Career Management

Understanding the Managerial Role (CM011)


Description
Your career is going well, and you’re on the fast track to a management position. Are you ready for it? There are lots of similarities between a team-leadership role and a management role, but there are also many differences. It’s a considerable step up on the corporate ladder, and one you need to prepare for in order to succeed. While both entail managing and motivating more junior colleagues, a managerial role also involves a lot more responsibility and potential stress.

Preparing to take on that new position requires getting to grips with your new responsibilities and understanding how they differ from those of your previous role. During this course, you’ll find out key differences between a team-leadership and a managerial role and the challenges you may face as you take that step up. You’ll also learn how to maximize the potential opportunities provided by the transition.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Understand the key differences between the responsibilities of team leaders and line managers
• Identify the challenges you may face when stepping up from team leader to line manager
• Recognize potential opportunities you may come across when transitioning to a management role, and how to maximize these

Why take this course?

This course is ideal if you’re about to make that big move from team leader to line manager, as it’ll help you prepare for the shift in responsibilities. It’ll also help you make the most of the opportunities provided to you and equip you with the know-how to overcome any challenges along the way.

10 mins | SCORM | Takeaway Tasks

Content
  • Understanding the Managerial Role
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed