MDP Module Descriptions
Understanding Personalities (Insights™)
Date: November 4, 2024 Course Code: MGT 2031 Duration: 1 day
Overview: In this module, participants will use the Insights™ Personality Profile, a tool designed to enhance self-awareness by identifying personal strengths and weaknesses and understanding how one is perceived by others. This knowledge can help improve relationships and personal development, offering lasting guidance beyond the training session.
Objectives:
· Provide an overview of the Insights System foundation.
· Enhance self-understanding.
· Improve interpersonal interactions.
· Commit to behavior modifications for increased effectiveness.
Communication
Date: November 5, 2024 Course Code: MGT 2032 Duration: 1 day
Overview: Effective communication is essential for clarity and collaboration. This module explores communication strategies for leaders in various contexts, focusing on techniques for plain speaking, active listening, and meaningful dialogue.
Objectives:
· Understand basic communication concepts.
· Analyze message transmission.
· Identify factors enhancing communication.
· Recognize communication barriers.
· Determine preferred communication styles.
· Differentiate between constructive and destructive feedback.
· Apply coaching techniques in one-on-one situations.
· Utilize listening, questioning, and facilitation techniques.
Team Building
Date: November 13, 2024 Course Code: MGT 2033 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This module focuses on team processes within organizations. It covers employee involvement strategies, decision-making, leadership styles, and current team facilitation methods.
Objectives:
· Identify team components.
· Recognize the importance of strong leader facilitation skills.
· Understand team development stages.
· Address the five dysfunctions of a team.
· Implement debriefing and processing skills.
Organizational Behaviour
Date: November 26, 2024 Course Code: MGT 2034 Duration: 1 day
Overview: Organizational Behaviour examines the interaction between people and organizations. This workshop highlights infrastructure, organizational culture, group dynamics, and performance.
Objectives:
· Discuss the impact of organizational structure on individuals and the organization.
· Describe the strategic planning process.
· Assess the influence of organizational culture on employees and the organization.
· Evaluate organizational processes to identify strengths and challenges.
· Describe a motivational environment and its contributing factors.
Change Management
Date: November 27, 2024 Course Code: MGT 2035 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This workshop equips participants with the knowledge and skills for leading and supporting change initiatives, emphasizing John Kotter's principles of change management.
Objectives:
· Develop a compelling case for change.
· Articulate a vision for change.
· Create a change management plan.
· Build commitment to change.
· Engage and empower individuals to act.
· Communicate effectively and persistently.
· Identify and address resistance to change.
· Implement and institutionalize a change management plan.
Human Resources Management
Date: January 21, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2036 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This module covers an overview of strategic human resources management, including planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, and retention. Participants will learn theories, tools, and techniques to hire the right person, manage employee relationships, and improve retention.
Objectives:
· Understand the importance of strategic HR management.
· Identify current HR planning and job analysis issues.
· Recognize the strategic significance of recruitment.
· Conduct bias-free interviews.
· Develop an objective selection process.
· Use structured and unstructured interview techniques.
· Develop job-related assessment tools.
· Create an orientation program.
· Implement retention strategies.
· Conduct exit interviews to gather valuable information.
Performance Management
Date: January 22, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2037 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This module emphasizes the importance of performance management in achieving organizational goals. Participants will learn about employee appraisals, common appraisal methods, and techniques to avoid rater bias, as well as the role of HR professionals in supporting appraisal systems.
Objectives:
· Understand the importance of employee appraisals.
· Identify factors influencing the selection of a performance appraisal system.
· Recognize commonly used appraisal methods.
· Avoid rater bias.
· Understand the HR professional’s role in appraisal systems.
Financial Management
Date: February 5, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2038 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This module helps participants understand financial concepts and anticipate the financial consequences of their actions. It includes exercises and a case study to illustrate these concepts.
Objectives:
· Interpret the four financial statements and their interrelationships.
· Calculate external financing requirements.
· Understand sustainable growth.
· Integrate planning and budgeting into overall strategy.
· Construct and analyze simple budgets using best practices.
Employment Law
Date: February 6, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2039 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This module covers legal issues related to the employer-employee relationship, including human rights, employment standards, occupational health and safety, pay equity, labor relations, diversity, and harassment.
Objectives:
· Familiarize with fundamental employment laws in New Brunswick.
· Minimize employer liability before, during, and after employment.
· Understand Employment Standards legislation.
· Understand Human Rights legislation.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace
Date: February 19, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2040 Duration: 0.5 day
Overview: This module addresses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, how to work in diverse environments, and how to develop strengths through diversity and inclusion.
Objectives:
· Understand workplace diversity fundamentals.
· Recognize the effects of diversity.
· Identify generational needs and expectations.
· Improve cross-cultural communication skills.
· Learn from diverse perspectives.
Strategic Planning
Date: April 1-2, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2041 Duration: 2 days
Overview: This module provides an understanding of the role and importance of strategic planning in various organizations. Participants will learn to develop a strategic plan using a model and involve key staff in the process.
Objectives:
· Understand the role, importance, and purpose of strategic planning.
· Identify major components of a strategic plan.
· Understand the strategic planning process.
· Develop and present a realistic strategic plan.
Wellness: Creating Healthy & Effective Workplace Cultures
Date: April 29, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2042 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This interactive module defines corporate wellness, examines its impact in the workplace, and provides guidelines for developing an effective wellness strategy.
Objectives:
· Define workplace health and wellness.
· Understand the importance of a wellness plan.
· Identify attributes of an effective health and wellness strategy.
Conflict Management
Date: April 30, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2043 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This module covers strategies to manage thoughts and emotions during conflict, helping participants handle logical and emotional aspects effectively.
Objectives:
· Identify common causes of workplace conflict
· Manage the emotional environment during a discussion and address inappropriate behaviors
· Use a coaching model to promote self-awareness regarding conflict resolution strategies
Project Management
Date: May 14, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2044 Duration: 1 day
Overview: This module introduces basic principles of Project Management, emphasizing tools and techniques for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling projects.
Objectives:
· Define Project Management.
· Analyze challenges in project phases.
· Create a project charter.
· Develop a work breakdown structure.
· Explore critical paths in projects.
· Discuss project failure reasons.
· Assess project manager skills.
Manager as Innovator
Date: May 27-28, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2045 Duration: 1.5 days
Overview: Innovation is crucial for organizational survival and job satisfaction. This module teaches managers to cultivate innovation within their teams.
Objectives:
· Understand innovation.
· Enhance innovative working in employees and organizations.
· Identify leadership styles that promote innovation.
Quality Management
Date: May 28-29, 2025 Course Code: MGT 2046 Duration: 1.5 days
Overview: Participants will learn the importance of quality management, its impact, and how to implement process improvement strategies. The module includes benchmarking and its role in the quality movement.
Objectives:
· Identify components of the Quality Movement.
· Understand the impact of the Management Development Program.
· Validate return on investment.