Having the right experience and qualifications can go a long way towards you making it through the recruitment process; however it is more typically your attitude and approach to all aspects of work that lead to success in the workplace.
If you are good at your job, have a positive attitude, demonstrate commitment, get on well with colleagues and customers, work hard and achieve results, there is a good chance that you will at some point be offered a promotion.
Sometimes people are offered a promotion into a management position. Even if they are working within the same department in the same industry, the added challenge of being responsible for others can transform their job.
Some people will step into the role with great confidence, others with concern, but all are likely to make some significant mistakes. This is less to do with the individual’s ability to do the job and more to do with the fact that most new managers will receive little training. They will simply not be prepared for how to deal with the many new situations that they are likely to encounter on a regular basis.
Behaviours and Communication
In order to become a strong manager, you need to understand your own behaviours, particularly how you communicate with others. You also need to get to grips with the behaviour and communication styles of the people you are working with. Whilst books can provide some valuable lessons in generic management, it is this specific understanding of yourself and those around you that will lead to success. It is more difficult to learn this from a book.
For people who have been promoted into a management position, NLP courses can offer a level of insight that can transform their ability to function as an effective manager. It can inform the small yet significant changes to how you talk and behave that result in a better response from those in your team.
NLP Courses
NLP courses can give you confidence to tackle the tricky conversations that all managers have, they can help you to clarify your point in presentations and become motivational in your leadership technique. They can also help you to spot signs that indicate specific feelings in others, so these can be addressed.
NLP courses are typically run over a number of weekly sessions, which allow you time to process and understand the learning that has taken place. They are usually a small group course, so trust can be built and honest feedback can be given and received. The sessions are designed to be empowering, to build understanding and confidence, whilst removing barriers that may be making the role of a manager more challenging.
If you have worked hard and earned a promotion to a managerial position, but are yet to feel fully equipped to fill the role with confidence, it could be time to research local NLP courses. Amersham based Cognisant Training offers regular courses for people living in South Bucks and surrounding areas. We can provide accredited NLP courses: http://cognisant-training.co.uk/training/nlp-diploma-practitioner-master-practitioner/ as well as specific training for managers and those in client relations roles. Feel free to get in touch for further information.