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ICS Management Development Programme


"At the heart of an effective IT communication strategy is the ability to clearly link the vision, strategy and action plans of IT to the business to drive desired behaviours in the workforce that contribute to improved IT performance and business outcomes.” - Gartner

Increase your confidence in people development, leadership and communication skills, and maximise your potential.

Take part in this Training Programme and become an inspirational, influential and effective IT leader/manager. Discover how to empower and motivate your IT team to achieve exceptional results.  

A tailored 1-1 coaching session(s) is also provided at the end of the training programme to embed the training, navigate the individuals’ career path, enhance their performance and potential, or as an alternative solution to a business need.

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Can't see a course date that suits you? Please contact training@ics.ie to find out future dates.

Duration | 4 days + 1 coaching session

Cost | Members €1980 / Non-Members €2200 + 1 year's free membership

CPD Points | 42 points

Venue | ICS Building, Dublin 4

Who should attend

IT Team Leaders, IT managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts or those aspiring to be an IT manager.  

Similarly, if you have been promoted to a management position and need the people management and motivational skills to match your technical skills this course will support you through this transition. 


What previous attendees say

“I enjoyed meeting like-minded people and having good job related discussions. Trainer was very good.”

“It was beneficial to learn about strengths-based leadership rather than always focusing on weaknesses.  Grainne was excellent.” 

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What you will learn


  • Discover how to lead and inspire IT/project teams by developing your communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Understand how to use some leadership tools to help identify your leadership competencies and areas that need improvement
  • Gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of various leadership models and the styles they evoke, and most importantly, how to apply them in the workplace
  • Understand more about your own leadership style and how it can influence the culture of your organisation and your team
  • Learn how to give feedback and strategies to develop your team's potential
  • Learn how to integrate coaching into your management style and improve your teams' motivation and performance

The course will cover the following four modules:

  • Leading and influencing a team successfully - Explore your own leadership skills and understand the traits of an effective leader. Understand different leadership models and how they can be applied at work.
  • Motivating and developing your team's potential - Learn the four types of feedback and Goleman's 6 leadership styles. How Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs relates to human motivation and the health of your team.
  • Communication skills to enhance performance - Identifying your own communication
  • style and how to participate in peer coaching using real life work scenarios.
  • Coaching skills to achieve results - Understand the nature, purpose, origin and benefits of coaching. The role and characteristics of effective coaches.

Benefits


  • Having the ability to motivate and empower your staff to excel by putting proven leadership and management theories into practice will retain talent, improve performance and productivity, and help you to achieve exceptional results. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills are a valuable asset for employers that will enable you to work well in (interdisciplinary) teams and be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, customers, and clients. 
  • Learning how to maximise the potential of your IT team through coaching will encourage your team to be more confident about upskilling in unfamiliar areas and become far more adaptable and resilient to change in the long-term.
  • This Management Development course is a quality, in-depth course underpinned with psychological methodology and business and management models.  This combined with practical examples to ground the theory has proven to be of immense value to our delegates in terms of enhancing their professional skills and personal development.
Non-member rate includes 12 months free membership. We will be in touch with registration details after your place is confirmed.

“Organisations with the highest quality leaders were 13 times more likely to outperform their competition in key bottom-line metrics such as financial performance, quality of products and services, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction.” Source: Great Leadership

Can't see a course date that suits you? Please contact training@ics.ie to find out future dates.
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