CONTEMPORARY LEARNING

Contemporary Learning Programmes are short modules focusing on current requirements. The focus is to equip participants with necessary skill sets and knowledge needed to function in a changing environment.

Topics Covered Include

1.High Performance Leadership:

Walking the talk

A programme to challenge current leadership paradigms and revolutionise thinking.

Objective:

  • Sensitising oneself to new leadership perspectives and processes
  • Honing skills to become an effective leader and guide people in institution building

Programme focus:

  • Aligning personal, team and organizational vision and goals
  • The sacrosanct leadership competencies
  • Closing competency gaps in self and team members/subordinates
  • Focus on harnessing people potential
  • Engaging and bonding with subordinates
  • Setting accountability norms for effectiveness & results

2.Powerful Conversations:

A Performance Coaching Conversation disrupts the flow of habitual thinking. It sounds the alarm, 'Wake up!' to generate fresh insight and open new possibilities for action.

Objective:

  • Confront and analyse old existing thought & response patterns.
  • Build leadership charisma, credibility and influence moods to generate hope and ambition.

Benefits:

  • High-impact Leaders use Performance Coaching Conversations to influence commitment and leadership.
  • Trust develops as a person's expectations for a leader's behavior matches the outcome.
  • A Performance Coaching Conversation is not just an idea, but consists of techniques and processes. It is a technology.
  • Not just "soft-stuff," clear communication provided by these conversations delivers measurable results.
  • Emotional intelligence exhibited through active listening and genuine caring is implicit in this process. Leaders must exercise their hearts as well as their heads.

Programme focus:

  • Increase flexibility and think strategically while operating practically.
  • Shift attitudes from victim to owner and take initiative to move out of complacency.
  • Addressing tough dilemmas and competing commitments.
  • Build trust in the face of divisive circumstances.
  • Improve accountability to deliver on commitments and Increase standards of performance.
  • Strengthen vision and enrol others to follow.
  • Listen deeply to get what others really care about.

3.Creating a Personal Brand:

Objective:

  • To identify the ‘emotional footprint’ you want to leave with others.
  • To assess your style and develop new and highly effective approaches to manage productive relationships.

Benefits:

  • Develop self awareness on how you are perceived.
  • Project a dynamic & professional image
  • Ability to be open and honest in receiving and giving feedback.
  • Not just "soft-stuff," clear communication provided by these conversations delivers measurable results.

Programme focus:

  • Analyze your perception of yourself and how that correlates with that portrayed to others.
  • Tips and Techniques to capitalise on your strengths and exude confidence.
  • Understand why and how conflict arises and how to deal with it effectively.
  • Recognize the impact of your response on the impression you have on others.
  • The role of appreciation and empathy in the communication process.
  • Develop a strategy to apply the skills and techniques in varied situations.

4.Uncanny Ideas, Innovative Practices:

A programme to enable participants to break free of traditional modes of thinking.

Objective:

  • To promote independent and creative thinking.
  • Develop creative thinking skills for innovative practices.

Benefits:

  • Skill Development - critical thinking and creative solutions generation.
  • Overcoming resistance to creativity and innovation.
  • Enhancing decision making through critical thinking and creative problem solving.
  • Analyzing ideas clearly and concisely for maximum stakeholder buy-in.

Programme focus:

  • Systematically analyze a target problem.
  • Adapt to different thinking styles in group and team environments.
  • Make better decisions through critical thinking and creative problem solving
  • Transform creativity into practical business solutions

Contemporary Learning Programmes in the Pipeline:

  • Bridging the Generation Gap at work.
  • Mental Gym.
  • Gaining THE Edge in retail business.
  • Living the Values.