Management Development

Moving into management requires the learning of a new sets of skills in order to successfully transition from individual contributor to leader and manager.  

This two day Moving into Management programme will help participants gain an understanding of the role of the manager and the skills and competencies required for effective leadership.  The course will focus on key skills of people management such as motivation, communication, delegation, performance management and conflict resolution.

This course will be of benefit to staff who are newly recruited into a managerial or supervisory role or those who wish to acquire or refresh their day-to-day people management skills.

Quality Customer Service Course is a one-day course that is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge of how to provide quality customer service in the course of their daily work. The course aims to instil an ethos of exceptional customer service into the culture and workings of an organisation. It will focus attention on enhancing participants’ skills in delivering exceptional customer service to both the internal and external customer. This course will develop participant’s interpersonal skills with a focus on communication (face to face, online and when on the telephone) including how to deal with complaints, conflict and criticism and how to actively listen to customers.

The Chairing and Managing Meetings workshop aims to take the pain out of meetings and to introduce staff to the principles and techniques involved. Meetings are an important and integrated part of organisational communication consultation, debate and decision-making. Organisations need effective meetings but these do not happen without correct procedures, preparation and planning. The workshop will focus on providing an opportunity to participants to learn the skills needed to hair meetings and/or to contribute effectively to online and face-to-face meetings.

In this era of corporate governance and accountability minute taking is a responsible position that requires individuals who can take clear brief easy to read and accurate recordings of decisions and actions. This half-day Minute Taking for Meetings workshop will be highly interactive involving participants in small group work and skills practice.

With the increasing emphasis in the public sector on information, organisations need excellent communicators who are capable of delivering their messages clearly and persuasively. Clear, concise writing plays a central role in the work of the organisation. Staff sometimes find writing difficult and challenging in this communication process. This course aims to develop and enhance participants’ writing skills and to cover the core elements of writing.

Using time well improves our overall effectiveness and adds to the quality of life. However, the management of time continues to be a serious dilemma for many people today despite our apparent familiarity with many of the practical approaches and techniques. This Time Management workshop provides participants with a range of approaches and techniques including: setting objectives and priorities; weekly and daily planning; analysing the nature and context of a job; styles of working; devising an overall strategy for managing time and achieving a work/life balance. The thinking behind each approach is discussed, followed by suggestions and self-assessment exercises.

This two-day Social Media Strategies course has been designed specifically for the Irish Public Sector to enable staff to produce an effective strategy for managing social media and to significantly improve communication and engagement.

The course is led by an experienced social media practitioner and is designed for staff responsible for the oversight and/or development of social media programmes. Participants will benefit from a mix of critical reviews, reflective learning and practical exercises and will also produce a social media framework for their organisation.

LinkedIn Fundamentals for Public Servants is a one-day Specialist-Led online course that will give participants the practical skills and knowledge to successfully use LinkedIn – the world’s most important business and professional social media network.

This two-day Administrative Law programme has been developed for civil servants and staff working in public sector agencies, offices and local authorities. The course will introduce participants to the core principles and legal rules that govern judicial review and the legal process involved in administrative law. It will also examine specific instances in which judicial review arises, with an emphasis on how litigation can avoided.

This two-day Introduction to the Legislative Process programme is designed for civil servants and staff working in public sector agencies and offices.  The aim of the programme is to provide an overview and understanding of the working of the Legislative Process.