TRAINING

How often do we expect our staff to take on different tasks or to behave differently, yet we don't support them to do so?  Training helps them get out of their box - to see things differently, to take on new ideas, to learn and practice new skills and to gain insights that come from examining behaviours and skills in depth.      Face-to-face Training tends to take a smaller group (usually no more than 20 people) into a subject area with far more depth and interactivity than a keynote can.  The objective is to change attitudes and/or behaviour, depending on the subject matter and level at which the training is being delivered.      Training can be delivered in a half-day, full day or multiple day format, or extended format with follow-ups over a defined period of time, depending on the objectives, time availability, subject area and approach.  Most longer programmes can be divided into multiple shorter modules.

TOPICS

Find the Talented Stranger Within (Individuals)

     This programme is designed to take participants through the process of understanding the Imposter Syndrome, how they play it out, what it has cost them, how it turns up in their work environment, what it takes to change and then helps them identify the appropriate tools to transcend Imposterhood.  

     Find the Talented Stranger Within is both informative and experiential.  Participants will leave with a greater compassion for themselves, better understanding of the control they have over their own choices, an understanding of what contributes to them feeling like an imposter, a recognition of their own strengths, the rudiments of a personal purpose, a strategy to transcend imposterhood and a toolkit of more than 70 tools to build emotional resilience and behavioural flexibility.
Timing:  1 day in-house

Beyond limitations:  The Game for transcending Imposterhood

     Quite often we can be completely oblivious to our own behaviour - we simply can't see it.  Even when others poiknt it out, we may still not be willing or able to recognise that behaviour in ourselves.  Our conscious mind gets in the way.  When we play games, we are immersed in a "make believe" situation and we can play without the threat that might be associated with that same situation in real life.  Games by-pass our conscious minds while at the same time, providing us with opportunities to experience what we do in real life.  We can gain some real and valuable insights into our own behaviour.  We can also learn easily and comfortably how to change that behaviour when it doesn't serve us.

     The Imposterhood Game has been designed especially to help people understand how they sabotage themselves and what they can do about it.

     Timing:  Depending on the level of debrief desired, the game can be played in 2 hours or 1/2 day.

Help your Team ... step beyond their limitations (Managers)

     Peak performance requires individuals to bring all of themselves to work:  their talents, experiences, skills, strengths, thought processes, their point of view.  Yet, approximately 70% of the population experience the Imposter Syndrome at some stage in their working career, and 33% of them experience it frequently and intensely.  The Imposter Syndrome rests on the foundations of feeling "not good enough", of not measuring up to other peoples' expectations or overstated views of their talent.  Feelings of imposterhood occur when something in the environment triggers the individual into feeling vulnerable and anxious at the heightened possibility of discovery as the fake and fraud they believe themselves to be.

     People who feel like imposters can stop performing.  They withhold their ideas for fear of rejection.  They don't connect well with others because they're busy protecting themselvs from discovery as fakes and frauds.  They can be judgemental and prickly.  They can hide their talents because they want to fit in, not shine out.  They can put on their invisibility cloak and hide in the fear that if they are seen, they will be judged and found wanting.  They can also really go for it - an admirable quality except when they fail to assess and provide for risk.

     When people feel like imposters they miss out and your organisation misses out.  When triggered, "Imposters" don't engage, contribute or collaborate.  As catalysts for human talent, your managers need to be able to identify this problem and help their staff transcend imposterhood.  They need to be able to guide and support their staff to see who they really are and step up into their potential.    they need this accreditation programme which provides them with the personal experience, skills and tools to identify the symptoms, and coach their staff to peak performance and success.

Timing:  2 day programme.  Optional follow-up one-on-one coaching.

Take the Fear out of Selling:  Help your sales people achieve and exceed their budgets

     Without selling or business development, a company cannot survive, let alone thrive.  Skills can be taught over and over again.  Commonly, though, the problem people experience with selling exists at the emotional level - the level of beliefs and identity - rather than at the level of insufficient skills.  Only when those emotional issues are dealt with can your selling skills programmes be of benefit.

     This programme looks at the way we frame up selling, the way we view ourselves in that context, unpicks the myth and nature of fear, examines the motivation to change, explores what success means and the purpose for us wanting to be successful and finally, provides tools to shift the beliefs participants hold around themselves, selling and success.

Timing:  Can be run as a 2-hour boost for experienced sales people or in a 1/2 day or full-day format, depending on the nature of the challenge and depth desired.

Take the Fear out of ...

     The Imposter Syndrome remains latent until something happens in our environment to trigger us into the experience of feeling like a fake and fraud, not good enough and wanting to hide ourselves away so we aren't discovered.  This series of programmes is designed to specifically address the issues that create uncertainty and volatility in your environment.  Those issues include

• change programmes of any kind (cultural change, restructures, change of leadership and therefore leadership style ...)
• mergers and acquisitions
• stepping into a new role that represents a significant stretch for the individual(s) - such as stepping into management for the first time
• a project with significant strategic impact for the organisation which can put pressure on the team, creating vulnerability and heightening the possibility of exposure as "not good enough".
• asking that employees contribute to innovation within the organisation - particularly in a culture that doesn't support mistakes as learning opportunities
• performing in a team where the individuals are expected to make a contribution and don't feel safe to do so

     Anything that creates uncertainty can bring up fear and fear gets in the way of seamless change, employee engagement, performance at any level, great leadership, innovation and an organisation really stepping up to its potential.

     Let us know where the uncertainty lies in your organisation and we can design a programme to address the fear that is the result.

Timing:  Anywhere from 2 hours to 1 day

The Soft Skills MBA® - Help your managers improve their performance and your bottom line!

     Managers are critical to the performance of an organisation.  They are responsible for employee engagement.  People join organisations and leave managers.  They are catalysts of human potential, responsible for identifying, developing and nurturing the strengths and talents of their staff.  Yet, so often, they are not given the support necessary to develop this completely new set of skills, so they resort to managing the way they have been managed ... poorly.

     The SSMBA programme is designed to help managers understand their role and how to increase the performance of people within their team.  They develop self-awareness and emotional resilience; they develop the capability to recognise the motivations and values of others, they learn how to coach effectively; how to create meaning at work and maximise engagement; they expand their thinking to include strategic and creative capability as well as detailed tactical thinking; they learn or improve on management-specific communication skills for such key areas as delegation and performance management; and they learn to develop influence skills so they have more to rely on than their positional power.

     This programme is an essential for managers.  It will provide them with the confidence and skills so they will bring out the best in their staff, creating high levels of employee engagement and positively impacting on the bottom line.

     In its pure form, the programme is 5 days - 1 day for each of the segments.  However, it is fully customisable  to accommodate existing programmes and learning.  Also, the timing can be chunked up or down to suit availability.

Timing:  5 days in-house

Authentic Leadership: Be inspired and inspiring at all levels

     Leaders are the catalyst for the potential in the organisation.  They certainly need to have business skills which they can bolster with talented people around them.  Their biggest role though is to inspire their followers to help them bring the Vision alive; to help them create a conscious, responsible and evolving organisation.   The most significant barrier to inspiring others is lack of authenticity which diminishes trust.  While there can be many reasons for lack of authenticity, the feeling of Imposterhood accompanied by the fear of discovery as a fake or fraud is one of the most impactful factors.   This particular training programme is targeted to emerging leaders to help them address the matter of their own authenticity and particularly the Imposter Syndrome.   A follow-up group or individual coaching programme is available for “Authentic Leadership” to ensure learning and experiences are optimised.

Timing:  1 day in-house

Contact us for more information or a conversation about your needs and how we may help you meet them.