New Directions designs and delivers
executive, management and supervisory development
programmes for all sizes of organisations, from core
communication skills in multi-national companies to
management development activities for complete
management teams in SMEs and not-for-profit
organisations.
New Directions starts by researching your needs and the needs of the target group (often working in conjunction with corporate change and culture programmes), and then designing workshops and events that utilise well researched and practical models, exercises and case studies; developing new exercises and activities to simulate the real working environment where necessary. We follow a learner centred approach in all of our designs.
Key Benefits
• Tailored programmes designed to meet your needs
• Well researched and practical models, exercises and designs
• Learner centred approach
Capabilities
Communications, Influencing and Negotiation
Using our own models developed by practical work with managers from over 60 countries over a period of 25 years, we focus on developing individual skills. Our flagship programme is Getting Results Without Authority, which has been helping individuals and organisations to survive - and thrive - in the current organisational realities where authority is not enough. Clients include: LHS, BT, Tyco, Continental Tyres, Amadeus, ISP, Eurocontrol,
Through our partners, Learning Consortium, we also run the intensive personal development programme Focus on Influence which is the core communications programme for Philips and NXP Semiconductors, worldwide.
Versions of our core courses have been designed for specific applications such as cross-cultural/ international situations, negotiation by telephone, working in remote teams, interviewing, presenting and performance management. We have delivery capability in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch language.
Winning Projects!
A unique project management programme focussed on real projects and teams, using a blended training approach of e-learning accessed through intranet or internet portals, one-to-one telephone coaching, in-depth project reviews and intensive face to face workshops covering both the technical planning skills and the interpersonal implementation skills necessary for effective project management. Run in collaboration with Inter-Connect SARL and Performance Partners,
Click here for more information on Winning Projects!
Management skills
Courses in individual skills such as influencing and negotiation, team leadership, performance management, strategic management and integrated management development programmes. Programmes are always individually designed for the organisation, and can be run throughout Western, Eastern & Central Europe, Africa and the Middle East for managers from small, large and public sector organisations.
Click here for details of the Engineer as a Manager/Managing Technical Professionals course
Click here for some other example course designs
Case studies:
Project management
* Ministry of Defence Police (UK) - Design and deliver a project management skills programme for all senior ranking officers, and advise on the implementation and conduct of force wide projects
* NXP Semiconductors (Global) - Introducing a project management culture to the global marketing and sales department
Performance management
* Barclays Bank (Africa) - Introducing Performance Management to the executive management teams in 10 African countries. Designing and running a series of workshops, designing distance learning materials, training and mentoring a team of local facilitators. Consulting with executives on the introduction of PM and PRP systems.
* Barclays Bank (UK/Caribbean) - Developing coaching, performance management and remuneration decision making skills
Management development
* Cargill (Global) - Design a global roll out programme to train managers in communicating compensation policy, involving scripting and producing bespoke DVD scenarios (Click here to view one of the movies)
* Customer Service Direct (UK) - Design and facilitate a strategic leadership development programme for the top managers in this local government/BT joint venture
* Philips (Global) - Deliver an interpersonal skills development programme as part of a global core skills individual development activity
* NXP Semiconductors (Global) - Deliver an influencing skills workshop as part of the NXP global Academy programme.
* Northumbria University (UK) - Facilitate a series of management development workshops for senior management
* Centrica (UK/India) - Develop a capability framework for offshoring and partnership working and deliver workshops to improve partnership working skills
* Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (UK) - Managing the commissioning and delivery of training modules and design training workshops, trainer guides and self-managed workbooks to form the National Training Framework to support the introduction of Supporting People.
Executive development
• Silva Ltd (UK/Sweden) - Boad level executive development in strategic thinking and leadership
* Highland Distillers (UK) - Developing strategic management and business planning skills for the management team.
* Ghana Forestry Department - Facilitating an executive development programme.
* BASF Pharmaceuticals (UK) - Top team strategic management skills development and executive coaching.