Future Executive Office Manager Course
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Future Executive Office Manager Course
Course Overview:
The objective of training for the Future Executive Office Manager course is to impart essential skills and knowledge that are necessary for development into managerial positions.
All students of this course, on its completion, would understand relatively the skills that an Executive Assistant (EA)/Personal Assistant (PA) or an Office Manager would possess, and will be apprised of the key technical as well as soft skills which are essential for managing projects.
All these topics bring forth project terminologies, planning methods, the Project Management life cycle, and popular project models namely PRINCE2 and the 7S Model among others. Also focus on how to plan and work around project pressures and constraints, time management, task management, and communication.
This will be especially useful for managing office managers, administrative assistants and personal assistants as this training will improve in participants, the ability to do project leadership and overall office management performance.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the Future Executive Office Manager training course, participants will be able to:
- Have a clear understanding of the key transferable skills of an EA, PA or Office Manager.
- Obtain an overview of the Key Skills (Technical and Soft Skills) needed to move into Projects.
- Learn the Project Terminologies.
- Understand the methods of Planning.
- Obtain an overview of key Project Management Models (including the Project Lifecycle, PRINCE 2, 7S Model, 6C Model and more).
- Understand the pressures and constraints that impact Project Management and how to cope with these aspects of the industry.
- Perform practical exercises on planning and feasibility analyses.
- Understanding the importance of Planning Control and the use of appropriate Soft Skills will be demonstrated throughout the course.
- Understand the mix of Technical Skills, Project Specific knowledge and People Skills.
Who Should Attend?
Future Executive Office Manager Course, is ideal for:
- Office Manager
- Line manager
- Administrative Assistant
- Personal Assistant
Course Outlines:
Governance for office managers
- Definition of corporate governance
- The scope of corporate governance
- Essential corporate governance principles
- Code of conduct
- The board of directors
- The audit committee
- Other committees
Budgeting and Reporting
- Introduction
- Assess the organization's existing spending budget, manager‘s funds, spending budget forms, and pre-budgeting activity
- Recognize natural issues in the process of budgeting
Project Management and the Big Picture
- Defining what a project is – and is not
- Understanding Projects, Programs, Portfolios, and how they relate to Organizational Strategy
- Defining Project Management and the Project Lifecycle
- Types of organizational structures – Functional, Projectized, Weak, Balanced & Strong matrix
- Identifying, analyzing, and engaging the project stakeholders
Time and Task Management
- Excellent office management – what does it look, sound and feel like?
- The Reality Model – how to get the results you want
- 10 timeless principles of successful time and life management
- Working smarter not harder with high-leverage activities
- Using technology to manage your time and tasks effectively
communication Skills
- Identity different styles of communication in yourself and others
- Policy and procedures
- Project report
- Committee management
- Study case
- Overcoming fear and becoming a clear and direct communicator
- Managing conflicts through a win-win approach
- Listening skills – seeking to understand before being understood
- Understanding different personality types and how to deal with them
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