EFFECTIVE STRATEGY

(1 day)

A facilitated workshop at management or department level to focus on an effective strategy including:

• Unpacking strategy (incl Purpose, Vision & Values)

• Strategy to deliver the vision incl:

  • How to structure a strategy

  • Market & Competitors 

  • Differentiation: USP/Key Success Factors 

  • SWOT analysis 

  • McKinsey ‘7S’ Alignment exercise

  • Client & Work Strategy

• Strategy implementation (incl Rules & Behaviours) 

• Strategic Plan Exercise 

• Challenges to Implementation

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

(½ day or 1 day)

A facilitated workshop for Leaders to explore what being in Leadership Mode means and how best to meet their potential as leaders:

• Being in leader mode 

• Discovering your leadership purpose 

• Being at your best as a leader 

• Building bigger relationships

EFFECTIVE TALENT MANAGEMENT

(½ day)

A facilitated workshop for Leader-Managers to explore how to optimise performance and potential including:

• Strategic talent management

• Identifying performance and potential in the organisation

• The role of Leader in developing people

• Talent Management model

BEING AN EFFECTIVE LEADER COACH

(½ day)

An interactive workshop, including practising core coaching skills, to include the following:

• What is coaching?

• Exploring the differences between mentoring, coaching and counselling

• Why and when to use it?

• Practising core coaching skills

• The GROW model

EFFECTIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

(½ day or 1 day)

Interactive workshop focussing on:

• How BD works

• The importance of priorities

• The importance of the ‘internal client’

• How to communicate with clients/potential clients

• The basics of selling and appropriate persuasion

• The Trusted Advisor and beyond

• Marketing Activities – and their relative worth

• Converting goodwill/relationships into instructions

• Making the change: how and why?

• What might get in the way?

NETWORKING

(½ day)

This interactive networking workshop:

• provides insight into networks and how to make them work for you, as well as tools and techniques to tap into network opportunities effectively

• considers aspects such as how to build strong networks, the secrets of successful networking and which networking activities are worthwhile (and which are not…)

Participants will also consider how to prepare for a networking event as well as ‘networking etiquette’.

RESILIENCE & WELLBEING: MANAGING YOUR ENERGY FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE

(½ day or 1 day)

An interactive focus on the individual - and their role as leader of others - including:

• Understanding external and internal pressures

• Understanding the neuroscience

• Staying the safe side of the ‘stress curve’

• Building resilience to cope with pressure and change

• Understanding where energy comes from

• Ways to reset the stress system

• A model to use to self-monitor

ENHANCING YOUR PROFILE & PERSONAL IMPACT

(½ day or 1 day)

In this facilitated learning space, we focus on various key ingredients in creating and manifesting our personal brand including:

• Personal impact

• Creating the right profile

• Mindset & self-confidence

• Political savvy

• Appropriate self-promotion

• Communicating effectively

EFFECTIVE DELEGATION & ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

(½ day)

Efficiency and effective delegation are inextricably linked. In this interactive training session, we explore:

• the challenges surrounding delegation

• why we need to delegate

• the delegation spectrum and

• ‘rules and pointers’ for overcoming the challenges.

We also examine the underlying reasons for being overly busy and work through strategies for:

• overcoming overwhelm

• honing our organisational skills and

• setting ourselves up for optimum efficiency.

UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS

(½ day or 1 day)

What might be getting in the way of success in our career? In this interactive workshop, we identify possible barriers to success and focus on strategies, tools and techniques to help us conquer those barriers. Examples include:

• Self-confidence and self-esteem

• Political Savvy

• Imposter syndrome

• Assumptions and limiting beliefs

• The challenges of the lateral hire

• Organisational skills

• Effective delegation

• Role models, sponsors and champions – or lack of…

CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS

(½ day)

In this interactive workshop, we identify why conversations are seen as ‘difficult’ or ‘challenging’ and explore how to move forward with a positive mindset, equipped to become a better communicator. Matters covered include:

• What makes a conversation difficult? 

• Preparing for a challenging conversation 

• Conducting a challenging conversation

• Follow through

• Communication skills – becoming a better communicator

DOES THE DAY RULE YOU OR DO YOU RULE THE DAY?

(½ day)

• Establishing work/work balance

• Organisational skills and efficiency

• Effective Delegation

BUILDING YOUR SPONSORSHIP BASE

(2 hrs +)

• Why does Sponsorship matter?

• Managing your career with organisational savvy

• Difference between a Sponsor and Mentor

• The role of the protégé

• The ‘Two-Way Street’

• Way forward: Road Map and Tactics

WHAT DO THEY MEAN ‘LEAN IN’?

(½ day)

A facilitated session for women on effective strategies to meet the challenges of career progression, whilst fulfilling potential.

MBTI TEAM TRAINING

(½ day)

[Myers Briggs Type Indicator]

Following completion of an online MBTI questionnaire, this workshop is a facilitated team session to raise team motivation and understanding. The MBTI questionnaire identifies a range of personality types which are invaluable for understanding team dynamics and relationships including how each team member takes in information, makes decisions and communicates. The workshop focusses on supporting the team in exploring their MBTI preferences, brought to life through interactive – and fun – exercises along with the construction of individual and team plans for putting the MBTI learning into practice and ensuring that team interactions are optimised going forward.

MENTORING

(1 day)

A full day’s facilitated workshop aimed at both Mentors (½ day) and their Mentees (½ day) to optimise the mentor/mentee relationship going forward. Subjects include:

HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MENTOR

• The role of the mentor

• What makes a good and effective mentoring conversation?

• Mentoring with a coaching style

• Possible challenges

• Benefits for the mentor

• Hints & tips

HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MENTEE

• The role of the mentee

• The Mentoring Process Lifecycle

• What makes a good and effective mentoring conversation?

• Possible challenges

• Mentoring: a two-way street

• Creating your personal boardroom