Continuous Learning for Tomorrow's Managers

Overview/Description
 "The future belongs to those...to whom it is a pleasure to live, to create, to whet their intelligence on that of the others." Sir Henri Deterding could have been talking about the enlightened manager for the 21st century. Tomorrow's successful manager understands the forces in the business world that are changing the way people work, the way work is accomplished, and the way managers lead. How can you lure the talent you need and keep the talent you have? How can you build that talent into an organization that is always looking ahead, always learning and growing? Continuous Learning for Tomorrow's Managers examines important insights concerning trends in demographics of the work force and how those changes will affect your bottom line. Learn adaptive strategies for attracting and retaining your future workers. And most important, discover how to turn your company into a learning organization--a powerful, change-ready work force that "whets their intelligence on that of the others."

Target Audience
 Department directors, managers, supervisors, coaches

Expected Duration
4.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Demographics of the Future Work Force

  • recognize the importance of adapting to shifts in the workplace.
  • demonstrate effective management strategies that meet the changing needs of today's diverse workers given a scenario.
  • classify job characteristics as having increased or decreased over past years.
  • select the demographic statistics that reflect the challenges of balancing work and home life for today's workers.
  • recognize characteristics of younger workers and older workers.

    • Changing Managerial Needs

  • recognize the importance of adapting managerial strategies in response to rapidly changing lifestyles.
  • mark effective strategies employers should use in managing the knowledge worker.
  • identify ways to accommodate the needs of an aging work force to maximize performance potential.
  • apply factors in the PRIDE model to given scenarios.

    • Learning Organizations

  • recognize the benefits of developing a learning organization.
  • choose strategies for developing mental models.
  • apply strategies to build shared aspiration within an organization.
  • apply protocols for building a team learning environment to a given scenario.
  • apply strategies to build systems thinking in an organization.

    • Techniques for Continuous Skill-building

  • recognize the importance of continuous learning.
  • sequence the steps in training for skills.
  • apply strategies for providing effective training sessions in a given scenario.
  • apply strategies that encourage lifelong learning to a given scenario.

    • Course Number: MGMT0116