Whilst the needs of each business and organisation are unique to the challenges it faces, there are three distinct areas of performance which are common to all.  The building blocks of every organisation are of course, the individual, each with his or her own unique personality.  Individual performance is a pre-requisite if a business is to succeed.

 

 For an organisation to perform effectively however, these individuals must be grouped into teams, each of which should have a common purpose, shared values and mutual respect.  It is a sad reflection on most businesses and organisations that less than one in five would meet these requirements.

Within every business there are the key players who formulate strategy, set direction and create the culture which will determine whether it will succeed or fail.  As in the sports arena, when performance has plateaued, it is sometimes necessary for a coach to work with these key players to discuss and observe performance and help discover ways in which improvements can be made.

Vanilla Training Solutions can help improve your business performance by providing, bespoke training solutions, tailored to your needs, focusing on these three key areas:


Individual performance

To improve the skills, knowledge and motivation of individuals as part of a program of successful talent management, we can provide training in a wide range of topics including:

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Leadership
  • Management skills
  • Stress Management
  • Interviewing
  • Conducting appraisals
  • Work based instructor
  • Team briefing
  • Problem solving
  • Continuous improvement
  • Time management
  • Negotiating
  • Excellent customer service
  • coaching and mentoring

 


Team Training

To improve team performance and motivation, we can provide a wide range of training both 'classroom' based and 'activity' based, to achieve this.  Topics include:

 
  • Motivating your team
  • Developing team working skills
  • Understanding team roles
  • Building and running effective teams
  • Team building exercises
  • Self directed work teams
  • Leading, developing and motivating your team
  • Defining team leadership responsibilities
  • Conducting team meetings
  • Huddles, successful team briefing
  • Releasing the highest level of creativity and performance in teams


Coaching

For your business to excel, sometimes you need more than just training.  To improve the performance of key individuals, you may need help not available with your own resources.

Within your business, there are certain situations that might benefit from personal coaching.  These may include

  •  A manager recently promoted is having difficulty performing at the new level
  • You have a potential 'rising star' that needs grooming for the next move
  • You have embarked on a culture change program to align your set into a set of core values.  You have some well-respected managers who need coaching in order to secure their commitment
 


These are a few areas where personal coaching can make a dramatic improvement in the performance of individuals, and ultimately your organisation.

We can offer Psychometric testing and 360-degree appraisals to assist the process

For examples of each area, see 3 slices of Vanilla

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