Effective feedback and conversations

Course summary

In flatter, more digital and complex organisations there’s an increasing need to have effective, and sometimes challenging, conversations with colleagues, members and stakeholders. This one day management course will focus on each group’s unique challenges whether that’s disagreeing with a senior colleague, motivating a high-performer or explaining a change initiative. We will use an anonymous online survey to get real-life examples from the participants and we’ll use those challenging behaviours and difficult conversations as the focus of the day. The programme is highly interactive and practical with exercises, self-assessments, group work, case studies and role playing. The focus of the day will be sharing best practice and toolkits to give the managers the skills and confidence to have these critical conversations.

MC, Electoral Commission

“Excellent training course that was very well facilitated. I found the course very interesting and relevant to my role. It has given me more confidence to take forward in my management of staff.”

CC, Pensions Ombudsman

“I feel I now have the tools to be more assertive and use the right language. It was very good to interact with people I don’t usually speak with.”

P, Client Earth

“This course has been REALLY valuable, building on previous courses and tackling some very important things. I feel I can begin to apply what I have learnt immediately.”

Course dates and location

We can deliver this course virtually for your organisation, on a date and time that suits you. If you have four or more people who would like to attend this course then group training could be the most cost-effective option. Contact one of our Training Coordinators on 020 7490 3030 or email for more information and a quote.

If you would like to attend this course then register your interest with us. Currently, this course is run on request meaning that a date will be scheduled once we have at least three people interested in attending this course.

There are no dates available at the moment.

Over this one day course we will cover:

Welcome, introductions, aims for the day
Reviewing the surveys: what conversations matter the most to this group
Getting the desired outcome from a difficult conversation
Effective listening to resolve problems
Identifying different types of behaviour
Adapting styles of communication to different situations
What makes people behave in a difficult way
Bringing out the best in people at their worst
Persuasion and influence
Communication skills: the feedback toolkit
Knowing how and when to tackle issues
How to build your confidence and assertiveness
How to ask for a change in behaviour
Managing conflict
Dealing with aggression
How to problem solve and negotiate with difficult people

This course is aimed at managers who needs to deal with challenging attitudes, behaviours and situations. This course will work best if managers and their direct reports do not attend the same course.

By the end of the day you will not only have a better awareness of yourself in terms of your own behavioural strengths and weaknesses, but you will also have increased confidence in dealing with challenging people, attitudes and behaviour. You will have a communications toolkit which can be used to plan, deliver and follow-up from challenging conversations. You’ll better understand your own emotional reactions to giving and receiving difficult feedback and will understand how resilience can be built up over time.

£589 plus VAT not-for-profit price (applies to charities and all other not-for-profit organisations, including public sector and housing)
£654 plus VAT standard price (applies to all other organisations)

Effective feedback and conversations

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Standard price: £654 VAT: £130.80; TOTAL: £784.80 ‘Not-for-profit’ price: £589 VAT: £117.80; TOTAL: £706.80

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