Management Courses

Taking Initiative and Being Proactive

Conditioning is related to taking initiative.  So are cultural differences.  So are decision making styles.  In fact you’d be amazed at how many aspects can blinker your focus and initiative.  However at the same time it’s critically important to adapt to your role.  If you are not taking enough initiative and being proactive, you can Read more…

Anticipate Problems yet Willing to take Risks

Anticipating workplace problems and being willing to take risks in the workplace could be described as a balancing act.  Some organisations move at a glacial pace and miss so many opportunities because of fear of failure and unwillingness to challenge the status quo.  Quite often employees and managers default to the apparent safety of travelling Read more…

Advanced Supervisory Skills

  Advanced Supervisory Skills – Leading the way in your industry Supervisors often report feeling “stuck in the middle”. This sandwich effect has a huge impact on productivity and morale. This course will help your supervisors find new and exciting challenges in their roles. Participants critique supervisory case studies and hypothetical issues from your industry. Read more…

Managing Relationships With Reports & Peers

Many employees and managers often feel they are the meat between the sandwich. It is a juggling act being in the middle when both your direct reports and peers often want different outcomes. This program will help you be more comfortable and valuable in your role. Plan of action Often people who perceive they are Read more…

Report writing skills

Improve internal and external reporting with critical report writing skills Effective report writing can be subjective. You might have switched roles or departments and suddenly your reports have been recalibrated from excellent to OK. Negative feedback (or no feedback)) about your written reports causes “writer confusion”. When did the rules of an effective business report Read more…

Time management training course

Time management training course Our Time management training course help you work “smarter” instead of “harder or faster” and cope with meeting the demands of the modern day workplace. In today’s highly competitive business environment many people feel an increase in their workloads. They experience long working hours and greater time pressures. To meet the Read more…

Instructional Design

Here you have a range of instructional design services. You might like to attend a 3-day course to boost your current instructional design skills, or you may even want to contract an instructional designer for an existing project. Whatever your needs, Preferred Training Networks can provide a solution for you. The 3 most popular instructional Read more…

A-Z of Positive & Negative Workplace Behaviours

Take a refresher course in workplace behaviour training. Learn positive behaviour strategies to remove negative behaviours such as workplace bullying and workplace discrimination. This refresher course is an opportunity to audit and label positive and negative workplace behaviours. Help your people learn behaviour strategies to optimise behaviours at work. Your refresher course on recognising, rewarding Read more…

Account Management

In order to provide excellent service and to maintain key accounts it is important to know what your customers expect from the relationship. Many organisations lose sight of what their customer’s need and want. They usually focus on their products or service rather than understanding what their customers expect from them. By meeting the expectations Read more…

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness is the art of expressing yourself and standing up for your rights, but not at the expense of others. By communicating assertively, you can feel confident and gain the respect of your colleagues and friends. Assertive communication involves speaking your mind and expressing your point in a constructive manner. People who are assertive tend Read more…