Management Fundamentals (formerly Managing for the First Time) is about setting you up to succeed as a manager and equipping you with the fundamental skills of management. You’ll learn about how attitude is so important to management as well as providing practical steps and skills for being a great manager and how you can take action to make it happen.
Course Overview
Becoming a manager is a big step—but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. This course helps you understand what good management looks like and gives you the tools to build strong, motivated teams from day one.
Through interactive exercises and group reflection, you’ll explore how to support others while staying true to your own leadership style. You’ll leave with practical techniques you can apply immediately.
This course is ideal for:
Duration
2 day
Classroom size
8 approx.
Location
Online or Classroom
Certificate
1 Certification
Experience
Beginner or Intermediate
How much does it cost?
If you have three or more learners, We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.
This course will be taught in the latest version of the software. We can train this in older versions if needed – please get in touch for more information and availability.
| Date | Availability | Number of places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2025 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM | 8 spaces left |
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Everyone learns differently — that’s why we offer flexible options to fit your needs. Whether you prefer learning from the comfort of home, engaging in dynamic face-to-face sessions, or a blend of both, you’ll find the format that helps you thrive.
“Really worked well as an online experience. Good interaction with other course members. Really well facilitated.”
Watch this short video to see how we bring our sessions to life online — with interactive, hands-on learning delivered via Zoom, designed to keep your team engaged and energised.
If you have three or more learners, a private group training could be cheaper.
We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.
We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.
If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course.
We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.
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Both available for public and private dates.
The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between.
All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven’t received this email then please contact our team.
Learners should log into the session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. Unfortunately you will be asked to leave and attend a different day if you arrive more than 15 minutes late for online sessions, and more than 30 minutes late for classroom sessions.
Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.
All public classroom sessions take place at Happy’s HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.
The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.
Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.
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