الخطوط العريضة
Defining the Role of the Office Manager
- Understanding the core components of the office manager role:
– Functions
– Roles
– Responsibilities
- Clarifying expectations
- Four dimensions exercise
Logistics - The Art of Effective Planning and Organising
- How to plan – a step by step framework for success
- The importance of robust project management skills
- Avoiding the common logistical traps
- Documentation control – ensuring you have the facts at your fingertips
- Organising and structuring processes and procedures
- Problem solving and decision making
Budgeting - Understanding and Controlling the Finances
- Understanding core financial terminology
- How to write and understand a budget
- The most effective way to control a budget
- Allocating resources in a cost effective way
- How to defend your budget from attack
Essential Negotiation Skills - Doing Win/Win Deals
- The critical importance of obust negotiation skills
- Understanding your counterpart
- Learn your strengths and play to them
- Tactics and counter tactics – a best practice approach
- Why win/win is the ultimate goal in any negotiation
Effective Communication - Written and Spoken
- How to get your message across firmly and fairly
- Practical ways to get your voice heard in any scenario
- Best practice communication model:
– Email communication
– Meetings
– 1 to 1 scenarios
- Effective business writing
- Writing instructions and process guides
- Getting your hands on the information you need
Influencing Across Your Organisation - Getting Them to Accept the Decision
- The role of influencing within modern organisations
– Influencing upwards
– Influencing across business functions
– Influencing teams
– Influencing individuals
Prioritising - How to Cram 24 Hours into a morning!
- How to prioritise in a way that works for you
- Identifying your personal “time stealers”
- Best practice time management techniques
- How to defend your time from institutional and colleague attack
- Practical steps for increasing productivity and efficiency
- The importance of effective delegation
Managing Change - Gaining Commitment
- How to introduce change painlessly
- Up-selling change as a positive
- Pre-empting and managing potential negative impact
- Learn to cope yourself
Taking Control - Stick to Your Guns
- Understanding and maximising your personal strengths
- Harnessing the unique strengths of others
- Don’t get panicked by rank into changing your tack
Dealing with Difficult Situation - People and Emotions
- Dealing with the organisational hierarchy
- Coping with those who know better
- How to handle emotions and feelings in a professional way
- Conflict resolution – a best practice approach
- Dealing with the human crisis
Dealing with Pressure and Stress
- Coping with difficult problems
- The importance of keeping things in perspective
- Dealing with crisis scenarios
- Practical breathing techniques[1]How to handle your own stress
- Coping with others in stress