Short Upskilling Courses: February 20 - March 6

Event Date: 20 February 2024 - 6 March 2024

We are delighted to offer these short upskilling courses. If you are a current, client, student or alumni of SEED and are interested in attending these courses please email Magdalena Thomas.

Understanding Emotional Intelligence: Tuesday, February 20

This one day face to face course will raise awareness of participants’ own emotional intelligence profiles and will identify the ways in which to development them.

Emotional intelligence forms an integral part of success within organisations. Many within the workplace realise that it’s not ‘book smarts’ but ‘street smarts’ that reap rewards.

Taking control of one’s own emotions is an important first step in understanding emotional intelligence. Being able to read or gauge other people’s personalities and frames of mind and having the ability to manage them is the next.

Effective Communication for Leaders: Wednesday, February 21

Communication skills are used in everything we do. Effective communication skills can often determine success or failure.  Great leaders need to be great communicators. This course is ideal for leaders, wanting to create and sell a vision, help individuals or teams to work effectively, resolve conflict and influence rely on nurturing those communication skills and displaying strong, concise, and appropriate communications. This course will be delivered over one day at our Glasgow campus.

Influencing Skills: Thursday, February 22

This one day face to face course is designed to improve participant’s interpersonal skills and increase abilities to communicate effectively.  Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand their own preferred communication style
• Understand different communication styles
• Practice flexing their influencing style to improve interactions with others.

Leading Teams: Tuesday, March 5

Leading teams does not come naturally to everyone. Understanding the importance of team dynamics as they form and then start performing is important. Resolving conflict between team members is a daily requirement for team leaders. Setting goals and providing feedback to individuals are essential performance management skills. Understanding when and who to delegate to is also an essential team leadership skill. This course will be delivered over one day at our Glasgow campus.

Building your Leadership Style: Wednesday, March 6

This one day face to face course will begin by summarising some of the more familiar, established approaches to leadership. The course will help individuals to explore their preferred leadership style, the strengths and weaknesses. Alternative approaches to leadership, such as servant leadership or authentic leadership, will also be explored.

Published: 25 January 2024