Outliers

Be vigilant with social media too. Some employees are probably addicted and will spend all day on social media if they can. Check performance – For example, somebody might tell you they’ve been flat out on the project since last week. Ask them to demonstrate to you the actual tasks that have been completed in the week.

Looking at your current work environment from the eyes of a fresh graduate can be very enlightening. Many graduates believe that the work environment is less structured than at university and is a place where emergencies are occurring in no logical manner.

Graduate induction training courses are highly values by graduates Graduates are almost  crying out for training on how to cope with both heavy and light workloads. Graduates need to understand exactly what the organisation expects from them. They need to learn how to be more accountable for their daily tasks in the beginning of their careers. Some graduates have unrealistic expectations of the workload and reporting structure. The course helps reset unrealistic graduate expectations.

Your Graduate Induction skills program is custom designed to give new graduates personal effectiveness and work orientation skills The graduate induction  program will provide techniques towards effective time and personal management. It also provides options towards managing expectations and improving the communication skills among the graduates.

Graduate Induction Training Course In-House 

For maximum effectiveness, this program is best conducted as an in-house program.

• Ideal group size: 4–12 participants (usually a 1-2 day program).
• Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your business premises. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.
• Duration: Your Graduate Induction Program Course can be modified to fit inside your timeframe.
• Cost: Price on request.
• Target Audience: Graduates

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact: Deborah Dear on 1300 323 752 or email: [email protected] or contact us online today.

The leader of the team is responsible for creating a good work environment for his/her team. This involves spending time trying to understand what motivates each individual and addressing problems faced by the team.

How willing are your people to give discretionary effort to you?

Ask yourself the following:

1. I understand the principle of discretionary effort (if not you can skip the other questions as this is critical).
2. I believe that there is a direct link between discretionary effort and organisational communication.
3. I know that each person gets motivated by different factors.
4. I am aware of the practices that lead to demotivation of my team.
5. I share the vision, mission and principles of my organisation.
6. I give my team autonomy in performing tasks.
7. I use different techniques to constantly motivate my team.
8. I discuss the thoughts and concerns of my team members.
9. I ensure that my team feels valued by giving them regular feedback.
10. I have set goals for myself and my team.
11. I actively listen to people without judgment.
12. I am aware of my own strengths and weaknesses.
13. I try to make the workplace an interesting place for everyone working with me.
14. I set achievable challenges for my team and reward them when they succeed.
15. I am personally very motivated and energetic.

Discretionary Effort Skills In-House Program Details

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. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration:  Course can be modified to fit inside your timeframe.

Cost: Price on request.

Target Audience: Employees, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Senior Managers or CEOs

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact: Deborah Dear on 1300 323 752 or email: [email protected] or contact us online today.

Most people have regrets and disappointments in their lives. Many people get fixated chasing dreams. Once the dream is achieved, they lose interest and chase another dream. This program looks at what’s really important for you to achieve in your life. It might be that you want to enjoy your job more or to enjoy your children more. For whatever reason, you want to derive more pleasure from life. How many people do you know are wishing part of their lives away in the hope that “next year will be better?” This course taps into the minds of the wisest people who have ever lived and gives you some of the world’s best ideas to enjoy your life.

Many people go through life without ever smelling the roses. However, you can’t just sniff a rose. You have to learn how to enjoy the rose. You have to see the rose for its own beauty. You have to become immersed in its beauty without being bothered by other thoughts.

How To Smell The Roses In-House Program Details

For maximum effectiveness, this program is best conducted as an in-house program. This program has alternative titles to ‘How to smell the roses’. It’s designed to help your employees increase their life satisfaction levels, which academics agree will make your workplace more productive, more enjoyable and less stressful.

Ideal group size: 4–12 participants.

Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your business premises. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration: Your How To Smell The Roses Course can be modified to fit inside your timeframe.

Cost: Price on request.

Target Audience: Employees, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Senior Managers or CEO’s

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact: Deborah Dear on 1300 323 752 or email: [email protected] or contact us online today.

So imagine the difference if your people could keep the chairperson, magistrate, or judge more engaged. Imagine the impact of re-framing apparently dull information into more appealing and powerful bite sized pieces. Magistrates and judges react very favourably to well planned and delivered information. This course also gives some tremendous insights into the psychology of influencing, persuasion and confidence building techniques.

After attending this course, your people will be more confident presenting information in formal settings. This new-found confidence does make a significant difference, and you’ll find that your team will achieve better outcomes

This tailored presentation skills course is ideal if your government staff face any of the following situations:

• Your opposition is more experienced and articulate
• Your opposition is highly organised
• Your opposition seems to be in more control
• Your opposition is a better storyteller
• Your opposition has a better presence

Presentation Skills Training for Government In-House Program Details

This program can be conducted as in house training at your offices.

Group Size: An ideal group size is 6 – 10 participants.

Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your offices. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration: Each course can be conducted as a one-day program.

Cost: Upon request.

Target Audience: Government staff and managers giving evidence or making representations. For example (but not limited to) Child Care Workers, Housing Staff, Planning Staff, Safety Inspectors, HR, Health Professionals, Finance Regulators, Statutory Enforcement Officers, Police, Custodial and Customs

Contact us today: Preferred Training Networks Ph: 1300 323 752 Email: [email protected]

We need to cut costs. We need to cut costs. We need to cut costs.

