Middle managers translate strategy into action and connect senior leaders with front-line teams. This course strengthens the skills middle managers need to lead their teams, manage expectations from senior leadership and collaborate with peers across functions. Participants explore delegation, prioritisation, managing upwards, cross-functional influence, communicating strategy and handling competing demands.
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Middle managers are often squeezed between conflicting demands. This course gives you practical strategies to lead your team effectively, influence your manager and build productive peer relationships.
The programme explores practical approaches to the following challenges. Results depend on how the learning is applied in your organisation.
The course combines short inputs with case scenarios, role plays, peer coaching, prioritisation exercises and action planning.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
This course is suitable for:
Participants will develop competencies in:
A focused, practical outline with time to explore, apply and reflect.
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Confirmed dates accept registration requests. Tentative dates are enquiry only.
Our classroom programmes combine facilitated discussion, case studies, exercises and reflection. The precise format will be confirmed before enrolment.
Yes, you can enquire about a tailored programme. Share your goals, group size and preferred dates with our learning team.
Participants who complete the programme receive a Smart Horizon UK certificate of attendance. Smart Horizon UK programmes are not externally accredited and do not award a professional qualification, licence or designation. Where a course title or outline refers to a professional certification (for example, AACE International's Certified Cost Professional), the programme supports learning and preparation only; the credential itself is awarded solely by the relevant professional body under its own application and examination requirements.
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