ACE Training

Manage People and Performance Training

Soft SkillsFoundationPDTM2023_C
In-class
$From $750 + GST

Overview

The Manage People and Performance training course provides participants with a strategic approach to ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of a team's performance. Whether at the organisational, departmental or employee level, the goal of people and performance management is to make sure that all the business goals are being met in a satisfactory manner.

Using practical tools like the GROW model, performance planning and reviews and 360 degree feedback, you will be exposed to best practice methods to assure you can implement, manage and measure the performance of your team.

During this Manage People and Performance you will complete the REACH Personality Profiling tool, which will provide you with insight into your preferred communication style and how best to communicate with others. This newly found awareness will empower you with the ability to connect better with others and can provide you with an improved level of interpersonal communication and Managing People and Performance skills.

Who should attend

This is a practical class that is suitable for all audiences, and provides participants with tools they can apply on-the-job (and in other contexts) the very next day.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

What you'll learn

In this course participants will:

  • Why performance management matters
  • The manager's role in performance management
  • Setting teams up for success
  • Coaching for improved performance
  • Monitoring and measurement of performance
  • Performance Planning
  • Giving feedback on staff performance
  • Tips for giving positive and negative feedback
  • Dealing with and managing underperformance

Course content

Performance Management amongst your team is a strategic approach to ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of an organisation. Whether at the organisational, departmental or employee level, the goal of performance management is to make sure all business goals are being met in a satisfactory manner. By using coaching technoiques, with a focus on developing key stengths, managers can provide staff with guidance on how to improve individual performance.

Taking into consideration your organisation's goals, both internal and external, sets the stage to apply a performance management approach with your team and put a measurable plan into place. Measurement is a crucial aspect of this type of program to identifying KPI's, job roles and timelines is critical to the success of this type of project.


After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1: Getting Started

  • Expectation

Topic 2: Performance dependencies

  • Strategic, operational, and individual goals
  • Performance dependencies
  • Performance as a motivator
  • Reflection

Topic 3: The manager’s role in performance

  • REACH Profile Review
  • Personal Style Markers
  • Adapting your management style
  • Reflection

Topic 4: Setting teams up for success

  • Communicating roles and responsibilities to your team
  • Playing to your team’s strengths
  • Developing strengths for improved performance
  • Coaching for improved performance
  • Introducing the GROW model
  • Asking vs Telling
  • Reflection

Topic 5: Monitoring and measuring performance

  • Defining and measuring performance for your team
  • Factors that impact performance
  • Performance planning
  • Monitoring performance
  • Reflection

Topic 6: Giving feedback on performance

  • When to give feedback
  • Types of feedback
  • Feedback framing model
  • Tips on giving feedback
  • Having performance conversations
  • Reflection

Topic 7: Dealing with underperformance

  • Common performance issues
  • How to manage underperformance
  • Taking initial action
  • Avoiding underperformance pitfalls
  • Reflection

Common questions

When does Manage People and Performance Training run?

There are no scheduled dates for this course at the moment. Get in touch and we'll let you know when the next one is set, or arrange it for your team.

How much does Manage People and Performance Training cost?

From $750 + GST per person. Pricing can differ by date and location, so check the option you want before booking.

Do I need any prior experience?

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Can I attend online, or does it have to be in a classroom?

This one runs in-class. If you'd rather it ran online or at your workplace, get in touch and we'll look at options.

Can you run this course for my team?

Yes. Any ACE course can be delivered in-house at your workplace and tailored to your team's tools and goals — quote course code PDTM2023_C when you enquire.