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At equalta our belief about making diversity work for all organisations is that:

• Promoting an inclusive culture means a more productive workforce
• Legal claims are minimised
• It helps attract and retain talent
• Customer satisfaction is improved

When you choose to join us at Missenden Abbey for an equalta Diversity - what you need to know course…

This is what your learning will achieve....

• An understanding of the key drivers for promoting diversity
• Learn how the different equalities legislation impacts your organisation
• How to develop strategies to deal with resistance
• How to adopt simple, practical changes which help promote diversity
• Experience generating new and different ideas which can be used within your own organisation

This is how you’ll be learning...

• Some PowerPoint presentation for key points
• Interactive explanations of the law
• Individual thinking and group work
• Tricky scenarios
• Taking the role of facilitator
• Walking in the woods

This is the atmosphere we’ll set up for your learning...

• A warm friendly welcome from us and the Abbey staff
• Colourful and scented pens to get to more of your ‘senses’
• Working together collaboratively
• Flipcharts will gather on the walls as the day goes on to get a great sense of progress
• All in the beautiful, relaxing setting of Missenden Abbey

This is how we’ll make your learning stick...

• Review and reflection - benefits and concerns of embracing diversity, positive ways forward
• ‘Take-away’ key points and ‘top tips’ for promoting diversity
• Follow up postcards to see how you’re doing after the course
• Collaborative connections after the course

This is what we’ll actually be doing...

• Looking at the key legal principles and other demographic influences that all workplaces need to know about
• Discussing the differences between ‘equal opportunities’ and ‘diversity’ - and why they matter
• Using the critical steps of Asking, Listening, Thinking and Acting for promoting an inclusive culture
• Learning strategies for dealing with resistance
• Considering how to measure progress

At equalta our belief about making your employee survey successful is that:

• Ask-Listen-Think-Act is the overall model
• Seeing the big picture first will save you a lot of pain
• Understanding the necessary small steps will save you time and money
• Linking the survey to changes in business performance is vital

When you choose to join us at Missenden Abbey for an equalta 8 essential steps for employee survey success course…

This is what your learning will achieve....

• An understanding of each of the 8 steps in the process
• Why the order of the 8 steps is vital
• Know how and when to move through each of the steps
• Best practice techniques for you to adapt and use in your business
• 3 key things that most employee surveys overlook

This is how you’ll be learning...

• Two way discussion, NOT one-way lecturing
• Hands-on exercises to demonstrate key points
• Yes, there will be some PowerPoint - but with a twist
• Individual thinking and group work

This is the atmosphere we’ll set up for your learning...

• A warm friendly welcome from us and the Abbey staff
• Icebreaker(s) to set the ‘engaging’ culture
• Colourful and scented pens to get to more of your ‘senses’
• All in the beautiful, relaxing setting of Missenden Abbey

This is how we’ll make your learning stick...

• Recaps - using fun (beachball, phone a friend...)
• Real examples of success in business
• Follow up contact to see how you’re doing after the course
• Collaborative connections after the course

This is what we’ll actually be doing...

• Icebreaker(s) and ground-rules
• Our 8 step model - an overview
• Steps 1 and 2: setting the scene
• Steps 3 and 4: creating the tools
• Review
• Steps 5 and 6: crunching the numbers
• Steps 7 and 8: using the insight
• Best practice guidelines
• Review and Q&A

At equalta our belief about De Bono’s tools and techniques is:

• They save time and effort
• They help increase productivity
• They can provide breakthrough thinking to solve difficult problems
• They help create solutions

When you choose to join us here at Missenden Abbey for an equalta De Bono’s tools and techniques course…

This is what your learning will achieve...

• Experience thinking in different ways
• Understand the discipline of using the tools in organising your thinking
• Promotion of robust, properly rounded thinking
• Appreciate equality and diversity of contributions
• Thought-provoking insight into the use of De Bono’s tools
• Recognise the variety of situations where De Bono’s tools are effective

This is how you’ll be learning...

• Practicing using the tools in live situations at the Abbey
• Working in small groups and as individuals
• Through learning games
• Scavenging exercises in the Abbey and grounds
• Walking in the woods - the power of reflection

This is the atmosphere we’ll set up for your learning...

