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The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work

The Art of Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work

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The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work Training Course equips you with the tools, techniques, and mindset necessary for career progression and personal growth. This course is designed to develop the skills that create real performance and presence in the workplace, empowering you to become a forward-thinking leader.

By taking this course, you'll learn how to develop personal goal-setting strategies, boost your energy, and self-motivate effectively. You'll also master proactive thinking, improve your decision-making, and enhance your communication skills. Additionally, you will learn how to focus on key priorities, take meaningful action, and apply performance-planning techniques that deliver results.

Whether you're a new manager or an experienced professional, this training course will help you unlock your full potential, transforming your personal and professional growth with the right mindset and skills.

Why Choose The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work
Course Goals

What are the Goals?

By the end of the Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work training course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize competencies and skill sets that can be developed for career success
  • Understand organizational expectations and align them with personal development
  • Lead by example through excellent communication and decision-making skills
  • Identify and apply personal styles for greater effectiveness
  • Transform goals into actionable plans with proven techniques
  • Enhance problem-solving and decision-making abilities
  • Cultivate a powerful and positive mindset on a daily basis

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is designed for professionals who are eager to enhance their proactive thinking, motivation, and planning skills. It is ideal for those who wish to influence others and achieve higher goals by improving their leadership abilities.

This Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work course will benefit:

  • Emerging leaders and managers looking to maximize their potential
  • Professionals aiming for greater responsibility and higher performance
  • Individuals focused on personal and professional growth
Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work course is delivered through a dynamic mix of presentations, interactive practical exercises, case studies, and group activities. Participants will engage in discussions and apply leadership strategies relevant to their own workplace challenges.

The course is structured to maximize participation, with activities that help develop real-world skills. You’ll have opportunities to work on case studies, participate in group discussions, and practice new techniques in a supportive environment.

The interactive nature of the training ensures that you leave with practical, actionable skills to implement immediately in your work.

The Course Content

Key Principles of Maximizing your Personal Potential

  • Definition, key principles, and personal learning objectives
  • Trends and challenges for managing yourself in the workplace
  • How do you really use your potential now? How would you like to be?
  • Beliefs and feelings about success, performance, and self-development
  • The VAVA method of self-motivation and self-discipline

Goal Setting, Positive-Thinking and Workplace Performance

  • Different ways set and use goals as way of managing time
  • Converting outcomes and objectives into realistic action plans
  • Setting personal and work goals that complement each other
  • What four types of positive thinking and why managing your attitude matters
  • Five ways to stay focused, keep positive and avoid digital distractions
  • Using the 18-minute rule to structure your day

Managing Priorities, Workload and Planning Systems

  • Prioritising your workload, tasks, and activities
  • Using priority ratings not urgency to react to tasks
  • Using the Pareto principle and Parkinson’s law to increase your productivity
  • Making meetings worthwhile – preparation and conduct
  • Delegating and reverse delegation; co-working effectively
  • Assertiveness techniques for handling colleagues and clients

Improving your Communication Skills and Presenting Ability

  • How to send fewer and more concise emails and reports?
  • Learning to trust and reducing overcommunication and micro-management
  • Personal presentation and public speaking skills
  • Higher-level questioning techniques to investigate and solve problems
  • Listening to lead – active listening and structuring your conversation
  • Verbal and non-verbal techniques; body language explained 

Planning and Scheduling for Personal Performance

  • Planning, executing, and monitoring projects
  • Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and defining the tasks to be done
  • Establishing the dependencies and relationships between tasks
  • Estimating techniques to identify expected duration of tasks (PERT)
  • Monitoring and controlling execution, and managing changes to achieve objectives
  • Communication styles and how to use positive communication to aid productivity
Recognition

Certificate

  • • Wallstreet Development Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course.
Collaborations

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Anderson Copex Coventry