Subject matter that initiates change
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We cover any subject that involves you and your team’s thinking, communication and action in a workplace context.
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Instead of a one-way delivery, we will workshop concepts with your people and get all participants engaged – we’re happy to debate the ideas – anything to help people embrace new ways of working. We’ll lend our insights and expertise to the unique challenges that get shared across the time together, and coach participants to move forward.
Like you, we want outcomes and results from the investment you make!
Our core strength is teaching and imparting people skills for the workplace. We get there by showing ways to overcome obstacles. The below options can be taught in isolation or combined to enable wider capability development of your amazing people.
Note: we will recommend assessment as a component of some training to build self awareness and provide a platform for enhancing strengths and mitigating weaknesses.
What topics do you provide training in?
We cover any subject that involves you and your team’s thinking, communication and action in a workplace context. Instead of a one-way delivery, we will workshop concepts with your people and get all participants engaged – we’re happy to debate the ideas – anything to help people embrace new ways of working.
- The concept of leadership: Explore fundamental principles of leadership and discover how to set an example by embodying desired behaviours.
- Coaching skills for managers: Learn coaching techniques to help your team members solve challenges, by gaining awareness that will enable them to reach conclusions that they can own and action.
- Understanding personalities: Gain insights into personality types and how they impact communication and teamwork, enabling you to adapt your leadership style to different individuals.
- Lead development conversations: Learn how to guide and support your team members in setting and achieving their professional growth goals.
- Providing effective delegation: Successfully distribute tasks, empower your people, and optimise productivity by leveraging each team member’s strengths and capabilities, ultimately freeing up time for strategic leadership.
- Giving and receiving feedback: Develop the art of providing constructive feedback that encourages growth and positively impacts performance.
- Leading change: Learn how to initiate and manage organisational change successfully, navigate ambiguity and ensure buy-in and adaptation from your team.
- Managing performance: Explore techniques and communication tools for evaluating and enhancing team members’ performance, setting clear expectations, and providing constructive feedback to drive results.
- Clarifying roles and responsibilities: Ensure that your team members have a clear understanding of their roles, responsibilities and expectations to maximise efficiency.
- Navigating remote leadership – Building teams by bridging distances: Learn strategies to effectively guide and motivate your team in today’s remote and hybrid work environments, ensuring productivity and collaboration regardless of location.
- Honing interpersonal communication and active listening capability: Enhance your ability to communicate effectively, understand your team’s needs, and build strong interpersonal relationships through empathic responses, demonstrating vulnerability and remaining approachable.
- Becoming assertive and having difficult conversations: Develop the skills to express your needs and opinions confidently, handle challenging discussions, and resolve conflicts constructively.
- Setting professional boundaries: Discover how to establish and maintain healthy boundaries at work to prevent burnout and create a balanced work-life dynamic, all while improving relationships and collaboration.
- Mastering time management: Learn time management and prioritisation concepts, techniques and tools to increase productivity, proactively manage workload and minimise stress.
- Creating resilience and maintaining wellbeing: Equip yourself and your team with strategies to build resilience, manage stress, and maintain overall well-being.
- Growing self-awareness: Develop self-awareness to enhance your leadership effectiveness by understanding your strengths, weaknesses and areas for growth.
- Directing effective team meetings: Learn how to conduct productive team meetings that drive collaboration and decision-making.
- Communicating purpose and key messages: Discover strategies for conveying the organisation’s mission and vision and other key messages to inspire your team and align them with company goals.
- Can’t see what you’re after? Give us a buzz and let’s talk it through, see what else we have in the tool kit.
All 1 – 1 modules are delivered in 2 x 2 hour sessions, with time in between to test out new skills and then workshop any necessary changes to approach.
- Setting professional boundaries: Discover how to establish and maintain healthy boundaries at work to prevent burnout and create a balanced work-life dynamic, all while improving relationships and collaboration.
- Dealing with difficult behaviour: Acquire strategies for effectively collaborating with challenging individuals, fostering cooperation, and minimising conflicts.
- Understanding personalities: Gain insights into personality types and how they impact communication and teamwork, enabling you to adapt your communication approach to different individuals.
- Honing interpersonal communication and active listening capability: Enhance your ability to communicate effectively, understand your team’s needs, and build strong interpersonal relationships through empathic responses, demonstrating vulnerability and remaining approachable.
- Giving and receiving feedback: Develop the art of providing constructive feedback that encourages growth and positively impacts performance.
- Mastering time management: Learn time management and prioritisation concepts, techniques and tools to increase productivity, proactively manage workload and minimise stress.
- Becoming assertive and having difficult conversations: Develop the skills to express your needs and opinions confidently, handle challenging discussions, and resolve conflicts constructively.
- Creating resilience and maintaining wellbeing: Equip yourself and your team with strategies to build resilience, manage stress, and maintain overall well-being.
- Growing self-awareness: Develop self-awareness to enhance your leadership effectiveness by understanding your strengths, weaknesses and areas for growth.
- Looking for something else? Talk to us, we may have other tricks up our sleeve that suit you more.
- Fostering collaboration and trust in teams: Build strong team dynamics by fostering trust, effective communication, and a collaborative culture.
- Celebrating your team – Using rituals, occasions and wins to unite your people.
- Directing effective team meetings: Learn how to conduct productive team meetings that drive collaboration and decision-making.
- Communicating purpose and key messages: Discover strategies for conveying the organisation’s mission and vision and other key messages to inspire your team and align them with company goals.
- Team not gelling? Maybe some team development might help.
- Managing sales communication: Establish strategy, processes and interpersonal skills necessary for successful sales outcomes.
- Delivering exceptional customer service: Explore strategies for delivering a customer service experience that builds customer loyalty and satisfaction.
What benefits does learning deliver for your business?
Improved performance: Our people development training hones essential skills like communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and adaptability. When your team excels in these areas, they become more effective in their roles, resulting in increased productivity and better outcomes for your business.
- Enhanced leadership abilities: Leadership development is an essential component of our training offering. We equip individuals with the skills they need to become exceptional leaders without changing who they are. Effective leadership inspires teams, drives employee engagement, and leads to higher commitment levels.
- Better team collaboration: Learning to work well with others is the key to building strong interpersonal relationships and fostering collaboration among team members. With improved teamwork, you’ll experience fewer conflicts and witness more innovative problem-solving.
- Increased employee satisfaction: When employees receive training and support to develop their skills, they feel valued and appreciated by your organisation. This leads to higher job satisfaction and lower turnover rates, ensuring a more stable and motivated workforce.
- Effective communication: Effective communication is the lifeblood of any successful organisation. Our training enhances both internal and external communication, preventing misunderstandings and strengthening customer relationships.
- Reduced HR escalations: Proactive skill development reduces the need for HR interventions. By addressing issues before they escalate, we help create a harmonious workplace where employees are empowered to resolve challenges themselves. We have proof!
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Ready to grow your people capability?
Keen? We’d love to learn more about your business and training needs. Contact us for a free consultation.