, accredited by NBA and approved by AICTE.
Harvard Business School Online launched as HBX in 2014 to deepen the School’s impact and broaden its reach, all while staying true to the HBS mission: to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The nuance? Now we could reach those leaders wherever they are—in the world, in their careers, and in their lives. Since, HBS Online has educated 100,000-plus learners from more than 175 countries via our innovative online platform.
