Short courses
All of our training programmes are short but effective. Besides our values, we strive to make our training and educational programmes as REAL as possible. By REAL we mean:
Reflective: Sessions develop in you a strong sense of personal awareness
Experiential: You will cover typical real situations to convey learning principles
Applied: Activities are processed to ensure that you can bridge what you learn with what you do
Long-term: You are encouraged to develop plans to commit yourself in doing things better or differently and we may assist you further outside or even after the training sessions are over.
Our list of short courses is found below:
As globalization continues, human capital remains a vital element of an organization's competitiveness. Being a corporate player entails that you not only possess the technical skills but also the understanding...
Industry and business is full of technically very competent individuals. However, their best work can often go wasted if they're incapable of efficiently communicating thoughts and ideas to others. Equally, the ability to convincingly influence ...
Building a high performance team requires more than just co-operation. It requires an understanding of group dynamics, effective leadership and communication and utilizing individual skills within the context...
Many programmes about teams focus on the process of team development and very often make the assumption that faults are rare in very effective teams. Some pitfalls are subtle and psychological in nature and...
Challenges will always arise at work and the often unpredictable nature of today's workplace renders this as a norm rather than an exception. Challenges provide an opportunity to find new ways to see the...
Conflicts are an inevitable consequence of people perceiving similar things in different ways. Conflicts can be a great source of personal growth and insight if we can handle them effectively. This course provides great advice and practice in how...
Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of individuals or organized groups so that they follow and willingly do what the leader wants them to do.
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Managers need to be able to change others’ attitudes and behaviour through their own interpersonal skills. These skills include getting on with people, fitting in, understanding other people’s motives and goals and presenting ideas in persuasive...
Getting yourself to work is often difficult. Getting others to work and working willingly is even more difficult…unless you have the ability to generate drive in others. This programme not only provides a...
Organizations are places of influence, and power dynamics are part and parcel of organizational life. Power can be a healthy, desirable attribute when channelled appropriately. On this course participants will...
Ethical behaviour is not just about a moral code but about ensuring the psychological safety of yourself, of others and of the organization as a whole. This is not a course about ethics but a course that challenges you to think deeply about...
Occupational stress tends to be one of the most discussed areas in the field of work well-being. It is generally recognised that stress costs organizations billions of dollars a year both directly (e.g....
Careers are becoming increasingly volatile and fluid. People may have one job but exert multiple careers. How will society change in the near future? What market forces will influence such changes? Where do I position myself in this context? This...
Managing people is not enough…managing people strategically is what makes the difference. And understanding oneself, one’s team and the general corporate culture are important prerequisites to achieve this.
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Work engagement is a frequently discussed management and research topic. This programme provides participants with practical steps and insights on how to improve work engagement in their teams and department. The applications are all based on...
We all know that organizations are not perfect; sometimes the problems and conflicts arise and the harmony within the team or department may be distorted causing deficiencies in performance. How should we react...
Managers have traditionally occupied positions of control and influence. In today’s world of work, where everybody needs to make an impact on organizational effectiveness, each employee needs to act like a “...
The aim of this programme is to teach the techniques and hands-on-skills of professional interviewing for selection purposes. It serves to provide professional insights about how to improve on the traditional interview by developing methods that...
Most of us start our working lives as individual contributors, responsible only for our own work. The first step on the management ladder is the supervisor, team leader, or first line manager. The role requires the individual to develop new...
Traditionally, organizations have used expatriate assignments as the main method of initiating, expanding, and controlling their international operations. Today, however they are increasingly concerned about...
Change affects every aspect of business – the people, the processes and the strategies. Change initiatives are increasingly necessary as companies strive to become even more competitive – however, it is vital...
Are you trying to be creative yet feel stuck in a rut? What do you do when you run out of ideas and the problem is still unsolved? If you’ve experienced the frustration of being told to ‘think outside...
The demands for training often exceed the available resources. That’s when organisations turn to their subject matter experts. These employees often have no training experience, but they have valuable...
It is all too easy in the hectic life of an executive, to become too caught up in the day to day operational issues of keeping your department on the road - forgetting strategic planning along the way. Without...
It is not uncommon for organizations to introduce schemes intended to enhance performance, practice and desirable procedures without making an assessment of their utility and success. Indeed, evaluation is a...
If you need to make a point to an audience or your work involves convincing groups of people, then this programme provides an excellent starting point for presentation skills. A brilliant laptop presentation...