The following four training modules are designed specifically for company directors and senior decision makers within a small to medium sized company. Modules are spread over four months, with one day's training per month. The training venue is at our training centre Solent Business Park, Whiteley, M27 junction 9. You will join like minded company directors with a common aim of improving your business skills. Core subjects include: Leadership - Communication - Finance - IT skills.

 

Government funding of £1,000 is available to those who qualify. Please contact us for details.

To improve core skills required by company directors and senior decision makers of small to medium sized companies.

• Improve your Leadership skills
• Improve your Communication skills
• Understand key Financial terms and drivers relevant to your business
• Improve your IT skills using Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word

Leadership skills:

Difference between managers and leaders

What is a leader

Your leadership style

Trust

Situational leadership

Behaviour style

Rate yourself as a boss

Creating your vision

 

Communication skills:

The background and underlying principles of NLP

How to influence more effectively

How to build rapport with anyone

The VHF Channels of Communication and how to tune into someone else's wavelength

How to gain greater understanding of someone else's position, for example in negotiation, sales or in relationships generally

How to read the external signs of internal thinking patterns

How to feel how you want to feel at any time

Stepping into the shoes of others to better understand their realities

 

Finance skills:

Introduction to accounting terminology and concepts

The main financial statements

Inter-relationship of accounting statements

Financial performance indicators

Profitability measurement and decision making

Working capital management

Cashflow management

Capital investment appraisal techniques for long term decision making

 

IT skills:

Microsoft Excel - Analyse business data using Pivot tables and What-If Solutions

Microsoft Word - Use short cuts to speed up writing Business Reports

Microsoft Outlook - Save Time and Energy using simple techniques