Goals and Achievements offers a range of courses for clients in the area of leadership, management, team working, presentation skills and financial and commercial skills.
All courses are designed in conjunction with our clients to ensure that they deliver the desired results and return on investment and can be delivered in different ways to fit your requirements.
Leadership
Being An Effective Leader
The purpose of this programme is to increase the confidence, competence and leadership capability of new and emerging leaders.
In this programme participants will:
Discover what leadership is really about and how it is different to managing.- Identify their own leadership strengths and areas of development so that they can focus their efforts on those areas of strength and know where they need to leverage the skills of others.
- Learn what it takes to be a highly effective leader in a large and complex organisation.
- Discover the different leadership styles and in what situations they should apply each of the different styles.
- Learn how to tackle change and service improvement so that they have a much greater chance of success.
- Discover how to set strategy and get the buy-in and support of others so that they can move their function or area ahead and contribute to organisational success.
- Learn specific strategies for getting the best from each and every team member.
- Get the opportunity to put what they learn into practice in a safe and supportive environment.
The programme is typically delivered on a modular basis using a blended learning approach which utilises a combination of remote, in person workshops and post course coaching and mentoring.
To learn more about this programme and to arrange a no obligation consultation please contact us.
Leading Change Programmes
Change is high on the agenda for many healthcare organisations right now. On the face of it making change happen should not be that tough. The reality is very different.
This course is designed to significantly increase your chances of success.
In this course you will:
- Discover what really matters to achieving change successfully in large organisations.
- Learn some of the common mistakes leaders make when trying to accomplish major scale change.
- Learn how to deal with resistance a core barrier in just about every change initiative.
- To learn more about this programme and to arrange a no obligation consultation please contact us.
Management
Being An Effective Manager
This programme is designed to increase the ability of managers to deliver great results through others.
In this programme participants will:
Learn what their role is as a manager and why it is different from just being one of the team members.- Discover what makes a manager effective so that they can pinpoint areas where they can make small changes to yield big results.
- Learn why many managers struggle to make the transition into a management role.
- Learn how to motivate themselves and motivate those that they are managing.
- Learn how to delegate effectively so that they utilise all of the resources at their disposal.
- Learn how to problem solve and think creatively so that they don’t get stuck.
- Learn how to manage themselves more effectively so that they avoid overload and keep their personal productivity high.
The programme is typically delivered on a modular basis using a blended learning approach which utilises a combination of remote, in person workshops and post course coaching and mentoring.
To learn more about this programme or other needs that you may have in terms of improving management capability please contact us and to arrange a no obligation consultation.
Team Working
Teams That Get Results
This programme is designed to help organisations to achieve great results through improved team working.
In this programme participants will:
Discover why teams are not optional but essential to achieving results in large complex organisations.- Get insights into why teams fail so that they can takes steps to avoid this happening in their teams.
- Learn about the key stages in team development that all teams have to go through to achieve success.
- Discover what contributes to team success and how to leverage those contributors to get the results you want.
- Learn how to get and make use of different points of views and experiences when working in teams and tackling significant issues.
- Learn how to get teams to achieve more and keep motivation high even when the demands and expectations on the team are high.
- Learn how to deal with challenging situations and people when working with teams or leading a team.
This programme is highly practical with a strong emphasis on learning, sharing and discovering what has been proven to make the biggest impact on team results.
To learn more about this course and to arrange a no obligation consultation please contact us.
Presentation Skills
Creating and Delivering Powerful Presentations
This course is designed to help professional people consistently create and deliver great presentations.
On this course participants will:
- Learn how to plan a presentation to greatly increase the probability of the desired outcome being achieved.
- Learn how to develop and structure presentations so that even the most complex information can be put across effectively.
- Learn how to overcome nerves and actually use nerves as a positive motivator to delivering even better presentations.
- Learn how to prepare themselves for delivering a presentation so that they set themselves up for success.
- Learn how to deliver a presentation and get the results that they desire.
- Discover the common myths about presenting that actually get in the way of effectively presenting effectively.
The course is delivered as a practical workshop with plenty of opportunity to experiment, practice and get feedback.
To learn more about this course and to arrange a no obligation consultation please contact us.
Finance and Business Skills
Finance For Non Financial Managers
This course is designed for those in management roles with responsibility for budgets and financial performance who need to be able to achieve financial and operational goals.
On this course participants will:
- Learn their key responsibilities as a manager for financial issues.
- Discover the differences between financial planning, financial control and financial management and why they have a key role to play in each of these areas.
- Learn how to prepare a budget that is aligned to what they are aiming to achieve operationally.
- Learn how to manage a budget and what to do when the reported results differ from the expected results.
- Discover how to identify opportunities to improve financial performance within their area of responsibility.
- Learn how to work effectively in partnership with their colleagues in Finance to mutually benefit each other.
The course is designed and delivered in a way that gives participants plenty of opportunities to put the learning into practice.
To learn more about this course and to arrange a no obligation consultation please contact us.
Creating Winning Business Cases
This course is for those who have to put together business cases in order to secure investment and need to understand how to do this in a way that maximises the chance of success.
In this programme participants will:
Discover what a business case is and the different types of business cases that they might be required to create.- Learn the most common reasons why business cases get rejected outright or require several iterations before they are approved.
- Learn how to present business cases in a way that actually makes it easier for the reviewers to approve
- Discover the core content that must be in any business case no matter the level of complexity of the case.
- Get plenty of opportunity to practice and apply what they have learned to consolidate the learning and build the confidence of participants.
To learn more about this course and to arrange a no obligation consultation please contact us.
Developing Measures That Matter
This course is designed to help managers and leaders develop performance measures that actually focus attention on those areas that really matter to organisational success.
In this course participants will:
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Get clarity about what performance measurement is really about so that they can develop and design performance measures that really contribute to business success.
- Learn how to integrate performance measurement with strategy and plans rather than doing it as some stand alone disconnected process.
- Discover why performance management processes often consume a lot of resources but fail to deliver tangible benefits. These tips can stop you wasting a lot of resource both short and long term.
- Learn how to identify the critical success factors that their organisation needs to pay attention to if it is to achieve the results that it wants to achieve.
- Learn a step by step process that makes the whole process so much easier and therefore much more likely to be achieved.
To learn more about this course and to arrange a no obligation consultation please contact us.