The Management Toolbox

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The Management Toolbox

Introduction

Running a business, in whole or in part, is not easy. Being a manager is not easy. The skills and abilities to do so are not always intuitive and can be counter-intuitive. We are not born with the tools that we need to be an effective manager. However, little that we do is being done for the first time; millions of other managers have preceded us, and we can learn from them.

The materials provided in Ascent Advising’s Management Toolbox are designed to provide a framework for management. It is very broad – meaning it covers most of the fundamental management concepts – and in some instances, fairly deep – meaning it will take these concepts to a fair level of detail.

This material is targeted at:

Business professionals without an academic business background, or
Entrepreneurs (especially those whose careers consist mostly of working for themselves), or
First time managers, or
Owners/managers of a new or small businesses, or
People who have their expertise in non-management (likely technical) areas, and
Others who wish to better understand and utilize business management concepts.

Topics Covered:

What is management? A working definition
How management integrates with other functions, duties, tasks and roles
The building-blocks of management; What they are, how they interact, how to use them
Planning
Organizing
Developing People
Culture and Climate
Controlling and Directing
Communicating
Management communications
Management tools such as time management; holding effective meetings; delegation; and many more
An organizational review of “key deliverables”
Practical application assistance

The format for the presentation is quite flexible and would work equally as well as a keynote speech, a group discussion among a team of managers, or a multi-part course in a classroom setting.

Find out more about The Management Toolbox Presentation

Practical Leadership

Business Foundations

Strategic Plan Development and Implementation

Transition Transformations

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