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Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work: The Forward-Thinking Manager

The Art of Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work

Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work: The Forward-Thinking Manager
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

12-16 May 2025
Dubai
$5,950
07-11 Jul 2025
Houston
$5,950
01-05 Sep 2025
London
$5,950
10-14 Nov 2025
Paris
$5,950
26-30 Jan 2026
Rome
$5,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work: The Forward-Thinking Manager training course is tailored to equip participants with foundational principles, practical techniques, and essential skills necessary for advancing their careers. This intensive program focuses on cultivating competence, refining techniques, and nurturing a mindset conducive to achieving enhanced performance and professional presence.

Participants will engage in a structured curriculum designed to foster confidence, enhance critical thinking abilities, and empower personal growth. The course emphasizes proactive decision-making, effective communication strategies, and the strategic mindset required to navigate challenges and seize opportunities in professional settings. Through interactive workshops and practical exercises, attendees will develop the skills needed to prioritize tasks effectively and drive meaningful outcomes in their careers.

This Coventry Academy training course will cover the following key elements:

  • Skills of personal goal setting, creating energy, and self-motivation
  • Mastery of proactive and positive thinking and effective decision-making
  • Advanced techniques for presenting and communicating at a high level
  • Strategies for taking action and prioritizing key objectives
  • Planning for performance using proven techniques

What are the goals?

By the end of this  training course, participants should be able to:

  • Understand your ability as competencies and skill sets you can develop
  • Know what your organization and others expect from you
  • Know how to lead by example through excellent communication
  • Analyse your preferred personal style for greater effectiveness
  • Learn planning techniques to transform your goals into action
  • Be able to be a better problem solver and decision maker
  • Develop a powerful, positive mindset every day

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Developing leaders and managers
  • Professionals seeking great results and responsibilities
  • Those looking to grow and develop

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work: The Forward-Thinking Manager training course will combine presentations with interactive practical exercises, supported by activities and case studies. Delegates will be encouraged to participate actively in relating creative leadership strategies to the particular needs of their workplace.

It is an interactive mixture of lecture, discussion, activities, and practice on several management skills. It provides definitions, examples, discussion and activities designed to promote skill building with interaction and discussion among participants. Activities and work on practice case studies are used to deliberately highlight the concepts taught and allow participants to practice new skills.

The Course Content

Day One:  Key Principles of Maximizing your Personal Potential
  • Definition, key principles, and personal learning objectives
  • Trends and challenges for managing yourself in the workplace
  • How do you really use your potential now? How would you like to be?
  • Beliefs and feelings about success, performance, and self-development
  • The VAVA method of self-motivation and self-discipline
Day Two: Goal Setting, Positive-Thinking and Workplace Performance
  • Different ways set and use goals as way of managing time
  • Converting outcomes and objectives into realistic action plans
  • Setting personal and work goals that complement each other
  • What four types of positive thinking and why managing your attitude matters
  • Five ways to stay focused, keep positive and avoid digital distractions
  • Using the 18-minute rule to structure your day
Day Three: Managing Priorities, Workload and Planning Systems
  • Prioritising your workload, tasks, and activities
  • Using priority ratings not urgency to react to tasks
  • Using the Pareto principle and Parkinson’s law to increase your productivity
  • Making meetings worthwhile – preparation and conduct
  • Delegating and reverse delegation; co-working effectively
  • Assertiveness techniques for handling colleagues and clients
Day Four: Improving your Communication Skills and Presenting Ability
  • How to send fewer and more concise emails and reports?
  • Learning to trust and reducing overcommunication and micro-management
  • Personal presentation and public speaking skills
  • Higher-level questioning techniques to investigate and solve problems
  • Listening to lead – active listening and structuring your conversation
  • Verbal and non-verbal techniques; body language explained 
Day Five: Planning and Scheduling for Personal Performance
  • Planning, executing, and monitoring projects
  • Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and defining the tasks to be done
  • Establishing the dependencies and relationships between tasks
  • Estimating techniques to identify expected duration of tasks (PERT)
  • Monitoring and controlling execution, and managing changes to achieve objectives
  • Communication styles and how to use positive communication to aid productivity