Being an effective leader is about staying attuned and attentive to those you aspire to inspire.
Authentic leaders are comfortable in their own skin. They can consistently be themselves yet understand the intricacies of the needs of others and are emotionally intelligent and agile to adapt their behaviour to different contexts.
Self-awareness, understanding both your strengths and weaker areas and being unafraid of showing those to others, is important – this openness allows team members to fulfil their desire to be led by a real person. None of us wants a fake leader who pretends to be perfect; yes, we want leaders who are focused and have clear values, but we want them to fully understand and embrace flexibility and compromise too. We want leaders to whom we can relate.
Good leaders manage relationships effectively – they know when to empathise and when to create distance; they communicate effectively and excite their followers to great performance.
They do all this whilst having clarity of purpose, encouraging innovation and building an environment where it’s okay to take risks. Strategic leaders take an active approach to talent management – they don’t fear team members who are better than them, they celebrate them – and can take a coaching approach to maximising people’s potential and confidence.
Our 9 day programme creates a learning environment where leaders can share experiences, learn through discussion and exploration, broaden self-awareness and deepen their knowledge of their leadership approach.
Completed in about 15 minutes, the online questionnaire comprises adaptive testing to ensure precise insights into each individual. Based on over 40 years of research, the assessment is straightforward, easy to use and fast to complete. On completion of the questionnaire a personalised profile is produced for each individual.
Really deepens both your understanding of the DiSC model and your own self-awareness. It provides insights into other peoples’ behaviours and gives you strategies to improve interactions and performance in the workplace. In addition, 1 to 1 coaching can maximise its effectiveness for you.
Bringing together all your team’s profiles within in-house workshops helps you explore working relations with colleagues and more fully understand team dynamics. Understanding each others’ needs, behaviours and values helps build a stronger, more connected team.
Building on your Workplace Profile, a full range of additional resources are available to dig deeper into your management and leadership approaches, drivers, values, organisational insights and culture.
This two day management training programme is full of practical learning, tips, techniques and guidance to equip you with the skills essential to step up into the role of team leader.
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Why oh why are so many work presentations so boring? Don’t fall into the vortex of mind-numbing business presenters…be brave, be bold!
Increasingly more and more professionals have to give formal presentations – to provide information, as part of the sales process, for management purposes, in meetings and even interviewing procedures.
Isn’t it time you stopped to analyse and develop your presentation skills to give a more professional first impression to people that matter?
This two-day participative workshop will take you through all the steps necessary to give effective presentations – from planning, through design to delivery.
We’ve all been there. Hearing that niggling voice in your own head that you’re not up to the job, have fluked your success and are about to be found out!
This one day workshop will help you deal with, control and even embrace your imposter feelings.
Every manager can see the logic in having 1 to 1 reviews with their team members…but why do so many feel so awkward doing it that they just avoid them?
This one day workshop will help ensure you are confident and competent at handling 1 to 1s, addressing both positive and negative aspects of performance at work meaningfully, so you can connect with your team more successfully.
A three day programme focussing on team leadership and people management skills; this programme will help first line team leaders/supervisors to work with their teams to encourage flexibility, motivation and a positive attitude to work; it will enable them to enhance their interpersonal skills and improve teamwork.
The programme will encourage attendees to recognise their strengths and build on them, whilst also identifying areas for further development and establishing personal action points to put into practice in the workplace.
A one day workshop to build confidence and develop a natural assertive communication style with all people across the workplace.
Assertive behaviour is the key to increasing your personal power and developing assertiveness can be influential in making things happen for you. Your ability to behave assertively affects everything you do or don’t do – from dealing with everyday activities and individuals to making major life decisions.
A one day workshop to help you prioritise, organise, delegate, manage and maximise your effectiveness and efficiency at work.
A one day whistle stop session for anyone whose role includes training and developing others; how to design, deliver and evaluate a training session at work.
A one day workshop to equip you with the mindset and skillset to handle conversations where either the topic may be sensitive or the individual personally challenging for you. This skills workshop focuses on assertive mindset and behaviours, taking a respectful approach to tough conversations, challenging individuals and awkward situations. It will help managers enter these interactions with a more confident, practical and mindful approach.
Throughout our working lives, we’ll all have workplace conversations that we know we will find challenging. There are some that we actually dread - whether that’s due to the subject we need to discuss with someone or that we find the individual themselves difficult to handle. But we also have to recognise that avoiding these conversations will only create greater issues to tackle further down the line…
This one day skills workshop will help managers review and refocus their communication approach, drawing on their strengths as communicators and developing a strategic communication plan for their team.
Skilful leaders make sure they’re getting the right message across, at the right time, to the right people, in the right place, in the right way.
Tell us more about your training and development requirements. We’ll be delighted to discuss your needs and deliver a programme for you.
