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Advanced Management Series
Overview
The Advanced Management Series is a program designed to support managers who are ready to achieve the next level of professional development. Our content and delivery is individualized, structured, and based on measurable goals.
...Vision
It is our vision that The University of Iowa will have managers at all levels who are able to nurture a healthy, humane, and competent culture.
The Advanced Management Series engages a group discussion and learning environment. Focused topics and resources are provided to enhance management skill and ability. Additionally, each participant's own supervisor is involved in the process to share insight, performance objectives, and support.
The Advanced Management Series recognizes that individual development leads to organizational success.
Benefits of Enrolling
Why is management development critical on our campus?
Management development is often cited as a best practice for creating engaged workplaces, and to cultivating organizational excellence over time. Not only does it promote individual success, it fosters collective success - both in the "now" and also over the long run. The series offers:
- A comprehensive set of core courses on key management topics leading to a series certificate.
- A chance to tailor your learning objectives based on an online managerial assessment tool called DISC.
- Goal setting before and after the series.
- One-on-one Organizational Effectiveness consultations and additional mapping to online courses.
A complementary program you may want to consider is UI LEAD. UI LEAD is a competency-based leadership program that goes beyond describing leadership qualities, to heightening participants' awareness of specific leadership behaviors that create and sustain organizational success.
DISC Managerial Behavioral Profile Assessment
Prior to the first meeting, participants will be asked to take an online assessment to determine their behavioral style preferences. This 30 minute exercise will result in a comprehensive print-out giving participants personalized information about how they interact with others as well as style indicators for other people’s behaviors.
This profile is a valuable tool to help managers gain insight into their own behaviors and others including the management of:
- problems and challenges—Dominance (D factor)
- people and influencing of others—Influence (I factor)
- change and pacing yourself as a manager—Steadiness (S factor)
- rules and procedures set by others—Compliance (C factor)
As part of the online assessment process each participant will receive a comprehensive print-out which will help them to understand how they may become more self aware in relationship to working with others and adapt their preferred styles in ways that will benefit them as a manager.
Core Curriculum
To receive an Advanced Management Series Certificate, participants must complete the entire core curriculum, which includes ten courses. Additionally, we are asking that all participants meet with their supervisors at the beginning of the program to set goals. You and your supervisor will then receive an evaluation at the end of the series and be asked to assess your progress throughout the year. This information will be used in aggregate form only to measure program results. Be sure to explore additional opportunities through instructor-led courses and Learning Online with SkillSoft.
Introductory Assessment Meeting - Managerial Assessment called DISC
Relationship Management
Work Organization and Time Management Basics - Getting Things Done in the Midst of Chaos
Big Picture Thinking: What Managers in University Settings Should Know
Right from the Start
Performance Coaching
Using Progressive Discipline
Your Role in a Positive Workplace
Conflict Management
Team Building and Meeting Facilitation Techniques
Program Conclusion
Join in a celebration of your success! Participants completing all core courses will receive an Advanced Management Series Certificate at this ceremony. Refreshments will be provided.
Optional Learning Opportunities
Instructor-led courses
UI Learning & Development offers a variety of courses to enhance your leadership skills. Visit our newsletter for dates and times of upcoming courses.
Learning Online with SkillSoft
Learning Online with SkillSoft offers over 2700 courses and over 9300 books to UI students, faculty and staff. Visit Learning Online with SkillSoft for courses/books to build upon your managerial strengths.
Enrollment
Watch for open enrollment in October/November each year.
Due to space limitations, early registrations by university managers/supervisors who can commit to the entire series will be honored first. A one-time admission fee is required to support program costs. Watch for open enrollment in the fall of each year (typically October) Participants who are admitted to the Advanced Management Series will be notified of their enrollment in November.