Turning Key Employees into Effective Managers & Leaders

Times change and key employees have to change with them. The skills required to launch a business and see it through the critical startup years are often very different from those required to guide it through subsequent phases.

"He helped me get the business to where it is day. Now I need him to let go of the day-to-day stuff and manage others but he can't seem to do it. If he can't change, I'll have to let him go."

- Owner/CEO

Hard work, technical experience and gut instinct are always important. But these must be supplemented with other skills, such as the ability to manage processes, implement strategies, motivate staff, mentor subordinates and build teams.

Very few employees make the transition to management instinctively. Many fall by the wayside, victims of an evolving business environment that overwhelms them and for which they are ill-prepared. Transitions To Management ( T2M) and Transitions to Leadership (T2L) were developed to help employees make this transition.

"Our managers are spending too much time in the lab. We need their technical expertise in other parts of the company. We need them to get involved in new initiatives and lead teams, but they can't let go! "

- Executive Vice President, Research & Development

During the T2M and T2L courses, your key employees will learn to work with their peers in a cross-functional team; a permanent, integrating force that will help your company become more efficient and effective.

"Their programs have had a huge positive impact. They deliver superb value. Managers who have been through the program are operating at a significantly higher level than those who haven't."

- President & CEO

These employees, on whom the success of your company depends, will build the knowledge and skills they'll need to be better managers and leaders.

T2M & T2L will help your employees learn about:

• Relevant managerial and leadership theories and their practical application in everyday business life
• How to motivate employees to excel
• The art of listening and of effectively communicating verbally and in writing
• The essentials of team building
• Using leading edge tools and techniques to plan, control and manage
• Effective techniques for problem solving and decision making
• Group dynamics and individual behaviour
• Managing that most precious of all commodities, time

  T2M is great. I've learned lots about dealing with the people who report to me. Being able to learn with my peers and apply new ideas about management to this company has really helped me get comfortable with being a manager.

  - Course Participant

Key employees are being asked to make fundamental changes in they way they approach their jobs and view their own roles in the organization. They're being asked to change from technicians and doers to leaders and managers.

Every T2M & T2L program is tailored to the specific needs of the organization for which it is intended. The educational materials used by participants are customized to reflect the organization's realities, problems and opportunities.

A comprehensive development program, T2M & T2L involve:

1. An initial, in-depth interview with each participant to ensure the program is tailored to each individual's unique needs;
2. Monthly classroom sessions focused on important management and leadership issues and skills, and;
3. One-on-one coaching sessions to reinforce key management and leadership concepts and to help the participant integrate them into their work.

Monthly classroom sessions will involve only participants from your organization, working in small groups in an intense half-day of presentations, case studies, problem-solving exercises, and discussions. Using techniques of accelerated learning, managerial and leadership skills are presented in a way that maximizes the potential absorption by the student.

With T2M, your key employees will acquire the skills they need to manage and lead. And you will have the leaders you need to take your business to new heights.

T2M & T2L - Programs based on experience

Since 1984, we have created and implemented developmental programs for CEOs, managers and leaders. T2M and T2L are the result of nearly two decades of hands-on experience. Specifically designed for growing, medium-sized companies, T2M and T2L help organizations retain the employees who helped build the business and whose knowledge is needed to drive it forward.

The management and leadership concepts and teaching techniques we have incorporated into T2M and T2L have proven effective in a variety of organizations. T2M and T2L brings them together in a single, comprehensive program that will meet the real and specific needs of your growing business.

Call us to explore the potential of T2M and T2L in your workplace. We'll arrange an initial, no-obligation consultation to discuss how we can help your key employees make the transition to more effective managers and leaders.