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Most people who are new to the role of managing people will struggle with the transition from one of the team to the leader of the team, it’s a normal reaction. By joining their peers on this one-day workshop participants will put a plan in place based on 7 essential management skills. They will learn to use some frameworks and techniques to manage their new team more effectively.
This course will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday 21 May 2026 from 9.30am to 4.30pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
This session is suited to accountants, and other business professionals, who are new to management or looking to improve their core skills in managing people so that they can get the best from their team.
Review your new role as a manager; how this impacts your team; challenges that you face and how to overcome them
Build a personal skills mastery plan that will help you develop your leadership skills.
Outline the different styles of managing and leading your team and how each style impacts the performance of your team
Understand the different personality types within your teams, how to manage each personality and the best approach to communicating with each person
Use a 6-step approach to delegate effectively
Understand what motivates and engage people within your team and how to get the best performance from them
Clarity around standards, goals and expectations that builds engagement
Understand your role in Talent Support and how to build a skills-based culture within your team that improves performance
Use feedback techniques to create a meaningful feedback culture within the team that is centred on being supportive and results focused.
Deal with the challenges of transitioning to being the leader of the team
Adapt their style of managing to positively impact the performance of their team
Understand the various personalities within their team and identify the best way to manage them
Establish a feedback culture that encourages outstanding performance
Highlight the importance of an agreed "ways of working" within the team
Build a skills-based culture within their team that promotes self-development and learning
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Sean McLoughney, LearningCurve.
Over the last 25 years Sean has been listened to by tens of thousands of professionals who all seek to improve their performance. He has worked with global organisations, universities, SMEs and member bodies. He has also worked closely with accountancy firms and finance teams to build training programmes that develop and support some of the next generation of accountants. He has written four books based on these topics which are published by Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Members who joined Chartered Accountants Ireland following the amalgamation on 1 September, please contuine to book on the CPA Portal here to ensure you receive your member discount.
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930
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