It doesn’t matter how many times you say it. People and organisations need to know how to cut costs effectively without damaging productivity and existing service levels to critical customers and clients.

Help your people apply lean thinking practical solutions to cut costs.

Take the Test – How good are your cost cutting skills?

Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Our people have a ‘can do’ cost saving attitude
2. Our people make fast and correct decisions during a crisis
3. Our people can map out a cost cutting problem and present an action plan
4. Our people feel they are fully in tune with what’s happening and why
5. We have a culture that understands standardisation and systematic problem solving
6. Our people know the importance of cross cutting
7. Our people periodically review our operational processes and cost cutting methodologies
8. Our people set contingency plans
9. Our people are aware of the different types of changes that may occur and are prepared
10. Our people think on their feet
11. Our people feel empowered to reduce costs
12. Our people have allocated resources for managing cost cutting
13. Our people are aware of the role of process improvement
14. Our culture rewards creativity and new ideas
15. Our people know how to effectively manage anxiety, body language and stress levels during a change
16. Our people know how to communicate cost cutting activities to our stakeholders

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. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.
• Duration: This program can be adapted to meet your requirements.
• Cost: Price on request.
• Target Audience: Employees, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Senior Managers or CEOs.

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact:
Deborah Dear – Marketing Manager
PH: 1300 323 752
Email: [email protected] or visit our website today.

Plan of action

Middlers often conceal themselves within an organisation and pay extra attention to process and are not always results orientated. Middlers often operate beneath the radar as their performance is neither exceptional nor poor. Middlers always underachieve and are at the opposite end of the continuum to action orientated people.

• How to refocus and motivate process orientated people
• How to identify the telltale signs of Middlers
• How to give Middlers results based tasks
• How to set behavioural metrics and make sure your Middlers do not fall off the radar
• How to position tasks and deadlines
• How to notice task saboteurs
• How to stretch performance
• How to untangle and workplace complexities Middlers perceive
• How to prevent Middlers nibbling away at quality
• How to embed a culture that rewards achievement
• How to positions roles holistically

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” -John F. Kennedy

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. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration: This program can be adapted to meet your requirements.

Cost: Price on request.

Target Audience: Supervisors, Team Leaders and Managers of Middlers.

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact:

Deborah Dear – Marketing Manager
PH: 1300 323 752
Email: [email protected]

Plan of action

This program is designed to make you imbibe compassion in every facet of your life. Learn how to make compassion a part of your organisational culture and personal character. This program dovetails compassionate behaviours with productivity boosts. Many workforces operate using the blame system which stifles morale and productivity.

• How to motivate people to be more compassionate.
• How to listen to other people.
• How to embed a culture of compassion.
• How to imbibe positivism and thoughtfulness in your workplace.
• How to get past knee jerk responses in the workplace.
• How to keep a positive state of mind when facing adversity and why bother.
• How to promote workplace dialogue.
• How to communicate empathy.
• How to optimise compassion at work.

“Compassion is the basis of all morality.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

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. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration: This program can be adapted to meet your requirements.

Cost: Price on request.

Target Audience: Supervisors, Team Leaders and Management.

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact:
Deborah Dear – Marketing Manager
PH: 1300 323 752
Email: [email protected]

How good are your chaos management skills?

Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Our people make fast and correct decisions during a chaos
2. Our people can read the signals of a potential chaos
3. Our people can map out a problem which might be intertwined with the organisational processes
4. Our people have a proven platform to work from during a chaos
5. We have a culture that acknowledges intuition and interpretation
6. Our people have a positive attitude when chaos is looming
7. We have contingency plans to avoid likely chaos
8. Our people know how to communicate in chaotic times
9. Our people know how to manage their priorities and tasks
10. Our people set realistic goals
11. Our people think on their feet
12. Our people have allocated resources for managing chaos
13. Our people know how to effectively manage anxiety, body language and stress levels during a chaos
14. Our people are in control and know what to do when chaos arrives
15. Our people are calm during chaos
16. Our people reassure others that the chaos will end and things will normalise
17. Our people use active listening and questioning skills

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. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration: This program can be adapted to meet your requirements.

Cost: Price on request.

Target Audience: Employees, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Senior Managers or CEOs.

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact:

Deborah Dear – Marketing Manager
PH: 1300 323 752
Email:[email protected]

If the employer and employee can work together on mutual goals then career management is an opportunity for both parties to grow.

Benefits to your employer

By knowing a team member is planning their career, the employer will benefit from having enough time and resources to:

1. Consider any changes to current roles and begin any succession planning activities.
2. Build relationships with any departing employees, ex-employees are now viewed as excellent sources of referral if they have departed the company on good terms.
3. Identify critical skills necessary for different roles.
4. Set a transparent career development path.

Benefits to employee

By knowing the organisation is planning their career, the employee will benefit from having enough time and resources to:

1. Become aware of personal strengths and weaknesses.
2. Understand the importance of fitting with the right role and organisational culture.
3. Understand their personality type.
4. Make better decisions.
5. Prepare for behavioural interviewing techniques.
6. Position themselves as value assets rather than knowledge assets.
7. Feel more secure.

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. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration: This program can be adapted to meet your requirements.

Cost: Price on request.

Target Audience: Employees, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Senior Managers or CEO’s

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact:

Deborah Dear – Marketing Manager
PH: 1300 323 752
Email: [email protected]