Communication skills matter.
People want to feel fulfilled in their work. We all want to be engaged, enthused and highly effective - in our individual and unique way.
And the only effective way to engage people is by applying strong communication skills.
Most of us recognise this. We appreciate that good effective communication skills are fundamental to helping people be their best.
However, many executives and managers struggle with their communication skills and so struggle to create and sustain a suitable working environment and an appropriate culture.
So why is it so hard?
The reason - because we are all different and difference can lead to difficulty - unless we know what to do about it.
What make us different?
Many consultancies and training organisations offer communication skills courses. So why should you consider ours? Because we build our programmes on the understanding that people need to be treated they way they want to be treated, not the way you want to be treated.
How is that different?
Most other programmes teach you how to improve communications by applying a set of tools or techniques. We don't. We start from a more fundamental state - we start by getting you to understand yourself and what works for you.
We then help you to appreciate how others differ and how you can learn to work with their individuality and difference to improve your communication skills.
We also work to tackle both the Skills needed to become more effective communicators and also the Will - the motivation and desire to do something about it.
Taking charge of your communications.
Our programmes support individuals, teams and organisations as they enhance their communication skills and take charge of their communications with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders in ways that make them more valued, more successful and more satisfied.
Effective communicators;
- Build rapport and trust
- Show good communication and planning skills
- Listen behind the stated needs
- Orchestrate appropriate resources
- Align people's objectives
- Build a shared vision of commitment
- Understand the financial impact of proposals
- Apply consultative problem solving techniques
Real Life.
We guide managers and employees to become more effective at communicating with others by using and applying real life lessons to develop their capability and confidence.
The fully customisable programme comprises of four linked phases;
- A session with each individual to explore their current communicating capabilities, their approach to influence and style of communication using the MBTI. Examples of effective and ineffective communications are identified
- A Strategic Influencing Plan Workshop during which people start to develop their individual plan for growing their communicating and influencing capabilities
- A workshop focused on developing skills in leading effective communications using MBTI techniques for building skills in rapport and influence
- Further coaching sessions with individuals to embed the skills into changed behaviours
Take a look at Considerations for thoughts on how to approach the use of external change specialists and then Contact us to start your change.
