Overview
Developing plans – and building, supporting, growing and improving teams to deliver them – is a key part of management and leadership. This online course will show you how.
It has been developed by The Open University Business School – a pioneering institution that is triple accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB – and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – the leading authority on management and leadership in the UK.
As such, it will give you the opportunity to learn from both academic experts and experienced practitioners, who have achieved the CMI’s prestigious Chartered Manager status.
By the end of the Management and Leadership - Leading a Team course from The Open University by FutureLearn, you'll be able to:
Develop a business plan which meets stakeholder needs, including resources required
Explain what is essential in producing a good business plan
Identify what is involved in recruiting and building an effective team including team welfare
Discuss approaches to managing poor performance and supporting performance improvement
Develop and draw up an action plan to support their own personal development
Programme Structure
What topics will you cover?
Week 1 - It’s all about your stakeholders
- Review of stakeholders’ needs
- Stakeholders and change
- Influencing and communicating
- What makes an effective business plan?
- Making your case for change
- Getting support for your change
- Preparing for recruitment
- The process of selection
- Shortlisting and interviewing
- Managing individual performance and team welfare
- Engaging and motivating your team
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
- No Attendance
- Proactive tutoring and support
- Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions)
Disciplines
Management Studies Leadership View 202 other Short Courses in Management Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is designed for new or aspiring managers, or experienced managers with few or no formal qualifications.
Tuition Fee
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.