Staff Development

Training staff is very important. In a modern economy like our own, the nature of work is constantly changing. New technologies mean that new work skills are constantly required. To succeed in business or in a career, people will need to be very flexible about how they work and to constantly change the range of skills they use at work.

Suitability: who should attend?

This business essentials training course is designed for the benefit of anyone new to the workplace or taking on a new role in the company.

Aims of the course

The key objective is to transform employees into being adaptable to change, productive,motivated,and, quite frankly, brilliant.The course aims to teach either new employees or staff in new positions core business skills to get them up to speed quickly.

Training course content

This training course is designed to cover the following topics:

Split into three modules, this programme will give you the core skills you need to fast-track your way through today's competitive and challenging business world.

The programme is divided into three distinct modules:

1. Departure lounge - get the skills you'll need to set you up forsuccess
2. Take off - key day to day skills you will need as you settle intoyour role
3. Landing - arming you with the advanced skills you'll need to move forward in your career

Departure

Working in a changing world

• Leading through change
• Moving yourself and others through change
• Overcoming the barriers to change
• Effective Communication
• What is communication?
• Staying assertive
• Writing with impact
• Effective meetings
• Body language
• Using technology to communicate

Take Off

The second part of this programme will look at how you can maintain and improve your performance levels.

• Flexing yourstyle togain the result you want
• Building an effective team
• Defining your teamrole
• Working through the characteristicsof a team
• Coaching and developing yourself and others
• Influencing, Negotiation and Finance
• Expressing ideas with confidence
• building support for yourideas
• Securing a win-win result
• Using finance terminology
• Devising and negotiating a budget financial information as a management tool

Landing

The final module will show you how you can move forward in your career. This will empower you to shape your career and be the best you can be in your role.

• Building your Brand
• Building your personal network
• Social media and networking
• 'Working a room'