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SUMMARY:Managing Difficult Conversations
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><h3 class=
 "MsoNoSpacing">Overview</h3>\n \n <p class="MsoBod
 yText" style="margin-bottom:8px\;"><span style="fo
 nt-size:11pt\;"><span style="line-height:107%\;"><
 span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><s
 pan style="background:#FFFFFF\;"><span style="font
 -family:Cabin\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Str
 ong professional relationships require energy and 
 commitment\, they provide the key foundation for m
 anaging conversations we might perceive to be diff
 icult. This course will increase your confidence w
 hen dealing with conflict and inspire you to have 
 vital conversations.</span></span></span></span></
 span></span></p>\n \n <p class="MsoBodyText" style
 ="margin-bottom:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt
 \;"><span style="line-height:107%\;"><span style="
 font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="b
 ackground:#FFFFFF\;"><span style="font-family:Cabi
 n\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">This course is 
 suitable for individuals and managers who need to 
 learn or refresh their skills with direct reports\
 , colleagues and customers.</span></span></span></
 span></span></span></p>\n \n <h3>Objectives</h3>\n
  \n <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:4p
 x\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span style="l
 ine-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:Cali
 bri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cabin
 \;">By the end of this course\, you will:</span></
 span></span></span></p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li class="Ms
 oBodyText" style="margin-left:8px\;margin-bottom:8
 px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span style="
 line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:Cal
 ibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cabi
 n\;">Have the confidence to manage challenging con
 versations</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li
  class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:8px\;margi
 n-bottom:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><sp
 an style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-
 family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-f
 amily:Cabin\;">Understand how the environment\, on
 line or in person\, influences how people behave a
 nd which strategies to use in different environmen
 ts</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li class="
 MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:8px\;margin-bottom
 :8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span style
 ="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:C
 alibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Ca
 bin\;">Understand your limiting beliefs about situ
 ations\, people and conflict</span></span></span><
 /span></li>\n 	<li class="MsoBodyText" style="marg
 in-left:8px\;margin-bottom:8px\;"><span style="fon
 t-size:11pt\;"><span style="line-height:normal\;">
 <span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><
 span style="font-family:Cabin\;">Understand more a
 bout personality traits and behavioural flexibilit
 y</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li class="M
 soBodyText" style="margin-left:8px\;margin-bottom:
 8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span style=
 "line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:Ca
 libri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cab
 in\;">Know how to use assertive behaviour and tran
 sactional analysis</span></span></span></span></li
 >\n 	<li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:8p
 x\;margin-bottom:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11p
 t\;"><span style="line-height:normal\;"><span styl
 e="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style
 ="font-family:Cabin\;">Have practiced the skills a
 nd received feedback to enhance your level of comp
 etence</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li cla
 ss="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:8px\;margin-bo
 ttom:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span s
 tyle="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-fami
 ly:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-famil
 y:Cabin\;">Understand how to apply situation speci
 fic strategies to create successful outcomes</span
 ></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li class="MsoBodyT
 ext" style="margin-left:8px\;margin-bottom:8px\;">
 <span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span style="line-h
 eight:normal\;"><span style="font-family:Calibri\,
  sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">U
 nderstand how to maintain your mental wellbeing an
 d encourage others to remain positive throughout t
 he process</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li
  class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:8px\;margi
 n-bottom:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><sp
 an style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-
