Our Curriculum
ManagementVitality’s
Curriculum consists of five courses that will provide four equivalent
credits for a Lansbridge University or an American Graduate School
of Management MBA:
Duration: 16 hours
Managers
are introduced to the Adizes methodology through Teamwork Plus!.
Learners may take only this course and be well equipped for many
aspects of management, or continue with additional courses. Teamwork
Plus! will provide you with an understanding of the conceptual
foundation of the Adizes methodology and the following leadership
tools:
1. Different
management styles
2. Organizational
life cycles
3. Decision
making that will be implemented
4. Mutual
trust and respect
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now for Teamwork Plus!
Duration: 12 hours
Managing
Conflict presents how conflict, with all its' pain and confusion,
may be the greatest asset a business can have. It shows how
conflict, within certain boundaries, stimulates organizations to
meet the challenges of relentless change and how astute managers
do not squelch conflict, but keep it constructive by permitting
differences of styles and perspectives to flourish, and how they
respect the conflicting interests of the different groups that make
up the organization. Specific techniques are described that generate
a culture of mutual respect, and principles that will allow mutual
trust to grow.
By
the end of Managing Conflict, you will be able to:
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Define success and identify conditions that encourage or threaten
it.
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Balance sacrifices among different interest groups in an organization,
earning their trust over time.
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Understand the sometimes-bewildering responses of other managers
to questions and proposals, and appreciate their different ways
of seeking solutions
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Analyze conflicts facing individuals and organizations, coming to
terms with the challenges of life, and conflicts between goals and
stubborn realities.
While
it is desirable to have taken Teamwork
Plus!, or have read Dr. Ichak Adizes' book "Managing Corporate
Lifecycles", it is not mandatory to have either of these prerequisites.
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now for Managing Conflict
Duration:
8 hours
Meetings
are both more complex and simpler than ost managers realize. Meetings,
vary by purpose, scope and task. Different rules and roles are appropriate
for each kind of meeting. Matching the correct process to the correct
meeting makes it productive. Confusing or blurring these distinctions
leads to endless frustration and wasted energy.
By
the end of Productive Meetings, you will be able to:
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Define the purpose, scope and tasks for meetings with greater accuracy;
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Define and assign Adizes rules and roles for optimal productivity
in meetings;
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Use the Adizes 8-step solution process to identify what kinds of
meetings to use at each problem-solving stage.
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now for Productive Meetings
Duration:
12 hours
Management
& Mismanagement introduces healthy patterns of managerial control,
and how these patterns must change as the organization changes.
It looks at how mismanagement develops, then undertake an in-depth
analysis of the five main types of mismanagement. It examines how
each mismanager works, and what the effects of mismanagement are
on the organization. It compares all the mismanagement styles together,
and discuss some additional types of mismanagement beyond the five
main types. Finally, it discusses the potential for helping mismanagers
learn greater flexibility, using tools such as management training
and career development.
By
the end of Management & Mismanagement, you will be able to:
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Explain how to balance management control and flexibility under
changing conditions.
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Identify and describe the main types and secondary types of mismanagement.
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Recognize and explain the causes and effects of mismanagement.
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Respond to mismanagement in ways that promote mutual respect.
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Assist mismanagers in developing flexibility and respect for other
styles of management.
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now for Management & Mismanagement
Duration:
6 hours
All
managers occasionally need to have difficult conversations with
people. We sometimes need to confront employees, other managers
or even our superiors with unwelcome information. There are also
certain relationships that are consistently challenging.
This
course teaches you how to manage constructive communications, even
in challenging or difficult situations. We examine general strategies
for constructive communication, and explore how these need to be
adapted for different Adizes management styles and lifecycle cultures.
After
this course you will be better able to:
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Identify conditions that might impede constructive communication;
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Understand your own attitudes towards challenging communication
tasks;
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Analyse the dynamics of interpersonal conflict in communications;
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Adapt to these situations and act constructively within them.
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now for Constructive Communications
Conclusion
These
five courses cover 9 out of 18 of the core knowledge areas defined
by the U.S. Society for Human Resource Management.
ManagementVitality
courses embody Adizes foundation principles and theory as well as
applied rules that are second to none in academic rigour.
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