The list of possible trainings below is our present portfolio. For other related subjects we can offer you a tailored training. Please contact us.
Time management for professionals
| Objective | Spend your time more effectively and efficiently and achieve better results. |
| Results | You will learn to achieve better time management. You will gain insight into the way you make choices and prioritize. You will learn methods, techniques and practical tips that lead to a better utilization of your time. You will receive advice that is tailored to your situation. Finally, you will receive insight into your style of learning and how you can integrate this into your time management. |
| Contents | Motivation and incentive, setting targets, (long-term and short-term) planning, prioritizing, changing behaviors, styles of learning. This training is based on the book “First things first” by Stephen R. Covey. |
| Duration | Two half-days |
Self-management for professionals
| Objective | A further improvement of your time- and self-management, leading to a better personal effectiveness. |
| Results | You will take the next step in using your time even more effectively and efficiently. You will discover your personal incentives how these influence the choices you make. You will gain insight into your own time management pitfalls and how to deal with them. You will research which beliefs you have that play a part in inefficient behaviors. You will learn methods, techniques and practical tips to change ineffective behaviors into effective behaviors. You will receive advice that is tailored to your situation. |
| Contents | This training is a follow-up to training “time management for professionals” and gives a more in-depth insight into the concept of time management and how to change counterproductive behaviors with regards to time management. We will discuss your drives, your characteristics, your irrational thoughts and practice Rational Effectivity Training (RET) in relation to the enhancement of your own time management. |
| Duration | Two half-days. This training is executed in collaboration with a co-trainer. |
Interpersonal effectiveness for professionals
| Objective | A better self-guidance and a more effective interaction with your professional environment. This will enable you to manage your own circumstances instead of being managed. |
| Results | We will discuss methods and techniques that will enable you to be the master of your circumstances. You will improve interpersonal skills such as communicating, collaborating and negotiating. You will gain insight into how you can interact with colleagues and superiors effectively. You will learn to manage the different roles and interests in your working environment in a positive way. You will receive concrete advice that is directly applicable to your working situation. |
| Contents | This training is based on the book “The 7 habits of highly effective people” by Stephen R. Covey. We will discuss the following subjects: circle of concern / circle of influence, pro-active behavior, personal vision, self-management, emotional bank account, rules of communication, win-win approach, empathic listening, synergy and self renewal. |
| Duration | Four half-days. This training is executed in collaboration with a co-trainer. |
Effective leadership for professionals
| Objective | An improvement in your management skills and an improvement in your self-steering abilities as a manager. |
| Results | You will receive tools to achieve effective time management in your role as manager. You will gain insight into the different roles people play within a team and how these roles interact. You will receive tools to motivate the members of your team to embrace change. You will gain insight into different styles of commutation and leadership. You will learn to apply all these new skills in your own personal situation. |
| Contents | How to set yourself goals, the planning pyramid, the Eisenhower model, Belbin team-roles, team building, communication pyramid, situational leadership, DISC-communication styles, managing change. |
| Duration | Four half-days |
Effective job application and participation in a company assessment
| Objective | You are well-prepared for a company assessment as part of a job application procedure. |
| Results | You learn to present yourself in an open and friendly manner. You are aware of your own SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). You will gain insight in how and why assessment centers work the way they do. What are assessment psychologists looking for and how do they interpret what they see? You will learn about, and practice, role playing. |
| Contents | The theory of selection procedures and assessment centers, thinking in terms of competences, interviewing with criteria in mind, predictive values, resume interpretation, drafting your own SWOT, assessment tests, assessment cases, role playing. |
| Duration | Two half-days |
Effective meetings for professionals
| Objective | An improvement of your meeting skills to help make your meetings more effective. |
| Results | You will learn the theory of meetings, meeting techniques and meeting skills. All of these will help you prepare for, and have, meetings that are effective and efficient. |
| Contents | You will learn the theory of meetings, meeting techniques and meeting skills. All of these will help you prepare for, and have, meetings that are effective and efficient. |
| Duration | One half-day |
Effective networking for professionals
| Objective | An enhancement of your networking skills and being able to conduct an effective networking conversation. |
| Results | You will gain insight into the different phases of the networking process and especially in conducting an effective networking conversation. You will learn how to prepare and conduct a networking conversation. You will enhance your conversation techniques. You will receive methods, techniques and practical tips to become an effective networker. You will receive concrete advice that is appropriate to your working situation. |
| Contents | Networking goals, network analysis, starting and ending, introduction, elevator pitch, emotional bank account, exchange, follow up, network maintenance. |
| Duration | Two half-days. This training is executed in collaboration with a co-trainer. |