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You are here: Home / *FEATURES / EXPERTS & Guests / The Diploma We Recommend You Take to Advance Your Career

The Diploma We Recommend You Take to Advance Your Career

May 18, 2020 By GISuser

After working in your trade for some time, developing the skills necessary to thrive, you might have tried to progress your career. Even with these skills, it can be quite difficult to move up the ranks – and there’s often a very simple reason for this.

Resumes can mean a lot to employers, and particularly ones that you haven’t worked with before. At a glance, they’ll be able to see what kinds of official qualifications you have, as these usually mean a lot more than an honorary title you’ve acquired in your workplace. A Diploma is actually what you need, and those specifically related to managing – such as a Diploma of Leadership – are what employers are most interested in. In this article, we take a look at this kind of Diploma to give you a better understanding of what they’re about. 

Getting started with a Diploma of Leadership

There are many reasons why you should choose to pursue a Diploma of Leadership and Management, but one of the main reasons is to help you develop an understanding of the skills necessary to run a big department. This Diploma is intended for those who are already working in the marketing or human resources fields and is designed to provide them with a wide variety of important skills necessary to run an entire marketing or human resources department effectively, whether it be in a small or large business or a private marketing company. The first of the skills that is taught in this diploma centres around employee relations. This involves developing an understanding about communication in the workplace, whether it be with your own team, other employees in the company or managers of other teams. This is such a valuable skill as when employees feel like they are being listened to properly, they’re much more likely to stay both loyal to you, and loyal to the company. This aspect of learning will also help you understand how to better communicate with people in other departments when you need things from them, as this must be approached in a very specific way

More leadership skills that are learned

In addition to effective communication, one of the cornerstones of Leadership Diplomas is understanding strategic planning. Although successes are obviously preferred, every department can expect to suffer a failure every now and then, and planning for these failures is one of the most important aspects of the job. In addition to this, a good manager should have a very good understanding of all the projects that are currently underway in their department, as well as the future ones, and should be able to manage these at any given time and have some understanding of the relevant outcomes. Next comes business planning, which will involve a manager developing a budget that is not only strong, but has room to be moved – not all months go to plan, so adjusting the budget is often a required aspect of the job. Finally, there’s risk management, which will often be related to budgetary decisions that are made. Minimising any potential risks is key to save both time and money, so leaders with a good understanding of this will be highly valued. 

Become more valuable with a Diploma in Leadership

With a developed ability to create and stick to budgets, manage people and delegate tasks effectively, it’s no wonder that good managers are so sought after. Not all of these career skills are easily developed, so pursuing a Diploma is a great move for many, with the added bonus of having it as a skill on your resume.

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