| Title | Management Foundations - Manager Mindset |
| Category | Professional Development |
| Overview | This session introduces the mindset and responsibilities involved in transitioning into management, including accountability for people, performance and wellbeing. You'll explore how to set clear direction and expectations for team activities, drawing on tools such as the First 90 Days framework, and understand what's involved in monitoring performance and responding to delivery issues. You'll gain awareness of wellbeing practices and the principles of effective one-to-one communication, using approaches such as Situational Leadership and a leadership styles diagnostic, and begin to understand how managers influence team priorities and behaviours aligned to wider goals. |
| Learning outcomes | |
| Presenter | Joyner-Grace Acayo Ocaya |
| Location | |
| Campus | |
| Date and time | 10:00 to 13:00 Tuesday 20 October 2026 |
| Duration | 03:00 |
| Available places | 30 |
| Presenter | Joyner-Grace Acayo Ocaya |
| Location | |
| Campus | |
| Date and time | 10:00 to 13:00 Tuesday 19 January 2027 |
| Duration | 03:00 |
| Available places | 30 |
| Presenter | Joyner-Grace Acayo Ocaya |
| Location | |
| Campus | |
| Date and time | 10:00 to 13:00 Wednesday 21 April 2027 |
| Duration | 03:00 |
| Available places | 30 |
| University of Essex employee | Use the link provided above to book your place via HR Organiser. |
| Partner institution | Please discuss with your point of contact at your Partner Institution in the first instance. |
| Student Union contractors; PhD students | Please contact the Organisational Development team. |