New to managing staff?
Congratulations on your new managerial role! Managers and leaders within our organisation make a key contribution to the student experience, research life and strategic objectives of the University.
Management development
We want to ensure that all staff taking on supervisory or people management responsibilities at UoB feel equipped and confident to do so. The following training opportunities will help new managers to develop the skills they need to manage their staff and teams effectively.
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The UoB Manager Induction programme
This blended development programme provides new managers with vital skills training, input from key UoB divisions and networking opportunities in the early days of their new role. The four core modules include face to face workshops (currently online) and self study modules.
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Other management & leadership development
Staff Development offer a range of other workshops and programmes on management and leadership for Professional Services staff at all stages of their career, all available to browse and book in Develop.
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Guidance for holding a Development Review
View guidance on conducting a meaningful Development Review with a reviewee. Learn more about how to adopt a consistent approach to the process, and refreshes your knowledge and confidence with conducting effective review conversations.
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Strategies for Managing Performance
This session, delivered by HR, is for any manager who is required to manage the performance of others. Learn how to create conditions for best performance, examine frameworks and best practice for use in real-life situations, and discover practical tools for managing high performers and poor performers. Log into Develop and search in the Catalogue for the course title to view available course dates.
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Leadership programmes
People Development run in-house leadership programmes which are focused on exploring what is required to be an effective leader within academia. This includes both discovering what leadership means within your context as well as the more practical people and project management aspects of leadership.
Useful resources for all managers
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UoB Managers' HR handbook
This invaluable document gives an at-a-glance guide to the HR policies and procedures related to each stage of the employee lifecycle, including signposts to supporting internal resources and other sources of advice.
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1:1 meeting template
Useful template for 1:1 meetings with helpful guidance notes included
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HR Recruitment flowchart
A handy visual guide to the UoB recruitment process in the form of a simple flow diagram
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KnowHow resources on Managing People
KnowHow have hundreds of useful and varied resources to help develop your people management skills - all at your fingertips
KnowHow learning library
Our KnowHow library contains thousands of online self-development and management resources to access any time from anywhere