THE NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS FOR MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP SME TOOLKIT for Local Managers

Click here for your copy today   Note: this guide should be used in conjunction with the complete version of the Management & Leadership Standards available at www.management-standards.org

Aim of this Introductory Toolkit The aim of this toolkit is to assist owners and managers in SMEs in Northern Ireland to develop their management and leadership talent in key areas such as - Recruiting - Training Needs Analysis & Planning - Assessing and Managing Performance By using these tools you will gain an insight into how to apply the National Occupational Standards for Management and Leadership (M & L) Standards as a straightforward means of - Developing individuals - Improving organisational practices - Increasing performance As an introductory guide this booklet provides a series of tools and templates, which can be used by organisations of all sizes and sectors.  The examples and case studies will show how the M & L Standards can be applied in other ways to help your business grow through developing your management talent.     Bill Manson, Chief Executive, MLN

The Management Standards Centre is pleased to endorse this toolkit which is designed by MLN to assist owners and managers in SMEs in Northern Ireland to help develop their management and leadership talent in key areas. The booklet demonstrates how to apply the National Occupational Standards for Management and Leadership to key business issues. The standards add value as they outline the skills, knowledge, understanding and behaviours that managers need to possess in order to meet different management objectives effectively. There are a growing number of case studies that show how organisations using the management and leadership standards have reaped benefits in terms of increased productivity. The standards give an organisation a sound structure for basing training upon and help them to understand what their managers may need in terms of development. Individual managers may themselves use the standards as a means of self-assessment and to realise what areas they need to concentrate on in order to raise their management and leadership skills. Dr Kion Ahadi, Head of the Management Standards Centre