Leadership

Each participant completes a confidential online pre and post training 360 survey. Participant selects up to 6 raters, a mixture of direct reports, line managers and colleagues. The 360 feedback will form the basis for tailored development and one on one coaching. Each participant will receive one on one coaching (and survey debriefing) before the […]

Here is an opportunity to discover the key components of adaptive leadership. Participants also explore the dynamic of disequilibrium as a change response agent. Adaptive leadership is certainly another leadership tool to have at the ready when needed Would you like to attend this program? For maximum effectiveness, this program is best conducted as an […]

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 to have less stress and conflict in their career and personal life. They can influence people and can get their […]

Authentic Leadership Authentic leadership is a giant step forward. It adds realness to your leaders. Employees and stakeholders are apathetic to PR and sanitised fake leadership. Authentic leaders have the X factor that creates calmness and instils loyalty. Authentic leaders are comfortable in their own skin with their strengths and weaknesses and often ooze confidence. […]

  Who said “it’s lonely at the top.” It is certainly a truism. This course is usually conducted one on one with the CEO. Sometimes the EA attends too. Previous CEO’s have remarked that this niche course helps to clear the mind and focus on what’s really important. NUTS AND BOLTS Would you like to […]

Workshop Action Plan to Direct Employees Managers and leaders balance the need to be directive and supportive. It is also important to be caring and compassionate; however, there are situations which do require a directive style. How to be more directive in the workplace. How to use different situational communicative styles. How to identify your […]

Do any of the following behaviours interrupt your Senior Executive meetings? Personality clashes Senior Executive resentment and rivalry Hidden agendas and building of silos Stubbornness Bad manners Shouting or finger-wagging Recurring issues rehashed and unresolved again This Senior Executive Meetings course helps identify counterproductive behaviours that creep into Senior Executive Meetings. Using an appreciative inquiry, […]

Frontline Leadership Skills In-House Program Details Upon completion of the course, participants will have a better understanding of their strengths and weaknesses as a leader and the tools needed to become an influential figure to their employees. Target Audience: The course can be tailored for the specific cohort, whether it be new or existing frontline […]

What are the benefits of high performance work practices? Having a win-win relationship for employees and employers Increasing employee productivity in the long term Developing effective employee performance measures Implementing incentives for employees that work Creating a positive organisational culture Agreeing retention techniques for talented employees Targeting and selecting ‘organisational fit’ people Creating an environment […]

Do some of your people wriggle away from doing tasks? A chain is only as strong as the weakest link, and if the weakest link doesn’t want to pull their weight it can seriously impact productivity. Workplace behavioural studies concur that some people deliberately misunderstand instructions to avoid completing tasks. You might know the occasional […]

A major challenge for Australian organisations will be to keep critical personnel. A major opportunity will be to lure key employees from your competitors. The last 2 recessions lasted 8 months each. Don’t let your organisation make the mistake of losing your key people and then find yourself in an abyss next year without them. Are you keeping your […]

Too many leadership development projects get too complicated. It’s easy to get caught up in the diagnostic and theoretical components of leadership without actually doing anything. A major criticism of leadership programs is that they often substitute “doing” with “deliberating”. RealTime Leadership® enables you to move from thinking about leadership development to actually delivering leadership […]

Many organisations have some great leaders. However they are often not working in the same direction and are not working synergistically. Clashing leadership styles sometimes hamper productivity and dampen morale. Progressive organisations utilise team based leadership tools to get blocks of people moving en masse behind the organisation’s strategic objectives. Would you like to attend […]

NUTS AND BOLTS GUIDELINES Group Size: An ideal group size is 4– 10 participants. Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your offices. Alternatively, we can provide a venue at a small additional cost. Cost: Upon request. Target Audience: Team Leaders and Managers If you would like more information on this training program, please […]

This tailored Networking Skills workshop is designed to impart a robust strategy to ensure you are comfortable meeting new people and remember people’s names. It gives people the skills to qualify the value of the other person. The approach combines associations that are relevant to you, together with introducing the skill of photographic, visual or […]

The 8 Pillars: Strategy, Planning, Overseeing, Cost, Control, Requirements, Input/Output, Resourcing Managing operations is complex. You need to be able to juggle multiple tasks with many different functions and output expectations. It’s no wonder that many operations mangers look tired, as it’s a very difficult role. Yet some people manage to breeze through. So if […]

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, you are a leader” – John Quincy Adams Would you like to attend this program? For maximum effectiveness, this program is best conducted as an in-house program. Ideal group size: 4 – 12 participants. Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your business premises. […]

Why is problem solving and decision making so difficult? People often lose faith in a company/individual if they perceive poor decision-making and/or poor problem solving. Even more frustrating is the procrastination of making a decision (We’ll tell you more later). This program helps participants understand the decision-making process and will equip participants with the skills and techniques […]

A process is no more than a series of steps and decisions involved in the way a task is accomplished. “Process improvement” means making things better, not just fighting fires or managing crises. It means setting aside the customary practice of blaming others for work that hasn’t been done and identifying how work can be […]

Overcoming Recurring Issues training is a course that punches above its weight. Instead of a problem-solving type course, this niche course only focusses on the recurring issues. And here’s the kicker. Q. What happens if you don’t fix a recurring problem? A. Correct, it will recur. Which recurring issues come across your desk time and […]

Leaders and managers need to be skilled and comfortable at navigating through the grey area that occurs as a result of ambiguity. Would you like to attend this program? For maximum effectiveness, this program is best conducted as an in-house program. Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your workplace. […]

  Preferred Training Networks provided a fantastic Speed Reading workshop for me. It has made a tremendous difference as I can get through my reading so much faster with the same retention rates. It is a great skill to have and I strongly recommend the course. -Naomi Nichols, Executive Assistant, Coles  Improving your reading skills […]

“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office” – Dwight D Eisenhower The role of a team leader is critical to ensuring the team succeed in their objectives. This […]

It becomes almost habitual to not notice the elephant in the room. In the “Walking on Eggshells with an Elephant in the Room” course, the facilitators coax the major issue back into the foreground. Participants use different tools to gain different perspectives of the issue. The root cause of the issue is then identified. Participants […]

Workplace Tolerance Workshop Plan of Action This program focuses on developing strategies to promote workplace patience and tolerance and understand the hidden costs associated when this does not occur. To understand the importance of diversity in the workplace. To develop strategies that promote a self awareness of individuals and others. To develop and/or revisit organisational […]