English for managers - course RUB 26,800. from Skyeng, training 17 hours, date November 29, 2023.

1. What is leadership?
You will learn: vocabulary on management and leadership.
You will learn to: maintain a conversation about leadership and management, explain the difference between a leader and a manager, discuss management styles, talk about leadership qualities, including in interviews.
Lessons in the section:
• Management vs. Leadership
• Bad bosses and how to deal with them
• Way to success
Intermediate knowledge control

2. Leadership styles
You will learn: what leadership styles there are, when to apply democratic principles, and when to apply directive ones.
You will learn to: analyze situations from the point of view of leadership theories, discuss these theories, highlight their pros and cons.
Lessons in the section:
• Leadership style theories
• Lewin's theory, autocratic vs. democratic style
• Lewin's theory: laissez-faire style
Intermediate knowledge control

3. Culture and change
You will learn: what are the main four types of corporate culture and how they affect the success of the company.

You will learn to: discuss the main elements of corporate culture, talk about the job responsibilities of a Change Manager, express your opinion.
Lessons in the section:
• Organizational culture
• Change management
• Why change management fails
Intermediate knowledge control

4. Management
You will learn: what is the difference between Operation Manager and Project Manager, their responsibilities in the team, key approaches to management - Agile, Scrum, Kanban - as well as the possibilities of improving business processes using Lean, 6 Sigma and Kaizen.
You will learn to: talk about the job responsibilities of managers, prepare and deliver reports, talk about the best methodology for the company and the intricacies of project management, debug business processes and manage effectively projects.
Lessons in the section:
• Project management vs operations management
• Business improvement methodologies
• Agile methodology and its tools
Intermediate knowledge control

5. Planning a project
You will find out what caused the sensational failures in planning large projects using the examples of the Sydney opera house, Denver International Airport, the Millennium Dome, as well as interesting details of other cases.
You will learn: create a project plan, set goals, track progress, use a Gantt chart, distribute effectively time, talk about different planning methods, discuss forecasts and results with colleagues, analyze the reasons for success and failure.
Lessons in the section:
• Why is planning important?
• When planning fails
• Time management
Intermediate knowledge control