In-House Training Topics

Key themes from training included:

• Understand and explain the main features which characterise the structure and content of organisational financial information.
• Understand and assess the purpose of, and how to use, performance indicators which measure the financial performance of an organisation.
• Identify, analyse and apply appropriate management accounting tools to inform the strategic management decision making process.
• Critically reflect on their use of financial management information within their organisational setting.
  

Key themes from training included:

• Gain a clear understanding of the legal and business imperatives driving progress and action in EDI terms
• Gain knowledge of the 'change levers' needed to implement and deliver improvement through EDI
• Learn a clear framework through which to create, review, or refine their organisation’s EDI strategy and delivery plan, and develop success indicators and change milestones
• Gain an enhanced knowledge, awareness, and skills to support their identity and practice as a change leader for EDI in their organisation, through modelling appropriate behaviours and facilitating the presence of allies at all levels

Key themes from training included:

• Gain an understanding of the global and UK ESG landscapes, key frameworks and regulations and the impact on organisations
• Possess the ability to assess potential ESG impacts (risks and opportunities) for your own organisation
• Hold an appreciation of what strong ESG governance looks like, including best practices and examples of ESG focus and measuring impact
• Develop the knowledge of a framework for analysing an organisation’s ESG risks and opportunities, and the potential materiality of the impact on that organisation

Key themes from training included:

• Gain the ability to think and act strategically 
• Learn to make informed, evidence-based decisions 
• Gain an understanding of how to motivate staff who create and maintain a high-performance culture 
• Develop greater self-awareness and responsibility for self-development 
• Develop an understanding of inter-organisational strategic direction and planning

Key themes from training included:

• Be able to define coaching and its purpose
• Understand how high-performing teams work 
• Develop an improved level of self-awareness
• Learn how to coach team members through change

Key themes from training included:

• Be able to define coaching and its purpose 
• Understand how high-performing teams work 
• Hold improved self-awareness 
• Have developed individual coaching approaches 
• Understand how to mentor and coach through change

Key themes from training included:

• Develop a clear understanding of your psychological working preferences using the 5 Factor Model 
• Define your own professional values, beliefs and drivers as a strategic leader
• Define the factors that differentiate Strategic Leadership from Operational Leadership and how to make the transition 
  
• Be able to critically review your organisational culture, utilising cultural analysis and examine how this impacts your strategy 
• Develop peer reviewed, real world, evidence based strategy, drawing on the most relevant tools and theory for your organisation’s culture and your leadership approach
  

Key themes from training included:

• Understand the importance of culture within an organisation
• Learn how to grow and develop a desired culture within a business
• Understand how the culture of an organisation impacts productivity and the bottom line
• Gain an insight into the effectiveness of culture in improving staff recruitment and retention
  

Key themes from training included:

• Reflect on how effective your organisation is at setting the conditions for success around recruitment and retention
• Know how to develop and communicate the organisational “why”
• Review your own recruitment processes and identify areas for improvement
• Practice effective interviewing techniques in a safe environment
• Develop a plan for general improvement of your organisational recruitment and retention strategy
• Be able to identify and implement more inclusive approaches to recruitment strategies

Key themes from training included:

• Hold a detailed knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of a director including legal obligations, personal liabilities and expected duties and how these relate to your role in your business
• Build crucial commercial, operational and leadership skills and knowledge 
• Have improved confidence to effectively operate at board, C, D or executive-level management
• Possess knowledge of the latest boardroom best practice and principles
• Have developed the personal key skills to better influence the board and deliver more effective outcome
• Be able to make improved and more informed decisions, viewing challenges more objectively and delivering better results

Key themes from training included:

• Learn how to balance various constraints and influences involved in effective project and programme management
• Be able to utilise multiple strategies and approaches to better manage and lead projects, programmes and change
• Demonstrate what is involved in planning, executing and monitoring a project
• Understand how to evaluate and build on the learning from managing a project

Key themes from training included:

• Improve change management impact by enhancing self-awareness, and the ability to self-manage
• Developed strategies and visions, which will help an organisation realise its aspirations, goals and overall targets
• Gain an understanding of the value of developing and interpreting good intelligence to inform strategic decision making
• Learn the ability to use intelligence to inform strategic processes and decision making in your own professional context
• Learn how to effectively manage and lead an organisation through change