Management Development – 7 day course

Module 1 – Active Leadership

Duration

2 day course

Location

Africa, Dubai and the UK

Intended for

Managers with direct reports

Overview

The understanding and implementation of leadership knowledge and skills is essential to get the best from your team members. Associated with effective leadership and the management of change, is the capacity to develop an awareness of and have the ability to act upon human motivation. 

Workshop objectives

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

• Recognise, understand and further develop your own leadership skills
• Appreciate the importance of human motivation and its relevance in the workplace
• Demonstrate effective change management skills and appreciate the importance of doing this properly.

Course contents

• Leadership myths

• Behaviours of top leaders

• Five Lessons in Leadership

• Action Centred Leadership

• Situational Leadership

• Your leadership style

• Motivation

• Managing Change

Module 2 – Developing Personal Impact

Duration

1 day course

Location

Throughout the UK

Overview

Individual and team success depend upon our ability to communicate with others and be understood. You must also be able to influence and motivate colleagues and clients. Many people, however, are left to acquire these communication skills through a process of trial and error. This course is designed to increase awareness and develop your communication and interpersonal skills so that you come across with a positive personal impact and confidence, whatever the situation.

Workshop objectives

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

• Describe what personal impact is in relation to acting, looking and sounding confident
• Build on the skills which allow you to create impact
• Recognise your communication style and that of others and adapt your own accordingly.

Course contents

• 5 W model
• Confidence
• Preferred Communication Style
• Communication Circle
• Developing Rapport
• Adapting styles

Module 3 – Effective recruitment and selection 

Duration

1 day course 

Location

Throughout the UK 

Overview

Recruiting the right people is essential to the successful development of teams and organisations. This course will provide individuals with guidance on the essential skills and techniques for understanding the recruitment and selection process. 

Course objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Identify the need to recruit
• Identify methods of attracting suitable candidates
• Effectively short-list candidates against job descriptions
• Describe how to conduct an effective interview and make an objective and balanced recruitment decision
• Explain the appropriate use of the probation period.

Course contents:

• Employment legislation
• Identifying vacancies
• Job descriptions and person specifications
• Short listing candidates
• Interviewing skills
• Induction and probation process