Public Sector Clients
Local authorities are constantly being asked to make changes in their organisations and in the way they work. Interpersonal skills are vital to enable your people to become more adaptable and flexible in handling change.
Shine can design and deliver motivational courses and workshops tailored to fit your individual needs.
Our personal development courses include:
The training is filled with practical techniques that enable participants to explore, understand and integrate elements that can overcome the invisible barriers that hinder success.
Team Working
Teams are an increasingly important feature of working life. Working together can offer real benefits. This team-building day will enable better communication for groups who want to learn how to work more effectively with each other.
Objectives
- Identify team structures
- Identify skills that will enable the team to be more effective.
- Enable team members to work creatively at problem solving.
- Promote flexibility.
- Setting SMART team goals.
Communication Skills
This training day will be of benefit to anyone who wants to learn how to communicate more effectively.
We often communicate without being fully aware of the messages we are really sending. Discover ways to build rapport and respect with others by enhancing your communication skills.
Objectives
- Review a range of techniques to help make communication skills more successful.
- To gain an understanding of internal communication.
- Build confidence in communication at work.
- Understand the characteristics of effective listening.
Dealing with Stress
Stress is becoming an epidemic in our society. Our working environments are faster and more competitive than ever before. This practical course is designed to help participants to better understand, manage and prevent stress.
Objectives
- Provide participants with an understanding of the causes and cures of stress.
- Strengthen ability to protect against harmful stress.
- Develop a more positive mindset.
- Learn relaxation techniques.
Assertiveness
This training day is for anyone who wants to learn more about themselves and how they might enhance their ability to communicate more assertively
Being assertive is about being decisive and confident. Once we start being assertive it can be habit forming. Being in control is satisfying—it feels good.
Objectives
- Recognise different behaviours.
- Have an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of assertive behaviour.
- Have a greater understanding of how to protect yourself and your sense of well being in difficult situations.
- Be able to use a selection of skills in the workplace.
Confidence and Changing Patterns
Recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about themselves and how they might enhance their ability to grow into a more confident individual.
Objectives
- Identify key strengths and uniqueness.
- Have a greater understanding of how the mind works.
- Identify and begin to change limiting patterns of behaviour
- Present a more confident image
- Develop motivation.
Action Planning
Research studies consistently show that designing and implementing goals makes a significant difference in creating success. To create clarity in your life and achieve your potential you need to set and achieve goals that are personal to you.
Objectives
- Develop strategies for personal effectiveness.
- Identify the characteristics of effective people.
- Learn how to focus on a successful attitude.
- Plan short and long term goals.
- Design purpose statement.
Time Management
Time is a precious resource that once gone we can never get back irrespective of our job, status or role in life. This course will enable you to manage yourself more effectively and efficiently.
Objectives
- Identify your time strategies
- Develop time logs
- Design and apply simple planning and monitoring
- Learn techniques to deal with procrastination
Dealing with Change
In today’s fast changing environment your personal effectiveness is called upon constantly.
There is a lot of talk about “change” - how important it is, how we can alter the way we do things to become more effective.
Change is inevitable and most of the time it can be positive.Objectives
- Gain an understanding of internal communication
- Identify the five types of change
- Promote flexible thinking
- Develop a more positive attitude to change
- Develop a personal action plan
