The government knows that in businesses, leadership and management are vital to keeping your business profitable. You can now apply for free, government funded, training in management and leadership - skills that will help you avoid the crisis situations.

In tough times the demands on our leadership are enormous. Leadership is all about being clear on the future you are building for your business and getting everyone's commitment to achieving it.

Many people find themselves in leadership roles as a reward for their great performance or as a result of restructuring. Caught without basic skills and information, they manage by instinct and hope they will somehow succeed. Often these leaders, who were once high performers, deliver mediocre managerial results. By developing the core skills found in this program a star performer can become a star leader who inspires great performance in others!

FREE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING

SELECT THE AREAS YOU FEEL YOUR BUSINESS WOULD BENEFIT FROM BY INCREASING YOUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS

MINIMUM £500 FREE TRAINING

• COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• DELEGATION AND EMPOWERING OTHERS

• MANAGING CHANGE

• DECISIVENESS

• PERSUADING AND INFLUENCING OTHERS

• DEVELOPING AND COMMUNICATION YOUR VISION

• PROMOTING A LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CULTURE

• PRESENTATION SKILLS

• MANAGING CONFLICT

• NEGOTIATION SKILLS

• GOAL SETTING AND ACTION PLANNING

• GIVING FEEDBACK; REPRIMAND OR PRAISE

• CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS

• PROBLEM SOLVING

• DEALING WITH STRESS AND PRESSURE

• WORK / LIFE BALANCE

• MANAGING TIME AND PRIORITISING

• MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS

• ATTRACTING NEW CUSTOMERS

• INCREASING SALES PER CUSTOMER

• HELP IN MANAGING OUTSTANDING INVOICES

• SALES TRAINING

• NLP TRAINING, (THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF EXCELLENCE)

• THE ART OF BEING ASSERTIVE

The Leadership and Management Service commenced on 1st April 2008 , funded by the Learning and Skills Council. This Service is specifically aimed at supporting leaders and senior managers to enhance their business-building and leadership skills with the aim of fostering greater business growth.

Eligibility

Owners, CEOs or key Directors within the business (one person per business in the first instance) for the first £500 (inc VAT) of support. The first £500 of support is directed to the owner/manager or key Director and match funding will not be required.  There is a additional funding to be used for any of the senior management team

The beneficiaries of the programme should be businesses/ organisations employing between 5 and 250 employees. This number can include part-time employees and volunteers. Businesses employing less than 5 or more than 250 people can only be supported at the discretion of the regional LSC.

How it Works

A Specialist Adviser will carry out an analysis of your development needs by visiting your company and, in confidence, discussing your business skills and aspirations.

The Adviser works with you to create your Personal Development Plan (PDP - plus Team Development Plan if appropriate) YOU SIMPLY FILL OUT ONE A4 FORM.

You will be sent an Agreement Letter confirming the course and grant payment. Your course must commence within 90 days of the date on your PDP.

Having chosen your activities you book and pay your training provider in full.

You send in your invoice with proof of payment and a completed template to request reimbursement of your costs up to a maximum of £1000 including VAT.

To discuss free training in more detail please do call John on 01423 790116 or simply complete the form at the top of this page and we will call you back.