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Warren Bennis likened managing people to herding cats. Organisations are made up of people and the management role can be taxing, exciting and frustrating. This module seeks to help you to develop a tool-kit of skills and knowledge that will be useful to you as you progress in your career.
- The Role of the Manager
- The Challenges of Teams & Their Cultures
- Internal Change & the External View
- Designing Relevant Business Structures
- Decision Making Models
- Making Ethical Decisions
- Using Influence & Power
- Why Is Strategy Important?
- Creating & Implementing Plans

LO1: Review the role of management and its importance within business.
LO2: Explain the values, attitudes, emotions of managers. Manage conflicts and negotiations.
LO3: Look at the management of global companies and scrutinise the behaviour of their managers
LO4: Describe the ethics of top managers and ethical concerns throughout the organisation
LO5: Manage change and innovation. Explain organisational control and structure.
LO6: Explain organisational structure and the role of planning and strategy in control.