Training Course Outline, Local Enterprise Office, Carlow

Course Title:“Managing People & Motivating Staff”

Course Duration: 1day workshop (09.30-17.30hrs)

Date: 8th May 2017 (Monday)

Trainer: Pádraig Cleary, Mayday Marketing Ltd

Participant Fee: 25.00 Euro

Content

Learning Objectives – by the end of this workshop the learners will

Have a set of tools and techniques to better manage and motivate their staff

Be more enthusiastic, professional and managerial in working with and through others

Have gained a totally new insight to managing their own and staff weekly and daily tasks

Areas to be addressed in the workshop:

Module1. 09.30-11.15. The Owner-Manager as a Leader of Others

Recognising one’s own Leadership style and how this effects employees

How to communicate with employees the mission and goals of your enterprise in a way they can understand and buy into

Module2. 11.30-13.00. Participative Management Techniques for Employees

Induction processes for new staff

Understanding your role as a Coach to staff to ensure they are enabled to perform their roles to the best of their abilities and motivation

Coaching tools you can employ to great effect immediately

Module3. 14.00-15.15. How To Delegate Work And Responsibilities To Staff

How to plan for successful delegation

How to manage staff meetings effectively and to empower employees

Module 4. 15.30-17.30. Managing Your Own Time And The Time Of Others

Setting personal goals

Your Time Management Action Plan from today onwards!

Learning Methodology Proposed:

1, 7hour workshop i.e. 09.30-17.30hrs.(incl. lunch break)

The trainer will use several learning methodologies through the workshop i.e. workbook exercises; small group discussions and role-plays.

Qualifications, background and experience of delivering trainer

May Day has a depth of experience designing and running participative learning processes for owner/managers in manufacturing, services, tourism and for independent retailers since 1998

The active-learning workshop process we use will fully engage the participants and give them real learning and personal development gains for the time they commit to the programme.

Course Learning Facilitator

Pádraig Cleary, BBC, MBA, Cert.Dip Acc.Fin. has delivered business planning; sales and marketing workshop programmes for LEOs, LEADER Cos, Skillnets and City & County Enterprise Boards throughout Ireland. These have received positive participant feedback for the highly participative delivery methodologies employed. In 30+ years of managing and selling consultancy services he has mentored owner-managers and key sales staff on how to sell their products or services in industrial, business2business, tourism, consumer products and services markets at home and abroad.

The course will be fully delivered by Pádraig Cleary.

What Pádraig Can Bring To Existing & Start-Up Ventures in this training proposal:

40+ years experience in a diverse range of sectors and business types

A highly participative training/learning methodology

Highly developed Strategic Planning capability

A capacity to help SME owners find new solutions to seemingly intractable problems and new ideas for products and services

Senior Board governance experience

SME/Micro-Enterprise Experience includes:

Non-executive director (2012-16) of state commercial venture Shannon Foynes Port Co.

Marketing/management consultant for 30+years to owners, CEOs, boards and management teams in sectors as diverse as pharmachem, high tech SMEs and not-for-profit institutions

Assisted clients as a mentor/coach; management trainer; team facilitator (for problem solving, idea generation and for strategic planning)

Sectoral Experience:

Tourism– travel/transport; area promotion; golf courses; equestrian centres; sailing schools; cycling/walking; leisure centres/spa facilities; theatres; festivals and events; day visitor attractions and family entertainments-museums/heritage centres

Hospitality – resorts; hotels; guesthouses; hostels; self-catering; caravans/camping; restaurants; cafes/bistros; pub food;

Manufacturing – engineering products/services; food production; pharmachem; construction products; plastics

B2BServices – data centres; telecoms; financial services; training & recruitment; back office services; aviation; professional services; construction services

Education:

MBA Degree from National University of Ireland

Bachelor Degree in Business Studies from Dublin University

ACCA Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance

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