General Management
The General Management Series
This series aims to equip individuals looking to increase their business knowledge (e.g., Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Operations) and build cross-functional skillsets necessary for senior executives and professionals, including business communication, decision making and team building.
- General Management Series: Functional Workshop : provides need-to-know concepts and tools across the different functions of a company from a general management perspective
- General Management Series: Leadership Workshop: provides management and leadership training in terms of personal effectiveness
1. General Management Series: Functional Workshop
The Training Need : A mid-career professional may often find himself facing the prospect of managing and/or collaborating with people whose functions are unfamiliar to his. Whether you are preparing yourself for a general management role or seeking to better understand the roles of your colleagues, this program will empower you to be a more effective professional through fostering a cross-functional understanding of your businesses.
Training Objective : By examining the key roles, controls, typical issues and resolutions that are encountered in the areas of (a) finance, (b) human resources, (c) operations and technology and, (d) marketing, you will have a holistic understanding of how a business functions. Specifically, you will be better equipped to manage and collaborate with different specialists and functions in your organization. Finally, a capstone module on data-driven decision making is included.
Course Outline :
- Workshop 1: Essential Managerial Finance – Budgets Procurement and Legal
- Workshop 2: Essential HRM – Performance Management
- Workshop 3: Essential Operations and IT Management
- Workshop 4: Essential Marketing and Sales Management
- Workshop 5: Capstone: Essential Data-Driven Decision Making
Mode of training : 5-day workshop (class size not exceeding 15) Through mini-lectures, case studies, exercises, and role plays you will explore scenarios and learn tools with immediate application to your business.
Who would benefit : This GMS: Functional Workshop is designed for mid-career professionals who will be acquiring expanded responsibilities. It also is appropriate for experienced specialists who have important cross-functional responsibilities, who need a broader perspective on business operations, or who will soon become business unit or regional leader. Professionals who want to develop a more comprehensive, integrated perspective and sharpen their strategic and analytical skills will benefit most from this Workshop. Typically personnel include: a new General Manager, Finance / Accounts Manager, Human Resource Managers, Operations Managers, IT Managers, Marketing and Sales Managers, Warehouse and Logistics Managers, Legal Counsels, and high performing executives from the functions. Typical participants have at least 7 years of work experience.
Trainer Bio : Rhoda Yap. Click here for Rhoda’s profile
Upcoming dates : For more information, course outline and dates, please contact us
2. General Management Series: Leadership Workshop
The Training Need : Progressing to the next level in your career requires a metamorphic shift in mindset and capabilities – a daunting process that typically takes years of on-the-job training. In addition to acquiring new functional skillsets, personal leadership skills are critical in ensuring that you function effectively and seamlessly in your new role.
Training Objective : The GMS: Leadership Workshop is designed to help you build your skills and increase your effectiveness in managing and leading people. Through the upgrading of personal habits and practices to understanding people and the organization, you will emerge from the GMS: Leadership Workshop with a better perspective of what effective management styles are and a deeper understanding of what it takes to be a business leader.
Course Outline :
- Workshop 1: Business Strategies and Strategic Decision Making
- Workshop 2: Communications and Coaching
- Workshop 3: Leading with Purpose and Managing Time
- Workshop 4: Building networks and alliances
- Workshop 5: Capstone: Planning and Execution Excellence Mode of training : 5-day workshop (class size not exceeding 15) Through mini-lectures, case studies, exercises, and role plays you will explore scenarios and learn tools with immediate application to your business.
Who would benefit : This GMS: Leadership Workshop is designed for mid-career professionals who will be acquiring expanded responsibilities. It also is appropriate for experienced specialists who have important cross-functional responsibilities, who need a broader perspective on business operations, or who will soon become business unit or regional leader. Typical participants have at least 7 years of work experience.
Trainer Bio : Rhoda Yap. Click here for Rhoda’s profile
Upcoming dates : For more information, course outline and dates, please contact us
3. Strategic Decision Making and Problem Solving Seminar
The Training Need : Doing business in fast-growing emerging markets require management teams to be able to make solid decisions to thrive and grow in a sustainable manner. In this seminar, you will learn the classic tools to ensure that you are prepared to make strategic decisions that will drive your company in a competitive and dynamic environment.
Training Objective : This 2-days seminar will introduce the classic business strategies and frameworks taught in top business schools as well as introduce strategic decision making and problem-solving tools utilized by the world’s leading companies. At the end of the 2-day seminar, you will learn how to ask the right questions in defining business problems and identifying potential frameworks for solutions.
Course Outline : Click Here
Mode of training : This 2-day seminar will introduce key strategic thinking concepts and problem solving methods through mini-lectures, case studies and in-seminar worked examples and discussions.
Who would benefit : Professionals who want to develop a more comprehensive, integrated perspective and sharpen their strategic thinking and analytical skills will benefit most from this seminar.
Typically personnel include: a General Manager, Business Owner, Finance / Accounts Manager, Human Resource Managers, Operations Managers, IT Managers, Marketing and Sales Managers, Warehouse and Logistics Managers, Legal Counsels, and high performing executives from the functions.
Trainer Bio : Our key trainer Rhoda Yap comes from McKinsey & Co, USA, widely regarded to be the world’s top strategy and management consulting firm. Prior to McKinsey she was attached to JP Morgan Investment Bank’s Strategy Planning & Analysis Unit in New York City. Following McKinsey & Co, she returned to Malaysia to head BritishIndia as their CEO. She is now the Managing Director of Metamorphic Management, a management consultancy, and a Key Trainer of Metamorphic Training.
Rhoda holds an MBA from one of the top business schools in the world, Cornell University; and a LLB from King’s College London.
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Upcoming dates : For more information, course outline and dates, please contact us