Over the last 15 years, over 1,000 managers have completed our on-site program mastering the 14 Core Management Competencies recognized by the American Management Association.
We are committed to continuous improvement. This series has been rigorously evaluated and is now in its 5th copyrighted edition.
We’re not fancy, we simply focus on what works:
Dynamic Instructors
Our instructors are highly effective. They are seasoned professionals, not simply “trainers”.
Interactive Learning
Learning happens when the learner gets involved in the material and makes it personal. Our highly rated instructors engage each participant in critical thinking throughout each module, helping them to apply the concepts to their own experiences and daily interactions. The result is better retention and greater implementation, every time!
Key Steps
ProManager stresses step-by-step Execution, not theory. Participants are provided a pocket-sized Key Steps Flip Chart for ready reference.
Case Study
Seeing the concepts in action take the participants one step further in personal engagement. Our copyrighted Case Study follows the life span on an employee from “hire to fire”.
Reinforcement
ProManager believes in homework…each class begins with a review of the previous class assignments. This assures a full understanding and application of each principle.
Mastery
Most management training fails to teach step-by-step execution. ProManager utilizes in-class role play to assure mastery of each function.
Measurement
What gets measured gets rewarded. What gets rewarded gets done. ProManager tests – 4 times in 14 classes. Our participants learn what was taught (74.6% pre-test/97.8% post-test, average).
Retention
Two hours. Once per month. Fourteen months.
We have found that maximum retention happens when concepts are grouped together and taught with sufficient time between them. Providing time between modules also gives managers time to complete “homework” and begin to immediately implement ONE concept at a time. This step-by-step approach provides managers with the confidence to master the current concept before diving into the next. Participants routinely show up for the next session sharing success stories of their last 4 weeks implementing new principles with their staff. This is why our instructors love what they do so much!
Flexibility
We know all companies do not operate the same way or during the same hours. We work when you work. Do you have a shift of overnight supervisors and managers to be trained? No problem. One of our manufacturing clients has training sessions running at 11:30 in the midday and again at 11:30 in the midnight!
Optimal Class Size
Fifteen per class
Class size is critical – too small and the group lacks valuable interaction and learning through the experiences of each other; too large, effective engagement with each trainee suffers. We have found 15 to be the ideal size for a class. Most of our clients train more than 100 managers at any given location. For this reason, we teach several classes at a time per client engagement.
(In fact, to accommodate one large automotive manufacturing client, our instructor is on site for two straight days, teaching one class each afternoon and one midnight class, two nights in a row)
NEXT: See how our Program Materials provide a hands-on approach.