Advanced Management program

Module one: Appreciative Leadership (two days) (42833)

The appreciative approach is common to all the modules. We shall consider the appreciative approach a fundamental requirement for becoming a good leader and manager, and as anoperational dialogue tool for the development of staff members’ professional and personalcompetence, which secures a forward-looking and solution-orientated approach to problems andconflicts.

Benefit gained: After completing this module, you will have acquired knowledge that prepares you for handling the management and leadership challenges of the future.

Module two: The leader’s negotiation technique (three days) (43575)

Various forms of negotiation are integral to the life of a business enterprise, large as well as small, internally and externally with customers and suppliers. This module will strengthen your impact and ability to create win-win situations. We shall work on the phases of negotiation, the win/win philosophy, the negotiator’s preparation, tips and tricks, as well as the technique behind a successful agreement. As negotiation is essentially communication, we shall delve deeper into the tools of communication and their significance for successful negotiation. You will learn to apply various techniques for asking and listening that will strengthen your negotiation position.

Benefit gained: After completing this module, you will have acquired tools that enhance the climate of your negotiations and enables you to make a greater impact.

Module three: The leader’s tools for preventing stress (one day) (49442)

Stress prevention and the psychological working environment is a highly current issue in times of constant change. You will learn methods for identifying issues in relation to the psychological working environment and stress, and use this as a basis for implementing initiatives that promote a good psychological working environment and prevent stress.​

Benefit gained: After completing this module, you will be able to identify and prevent stress among your team. In this way you will be able to improve well-being and commitment.

Module four: Coaching as a leadership tool (three days) (44633)

The coaching approach is highly relevant to the modern leader. This module will teach you a basic level of how to apply correct coaching methods in various situations, for instance in relation togroups/individuals and formal/informal coaching. Using coaching techniques will make it easier for you to involve and gain commitment from your staff members in the discharge of their work.

Benefit gained: After completing this module, you will have learned methods enabling you to involve and gain commitment from your staff members in a far more effective way.

 In general, the teaching forms are mostly based on activity and experience. In this way, you have the opportunity to relate pro-actively and personally to the topics. You may also experience the use of recurring assignments or cases, fictional companies or games. You also learn a great deal from the experiences of other participants and that is why work, discussions and dialogues will often be conducted in groups.