This certification program focuses on the basics of management. As a manager, you are responsible for getting work done through others. These sessions provide the basics of how to be an effective manager. If you serve in a management role, this program will enhance your effectiveness as you influence and motivate others to accomplish the goals of the organization. Basic, practical tools and training are the main focus of this program so that you’ll come away with practical content that can be applied immediately. Participants who complete the certification program receive a NWC Certificate recognizing their accomplishment with a copy to their HR file.

Understanding and Leveraging Your Management Style / Managing a Diverse, Multi-generational Workforce

Everyone can recall their best manager – and their worst – and the specific things they did to boost (or dent) morale and performance. This session gives managers a chance to understand, and improve, their own managerial style. Using an assessment tool from the Hay Group, you will identify which of the six styles that managers use to bring out the best in their teams. By matching the right style to a given situation, managers can make a positive impact on their employees. You will also come away with a greater understanding in how to manage today’s diverse, multi-generational workforce.

Basics of Financial Concepts and Principles

 Do you feel uncomfortable in discussions regarding financial and budgeting concepts? Don’t fully understand financial terminology “buzz words”? Don’t know how to effectively use budgets, balance sheets, reports, and other financial data? As a non-financial person, your actions and decisions affect the financial picture. But, if you’re making those decisions without a solid knowledge of finance, you’re operating in the dark. This session is focused to meet the specific needs of non-financial people like you. You’ll learn the basics of budget builder and other financial tools available to us in easy-to-understand layman’s terms.

Running Effective Meetings

Anyone in a management role ends up spending a significant amount of time in meetings. In this session you’ll learn the basic principles of effective meeting management so that time is well spent and productive. You’ll receive training on basic tools and techniques to dealing with agenda items, difficult personalities and making sure proper accountability is assigned.
 

Basic Communication Skills for Managers

Communication is the key to being effective in any arena of life and work. This session will utilize a communication styles tool so you can learn how your communication style impacts others. You’ll learn how to effectively communicate with other styles, as well as learn effective listening techniques. Time will be also spent learning the basics of effective written communication principles.