Influence & persuade to get 'buy in'
A core competence of anyone in management or sales is the ability to persuade and influence. Businesses waste millions of pounds through internal indecision or by allowing endless procrastination by one's clients. It's time to take control. With training it is possible to create bridges, cross barriers, provide tangible reasons for moving forward and gain acceptance. OvationXL provide a range of techniques drawn from psychology and human behaviour to keep your initiatives on track.
Waste of time management
How we use our time is a critical skill if we are to consistently achieve the results we need in the workplace, or indeed, what we want to achieve in our lives. Almost every day we discover that our clients' employees are ineffective at managing their time and this applies equally to executives and managers as new entrants. Time management 'systems' offered in the market as solutions to time management problems today can be too complex and time consuming to use. In many cases they may be entirely inappropriate for your needs. If you are not careful, you can spend all of your time planning and organising your work and end up not delivering anything. OvationXL take a different approach by providing practical tips that can be implemented to great effect on Day One.
Perceptions & slurs - how to deal with them
We used to find it quite surprising how many Directors/Partners complained that they were victims of unfair perceptions of their personality/style.
Solve problems & take decisions
The ability to be decisive and to solve a problem within an appropriate time frame is a core skill for anyone in business. Often decisions need to be taken by a team rather than just one person - the knowledge of a team is usually far greater than the knowledge of just one person. One challenge is how to define the parameters for taking a decision. What factors need to be considered and what risks need to be assessed? Far too often senior people get distracted by detail rather than focusing on the bigger picture.
Your new strengths and abilities
- Accurately defining each problem.
- Using the step process for solving complex issues.
- Techniques for keeping your colleagues from getting side-tracked or drawn into detail.
- Setting clear deadlines for taking decisions.
- Using the best ways to set minimum outcomes.
- Disruptive innovation - outside the box.
- Chunking up and chunking down to break a deadlock.
- Practical ways for engaging all team members in participative problem solving and decision making.
- Using time efficiently during brainstorming meetings.
- Idea 'blockers on side
- Influence & persuade to gain 'buy in'
Did you know?
Much valuable management time is squandered - maybe people are being held up by other areas of the business or because the process of decision making is uncontrolled or it has no defined deadline.
Who would benefit?
Project managers, those with a role in new business and most senior staff.
To discuss a current or potential need, contact Robin Johnson at OvationXL
on 0845 260 7700 or