 family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-f
 amily:Cabin\;">Know how your organisations policie
 s and processes can support you in holding vital c
 onversations</span></span></span></span></li>\n </
 ul>\n \n <blockquote>\n <p>Thoroughly enjoyable an
 d very good for the situation at hand</p>\n </bloc
 kquote>\n \n <h3>Course Content</h3>\n \n <p class
 ="BasicParagraph" style="border:none\;"><strong><s
 pan style="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="line-hei
 ght:120%\;"><span style="font-family:Times\;"><spa
 n style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family
 :Arial\, sans-serif\;">Environment</span></span></
 span></span></span></strong></p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li 
 class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;mar
 gin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><sp
 an><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;
 "><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">The impact of 
 environment - online or in person\, and why does i
 t matter?</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li 
 class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;mar
 gin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><sp
 an><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;
 "><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">The distinctio
 n between difficult and different</span></span></s
 pan></span></li>\n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style
 ="margin-bottom:8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span styl
 e="font-size:11pt\;"><span><span style="font-famil
 y:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family
 :Cabin\;">Understanding the communication process 
 - my world\, my way</span></span></span></span></l
 i>\n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-botto
 m:8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:1
 1pt\;"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sa
 ns-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">Ackn
 owledging needs\, expectations and values</span></
 span></span></span></li>\n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacin
 g" style="margin-bottom:8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><s
 pan style="font-size:11pt\;"><span><span style="fo
 nt-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="fon
 t-family:Cabin\;">Personality traits and preferenc
 es – different or wrong?</span></span></span></spa
 n></li>\n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-
 bottom:8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-s
 ize:11pt\;"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri
 \, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cabin\;"
 >Understanding behavioural flexibility</span></spa
 n></span></span></li>\n </ul>\n \n <p class="Basic
 Paragraph" style="border:none\;"><strong><span sty
 le="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="line-height:120
 %\;"><span style="font-family:Times\;"><span style
 ="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:Arial\
 , sans-serif\;">Managing Myself and Others</span><
 /span></span></span></span></strong></p>\n \n <ul>
 \n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:
 8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11p
 t\;"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans
 -serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">Self-a
 wareness first - holding up the mirror and asking 
 ‘is it me’?</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<l
 i class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;m
 argin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><
 span><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif
 \;"><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">Identifying 
 personal triggers</span></span></span></span></li>
 \n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:
 8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11p
 t\;"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans
 -serif\;"><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">Spotti
 ng behaviours which don’t help</span></span></span
 ></span></li>\n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="m
 argin-bottom:8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span style="
 font-size:11pt\;"><span><span style="font-family:C
 alibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:Ca
 bin\;">Recognising emotion\, truth and choice</spa
 n></span></span></span></li>\n </ul>\n \n <p class
 ="BasicParagraph" style="border:none\;"><strong><s
 pan style="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="line-hei
 ght:120%\;"><span style="font-family:Times\;"><spa
 n style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family
 :Arial\, sans-serif\;">Skills </span></span></span
 ></span></span></strong></p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li clas
 s="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;margin-
 left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span><
 span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><s
 pan style="font-family:Cabin\;">Understanding inte
 nt matters</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li
