The beginning of the New Year provides you with the opportunity to focus on your development as a line manager. There are three practical workshops available to support you.
The courses have proved to be very popular so line managers are invited to .
Feedback includes:
“The workshop was very hands-on and interactive. I also felt the course material was relevant and the case studies interesting and realistic.”
The courses and available dates can be found below.

Maximising Contribution
- Strengthen your ability to hold regular and effective discussions about staff performance and enable team members to maximise their contribution
- Learn new techniques to support you when setting clear expectations, providing quality feedback and discussing staff performance
- This workshop focuses on many of the key skills required to hold effective appraisal discussions and regular one-to-one meetings
Available Dates
22 February 2019 – 09:00 to 13:00
11 March 2019 – 13:00 to 17:00
Enabling Change
- Enhance your ability to manage and lead effectively when faced with change
- Learn new techniques to support you with communicating change messages
- Strengthen your ability to identify and resolve potential conflict and develop strategies for overcoming resistance to change
Available Dates
4 February 2019 – 12:30 to 16:30
19 March 2019 – 09:00 to 13:00
Managing Underperformance
- Identify your role and responsibilities to manage the performance of your team members
- Recognise barriers to managing performance and how you might address and overcome them
- Apply some tools and techniques to drive more productive outcomes when faced with performance issues
- Be confident to utilise the processes and resources available within the University to manage underperformance
- Create a plan to avoid underperformance and to manage it should it arise
Available Dates
26 February 2019 – 13:00 to 17:00
28 March 2019 – 09:00 to 13:00
For information on all other workshops available via the Leadership & Management Development Team, please visit the leadership and management support page.
To book onto the any of the above dates please visit .
