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A Whole New Way of Working: How to Access All Your Talents and Skills and Match Them to the Changing Workplace

Course Details

Much has been written about the War for Talent but as the global economy slowly recovers from a wrenching recession, no one’s future – from the boardroom to the mailroom - seems secure. The only thing that seems certain is that – whether we work full-time at a large organization, own a small start-up or operate on our own - we must all actively explore new ways of being relevant and useful to our bosses, our clients, our colleagues (and ourselves) so that we can lead, partner and communicate more effectively with others as the recession recedes. This workshop – inspired by the whole-brain writings of Herrmann, Pink, etc. - will help individuals to assess their new reality; match their existing talents to the challenges they face; and develop new whole-brain skills to be more creative, innovative and effective in future.

There is no prerequisite for this course.

Who Should Attend

  • Experienced professionals who are “plateaued” or stalled in their careers or are being asked to work in different ways in future.
  • Less experienced professionals who are about to commit themselves to a particular career path or have already done so and still want to explore alternatives.
  • Human Resource professionals, trainers and others who are helping clients and colleagues to develop their skills and talents in new directions.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand how the world of work is changing in the short term due to the global recession and in the longer term due to globalization, technology, communication, social trends, etc. (with reference to the whole-brain work of Herrmann, Pink, etc.)
  2. Assess deep values, natural strengths and learned skills and what gaps there might be
  3. Plan how to fill the perceived gaps and develop new whole-brain skills - to be more creative, innovative and effective in future

Course Outline

  1. Opening: welcome; introductions; framing; objectives/agenda; agreements; icebreaker
  2. World of Work: the forces of change both in the short and longer term (with reference to the futurology work of Florida, Friedman, Pink, etc.)
  3. New Leadership: skills that leaders need to deal with these forces of change (with reference to the whole-brain work of Herrmann, Pink, etc.)
  4. Gaps Analysis: where are the gaps between existing leadership skills and required skills on different levels?
  5. Personal Leadership: what each participant needs to do differently as an individual leader
  6. Closing: group dialogue and Q&A; individual reflection; action planning, prioritizing and next steps; closing circle and oral feedback; written final evaluation

Instructor(s)

Coordinator(s)

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