Be a Better Manager

By Tim Duhamel

Management skill is an important attribute for individual and organizational success. This webinar will provide a framework for developing individual management skills to make you a better manager.

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Course Content

Overview of key management skills and competencies
Management versus leadership – key differences; how both are equally valuable but different in their form and use
Management for success – tips for management excellence
Developing goals and planning for individuals and teams – the first step in group and organizational success
Performance management – get the most out of your team
Dealing with difficult situations – tips for difficult conversations

Course Content
1. Overview of key management skills and competencies
2. Management versus leadership – key differences; how both are equally valuable but different in their form and use
3. Management for success – tips for management excellence
4. Developing goals and planning for individuals and teams – the first step in group and organizational success
5. Performance management – get the most out of your team
6. Dealing with difficult situations – tips for difficult conversations

Course Info

Price:$125.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Leadership/Management

Updated: Nov 4, 2020

Duration: 1:30:59

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and

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About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.
She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.
She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

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Course Description

Management is an underappreciated competency. Having strong management skills and competencies is the backbone for any individual’s ability to foster team success, meet organizational goals, and fuel career success.

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Course Description

Management is an underappreciated competency. Having strong management skills and competencies is the backbone for any individual’s ability to foster team success, meet organizational goals, and fuel career success.
Learn the key differences between leadership and management, tips for management success and excellence, and how developing goals and planning for our teams is the first step in group and organizational success. Learn about performance management and how to get the most out of your team, and how to deal with difficult situations quickly and positively.

Learning Outcomes

Learn about key management skills and competencies to foster team success, meet organizational goals, and fuel career success
Gain a fundamental understanding of the differences between leadership and management, and how both are equally valuable but different in their form and use
Learn key tips for management success and excellence

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Learning Outcomes
- Learn about key management skills and competencies to foster team success, meet organizational goals, and fuel career success
- Gain a fundamental understanding of the differences between leadership and management, and how both are equally valuable but different in their form and use
- Learn key tips for management success and excellence
- How to develop goals and plan for individuals and teams using skills such as goal setting and monitoring, time management, chairing team meetings, and providing individual and team motivation
- Learn how to manage performance effectively to get the most out of your team
- Learn how to recognize negative office situations and have the difficult conversations necessary to repair the underlying issues

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

This webinar will benefit everyone from finance professionals to elected officials, CAO’s, and municipal managers.

Who Should Attend?

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Financial Planning & Management
- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support

Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies

Education & Mentorship
- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship

Project & Change Management
- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews

Advocacy
- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations

Communications
- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development

Environment
- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support

Questions? Get in touch…

Be a Better Manager

Management skill is an important attribute for individual and organizational success. This webinar will provide a framework for developing individual management skills to make you a better manager.

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$125.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Leadership/Management

Updated: Nov 4, 2020

Duration: 1:30:59

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and

external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.

She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.

She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.

She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.

She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

Course Description

Management is an underappreciated competency. Having strong management skills and competencies is the backbone for any individual’s ability to foster team success, meet organizational goals, and fuel career success.

Learning Outcomes

Learn about key management skills and competencies to foster team success, meet organizational goals, and fuel career success

Gain a fundamental understanding of the differences between leadership and management, and how both are equally valuable but different in their form and use

Learn key tips for management success and excellence

How to develop goals and plan for individuals and teams using skills such as goal setting and monitoring, time management, chairing team meetings, and providing individual and team motivation

Learn how to manage performance effectively to get the most out of your team

Learn how to recognize negative office situations and have the difficult conversations necessary to repair the underlying issues

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

This webinar will benefit everyone from finance professionals to elected officials, CAO’s, and municipal managers.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…