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Advanced Professional Development

Level 7

Diploma in Management Studies

Advanced Professional Development

Level 7 Diploma in Management Studies

Advanced Professional Development

Contents

Introduction 5

Part 1 – Methods to Improve Personal and Professional Skills 7

Management Development Techniques 7

Coaching 12

Mentoring 15

Counseling 17

Stress Management 19

Leadership 24

Management Styles 30

Professional Bodies 35

Chairing Meetings 36

Effective Presentations 38

Time Management 43

Problem Solving 46

Mind Maps 49

Drill Down 52

Decision Trees 54

Thinking Hats 60

Cost Benefit Analysis 65
Part 2 – Personal Skills Audit 69

Interpersonal Skills 70

Multi-tasking 73

Learning Styles 77

Basic Management Skills Audit 95

Assignment 1 97

Assignment 2 103

Advanced Professional Development

Introduction

This Level 7 Diploma in Management Studies Unit is based around your own work. The first management skill is the ability to manage yourself. This means recognising what you are good at, as well as your weaknesses. By taking an objective and systematic approach to developing your own management skills, you can then manage other people and work systems in a professional manner.

The Study Pack is comprised mainly of models for evaluating methods to improve personal skills, and to audit, plan and develop your own approach to management. They do not represent things that you have to do to complete the Unit, but avenues of self-development that you should consider when evaluating your own strengths and weaknesses and formulating a development plan.

There are two assignments:

The first asks you to explore and evaluate methods that could be used to improve management skills. It then asks you to carry out an audit of your own...