Foundation of Managerial Effectiveness

Syllabus

Unit 1:

Importance of Competent Managers, Introduction to Skills & Personal Skills, Skills of Effective Managers, Developing Self Awareness on the Issues of Emotional Intelligence, Self Learning Styles, Values, Change – Definition, Advantages, and Disadvantages of Change, Attitude Towards Change.

Unit 2:

Problem Solving and Building Relationship: Problem Solving, Creativity, Innovation, Steps of Analytical Problem Solving (Johari Window), Limitations of Analytical Problem Solving. Learning - Learning of Skills and Applications of Skills, Skills Development and Application.

Unit 3:

Group and Group Behaviour: Nature of Group, Group Membership, Stages of Group Development, Characteristics of the Group, Types of Groups. Team Building: Developing Teams and Team Work, Advantages of Team, Leading Team, Team Membership. Swot Analysis – Definition, Basic Elements, Advantage, Limitations, Tips for Conducting Swot.

Unit 4:

Structure and Nature of Organisation. Matrix Organisation. Formal and Informal Organisations. Organisation Effectiveness- Criteria for Evaluating Effectiveness. Organisational Life Cycles. Empowering and Delegating: Meaning of Empowerment, Dimensions of empowerment, How to Develop Empowerment, Inhibitors of Empowerment, Delegating Works.