Learning & Organizational Effectiveness
Managerial Effectiveness
Manager Academy
Stanford Manager Academy is a comprehensive program that helps managers develop foundational managerial skills. From getting feedback from colleagues through a 360-feedback survey and crafting a customized development plan, through engaging, interactive classroom sessions, to ongoing tools and support to apply new skills back on the job, Manager Academy is a three-month development program designed to enhance the effectiveness of managers at all levels of experience. See more information on Manager Academy.
Courses for People Managers
Below is a listing of all Manager-specific courses offered by L&OE. Please refer to our calendar to see which courses are on the schedule for the current quarter.
Applied Leader Simulation
STARS enrollment details (course not offered in summer 2015)
The Applied Leader Simulation challenges Manager Academy graduates to apply their knowledge in a one-day learning experience. During a three-round tenure as a manager, participants use a highly customized board simulation that guides and directs activity. The simulation is designed to reflect the opportunities and obstacles that one might encounter when managing a team of representatives who must meet goals as they interact with internal and external customers in their day-to-day work. Participants work with peers as a team, competing against other teams to develop the most-successful simulation outcome. This robust, engaging course stretches managers to confront complex, highly interwoven performance management and operation issues commonly faced in a university setting. Rather than focusing on a single skill, this course challenges participants to synthesize their skills to make difficult decisions, each with its own set of benefits and consequences. Themes covered in the course include Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Leadership Styles, Collaboration and Teamwork, Risk Mitigation, and Managing Diverse Staff (values, culture, generations, etc.).
$100 course fee. Instructor: Advantage Performance Group
Behavioral Interviewing
STARS enrollment details (course not offered in summer 2015)
A big part of talent management is acquiring the talent your organization needs to carry out its strategy and vision. This training workshop will help you hone your interviewing skills to quickly identify and hire the right people. Session Outcomes:
- Hones interviewing skills to make the right hiring decisions.
- Prevents interviewers from veering off course and asking invalid - or worse, illegal - questions.
- Leaves candidates with a favorable impression of the university.
- Enhances candidate' positive perceptions of Stanford.
- Improves retention by helping to select people who are engaged and who will be a good fit within your organization.
$100 course fee. Instructor: Dr. Julie Turchin, Stanford University
Delegating with Intention: The Situational Leadership Model
STARS enrollment details (course not offered in summer 2015)
This course is an interactive, practice based workshop that provides managers with skills for collaborating with others when assigning and delegating work. Developed by renowned thought leaders Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard, Situational Leadership is based on the premise that effective managers need to be flexible, with no single optimal style for all leaders to use all the time. Instead, effective managers adjust their leadership style based on the person or group, as well as the task, job or function that needs to be accomplished. Three crucial delegation skills are taught via the Situational Leadership model:
- Diagnosis… learn to choose the most appropriate leadership style in a given situation
- Flexibility… gain insight into four leadership styles and how to put them into practice when delegating
- Partnering… learn communication strategies for working with individuals to develop their competence and commitment
$100 course fee. Instructor: Chantecler Training
Leading Effective Meetings
STARS enrollment details (course not offered in summer 2015)
Surveys show that the average American worker spends 5.5 hours a week in meetings, and that 71% of meetings are unproductive! Is the solution to eliminate meetings? Not necessarily. A better solution is TO RUN EFFECTIVE MEETINGS.
This workshop will teach you to run meetings that are on-task, on-time, and focused on actionable outcomes. You'll learn facilitation skills to run meetings that are efficient and inclusive, and to manage typical "derailers" with control and respect. Through games, exercises, and practice, this workshop sets you up for success in leading your very next meeting.
$50 course fee. Instructor: Chantecler Training
Managing Change for People and Project Managers
STARS enrollment details (course not offered in summer 2015)
The Prosci® Change Management course for People and Project Managers focuses on the power of individual coaching, how to avoid common mistakes when leading change, and techniques for managing resistance. This one-day program is ideal for people and project managers who are helping leading a change effort. Organizations don’t change, people do. With that at heart, the Prosci® ADKAR® Model addresses the transitions of individuals affected by change with a five-step process that can be used by managers, executives and even employees themselves to identify and remove barriers to successful change. Participants will:
- Learn to use the ADKAR Model to coach individual employees through change.
- Take part in role plays and exercises to learn how to manage employee resistance.
- Be able to lead employees through both radical and incremental change.
$200 course fee. Instructor: Highlands Consulting Group
Managing Within the Law (Managers Only)
This course, led by seasoned attorneys and facilitators, will cover common challenges managers face in effectively managing within the law. It is a recommended supplemental course to Manager Academy, but open to all managers.
Managing Within the Law is an essential component of every manager's training curriculum. It teaches managers to spot legal issues and partner with their internal experts to avoid lawsuits and create a respectful workplace for all. This illuminating, engaging, and fun program provides learning that stays and informs decisions for years to come. Managing Within the Law inspires managers to create strategies based on the law and organizational policy, while leading from their values. The instructors are seasoned attorneys, experienced trainers, and skilled facilitators who use personal stories and appropriate humor to make these topics come alive!
$100 course fee. Instructor: Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP
TalentBuilder for Managers
Managers are called to play many different roles in today's workplace. One role is being an effective career coach. Come learn core best practices in partnering effectively with your team as they develop their own careers through interactive exercises and assessments. Apply various tools and assessments that you can leverage with your direct reports. And improve your ability to have productive career coaching conversations, helping you better retain and engage your team. Please note this course includes a pre-work requirement, which will be provided one to two weeks prior to the course start. It is recommended, but not required, that you complete CareerFocus for Employees prior to this course.
$120 course fee. Instructor: Rob Roberts, Lee Hecht Harrison
Managerial Breakfast Briefings, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Regular briefings on various topics related to managing. Briefings are held at the Faculty Club and are simultaneously webcast. Fee discounted for staff; use STAP or departmental funds. See the Breakfast Briefings home page for details and online registration.
Executive Education, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Public programs for managers and leaders that include a faculty seminar series, a quarterly newsletter, webinars, and a host of interactive programs with managers and leaders coming from across the globe to attend. A management degree program is also offered. Review all opportunities on the Stanford Executive Education site.
External Management and Leadership Development Resources
These organizations provide learning experiences, including workshops, readings, conferences, etc. designed for managers and leaders.
- Center for Creative Leadership
- Linkage Incorporated
- Blessing White
- NTL (National Training Laboratory)
- Korn Ferry (Lominger)
Managers and Supervisors Toolkit
This toolkit was created by the Human Resources Information Systems group, and contains information on various aspects of managing people.
Hiring a new employee?
If so, contact the Staffing Services for recruitment and selection support. If you're at the point of bringing your new hire on board, use the Welcome Center's Manager's Guide site for guidance and tools to successfully support new employee orientation processes.
