Graduate School for Professionals

ASM YOUNG MANAGER PROGRAM - FOR HIGH POTENTIAL EXECUTIVES & PROFESSIONALS

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The key to career success and management competency is ensuring the smooth transitions of new managers into their new roles. To develop their management expertise and knowledge requires a high level of commitment and understanding. Participants will need to unlearn pre-conditioned points of view before they can adopt new ideas and initiatives.

Aventis YMP is designed for new managers who recently have assumed management positions and need to complement and upgrade their professional competence with management knowledge and skills.

 Program Delivery

The ASM YMP is a highly integrative program which comprises of 2 blocks of 5 days face to face sessions delivered over duration of 2 months. The unique structure aims to allow sufficient time for participants to adopt new management concepts and ultimately to develop key management skills set to meet current and future challenges.

ACTION LEARNING BLOCK 1 – 5 DAYS

The International Business Environment

Develop a strategic mindset and understanding of today’s global business environment and its potential impact and challenges on your business. Topics covered includes

• The New Knowledge based Global business environment
• Managerial Economics
• Decision Analysis Process
• Scenario Planning

Managerial and Leadership Framework

Leadership basically would mean influencing a group of people to move towards a common goal. There are many types of leader; from bureaucratic to autocratic. Whatever one’s leadership style is like, leaders should aim to be someone dynamic and transformational. Many organisations aim to identify, grow, foster and promote what they see as leadership potential or ability. What is important is however, to have leaders who are not only result orientated, but also someone who is dedicated to the task and his subordinates

• Effective leadership methods that can be applied for various teams
• The thin line between leadership and management
• Maximizing your capability by being a Visio Driven Leader

Manager Survival Tool Kit

This module is to equip mangers with a holistic framework of Business 101. We will take you on a step by step tour of the entire value chain process from product & service development, sales and marketing to accounting and finance.

• Business Strategy planning
• Marketing Strategy & Marketing Mix
• Management accounting data
• Financial Statement analysis
• Channels of Distribution

ACTION LEARNING BLOCK 2 – 5 DAYS

Value Chain Analysis and Innovation Strategy

Get to explore the Best in Class practices set by global leaders who raise above the market benchmark and consistency outperform the market. Participants will be taught how to incorporate the innovation framework at a strategic level to deliver a superior corporate strategy.

• Leading Innovation & change
• Business intelligence Analysis
• Information System Implementation
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Sustainable Competitive Strategy

Business Execution & Project Management

Execution is the key to success, participants will be encourage to finalize their personal and corporate agenda which will covers key skills and framework to achieve a win-win collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Action based Leadership
• Project Management
• Business Strategy Simulation
• Self assessment and peer review

Operational Management & Efficiency

Participants will work in groups to explore feasible solutions to overcome key challenges faced by managers to achieve operational breakthrough and optimized operational efficiency. Participants are encouraged to think strategically on how to leverage on value creation and innovation to drive business processes. Topics covered includes

• Strategic alliances and partnership
• International Business analysis
• Operational Management
• Value-Driven Decision Making
• Integrated marketing and branding strategy

Team Management & Coaching Skills

A critical success factor of successful managers is their ability to combine the strengths of their team and collectively execute their strategy. It is essential for new managers to understand the team dynamics which are part of teams, work groups, ad-hoc committees, task forces, crews.

• Build an open environment of trust and mutual development
• Stages of team development
• Solving tasks in teams
• Dealing with conflict
• Use coaching skills to develop independence and empowerment