Developing Your People as a Manager
Who is the course for?
This course is for leaders who manage others and are enthusiastic about developing their team members. It will help participants to play an effective role in their team members’ growth within the organization, giving them the knowledge and skills needed to develop people productively.
Skill Level
Foundational
Time Commitment
Weekly Time Committment
60 Minutes/Week
Duration
3 Weeks
Leader Behaviors
This course strengthens your skills in the following leader behaviors:
- Builds Trust
- Focuses on Results through People
- Inspires
- Pursues Self-Development
Course Overview
Leaders who provide continual development for their team members stand above the rest. In this course, we will discuss how to create an environment that supports the development of your team members. Developing your team’s skills will enable them to be more effective, take on more challenges, and ultimately become more productive for you and the organization.
This course will teach participants the importance of team development, how to start having effective development conversations with their team, and how to extend support to team members in their development.
Completing this course will help you:
- Define the importance of a leader’s role in developing others while utilizing the strength-based approach and creating development goals.
- Identify and demonstrate effective Development Conversations and Performance Conversations.
- Employ a growth mindset when developing others .
Learning Path
Session 1 - Developing Others
It is essential that leaders recognize the impact development efforts for your team members have on the entire organization. In this session, we will discuss a leader’s responsibility for developing others, defining the importance of a strength-based approach, as well as completing and analyzing the VIA Strengths assessment.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Session 2 - The Development Conversation
This session will define development conversations and demonstrate how to have them with your team members. We will also compare the difference between a development conversation and a performance conversation.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Session 3 - Supporting the Development of Others
In this session, we will identify ways to support the development of your team through building a growth mindset. We will also explore alternative methods for developing others.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Leader Behaviors
This course strengthens your skills in the following leader behaviors:
- Builds Trust
- Focuses on Results through People
- Inspires
- Pursues Self-Development
Why people choose LEL for Leadership Development
The insights from this course have changed how I approach leadership. I now feel equipped to handle challenges more effectively and inspire my team every day.
An invaluable experience! The practical strategies and hands-on exercises helped me build strong leadership skills that I apply daily in my role.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a development conversation and a performance conversation?
A performance conversation is about how someone is doing against expectations now, while a development conversation is about growing their skills and future. The course teaches how to run both and why development needs its own dedicated conversation.
How does the course help me identify what to develop in someone?
It uses a strength-based approach and the VIA Strengths assessment, so you build on what a person is naturally good at and set development goals from there.
Can I develop my team without formal HR support?
Yes. The course gives simple conversation and feedback frameworks a manager can use independently, which suits a small company without a big L&D function.
Who is it for?
Leaders who manage others and want to move from task-focused to people-focused leadership.
How long is the course?
Three weekly live sessions of about an hour each, facilitator-led, with practice between sessions.
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