Cluster 1 - Self Improvement

 

Interpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication

  • Understand your personality profile and how it impacts others
  • Understand your preferred learning style
  • Understand how to communicate to a diverse range of people.
  • Practice attentive & active listening skills
  • Effective empathic listening techniques
  • Non-verbal communication techniques
  • Overcoming barriers to effective communication
  • Written Communication - getting the right message across every time

 

Negotiation SkillsNegotiation Skills

  • How to gain trust quickly in negotiations
  • Selecting the right language for winning results
  • Finding common ground in dispute resolution
  • Using Body language to assist with successful negotiations
  • Practice active effective listening techniques
  • Win concessions without damaging relationships
  • Settling disputes equitably with win/win outcomes

 

Conflict ResolutionConflict Resolution

  • Plan, apply & review responses to challenging behaviour
  • Practical Self Defence techniques to ensure safety to self & others
  • Determine when leader-led or team member-led resolutions are most appropriate
  • Identify behaviors that can fragment a team and negatively impact productivity
  • Techniques to diffuse high-tension situations comfortably
  • How to manage unproductive reactions when dealing with conflict
  • Develop a set of Key Actions to resolving conflict within a team environment

 

 

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

  • Introduction to a rigorous logic & methods to solve complex problems
  • Practical Steps to understanding the gap that exists between the current state and the desired state
  • Identify and verify probable people & process causes of problems
  • How to find the hidden problem by looking beyond the obvious
  • Generate a variety of innovative solutions to choose from
  • Develop effective decision-making guidelines to select the most appropriate solution
  • Finalise the solution by using effective implementation guidelines
  • How to create a problem-solving culture  

 

Personal GrowthPersonal Growth

  • Seven habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
  • Developing a Career Plan based on Personal Goal Setting
  • Forming your own Personal Mission Statement
  • How to effectively manage your Personal Finances

 

Time ManagementTime Management

  • Practical guide to setting priorities to achieve results / outcomes
  • How to accurately scopes out length & difficulty of tasks & projects
  • Effective techniques on how to get more done in less time
  • How to manage distractions / time wasters with ease
  • More efficient management of both electronic &  manual filing

 

 

Presentation SkillsPresentation Skills

  • Making adult learning principles work for your group
  • How to engage your audience either one on one, small & large groups
  • How to use different mediums to enhance your presentation
  • Using difficult participants to your advantage in your  session
  • How to change your presentation style to match your audience
  • How to plan your presentation for meet your audience’s needs