BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP.
We recognize that while most small business owners know how to manage, they often have not been taught the necessary skill set it takes to truly lead.
Successful businesses need both management and leadership. Cogent Analytics leadership and management consulting services incorporate management training and mentorship as well as leadership development to grow your leadership principles and skills as a business owner. We partner with you, your business administration team, your human resources team, and the rest of your employees to build on that foundation, developing a culture of leadership that runs throughout your entire business. Our training program enables leadership transformation that ensures the growth and longevity of your business.
ARE YOU MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS, LEADING YOUR BUSINESS, OR BOTH?
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? Managers have the authority to run and supervise the day-to-day operations to keep a business running. The management role is essential. Those in leadership roles, on the other hand, provide vision and direction for the business and set goals. Leaders inspire others in the business, foster teamwork, cultivate communication skills, and ensure that every employee is dedicated to upholding the company’s mission and values. Leadership is critical to the long-term success of your business.
LEADERSHIP EXPERT SIMON SINEK DEFINES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP: “MANAGERS WORK TO SEE NUMBERS GROW. LEADERS WORK TO SEE PEOPLE GROW.”
Our management consulting services focus on training managers in the areas of productive systems, efficient processes, and record management.
An effective manager engages in day-to-day activities that drive the business toward specific outcomes or objectives. These daily management tasks include planning, organizing, coordinating, information management, problem-solving, decision-making, risk-minimization, records management, and implementation of controls. Without dedicated management, your sales and customer service can flounder, and your business can easily fail.
Managing a business well requires developing and implementing efficient systems and controls that provide the necessary information and track the progress of your business in specific areas.
Records management training is likely necessary for new managers. With effective systems in place, an experienced manager will utilize organizational engineering to delegate certain responsibilities to other professionals in your business. For example, the responsibilities of monitoring and reporting results to you, the business owner, may be delegated to other employees, with the manager only intervening when the situation requires.
LEADERSHIP IS HARD TO DEFINE BUT EASY TO RECOGNIZE.
Leadership is, in many ways, the balancing counterpart to management. Leadership requires tangible action that inspires, motivates, mentors, coaches, communicates vision, and influences behaviors. Effective leaders empower their team to follow through with necessary day-to-day business operations and trust their team to do so. Leaders also build a culture of community that is vested in the company’s mission and use a delivery method that speaks to their entire business community. Leadership training through Cogent Analytics guarantees sound leadership development.
HOW CAN COGENT’S MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES HELP YOU DEVELOP A CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP WITHIN YOUR BUSINESS?
ULTIMATELY, YOUR BUSINESS REQUIRES THE SCOPE OF BOTH MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE BUSINESS OPERATIONS, DRIVE A SHARED VISION AND CULTURE OF COMMUNITY, AND CONTINUE THE OVERALL GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF YOUR BUSINESS.
Collaboration between leadership and management is necessary for the lasting success of your business. Management with the goals of efficiency and achieving short-term objectives cannot be neglected without serious damage to a business. If and when your business hires or promotes new managers, your Cogent project manager will work closely with them to ensure they receive the right professional development and management training to be successful in your unique business. Effective management skills entail focusing on the internal operation of the business, keeping accurate records of business practices, and ensuring the business is operating in a cost-effective way.
Likewise, leadership that fails to look toward the future and communicate a clear vision will result in a business that eventually stagnates and loses its ability to compete in the marketplace. An important aspect of leadership is to inspire and motivate your employees to meet the challenges and capture opportunities that arise from outside the business. True business leadership means developing long-term, forward-thinking goals for your business. These goals necessitate cultivating strong communication skills in your team, building a clear vision for your business to pursue, and creating a business culture that garners buy-in from all stakeholders, regardless of their position in the business hierarchy.
COGENT ANALYTICS WALKS THE PATH OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WITH YOU FROM START TO FINISH.
In our Discovery Process, Cogent Analytics partners with you to identify areas of focus for improvement in the areas of leadership and management. During Solution Implementation, we work with you through leadership coaching to build a culture of leadership throughout your organization that embraces these principles. Upon successful completion of this initial leadership training, Cogent does not abandon you. Rather, we build our partnership into a Lifecycle Relationship, continuing education for your organization in the areas of leadership and management as your business grows and faces future challenges.
Your Cogent Analytics project manager is a subject matter expert when it comes to leadership development.
We teach you, as the business owner, the necessary principles and leadership skills to both lead and develop a culture of leadership. Through this leadership transformation, Cogent offers powerful solutions for you to truly lead instead of simply managing your business. In turn, a strong culture of leadership throughout your organization provides greater unity and strength that will propel your business forward. Contact us today to begin your leadership development journey.
