By making active decisions about what priorities are and how to achieve them, managers can improve how they spend their time and avoid some of the obstacles to getting things done. These sessions cover the thinking and behaviours required to deliver.
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Measuring personal effectiveness by how busy you are can lead to you spending too much time on quick turnaround work that provides instant gratification rather than enjoying the longer-term impact of a slower burning project. The key is to find balance between your own hare and tortoise.
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Without strategy, your vision is just a dream. Fortunately, strategic thinking is not a personality trait that you’ve either got or you haven’t. By using a series of tools, it’s easy to navigate a way from idea to execution, and take your team with you on the journey.
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It is often assumed that creativity is something you’ve either got or you haven’t. This means that many of us miss out on the opportunities that come from seeing things differently. In truth, we all have the potential to be creative, to push the boundaries and to challenge our thinking.
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Making critical decisions can appear like one of the dark arts. But the reality is, when you apply a series of rational thinking and evaluation tools to a problem you need a solution for, anyone can make watertight decisions that don’t rely on a sixth sense or whatever the tea leaves might be saying.
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The aim of a facilitator is to create an open and energised environment within which people can share, challenge, generate and plan. To master it, you’ll need the awareness of a conductor, the spontaneity of an improvisor and the gravitas of a head teacher. Get ready to practise.
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No purpose meetings with little structure, allowing for meandering discussions dominated by the same people are in nobodies interest, whether in the room or online. You deserve it to yourself and your people to make better use of the time you spend together.
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You’d probably be able to reel off the names of your top five stakeholders now, but it’s only when we hand out the sharpies and post-its that you’ll remember all your stakeholders and realise the amount of relationship building you need to start doing.
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