  class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;ma
 rgin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><s
 pan><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\
 ;"><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">Incisive ques
 tions</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li clas
 s="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;margin-
 left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span><
 span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><s
 pan style="font-family:Cabin\;">Listening beyond t
 he reply</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li c
 lass="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;marg
 in-left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><spa
 n><span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"
 ><span style="font-family:Cabin\;">Building rappor
 t</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li class="M
 soNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;margin-left
 :8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span><span
  style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span 
 style="font-family:Cabin\;">The confidence to be h
 onest</span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li clas
 s="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:8px\;margin-
 left:8px\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><span><
 span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><s
 pan style="font-family:Cabin\;">Resolving conflict
  through discover-define-decide</span></span></spa
 n></span></li>\n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="
 margin-bottom:8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span style=
 "font-size:11pt\;"><span><span style="font-family:
 Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:C
 abin\;">Moving situations forward</span></span></s
 pan></span></li>\n 	<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style
 ="margin-bottom:8px\;margin-left:8px\;"><span styl
 e="font-size:11pt\;"><span><span style="font-famil
 y:Calibri\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family
 :Cabin\;">A more flexible approach - relationship 
 dynamics for long term success</span></span></span
 ></span></li>\n </ul>\n \n <h3> Open Course Inform
 ation</h3>\n \n <table border="1" cellpadding="1" 
 cellspacing="1">\n 	<tbody>\n 		<tr>\n 			<th scop
 e="row">Duration</th>\n 			<td>1 day\, 09.30-16.30
 </td>\n 		</tr>\n 		<tr>\n 			<th scope="row">Memb
 er cost pp</th>\n 			<td>£350+VAT</td>\n 		</tr>\n
  		<tr>\n 			<th scope="row">Non-member cost pp</t
 h>\n 			<td>£525+VAT</td>\n 		</tr>\n 		<tr>\n 			
 <th scope="row">Details</th>\n 			<td>Free parking
 \, lunch provided</td>\n 		</tr>\n 	</tbody>\n </t
 able>\n \n <h3 style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><span 
 style="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="line-height:
 115%\;"><span style="font-family:Aptos\, sans-seri
 f\;"><b><i>In-House Course Information</i></b></sp
 an></span></span></h3>\n \n <p style="margin-botto
 m:11px\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"><span sty
 le="line-height:115%\;"><span style="font-family:A
 ptos\, sans-serif\;">This course is available for 
 in-house delivery at a cost of £1\,720+VAT for mem
 bers\, reflecting their learning discount. Please 
 contact us for more information about non-member p
 ricing.</span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style="ma
 rgin-bottom:11px\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"
 ><span style="line-height:115%\;"><span style="fon
 t-family:Aptos\, sans-serif\;">The only additional
  cost is facilitator expenses\, such as travel\, w
 here applicable. The course can be delivered in pe
 rson for up to 12 delegates or virtually for up to
  9 delegates.</span></span></span></p>\n \n <p sty
 le="margin-bottom:11px\;"><span style="font-size:1
 2pt\;"><span style="line-height:115%\;"><span styl
 e="font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif\;">To learn more
  or discuss your specific requirements\, please ge
 t in touch with us.</span></span></span></p>\n \n 
 <p style="margin-bottom:11px\;"> </p>\n \n <h3>The
  Trainers</h3>\n \n <p>This course is facilitated 
 by Mike Williams or Camille Nickson.</p>\n \n <p>M
 ike Williams has spent many years in management an
 d leadership development\, delivering executive le
 adership courses for global organisations\, includ
 ing Ford Motor Finance\, and working international
 ly in strategy\, leadership\, and business sales d
 evelopment. Most recently\, he completed a four-ye
 ar assignment in manufacturing and engineering\, d
 riving strategic priorities in complex environment
 s. As a business development director\, he contrib
 uted to significant revenue growth\, international
  expansion\, and defence-related sales. Passionate
  about staying current\, Mike blends recent indust
 ry experience with proven management theories.</p>
 \n \n <p>Camille Nickson is an experienced consult
 ant with over 25 years of expertise in learning an
 d development\, HR\, and organisational developmen
 t. She specialises in working with executive board
