Best Practice Guides

Take a look at our full range of Best Practice Guides - outstanding books that bring together highlights from our extensive online member library of best practice materials. Designed not only to inspire, but also to identify practical insight and provide toolkits and hot tips, we intend our resources to help you to raise standards across the industry. Packed with case studies, research, thought leadership and supplier listings, this is the year-round resource that contains the jewels of the year’s best practice.
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1-Day Influencing Skills for Analysts & Managers

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Learn how decisions are made, utilise behavioural preferences and identify the preferences of those we want to influence. After this course you will;

Understand the concept of influencing vs manipulation
Be able to apply social styles and six key principles to aid influencing
Appreciate how humans make decisions
Take away methods to try in the workplace

1-Day Feedback & Coaching for analysts

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Learn techniques and explores coaching in the context of feedback and performance improvement as colleague, mentor or manager. After this course, you will;

Understand the role of feedback and be able to articulate best practice
Have developed and practised coaching skills
Know how to use coaching style questions to deliver feedback

1-Day Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

Date TBC

Learn how to create your own stakeholder map and communication plan, teaching you basic influencing skills to help you succeed. After this course, you will;

Understand how to identify stakeholders and use a mapping tool
Create a communication plan and engagement strategies for stakeholders
Be able to deploy simple influencing skills at work

1-Day Telling A Story With Numbers Workshop

Date TBC

This one-day training workshop is the opportunity for you to discuss the benefits and implications of different approaches and learn about the critical factors to consider. Use this course to help you determine what approach to develop in your own operation.

Be able to display complex data in a simple way
Have techniques for emotional engagement
Have a clear engagement strategy