Professional Management is crucial to your company's success. In fact, managers can have the single largest impact on your organisation's productivity and overall profitability, with more influence over employee morale and performance than anyone else.
This practical, enjoyable day will give you the tools to go and do your job effectively and the opportunity to practise using them in a safe and supportive environment before putting them into practice for real back in the workplace. To inspire, you need to be inspired!Having the right set of skills, tools and techniques helps us to manage in a productive and beneficial way. Above all, the workshop will inspire you with the determination to engage with the people you manage to produce greater levels of achievement. This workshop will enable you to: Understand what the role of the manager is Engage and inspire a team to perform Recognise the range of styles appropriate for different situations and how your communication style impacts Provide clear direction on your team's purpose, role and responsibilities Understand how to create a motivating environment for those who report to you Hold them accountable for delivery Hold performance conversations Review and evaluate your learning and have a plan to take back and implement at work 1 Bringing the role to life Starting the day with sharing your current ideals and approaches using the pre workshop task Understanding what you bring to your role and your objectives for the day 2 The role and responsibilities of a manager: an overview Responsibility and accountability Producing results Managing teams Developing individuals 3 Communication excellence The model of a team communicator What type of communicator are you and what about your team? Practical interactive group exercise 4 Your role as a team leader - shaping how we work using the organisation's values Your role Your team's role Enabling your team to deliver in a changing mindset 5 Engaging and motivating your team Exercise: using a leadership model to explore how you are enabling your team to engage with current change, what's getting in the way and how you will manage this in your organisational context Peer and group task and discussion 6 Addressing motivation at team and individual level in times of change Exercises:Identifying approaches to motivating people at work based on a work based model of motivation: team taskExploring a behavioural model of motivation: team discussion Review in plenary 7 Holding people accountable The work cycle model of team performance: Agree purposeSet objectivesMonitor performanceProvide feedbackCompliance vs. commitment Professional discussion in small groups Exercise: Practising short conversations using peer coaching support 8 Review of learning and action planning Personal review and action planning Group review of learning Evaluation
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If you're looking for a short, sharp high-impact intervention that will help motivate and inspire your sales team then a 'bite-sized' session could be just what you're looking for. We have a range of sessions that can be delivered on an 'off-the-shelf' basis, or they can be tailored to your specific requirements or, of course, we can develop something specifically for you on an entirely bespoke basis. And the length of the session is entirely up to you - 45-minutes, an hour, a half-day - whatever you prefer. Sessions can be run for small groups as part of your regular team meetings or they can be delivered for larger audiences, conference-style - the choice is yours. The session outlines below are just to give you an idea of the possibilities. If one of them whets your appetite please just give us a call on 01582 463463 to talk through what we can do for you - we're here to help!
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The NCCH Convention 2025 – Elevate Your Hypnotherapy Practice! Date: Saturday, November 8th & Sunday, November 9th 📍 Location: Crown Hotel, Harrogate – Bronte Room 🎟 Admission: FREE for Students and Trance Tribe Members Join us for the Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Convention, a dynamic two-day event designed to enhance your skills, expand your network, and inspire your practice. Featuring expert-led workshops, hands-on learning, and guest speakers, this is the perfect opportunity to deepen your knowledge and connect with like-minded professionals. 🔹 Convention Highlights ✅ Live demonstrations of hypnotic inductions, deepening techniques, and ideomotor signaling ✅ Practical workshops on Parts Therapy, Compassionate Inquiry, and experiential learning ✅ Guest speakers covering hypnotherapy business strategies and audio production for hypnotherapists ✅ Hands-on training to refine your techniques and boost client engagement ✅ Networking opportunities with fellow hypnotherapists, trainers, and industry experts Note: All sessions include refreshments. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards for networking opportunities. The Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Convention Schedule. Saturday, November 8th 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Registration & Welcome Check-in and networking with fellow attendees. Refreshments available. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Session 1: Hypnotic Inductions Explore various hypnotic induction and rapid induction techniques to enhance client engagement. 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 2: Deepening Techniques Learn effective methods to deepen the hypnotic state for optimal results. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break Enjoy refreshments and network with other practitioners. 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Session 3: Ideo-Motor Signaling and EAM demo with Nicola Barragry. Discover the art of ideomotor signalling for subconscious communication. 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Guest Speaker: Zoe from Build It Brilliant Topic: Hypno Business Strategy Masterclass Gain insights on building a successful hypnotherapy practice. 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Q&A Session with Zoe Open floor for questions and discussion with the guest speaker. The Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Convention Schedule Sunday, November 9th 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Welcome Back & Refreshments Gather for the second day of learning and networking. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Session 1: Advanced Techniques - Compasionate enquiry & Parts Therapy Delve into parts therapy and its application in hypnotherapy. 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 2: Practical Application of Compassionate Inquiry and Parts Therapy Hands-on practice in small groups to implement techniques learned. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break Refreshments provided; continue networking. 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Session 3: Experiential Learning Engage in experiential exercises to deepen understanding of advanced techniques. 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Guest Speaker: Unlock your audio potential with a special session featuring hypnotherapist trainer and audio expert Louise Frank! Learn the basics of Audacity, from setup and interface navigation to capturing high-quality audio and editing techniques, take your audio skills to the next level with 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Closing Remarks & Networking Opportunity Wrap up the convention with final thoughts and a chance to connect with peers.
Meetings are a traditional and essential component of local government. For both elected members and officers, meetings serve as a forum for discussion and agreement, planning and monitoring, communication and leadership, and decision-making. Used appropriately, meetings can challenge, inspire, illuminate and inform. And while they are not the only meetings that elected members will be asked to attend, committee meetings, in particular, are a mainstay of the political management process. Effective chairing is important because it can provide clear leadership and direction, ensure that debates are focused and balanced, enable decisions to be reached and ensure that resources are used to best effect. This two-hour 'masterclass'-style workshop will help elected members to understand their role, offer some approaches and ideas that will help to tackle typical challenges, and help to generally improve their effectiveness as a chair. To understand the skills and qualities of a good chair To learn ideas and approaches for chairing a successful meeting that is on time and achieves its outcomes To understand the protocols and boundaries for appropriate meeting etiquette and the chair's role in managing this effectively To appreciate how to manage yourself and others appropriately To take away personal actions to apply to your role 1 Welcome and introductions Objectives What's the challenge for you? 2 We can't go on meeting like this Common meeting challenges for chairs and why they succeed or fail Consequences and impact for the Council What's the context? 3 Roles and responsibilities of an effective chair Activities and input that explore the role, skills and qualities needed Role of the chair: what is it and how to do it well 4 Chairing for success - ideas and approaches to meet the challenges Managing time and boundaries Preparation and planning Creating the right environment Self-management Challenging personalities and good meeting behaviour 5 Final plenary session What's your plan? Take away actions