February 16, 2012
Target audience: Those new to the role of manager or those who have had no formal training as managers
Audience size: 4
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
The ‘Stepping into Management’ series of workshops that began in January 2011 finishes soon. In this final Workshop, we look at the impact an individual manager has on the team around them, and the core principles of good management needed to be successful in the role. We also use this event to recap on the key messages from the previously attended workshops.
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February 8, 2012
Target audience: Those responsible for formally assessing and coaching staff and/or colleagues at work.
Audience size: 4
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
The Workshop includes practical hands-on experience with the client’s on-line assessment tool. This is complemented by a discussion-based workshop covering the essential knowledge, skills and behaviours of the successful coach.
The final session includes the construction of a personal action-plan.
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January 27, 2012
Target audience: Those new to the role of recruitment interviewing, or those who have been interviewing but without formal training.
Audience size: 4
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
The Workshop discusses best practice interviewing techniques and processes.
The workshop covers the:
- Interviewing process from identifying the vacancy to post-interview activities
- Difference between a job description and a person specification
- Effective interviewing environment
- Design of an advert for maximum response
- Dos and don’ts of CV writing and presentation
- Process and practice of short-listing
- Creation of an Interview Checklist
The workshop also includes mandatory completion of an e-learning package covering Employment Law and an opportunity to carry out a live interview with a prospective employee. Afterwards, the learner receives feedback not only from their peers and tutor, but also (uniquely) the candidate they have just interviewed.
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January 16, 2012
This week, we’re putting the finishing touches to our proposal to design and deliver a wide range of management development workshops for a key client.
Tenders have to be in by the end of January and we should know the result by the beginning of March.
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December 8, 2011
Target audience: Experienced managers looking to further refresh and enhance their management and leadership skills
Audience size: 5
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
The Workshop discusses the differences in behaviour between managers and leaders. The Workshop is designed to allow frequent self-assessment culminating in a personal action plan.
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December 1, 2011
Target Audience: Product Specialists
Audience size: 4
Duration: Three days
Client: Construction Equipment
Location: Eskilstuna, Sweden
This is part-two of a two-part series of modules designed to take product experts and presenters and ‘move them’ towards becoming a professional trainer.
Part One was held in Eskilstuna in September 2011.
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November 24, 2011
This workshop is geared towards experienced managers who already carry out business presentations, but have had little or no formal coaching.
Target audience: Experienced Managers
Audience size: 3
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
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November 16, 2011
This workshop discusses the ingredients and make-up of a high-performing team. The workshop then gives delegates the opportunity to compare their existing team with the ideal and develop strategies for fine-tuning their team’s performance.
Target audience: Experienced Managers
Audience size: 4
Duration: Two days
Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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November 9, 2011
Target audience: Those responsible for formally assessing and coaching staff and/or colleagues at work.
Audience size: 6
Duration: One-and-a-half days
Client: Automotive
The Workshop includes practical hands-on experience with the client’s on-line assessment tool. This is complemented by a discussion-based workshop covering the essential knowledge, skills and behaviours of the successful coach.
The final session includes the construction of a personal action-plan.
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October 26, 2011
This workshop discusses the ingredients and make-up of a high-performing team. The workshop then gives delegates the opportunity to compare their existing team with the ideal and develop strategies for fine-tuning their team’s performance.
Target audience: Experienced Managers
Audience size: 6
Duration: Two days
Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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October 20, 2011
Our two-day workshop is the eighth in the series of bespoke management development modules for aspiring managers or those identified with potential for management.
The Workshop cover all the essentials of making formal business presentations and gives delegates three opportunities to present live and build on the structured feedback they receive on the day.
Audience size: 5
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
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October 11, 2011
The Workshop covers the following topics: Identifying key result areas; analysis of activity-logs; prioritising your workload (two models), assertiveness and overcoming procrastination.
Target audience: Experienced managers
Audience size: 6
Duration: One day
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October 6, 2011
This workshop is geared towards experienced managers who already carry out business presentations, but have had little or no formal coaching.
Target audience: Experienced Managers
Audience size: 4
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
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September 29, 2011
Our workshop asks experienced managers to reflect on their role as a Coach and assess themselves against the key skills and behaviours required for a successful coaching session.
Target audience: Managers-to-be/those new to management
Audience size: 5
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
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September 21, 2011
This workshop is part of our ‘Stepping into Management’ series and discusses the role of the manager as a coach and the skills needed to be successful in this role.
Target audience: Managers-to-be/those new to management
Audience size: 6
Duration: One and a half days
Client: Automotive
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September 14, 2011
Target Audience: Product Specialists
Audience size: 7
Duration: Two days
Client: Construction Equipment
Location: Eskilstuna, Sweden
This is part-one of a two-part series of modules designed to take product experts and presenters and ‘move them’ towards becoming a professional trainer.
Part-two will be held in December 2011, also in Eskilstuna, Sweden
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September 9, 2011
I worked with an experienced NHS Nurse today discussing leadership and motivation skills.
We covered:
LEADERSHIP
¨ Defining ‘Management’ and ‘Leadership’
¨ Behavioural Traits of Leaders and Managers
¨ Why We Need Managers and Leaders
¨ Major Influences on our Management and Leadership Style
¨ A Short History of Measuring Management Style
¨ Measuring your Style as a Leader
¨ The Benefits of your Individual Style(s)
¨ The ‘Dark Side’ of your Style(s)
MOTIVATION
¨ What Motivates You?
¨ Three Effective Models for Motivation
¨ Recent Research into Management and Staff’s perception of Motivation
¨ Motivation Audit
¨ Motivation Tips
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September 7, 2011
Target audience: Experienced managers looking to further refresh and enhance their management and leadership skills
Audience size: 9
Duration: Two days
Client: Automotive
Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
The Workshop discusses the differences in behaviour between managers and leaders. The Workshop is designed to allow frequent self-assessment culminating in a personal action plan.
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