Development Course for Managers (Karachi)

October 13 – 14, 2021

Venue: PIM, Karachi.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

PIM’s approach to management development may be said to be a total concept. This means that the Institute’s educational courses are both horizontal (by organization levels) and vertical ( by department specialization ) in concept. The system of horizontal and vertical courses, offered, thus, form a grid which covers the entire range of activities of an organization.

In the first category, the Institute offers a set of three courses which approximate three levels of management-top, middle and junior. This course is aimed at the middle level managers. Middle level manager here is defined to represent those managers who are responsible for the performance of junior executives or officers.

At this level, typically, the person has to be less of a specialist and more of a manager. Therefore, the broad orientation of this course is to develop managerial skills rather than technical expertise in a particular area of specialization.

The development Course for Managers in one of the oldest and most popular courses offered by the PIM. It has achieved a high degree of sophistication through a continuous process of refinement and change.

COURSE CONTENTS

The course is concerned with the managerial content and skills of every executive’s job. Subject matter include Management Process and practices, Problem Solving, Modern Tools of Decision-Making, Communication, Motivation, Inter-personal Relations, Team Effectiveness, Inter-group Effectiveness, Conflict Resolution and Leadership Behaviour.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Increase knowledge about modern methods of management
• Develop Specific skills necessary for a high calibre manager
• Give practice in the art of application of knowledge to solve managerial problems

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course will benefit those executives who are currently or will be occupying middle management positions having at least five years experience and belonging to any functional department. This course will also be of use of those managers who are likely to be promoted to senior positions in the near future.