Where Strategy Meets Projects – how to close the gap

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Ruth Walker-Cotton

Extensive training of project managers has shown me that, however skilled an individual project manager is, there are often systemic reasons why projects fail. This new course is for organisational leaders – those who might sit on a project board or steering group, who are (or about to be) project sponsors.

The session looks at aligning projects with organisational strategy, and assessing them to make the right choices. It also clarifies project roles and responsibility, and looks at guidance, reporting and assurance through the phases of a project.

Take a look and please get in touch if you would like to discuss running this for a team in your organisation. Details here: Where Strategy meets Projects

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Everything you need to be a fantastic people manager – in 12 hours!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Emma Walker-Cotton

We have developed a comprehensive four modular programme, each online session lasting 3 hours. These can be run as stand alone modules or as an ongoing development programme. The modules will give anyone with management responsibilities a complete toolkit to run a highly motivated and high performing team, ensuring focus in rapidly changing times.

The four modules cover:

– How to Brilliantly Manage your Team

– How to have Honest and Challenging Conversations that get Results

– Developing a High Performing Culture

– Thriving in a Changing World

Further details here  – Everything you need

We will be running these sessions for  in house and also as open courses. Let us know if you want to chat about us using or adapting these sessions for your organisation.

 

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Project Management – new open courses available

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Emma Walker-Cotton

Really delighted to have a whole series of open online sessions booked for delivery via HQN Training.  Click links below to see dates available.

Project Management Bootcamp

Project Essentials

People Skills for Project Managers

Exceptional Project Manager – 2 day course

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Planning our return – how to reintegrate and how to refine our strategy

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Emma Walker-Cotton

When we return to our organisations after many weeks of remote working, organisational cultures will have shifted, people will be used to working in different ways and expectations will have changed. Some new ways of working may have proved to be better, some of your core priorities may not now seem as relevant or achievable. Some staff will have stepped up to the challenge and developed new skills. Some staff will have been on furlough and may need help to adjust.

We are offering a three hour virtual workshop (available in house and as open courses) which will give you great techniques to plan yet another transition as you prepare for a return to a post pandemic world. How do you build on what you have learnt about yourself and your team and what’s important for your organisation as you manage the return to this new way of operating.

Details of content here – Planning our return

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Project Management Essentials – how to prioritise, plan and adapt in uncertain times

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Ruth Walker-Cotton

We are all working in uncertain times and unusual situations. As soon as we’ve got a plan, things change.  It becomes out of date and we need to rethink our approach. This leaves people feeling frustrated, often resulting in extra work and a lack of clarity and direction.

I have developed an online interactive session which gives delegates the opportunity to explore where things are going wrong and how to cope with this. It provides practical information and offers techniques from the field of project management.  It will bring focus so you can plan, prioritise and adapt as situations change in the months ahead.

Really pleased to be delivering this online session for Housing Quality Network – see details here. Project Management Essentials Open Course

I can also run this course (or adapt to suit your needs) in house, get in touch if you would like to chat through the content.

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Supporting yourself in Turbulent Times

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Emma Walker-Cotton

Supporting yourself in turbulent times is a 3 hour online course designed to help you build up resilience and keep focus, especially when working remotely during the current lockdown. Let us know if you would like to hear more.

 

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Managing a remote team in a crisis

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Emma Walker-Cotton

Our course on how to manage teams remotely will now be offered as a shorter virtual learning session and focus primarily on practical advice in this time of crisis. We hope this can help organisations and their teams keep focus and resilience. Please get in touch if this feels a helpful thing to talk through. See details here: Managing a remote team in a time of crisis

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How to Brilliantly Manage Teams Remotely

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Emma Walker-Cotton

Our new course is proving very popular.  Let us know if you are interested in us delivering this course, or if you would like to chat about how we can adapt it to suit your organisation. Further details below.

How to Brilliantly Manage Teams Remotely

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People Skills for Project Managers – new dates added

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Emma Walker-Cotton

Really delighted that our new People Skills for Project Management course has sold out in London. Housing Quality Network have added more dates to their schedule of open courses in Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Cardiff. Check People Skills for more details. Contact us if you would like details on how this course can be adapted or used for your organisation.

 

 

 

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Project Management Bootcamp – new Autumn dates

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Emma Walker-Cotton

We have project management open courses in the Autumn in Liverpool, Manchester, London and Birmingham via HQN. If you would like to learn an overview of project management and the essentials of planning, further details here.

https://hqnetwork.co.uk/project-management-bootcamp-how-to-deliver-a-successful-project

We can also run this course in house, so please get in touch to chat about how we can adapt for your organisation.

 

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