 s\, senior leaders\, and management teams to drive
  behavioural change and embed a culture of feedbac
 k and reflection. A strategic operator\, Camille h
 as a strong track record of developing individuals
  through coaching\, mentoring\, and learning progr
 ammes that align individual talent with organisati
 onal needs.</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n Strong professional relationships
  require energy and commitment\, they provide the 
 key foundation for managing conversations we might
  perceive to be difficult. This course will increa
 se your confidence when dealing with conflict and 
 inspire you to have vital conversations.\n \n \n \
 n This course is suitable for individuals and mana
 gers who need to learn or refresh their skills wit
 h direct reports\, colleagues and customers.\n \n 
 \n \n Objectives\n \n \n By the end of this course
 \, you will:\n \n \n \n \n 	Have the confidence to
  manage challenging conversations\n 	Understand ho
 w the environment\, online or in person\, influenc
 es how people behave and which strategies to use i
 n different environments\n 	Understand your limiti
 ng beliefs about situations\, people and conflict\
 n 	Understand more about personality traits and be
 havioural flexibility\n 	Know how to use assertive
  behaviour and transactional analysis\n 	Have prac
 ticed the skills and received feedback to enhance 
 your level of competence\n 	Understand how to appl
 y situation specific strategies to create successf
 ul outcomes\n 	Understand how to maintain your men
 tal wellbeing and encourage others to remain posit
 ive throughout the process\n 	Know how your organi
 sations policies and processes can support you in 
 holding vital conversations\n \n \n \n Thoroughly 
 enjoyable and very good for the situation at hand\
 n \n \n \n \n Course Content\n \n \n Environment\n
  \n \n \n \n 	The impact of environment - online o
 r in person\, and why does it matter?\n 	The disti
 nction between difficult and different\n 	Understa
 nding the communication process - my world\, my wa
 y\n 	Acknowledging needs\, expectations and values
 \n 	Personality traits and preferences – different
  or wrong?\n 	Understanding behavioural flexibilit
 y\n \n \n Managing Myself and Others\n \n \n \n \n
  	Self-awareness first - holding up the mirror and
  asking ‘is it me’?\n 	Identifying personal trigge
 rs\n 	Spotting behaviours which don’t help\n 	Reco
 gnising emotion\, truth and choice\n \n \n Skills 
 \n \n \n \n \n 	Understanding intent matters\n 	In
 cisive questions\n 	Listening beyond the reply\n 	
 Building rapport\n 	The confidence to be honest\n 
 	Resolving conflict through discover-define-decide
 \n 	Moving situations forward\n 	A more flexible a
 pproach - relationship dynamics for long term succ
 ess\n \n \n  Open Course Information\n \n \n \n 	\
 n 		\n 			Duration\n 			1 day\, 09.30-16.30\n 		\n
  \n 		\n 			Member cost pp\n 			£350+VAT\n 		\n \n
  		\n 			Non-member cost pp\n 			£525+VAT\n 		\n \
 n 		\n 			Details\n 			Free parking\, lunch provid
 ed\n 		\n \n 	\n \n \n In-House Course Information
 \n \n \n This course is available for in-house del
 ivery at a cost of £1\,720+VAT for members\, refle
 cting their learning discount. Please contact us f
 or more information about non-member pricing.\n \n
  \n \n The only additional cost is facilitator exp
 enses\, such as travel\, where applicable. The cou
 rse can be delivered in person for up to 12 delega
 tes or virtually for up to 9 delegates.\n \n \n \n
  To learn more or discuss your specific requiremen
 ts\, please get in touch with us.\n \n \n \n  \n \
 n \n \n The Trainers\n \n \n This course is facili
 tated by Mike Williams or Camille Nickson.\n \n \n
  \n Mike Williams has spent many years in manageme
 nt and leadership development\, delivering executi
 ve leadership courses for global organisations\, i
 ncluding Ford Motor Finance\, and working internat
 ionally in strategy\, leadership\, and business sa
 les development. Most recently\, he completed a fo
 ur-year assignment in manufacturing and engineerin
 g\, driving strategic priorities in complex enviro
 nments. As a business development director\, he co
 ntributed to significant revenue growth\, internat
 ional expansion\, and defence-related sales. Passi
 onate about staying current\, Mike blends recent i
 ndustry experience with proven management theories
 .\n \n \n \n Camille Nickson is an experienced con
 sultant with over 25 years of expertise in learnin
 g and development\, HR\, and organisational develo
 pment. She specialises in working with executive b
 oards\, senior leaders\, and management teams to d
 rive behavioural change and embed a culture of fee
 dback and reflection. A strategic operator\, Camil
 le has a strong track record of developing individ
 uals through coaching\, mentoring\, and learning p
 rogrammes that align individual talent with organi
 sational needs.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Learning Collaboration
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LOCATION:Allia Future Business Centre\, Cambridge Campus\n 
 King’s Hedges Road\n Cambridge\, CB4 2HY\n United 
 Kingdom\n 
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