Training on: General Management Skills
Venue: Park Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan
Commencement: December 15,2013
End: December 18,2013
Duration: 4 Days
Clients: Prince Agha Khan Foundation (AKF), PIN, Action Aid, HADAAF
Main Training Topics:
o Introduction to Management
- Definitions: Management
- Importance: Management
- Management as an Activity
- Management Functions:
o Planning
o Decision Making
o Organizing
o Staffing
o Leading
o Motivating
o Controlling
o Communication
o Coordinating
- Skills for Successful Manager
- Different Managerial Roles
- Is there any different among different managers jobs?
- Criticisms on Modern Management
o Planning
- Definitions: Planning
- Importance of Planning
- Planning Process
- Kinds of Planning:
o Based on Time Frame
- Short Term
- Mid Term
- Long Term
o Based on Frequency
- Single Use Plan
- Standing Plan
o Based on Breadthwise
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Planning
o Decision Making:
- Definitions: Decision Making
- Opportunities and Problems
- Process of Decision Making
o Organizing:
- Definitions: Organizing
- Organizing Terminologies:
- Authority
- Responsibility
- Unity of Command
- Chain of Command
- Span of Management
- Delegation of Authority
- Organization Structures:
- Tall
- Flat
o Staffing
- Definitions: Staffing
- Selection VS Recruitment
- Selection Process
o Leading:
- Definitions: Leading
- Power Sources:
- Coercive Power
- Reward Power
- Referent Power
- Expert Power
- Legitimate Power
- Leadership Styles:
- Autocratic Style
- Democratic Style
- Free rein Style
- Characteristics of Authoritarian Style
- Characteristics of Democratic Style
- Employee Centered VS Production Centered Style
- Characteristics of a Leader
- Manager VS Leader
- Leadership in Asian Countries
- Effective Leadership
- Who is Successful Leader?
o Motivation
- Definitions: Motivation
- Importance of Motivation
- Motivation Theories:
- Classical Theory
- Maslow’s Hierarchy Theory
- Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory
- McGregor’s Views (Theory X and Y)
o Controlling:
- Definitions: Controlling
- Controlling VS Supervision
- Types of Control
o Coordination and Communication were briefly explained during training days
Contributing Points:
- Friendly working environment
- Participatory methods utilized
- Active participation
- Practices done
- Presentations Delivered
- Training delivered by different trainers
Recommendations:
- It was recommended to change the training venue
- Participants recommended to avoid detailed information on already understood topics