As a female advancing in a management and leadership role, you may have asked yourself, “How do I get the respect I deserve? How am I going to keep everyone on side? How do I balance my career ambitions with my personal life?
There is also a lot of labelling, for example, if a woman is passionate, this can be labelled as being emotional or over the top, or if she is assertive she can be too pushy or aggressive.
For those women who have started on this journey, this is the perfect programme designed to support your way forward.
Aim
Provide women with the skills & confidence to lead and manage in a way that gets respect and cooperation.
Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Communicate your vision in a way that promotes personal self-confidence and esteem
- Handle criticism and give effective praise.
- Run effective meetings
- Get a point of view over in a way that is respected
- Present your ideas with impact
- Say ‘no’ when appropriate
- Make requests in a way that gets co-operation
- Handle conflict, disagreement and aggression in a way that maintains the integrity of both parties
- Manage your time effectively
- Develop an ongoing plan for your continued effectiveness
Content:
Personal Style
- Setting the right tone whilst inspiring others
- Getting feedback on your non-verbal behaviour
Getting to Win:Win
- An assertive way of negotiating
- Tools and techniques to get co-operation from others
Handling conflict
- Develop a wide range of responses to increasingly difficult situations
- Techniques for diffusing aggression
- Giving praise and criticism
Beliefs & Inner Dialogues
- The helpful and unhelpful things we say to ourselves
- Supporting our beliefs with more realistic thinking
Effective Time Management
- Understanding the difference between effectiveness and urgency
- Deciding on priorities using the Urgent vs Importance matrix
- Saying ‘no’ to manage time more effectively to achieve a healthier lifestyle
Managing meetings
- Control the outcome, participation and direction of meetings
Back to Work
- Personal Development Plan
- Planning to apply the learning back at work
