A unique 4-day intensive residential learning event for Senior and Middle Managers
You’re in Charge™ is a 4-day intensive residential learning event for 15 – 20 people offered at senior and middle manager levels. It is run both as an open and an in-company programme. It is led by three highly experienced training facilitators.
What makes You’re in Charge™ unique?
Unlike conventional training courses in which everyone follows the same timetable whatever their skills and needs might be, You’re in Charge™ allows each delegate to design and participate in their own unique learning programme. Each participant:
- takes complete control of their personal development
- prioritises what they need to work on, and
- chooses the sessions they need to attend
Participants are able to:
- take time out for personal reflection and study using a wide range of learning tools, DVDs and books that we provide in a learning centre
- receive individual coaching, counselling and support
- complete personality profiles to increase their self-awareness
- work on personal breakthroughs in dealing with significant relationship and work-related issues
- experiment with new ideas, methods and approaches
- let go of outdated attitudes, working practices and ways of thinking
- plan how they are going to implement their new learning in the workplace
What areas does You’re in Charge™ cover?
Depending on participants’ needs, training covers areas such as:
- Leadership, motivation and team development
- Managing change
- Blocks for Effectiveness
- Interpersonal skills and assertiveness
- Problem-solving, decision-making, creative thinking, planning & organising, time management
- Strategic thinking
- Presentation and facilitation
- Influencing and persuading
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Life planning
- Customer Service
- Oral and written communication
- Achievement focus and continuous improvement
- Corporateness
- Developing people, performance management, training, coaching and mentoring skills
- Responsibility & integrity
- Networking skills
- Tough conversations
- Trust and credibility
- Managing conflict
How does it work?
The You’re in Charge™ 4-day intensive residential learning event is delivered by three highly-experienced training consultants at a venue of your choice.
Before attending the event, participants undertake a 360 degree performance feedback diagnostic at their place of work.
On the first day we work with each participant to design a unique programme tailored to meet their individual learning needs. The rest of the programme comprises a combination of learning seminars, individual study, Support and Challenge Groups and personality profiling.
Activities and learning continue into the evenings throughout the event.
On the final day of the event delegates produce detailed action plans.
Style
You’re in Charge™ is practical, highly-interactive, fast-moving and challenging.
All discussion is focused on people’s experiences at work. Dealing with their real problems and issues, they will be encouraged to think about insights they are gaining, and how they can apply them at work.
During each session participants will be encouraged to think about improvements in the way their organisation operates.
Each delegate receives a folder of handouts and learning materials to take away with them at the end of the event
How You’re in Charge™ fits in
You’re in Charge™ can be used as a stand alone training event or as part of an integrated development process. It can be invaluable for:
- promoting organisational change
- supporting the business strategy, and
- helping managers work on their personal learning goals
Helping participants implement what they have learned
You’re in Charge™ incorporates a range of integration activities to help participants transfer their learning to the workplace. These include:
- Individual coaching sessions
- Personal action plans
- Support and Challenge group meetings
- Programme review workshops following the event
Participants are encouraged to identify activities, assignments and projects to help them tackle important organisational issues back at work.
Further follow-up, coaching, training and support can be offered.
Who has used it?
Organisations who use You’re in Charge™ include:
- STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
- Northern Rail
- Euro Star
- Argos
- BSI (British Standards Institute)
- CERN (Switzerland)
- Somerfield
- RCUK (Research Councils UK)
- Kwik Save
What participants say about it
- From day one after the You’re in Charge™ course, I had a completely different attitude, one which I owned and I chose. This has made a HUGE and immediate difference both to my relationship with my Director (lots of positive feedback to this effect) and how I approach work/life in general
- I am more structured in how I plan and prepare to deal with business and have changed my working environment to enable a greater focus to close out issues.
- You’re in Charge™ has had a huge impact on me and has continued to influence my chosen style in many aspects of my job. My monthly meetings with my team have improved. The most positive impact is around the whole area of time management.
- My team see a more organised manager with a tidier desk who is delegating and empowering them a lot more.
- The fundamental change that has occurred in my working life since the course is that I feel much more in control of my own destiny.
- I have received plenty of positive feedback from my line manager who has commented on my improved communication and prioritisation of tasks.
- My Support and Challenge Group have helped me immensely. I am much more confident at approaching people and generally networking with strangers.
- Certainly I have gained confidence within certain meetings and my listening skills have improved.
- Since the You’re in Charge™ course I have looked more closely at the communication channels my team and I have with other parts of the business.
- I do feel that You’re in Charge™ has increased my confidence due to my new found ability to stop ‘making stories’ in my head about people
How much is it?
The cost per delegate compares very favourably with standard management training courses which do not offer the unique benefits of You’re in Charge™. Please contact us for a quotation.