When did you last stop to think about how you work at work – and whether the way you work could be changed to help you be more successful? The Business Brain Train Seminar provides a thoroughly enjoyable environment for you to explore these questions. It shows how to make yourself more effective using mind mapping; teaches techniques for faster, more effective reading, and shows how to use memory systems to remember information. It examines techniques for idea generation, creativity and problem solving; planning; time management; and inter-personal communication skills (including making a speech and how to improve meetings. It focuses on the core skills required for success in any enterprise.
Read faster and more efficiently. Tackle reading tasks with more confidence.
Combine fast reading, mind-mapping, and memory skills with time management techniques to help handle “information overload”.
Develop effective strategies for managing time, priorities, and pressure.
Explore and develop new ideas and approaches.
Be more confident in your ability to work in groups, to contribute ideas, and to take initiative and responsibility.
Understand how to create a “success culture” using “business brain skills”.
ngs. It focuses on the core skills required for success in any enterprise.
Managers
Supervisors
Team leaders
Human Resources Employees among all departments
Thinking about reading - and challenging your existing assumptions
Check current reading speed and understanding of the reading process
How the brain works and its relevance for reading more effectively and remembering more
The mechanics of how the eye works in tandem with the brain
Breaking delusions: challenging beliefs and assumptions about reading
Reading environment
How to be a 'successful' reader
Different approaches to note-making
How to mind map
Reading strategies: the theory
Successful reading: increasing reading speed and effectiveness
Reading practice
Thinking about remembering
Memory systems introduced (Memory magic?)
Remembering numbers
Using mind mapping to help you remember what you have read
More memory magic
Different approaches for reading documents, textbooks, emails and the web
Getting control (how to read a book in a hurry)
How we remember - and how we forget (and what to do about it!)
Using mind mapping and reading strategies together
Thinking and working in groups
Project: mind mapping in teams
Team mind mapping presentations
Outcome planning for better results
Better time management as a tool for handling information overload
Reading: understanding an article and extracting key points
Mind mapping software (e.g. Mind Manager, iMindMap, NovaMind)
Mind mapping: when to use the software, when to use paper
Developing listening skills as part of the note-making process
Revision in context
Putting it All Together: Your Toolkit for Handling Information Overload
Reading, remembering
Communicating in working life
Preparing for and participating in meetings
Reflective review (what have you learned and how can you apply it in the real world?)
Planning for success and planning to practice
Tools for Handling Information Overload: review
Using the tools during the week
The 4 Steps to Successful Time management
Getting control of your in-tray
Tackling time stealers
Planning to succeed
Reading research project
Barriers to communication
Creativity: what is it, why is it important and can it be learned?
Great modern thinkers
Creativity unplugged: approaches to problem-solving
Creative thinking tools
Balancing information and creativity to get results
The power of perception - a business brain tool
Silo thinking versus other people’s views
Using Memory Systems for business?
How organizations work (understanding the OTHER parts!)
Proper housekeeping: why money matters in your job and your organization
Getting to grips with numbers
Being better at business
Memorize a speech (plus tips for speaking in public)
Thinking and working in groups
Group mind mapping project: ‘Dilemma’
Results planning (the ORCA strategy)
Self-confidence and initiative
Assertiveness, fluff-busting and attentive listening
Getting your point across (outcome planning)
Body language: speaking without words
Making a presentation
The whole brain effect in leadership and management
Working with multiple stakeholders to get results
Creating a success culture
Manage time and pressure
Open thinking and learning
Understanding meetings: hats, humor and how to get out of a hole
Teamwork: your role and job in the context of any organization
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You will learn vital skills for managing and creating content in this course. To help you establish a social media presence, you'll learn how to craft compelling social media posts and how to develop a powerful brand. Additionally, you'll discover how to create an ongoing procedure for handling your content. A content calendar should be created, postings should be managed and moderated, data should be analyzed for insights and iteration, and post effectiveness should be increased.
Are you under pressure from an ever-growing task list, conflicting demands and constantly changing priorities? Productive working practices are valuable skills in today’s work environment. Competition is intense and companies need people who can organize their time effectively, collaborate with others to achieve goals, and who constantly strive to better meet customer and stakeholder needs.
This popular course will support you to develop practices and techniques to manage this pressure proactively, allowing you to meet deadlines and deliver against your objectives. You will also develop skills in working well with others to ensure success.
The 5-Day Mini MBA is a unique distillation of the skills that need to be acquired in order to be considered successful in modern business. Not everyone is able to devote a year or two of their time to studying for a Masters in Business Administration, but in an age of rapid change in a highly competitive environment, it is crucial to have a thorough understanding of the issues involved in the smooth and successful running of a business. The 5 Day Mini MBA Leadership & Management Masterclass is a highly intensive training course covering all the usual subjects associated with an MBA. In 5 days, a delegate will learn what normally takes a year of full-time study. The Mini MBA course is designed to provide delegates with comprehensive knowledge of fundamental, proven strategies taught as both an academic and practical exercise. As a result, the course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the skills and knowledge that will be required for any person to further develop their business knowledge and skills and even to prepare them for actual formal study for an MBA. The course is designed to be delivered either as an “In House” class for an organization’s directors and senior management or as a public class where delegates from a number of companies can learn both from the course and from one another and exchange ideas and best practice.
Large capital-intensive projects in the oil and gas industries require substantial - and mostly risky - investments in the acquisition, exploration, and subsequent operation and maintenance of new organizational assets.
The decision of whether or not to invest in new capital projects in the oil and gas industry starts with critical decisions during the exploration phase of new development or the expansion of an existing field. The decision-making tools used to analyze project risk under conditions of uncertainty will help companies to determine the probability of success or loss and will drive the decision to develop or abandon the well.
Crisis management is concerned with responding to, managing, and recovering from an unforeseen event. Risk management is concerned with identifying, assessing, and mitigating any activity or event that could cause harm to the business. Risks can be strategic or operational in nature. A business continuity plan (BCP) is a process that outlines the potential impact of disaster situations on business operations. It creates policies that respond to various situations to ensure a business is able to recover quickly after a crisis.