Farm Management Skills Programme: Module 3 – Managing Others

Module 3: Managing Others

Learn how to flex your management style and approach to maximise individual performance, motivation and team effectiveness.

Aims

The module aims to facilitate trainees to:

• Engage in reflective learning practices
• Develop new or refresh skills in the topic areas shown below
• Help create pragmatic action plans for real world application – in both the workplace and life in general
• Learn from and with peers in a safe and supportive environment

Topics

Using a situational approach to the management of others, this module will explore:

Coaching

• How is this different from other forms of support?
• Effective Questioning & Listening skills
• The importance of rapport and trust

Motivation

• What motivates us and whose responsibility is it?
• Managing demotivators
• Using Emotional Intelligence to engage others

Flexing your style

• Identifying employee development levels
• Matching your style to their level
• Assessing competence and commitment

Teams

• What is a team?
• Stages of team development
• The importance of team dynamics

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the day each trainee will be able to:

• Understand the core principles of managing others, including how competence and commitment influences their management approach.
• Apply a Situational Management framework to flex their style appropriately across different individuals and tasks.
• Develop practical skills in coaching, delegation and motivation to enhance individual and team performance.
• Use emotional intelligence to manage relationships and interactions more effectively.
• Use team dynamics to improve collaboration, balance strengths and address performance gaps.
• Develop a personal action plan to apply the workshop concepts to their own management situation.

Please note that the above aims/topics are subject to change

Delegates booking all eight modules will benefit from a discounted rate. Please email events@soc-ag.org for more information.