Why?

You need to know how to operate at your best to survive in today’s challenging environment.This two-day workshop in transferable skills and personal leadership has been developed over a number of years at the University of Cambridge. It is spread over a week to allow for the practice of new skills and for peer group coaching.

It includes such skills as communicating to influence, coping under pressure, time and conflict management. The aim is to equip participants with the keys skills required for higher levels of responsibility in a complex and changing environment.

Self-efficacy is the main skill for today’s dynamic organisations. You will learn how to boost your own mental and physical energy levels without the need for drugs, to generate motivation, release unhealthy habits, boost your influencing skills and improve your attitude to life in general.

Research shows that chronic stress leads to accidents, costly mistakes and illness. It blocks creativity, learning and an openness to new methods and ways of working. It also saps morale, motivation and confidence.

Who?

Managers,  partners or anyone with additional levels of responsibility

What?

• Boosters and blockers to optimal brain function
• Characteristics of peak performers
• Practical exercises to sustain peak performance
• Time and task management
• Practice of interpersonal skills for conflict management and influencing
• Peer group coaching and networking opportunities

Outcomes?

• More control over workload
• Greater clarity of thinking
• Less irritation, depression and anxiety
• Better relations with colleagues and supervisors
• More motivation and engagement
• Improved memory
• More positive outlook
• More mental and physical energy
• Greater self efficacy
• Improved work-life balance

How?

Using the best teaching methods and latest research in neuroscience and psychology, we engage participants through individual reflective exercises, group discussion, peer group coaching and mini lectures. Each participant receives additional materials to maintain the new skills.

Tutor

Mary Sharpe is an experienced facilitator and mentor with over 25 years of professional practice as an Advocate, international civil servant and educator. Since 2003 she has been a tutor and mentor in enterprise programmes and personal leadership at the University of Cambridge. This has included designing and running workshops in transferable skills for students and staff and working with executives on advanced leadership courses at the Judge Business School.

Her international relations work has included designing and running international workshops for NATO with participants from a rich diversity of cultures and backgrounds

When?

Starting in the spring 2012. Contact mary@sharpethinking.com for more details.

Where?

In-house courses can be on-site or off-site. Open courses will be held in city venues.

Cost?

By arrangement depending on venue and format.