TRAINING

For leaders to have impact, to do what matters, they must develop their attitude, authority, and ability. Our specially designed training programs mix evidence-based theory with participatory practice and an implementation element to ensure learning ‘sticks’.

We currently offer three programs - Get It Write, Smart Strategy Intensive and Leading with Impact.

We can also tailor training to your needs - this is a cost-effective and time-efficient way to have an impact on your team. Through collective learning they’ll develop common ways of working, a shared language to discuss what’s important and emerge a stronger team.

PROGRAMS

Get It Write

Smart Strategy Intensive

Two day short course for public sector communicators

If you have to write for work and find words get in your way, Get It Write can help.  

Research shows that people in business spend six per cent of total wages trying to get meaning out of poor writing. Better writing could save hours every week!

When our writing is convincing and compelling, we connect with our audiences. They pay attention. They engage. They're inspired.

We set up this program because we saw a need to build better writers. 

Get It Write helps you to understand your audience, find the right words, and use them to connect. It's a valuable skill, whether you're writing a business email or a letter to your mum.

Get It Write is available for individuals, teams and organisations.

Whether it is engaging the community or articulating policy, communication is a vital part of government practice.

This two day program, introduces the ACUMEN model of communication strategy - your fast track to smart strategy. It will teach you how to plan communications in a more nuanced, more engaging, more consumer-focussed way.

It’s more than just learning – participants bring along an issue or problem from their agency - and will develop their own strategy for it as part of the course. A one-on-one coaching session after the course will finesse the strategy and ready it for the internal approval process.

Participants leave the program with a thorough understanding of a robust thought process and approach to developing strategy that delivers measurable results — and a finished communications strategy for a real problem or issue.

Smart Strategy Intensive is usually offered as an in-house program for communications teams but we do occasionally offer a public program for individuals. Contact us if you’d like to be kept informed.

“Research and evaluation is always an area I feel we don't do well in as we just move on to the next thing. Good to know and refresh some new research options and avenues especially when we don't have a budget."

Participant, Smart Strategy Intensive

Leading with Impact

12 month development program for middle managers

Our approach to developing leaders with impact offers a mix of training, mentoring and coaching, with an implementation element to ensure the insights gained actually translate into action.

Quarterly half-day training workshops are designed around four different leadership themes - Self, Team, Service, and Strategy, supported by monthly group mentoring sessions and a series of relevant books and articles to read.

At each workshop the theme for the quarter is explored and each leader develops their own 90 day action plan to address opportunities for their area within this theme. Through working together the group becomes a more collaborative, connected team.

One-on-one coaching (via phone, Skype or Zoom) is available to participants who are in need of additional support or input.

Leading with Impact is offered as an in-house program for your middle managers and high potential performers.