This course will introduce you to the most up-to-date thinking and strategies to successfully manage your attitude, your energy, challenging situations and your workload.

Delegates will gain practical, instantly useable skills to ensure they maintain professionalism and credibility at all times.

Programme Outline

Managing Yourself

  • Developing a "can do" attitude
  • Using motivational language
  • Identifying what you need and want to achieve
  • Managing your energy across the four energy dimensions

Managing Challenging Situations

  • Understanding the ABC of challenging situations
  • Recognising the 3 key elements of communication
  • Aligning assertiveness to the 3 key elements of communication
  • Applying the AIDA model to challenging situations 

Managing your Workload

  • Differentiating between urgent and important tasks
  • Prioritising your workload
  • Identifying time bandits and strategies to overcome these
  • Maintaining boundaries and the art of saying "no"
Lindsay Taylor

Lindsay Taylor

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This course is now fully booked. We are running the course again on 1 February: