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The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work
The Art of Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work
Why Choose The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work Training Course?
This The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Worktraining course will provide you with the principles, practical techniques, and skills to move ahead in your career. You will learn the competence, techniques and mindset that creates performance and presence
This personal development training course enables participants to develop confidence, thinking-skills, and personal power to build their personal presence.
This The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work training course will feature:
- The skills of personal goal setting, creating energy, and self-motivation
- Master pro-active and positive thinking and correct decision making
- Presenting and communication at a high level
- Taking action and focusing on key priorities
- Planning for performance using proven techniques
What are the Goals?
By the end of The Forward-Thinking Manager: Proactive Thinking and Taking Action at Work, participants should be able to:
- Understand your ability as competencies and skill sets you can develop
- Know what your organization and others expect from you
- Know how to lead by example through excellent communication
- Analyse your preferred personal style for greater effectiveness
- Learn planning techniques to transform your goals into action
- Be able to be a better problem solver and decision maker
- Develop a powerful, positive mindset every day
The Course Content
- Definition, key principles, and personal learning objectives
- Trends and challenges for managing yourself in the workplace
- How do you really use your potential now? How would you like to be?
- Beliefs and feelings about success, performance, and self-development
- The VAVA method of self-motivation and self-discipline
- Different ways set and use goals as way of managing time
- Converting outcomes and objectives into realistic action plans
- Setting personal and work goals that complement each other
- What four types of positive thinking and why managing your attitude matters
- Five ways to stay focused, keep positive and avoid digital distractions
- Using the 18-minute rule to structure your day
- Prioritising your workload, tasks, and activities
- Using priority ratings not urgency to react to tasks
- Using the Pareto principle and Parkinson’s law to increase your productivity
- Making meetings worthwhile – preparation and conduct
- Delegating and reverse delegation; co-working effectively
- Assertiveness techniques for handling colleagues and clients
- How to send fewer and more concise emails and reports?
- Learning to trust and reducing overcommunication and micro-management
- Personal presentation and public speaking skills
- Higher-level questioning techniques to investigate and solve problems
- Listening to lead – active listening and structuring your conversation
- Verbal and non-verbal techniques; body language explained
- Planning, executing, and monitoring projects
- Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and defining the tasks to be done
- Establishing the dependencies and relationships between tasks
- Estimating techniques to identify expected duration of tasks (PERT)
- Monitoring and controlling execution, and managing changes to achieve objectives
- Communication styles and how to use positive communication to aid productivity
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
How Aztech Saudi Can Enhance Your Professional Career
At Aztech Saudi, we believe that professional development is the foundation of long-term career success. This training course is expertly designed to equip individuals with practical skills, forward-thinking strategies, and the confidence to navigate today’s dynamic work environments. Each course is delivered by subject matter specialists with extensive industry experience, ensuring that every learning experience is relevant, impactful, and aligned with real-world challenges. Whether you're looking to strengthen your technical expertise, enhance leadership abilities, or stay ahead of industry trends, Aztech Saudi provides the tools you need to elevate your performance and deliver measurable value to your organization.
Our training is more than just knowledge transfer—it’s a catalyst for career transformation. By participating in our courses, professionals gain a competitive advantage in their fields, improve their decision-making capabilities, and position themselves for new opportunities and leadership roles. We take pride in supporting individuals across various sectors and career stages, helping them unlock their full potential through high-quality, globally benchmarked learning experiences. With Aztech Saudi as your development partner, you’re not only investing in education—you're investing in a stronger, more successful future.
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