None of us is born with essential management skills - and they don’t come naturally to most. There are people who are a more natural fit for management than others but, most of the time, essential management skills need to be learned and that means training. In any company environment, management training will make a big difference - but that’s especially so when it comes to transforming startups into industry giants.
Use an existing training programme as a more cost effective option
Many start-ups don’t invest in training for essential management skills due to the cost of developing a training programme that is uniquely for their business. This is a barrier that you simply don’t need to put up. There are so many fantastic turn-key, results-driven training programmes out there to choose from and all you need to do is take the time to find a great quality option that fits the objectives that you have.
Vision is crucial
Especially at the start-up stage, vision has a key role to play in business development, whether that is strategic or motivational. Vision will establish the culture that your organisation has as it continues to grow and will, ultimately, have an impact on how every member of every team goes on to make their own individual contribution. That’s why training in vision is one of the most essential management skills. Managers who can see how aligned people are with the business vision and who know how to get a team to engage with that vision and really buy into it are worth their weight in gold.
Team accountability, goals and objectives
It’s fantastic to learn, as an individual, how to set goals and objectives and make yourself accountable for making progress. But it’s a totally different matter to be able to do this for a team - that is a different skill that needs to be learned as part of a management training programme. The right programme will show managers exactly how to do this, as well as how to create an environment in which team members start to automatically do this for themselves. Managers that are able to go beyond their own individual goals and objectives, and translate this into a team dynamic, will be a big contributing factor in transforming startups into industry giants.
Creating culture is all about leading by example
Great managers know that “do what I say, not as I do” just doesn’t work. To create a thriving, positive, innovative and healthy culture that will support optimal growth for a startup, every manager needs to be able to lead by example. It’s also key that managers understand how to develop others and create a cycle of competence within the organisation that perpetuates ongoing learning and growth throughout the business.
Essential management skills are vital training for managers in start-ups that are focused on high growth. This kind of foundation delivers a culture and vision that will generate real results and support the transformation into an industry giant. Find out more by booking onto our Essential Management Skills training course.