General Assembly: HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MANAGER

About This Class

Due to the fast pace of change today, many employees get thrust into managerial positions and immediately face numerous new challenges and responsibilities with little training. Ensuring that valuable individual contributors can adapt quickly into effective managers is critical to the long-term viability of every organization and is a fast track for an individual to pursue a more fulfilling career. In this workshop, you’ll get an in-depth look at the roles and responsibilities of a manager. We’ll look at goal setting, delegation, performance management, effective communication, leadership, motivating, and much more. You’ll walk out feeling prepared and confident to guide your team to new levels of success.

The wellbeing of our employees, students, clients, instructors, and guests is our number one priority here at General Assembly. We are monitoring the COVID-19 situation very carefully and are adjusting the delivery of our programs.

Due to the current health concerns, all GA short-form events, workshops & boot camps will temporarily be held online – including this one.

Registered students will be notified 24 hours in advance of this program with information on how to log in to the Zoom Meeting Room and other tools you’ll need for the session. Registration for this class will close 2 hours prior to the session start in order to allow all students ample opportunity to have the technology-enabled.

General Assembly’s classes, workshops, and events are recreational and for avocational purposes only. No certificate is awarded.

Takeaways

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of a manager
• Know how to approach to performance management
• Create a framework for you and your direct reports to effectively set expectations and give and receive feedback
• Learn different management styles and techniques
• Learn how to measure your team’s success

Workshop attendees will receive a full recording of the entire session for their reference.

Preparation

Students should either be new managers, or they should have an interest in management positions.

• You will need access to a laptop or computer with a working webcam and microphone as well as a strong internet connection.
• This course will occur completely online using Zoom and Slack.
• Course set up information will be emailed to all students signed up around 24 hours before (and again an hour before) your course launches.

Preparation:

-Students should come to class ready to discuss current management challenges and goals. -Please bring a laptop, notepad, and pen/pencil to class.