Certificate in Collaborative Management (CICM)

Are you looking for ways to reinforce the principles of collaboration and participation?  Look no further!

 Develop competencies and develop capacity in your management and supervisory team. The format provides extensive opportunity for you to share, learn, practice, and receive coaching and feedback, essential for skills building and competency development.

 The course Modules a as follows:

 Module I – Style Profile Assessment Instrument– This will provide an assessment of one’s communication style and self management strategies to improve collaboration. This learning will help managers to improve and enhance communication with staff.

Each participant will receive an assessment instrument with guided interpretation and

a planned approach to improving one’s individual style. (Gilmore & Fraleigh, OR).

Module II – Managing Communication Skills for Managers – A focus on management communication skills and approach to leadership communication as well as purpose stating and performance imaging. This will help managers become aware of the impact and flow of their communication.

Module III – Conflict Management – Leader Perspective – This course module is

will provide leaders with a macro perspective on conflict management. This

allows for implementation of conflict management strategies in the project planning and strategizing stages, to prevent and reduce conflicts with the launching and execution of a leadership plan.

Module IV – Collaborative Strategies in Management – This module will help

managers to develop comprehensive collaborative skills that will change the way they

approach management. They will learn to implement collaborative strategies in their

leadership approach to gain more cooperation from those they lead.

Module V –Collaboration in a cultural & Diverse Setting – This module will focus

on the cultural and diversity conflicts within organization from a management

perspective. Some of the areas to be addressed will be multi-generational conflicts

and managing the diversity issues that are present in a diverse workplace.

Module VI –Management System Models – This module will examine a number of

leadership models and systemic approaches to collaborative management that will

allow for significant changes in their overall execution and experience of management.

The CICM modules are designed for organizations that are seeking an affordable and

effective strategy for equipping mid managers to function at a higher level. The course is

usually embraced by organizations that desire change and a way to address issues around

staff participation and disruptive costly conflicts.

There are several benefits to having CICM within the organization:

1. Provides early Conflict Intervention strategies for Managers – teaches how to identify and respond to early signs of conflict among staff

2. Teaches Managers how to deal with emotions and negativity in workplace conflict

3. Enhances coaching skills and positive communication for Managers

4. Maintains civility – anti- harassment, lowers discrimination

Builds the capacity for collaborative management strategies in the organ