Workshops

Most of our work is bespoke, and tailored to suit each individual client.  However, we know that many organisations want to review a new provider before committing to a longer programme of development or coaching.  Some have a very specific requirement which can be easily met through a half day workshop or facilitation session.

To meet these needs we offer a range of interactive workshops which help build or introduce specific skills.

What's more, for any company new to us, we offer to run a half day workshop of your choice or a half day facilitation session, and if you are not happy with the quality of our work, you won't owe us a penny!

Workshop titles... (click a heading for more detail)

• Introduction to Manager as Coach

How well do your managers manage?  What is the difference between a manager and a coach?  When is it appropriate to wear each "hat?"  How could coaching skills enhance the ability of your managers to motivate, encourage, and support those in their team?

Leadership which stunts the creativity essential for improving processes and dealing with competition, or which de-motivates and undervalues team members, can have disastrous consequences for your organisation. In today's fast-paced, competitive business world, the old style of command and control leadership could not only slow down your business, but seriously affect your profitability and competitive edge.

This workshop forms the basis of a Manager as Coach Programme, and introduces the concept of coaching, its importance and the core skills required of a coach.  A self-assessment to allow participants to understand their own strengths and skill gaps forms part of the session.

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• Knowing me, knowing you

Learn how an understanding of yourself and others can smooth your communication and ease conflict.

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• Negotiation that delivers

Tired of the old cliché about looking for the "win-win"?  This workshop takes a fresh look at the "win-lose", "lose-win", "win-win" perspectives, examines the difference between compromise and collaboration, and helps us negotiate with integrity and confidence.

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• Introduction to Emotional Intelligence

What is it?  A self-assessment, and an introduction to the four key areas of EQ: self-awareness; self management; social awareness and relationship management.

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• Giving and Receiving Feedback

Learn how this can be handled sensitively and effectively, both in individual appraisals and across the organization.

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• Rapport - the essential skills

A basic guide to some of the key skills necessary to develop great rapport, with anyone.  Using techniques and tools from neuro-linguistic programming, this workshop covers areas such as understanding the importance of body language, listening skills and our individual sensory preferences.

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• Conflict handling

When the situation gets a little tricky, how well do you cope?  This workshop gives you some strategies to help you deal with difficult relationships.

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• Change management

Is your organisation struggling to cope with repeated or wide ranging changes?  Does this change process sometimes result in a fall-out which includes resentment, fear, apathy or lack of motivation?  Understanding the change process and learning strategies to help you and others effectively manage it in your work-place, can reduce this fall-out and help maintain the backing of your people.

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• Managing your time more effectively

There are many models out there for time management, but we believe it's not managing time, but managing ourselves more effectively that produces results.  Using the Covey model, we help you understand the importance of setting your goals, of focusing on solutions not problems, and of eliminating or reducing the unimportant from your itinerary.

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• Influencing and persuading others

Which techniques do you use to persuade others?  How successfully do you manage to get what you want?  This workshop explores some of the most common techniques used to influence others, reveals the importance of empathy and understanding of others when we are trying to influence them, and allows an opportunity to consider ways you could improve your own technique in future.

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• Team building

How well does your team work together?  This workshop helps you assess the current strengths and challenges you face as a team, consider your goals and priorities, and develop a plan to help you strengthen team dynamics and get things done more effectively.

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• Facilitation

Want to utilise an external facilitator to meet a specific need?  To help draw up your team strategy or mission statement?  To help structure a discussion of a complex challenge?  We can work with you to develop a session which will allow you to set clear goals, develop an action plan, and assign specific roles which will move you forward.

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Because of our philosophy that change does not happen as a result of one workshop, each workshop comes with our standard 4 week e-mail follow up for all participants.