Overview

Are you a manager or an individual with managerial responsibilities seeking to enhance your proficiency in personnel management?

This comprehensive course is designed to equip you with the essential foundational knowledge and practical insights to facilitate a quick and effective start. It caters to (future) managers, project managers, individuals in leadership roles, and anyone with job-related responsibilities.

Incorporating Expertise and Experience

Drawing from a blend of scholarly content and my extensive experience as a trainer, coach, and manager, this course provides a holistic approach to assist you in gaining a comprehensive understanding of vital personnel development tools. Whether you are a personnel developer or a manager, this course aims to broaden and fortify your professionalism in the field.

Course Curriculum

The course encompasses the following key areas:

Introduction to Personnel Development

Defining personnel development and gaining a comprehensive overview of the discipline.
Delineating its boundaries with organizational development and coaching.
Defining the potential target groups.

Management Theories

Providing a concise historical overview to facilitate a better understanding of essential correlations and developments.
Exploring contemporary organizational forms such as Scrum and Holacracy.
Discussing the applicability of agile methods and the self-organization of companies, hierarchies, and roles.

Introduction to Leadership Concepts

In the realm of management coaching, one can apply these principles to aid in guiding and developing managers. It encompasses professional instruction as well as a fundamental comprehension of leadership dynamics and the application of these concepts within one's own organization.

Management Diagnostics

Under this section, participants will explore diverse approaches to assessing needs and profiles, focusing on the requirements for managers and management diagnostics. Emphasis is placed on differentiating leadership from management and preparing for measurements. Additionally, the concept of appraisal interviews and leveraging managers' self assessment for personnel development will be discussed. The chapter concludes with a self reflection exercise utilizing the Johari Window.

Management Coaching Practice

Managers and personnel developers will frequently support employees and managers in their professional journeys. This segment delves into the fundamental elements of process consulting and addresses coaching aspects, particularly focusing on typical management responsibilities. Equipped with essential background knowledge and an understanding of the 10 management roles, participants will be better positioned to identify opportunities for coaching. The session also covers the mandatory task clarification in both small and large contexts, as well as the unique aspects of the triangular contract often encountered in management coaching. Furthermore, the distinction between external and internal coaches, and managers as coaches, is explored. The lesson concludes with a discussion on potential pitfalls in management coaching.

Systemic Coaching - A Brief Overview

This section provides a concise introduction to systemic coaching, offering a broad perspective on the subject. For a more in-depth understanding, a snippet from the comprehensive course Systemic Coaching: What It Is & Its Role in Team Building is provided. Those interested in further exploration are encouraged to consider the advanced course for a deeper dive into systemic coaching.

Recruitment and Selection

Recruiting encompasses both recruitment and selection processes. Depending on your prior experience, you will engage in biographical and property-oriented procedures within this module. The module also covers the implementation of assessment centers in smaller companies, along with numerous examples, and addresses the topic of hearings. Subsequently, the module delves into onboarding and outplacement, which are vital for successful employer branding.

Key Metrics in Human Resource Development

As (future) decision-makers, it is imperative to have a data driven foundation for decision making. Therefore, a fundamental understanding of the most common key metrics in the HR sector is essential. This concise lesson provides practical examples to facilitate learning.

Employee Surveys

As a manager, you will inevitably encounter surveys in your professional role. Whether you oversee them due to the engagement of an external consulting service or conduct the survey yourself, this module offers in-depth insight into the objectives, planning, and implementation of employee surveys.

Employer Branding

Employer branding has transcended the realm of a passing trend. Almost every HR department has either initiated EB projects or aims to undertake further initiatives in the future. This lesson explains the definition and differentiation between brand and branding, and provides initial implementation recommendations. Additionally, it addresses talent management, particularly in larger companies.

Conclusion

By enrolling in this online course, you will gain strategic guidance for personnel development, which can be directly applied to your own company. Seize the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and enrol in the course today. I eagerly anticipate your participation in the course.

Warm regards,
Markus Edenhauser, MA MSc

Who this course is for

People with responsibility in their job who want to develop their personal leadership and coaching skills. People who also reflect critically on their actions and strive for improvement.

Testimonials

Very easy and knowlegble stuff ~ Arshdeep K
Very Great and Relevant course for me as I am working in an HRD Department ~ Matsie M
Strong focus on systemic attitude is a good approach. I like this course so far ~ Pallas S
Good information quality... like it so far ~ Stewart S
Lots of great information in order to handle employees and myself ~ Amnon S
Very accomplished and knowledgeable presenter ~ Chang M
Good information content and preparation ~ Sebastian S

What you'll learn

Professional background knowledge and tools for your first coaching sessions. In addition there are many practical examples.
What is personnel development/ human resources development.
Management Theories.
Leadership Concepts.
Develop your own professionalism in terms of leadership and personnel development.
Management Diagnostics.
Employer Branding.
Employee Survey.
Recruiting.
Systemic Coaching (in express run).
Management Coaching.