This Master the Art of Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work training course will provide you with the principles, practical techniques, and skills to move ahead in your career. You will learn the competence, techniques and mindset that creates performance and presence
This personal development training course enables participants to develop confidence, thinking-skills, and personal power to build their personal presence.
This Coventry Academy training course will feature:
The skills of personal goal setting, creating energy, and self-motivation
Master pro-active and positive thinking and correct decision making
Presenting and communication at a high level
Taking action and focusing on key priorities
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
Personal Impact
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
Course Outline
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
The certificate
Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course