Managing & Leading in Challenging Times

Course

In 168-172 Old Street

£ 995 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Location

    168-172 old street

  • Duration

    2 Days

This one of a kind course has been specifically designed to help managers and leaders navigate their business and their people through this maelstrom. Suitable for: Those in managerial and leadership roles

Facilities

Location

Start date

168-172 Old Street (London)
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London, EC1V 9BP

Start date

On request
Inhouse

Start date

On request

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Course programme

Managing & Leading in Challenging Times

This one of a kind course has been specifically designed to help managers and leaders navigate their business and their people through this maelstrom. During this intensive course you will:
  • Identify the qualities for leading in tough times to keep people motivated, confi dent and high performing
  • Project confidence and engage people with your vision and survival strategy
  • Examine how best to communicate sensitive information and ensure your style is authentic and open
  • Manage pressure and keep physically and mentally energised and positive
  • Learn how to make informed decisions and fi nd the best solutions for the challenges faced
  • Explore strategies to encourage creativity and innovation to fi nd new sources of income and cost saving

Programme Details
PLANNING YOUR STRATEGY
  • In depth analysis of challenges
  • Economic impact on your business
  • What needs to be done and prioritising
  • Generating income and cutting costs
  • Assessing the non-essential cost
- the Customer Value Model
  • Outsourcing, partnerships and alliances
  • Downsizing
  • Developing a new vision based on new economic conditions
  • Managing people and handling fear and uncertainty
INJECTING INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
  • Innovate your way out of crisis
  • Generating ideas - activating creativity for new products and new revenue sources
  • Harnessing the ideas of the team
  • Techniques for igniting innovation
  • Using pressure positively to engage hearts and minds
  • Managing challenges and dealing with problems
  • Using online networking tools
THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
  • What is the message you need to communicate?
  • Planning communication
  • Getting the story straight
  • Delivering emotive news
  • Being open, honest and sincere
  • Processing the information needed
DYNAMIC SELF MANAGEMENT
  • Planning time for your people
  • Working smart
  • Managing the pressure and your own anxiety
  • Developing your own survival plan
  • Managing emotions
  • Feeling positive
THE KEYS TO GREAT LEADERSHIP
  • Leadership style options
  • Involving everyone
  • Make everyone a marketer
  • Keeping people feeling good and confi dent
  • Involving the team
  • Help people feel secure
  • Creating stability in a crisis
MANAGING THE PEOPLE ISSUES
  • Managing performance and keeping productivity at optimum levels
  • Managing diffi cult people and dealing with emotion and negativity
  • Managing redundancy and outplacement
  • Keeping the atmosphere enjoyable
  • Handling politics
  • Managing people through change and adversity
POWERING UP YOUR PRESENTATION
  • The importance of confi dent delivery
  • Planning the messages
  • Structure of the presentation and developing key themes
  • Delivery style
PRACTICAL DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
  • The Kepner Fourie 'thinking' processes for solving complex problems
  • Using divergent and convergent thinking
  • Identifying the problem
  • How to gather the information needed
  • How to analyse the information
  • Make a conclusion
TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
  • Attraction Strategy - you USPs (unique sales proposition)
  • Effective selection & recruitment processes
  • Retention & development - a holistic approach
  • How to develop an integrated talent management process
  • Retention & development of high performers
  • Strategies to keep the best people on board
  • Succession planning
  • Dealing with losing key people

This course is scheduled in central london but can also be held inhouse

Managing & Leading in Challenging Times

£ 995 + VAT