• Some fun ‘waking your interest’ activities for you to do before you join the course
• The Abbey and its organisation to practise using tools live
• Icebreaker(s) to set the ‘safe and exploratory’ culture for the course
• Props and equipment to bring the tools to life
• Collaborative working

This is how we’ll make your learning stick...

• Review and reflection - benefits and concerns of using the tools, positive ways forward
• Recaps - using fun (beachball, phone a friend...)
• Real life examples of success in business
• Follow up postcards to see how you’re doing after the course
• Collaborative connections after the course

This is what we’ll actually be doing...

• Icebreaker(s)
• The concept of parallel thinking
• De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats
• How and when to use the Hats
• Using the Hats for a selection from… generating ideas, holding meetings, managing conflict, making decisions, performance appraisal, problem solving, process improvement
• Expanding the Green Hat  - for creativity and lateral thinking
• Concept extraction
• Random word

At equalta our belief about creative thinking for business is…

• Creative thinking can be learned - we can all generate new ideas and better ways of doing things
• If you trust the process, let it flow and stay with it, fantastic new ideas will follow
• Creating the right environment is a vital part of successfully generating new thinking

When you choose to join us at Missenden Abbey for an equalta Creativity - different thinking for better results course…

This is what your learning will achieve...

• An understanding of the nature of creative thinking
• Experience at least three creative thinking techniques
• Experience generating new and different ideas
• Know how and when to use different creative thinking techniques
• Practise the facilitation skills required to run a creative thinking session

This is how you’ll be learning...

• No PowerPoint!
• Interactive explanations of the theory
• Demonstration of techniques
• Individual thinking and group work
• Taking the role of facilitator
• Intriguing asides
• Walking in the woods

This is the atmosphere we’ll set up for your learning...

• Some fun activities for you to do before you join the course
• A warm friendly welcome from us and the Abbey staff
• Icebreaker(s) to set the ‘fun’ culture
• Colourful and scented pens to get to more of your ‘senses’
• Games and props around the room
• Working together collaboratively
• Flipcharts will gather on the walls as the day goes on to get a great sense of progress
• All in the beautiful, relaxing setting of Missenden Abbey

This is how we’ll make your learning stick...

• Review and reflection - benefits and concerns of using the techniques, positive ways forward
• Recaps - using fun (beachball, phone a friend...)
• Real life examples of success in business
• Follow up postcards to see how you’re doing after the course
• Collaborative connections after the course

This is what we’ll actually be doing...

• Icebreaker(s)
• Short experiential exercise to experience creative thinking and cover theory
• Groundrules, environments, psychology - and their importance
• Brainstorming - how has it been working for you?
• Technique 1 - brainstorming with a twist
• Review 1
• Demonstration 1 - checklist techniques using packets of smarties
• Technique 2 - metaprocess - using visuals to move towards solutions
• Review 2
• Technique 3 - morphological box - finds many more potential solutions to choose from
• Review 3
• Top tips for which technique to use when and in which situation
• Facilitation skills

At equalta our belief about Mind Mapping is:

• our brains have a huge amount of untapped potential that Mind Mapping can help us release
• a highly effective tool for making the most of your time
• mind mapping is enjoyable and will make your work life more productive
• it can serve a huge variety of uses from taking notes, remembering things, organising thoughts, selling ideas…

When you choose to join us here at Missenden Abbey for an equalta Mind Mapping - for more powerful thinking course…

This is what your learning will achieve...

• Really experience the effectiveness and efficiency of Mind Mapping as a business technique to save you time
• Recognise how using Mind Mapping naturally accesses and enhances the way you use your brain
• Experience the wide variety of business needs that Mind Mapping can improve from organising your thoughts to making notes to generating and capturing new ideas for creativity

This is how you’ll be learning...

• Practising techniques using live situations
• Individual thinking
• Small group work
• Whole brain exercises
• Walking in the woods

This is the atmosphere we’ll set up for your learning...

• Some fun ‘waking your interest’ activities for you to do before you join the course
• The Abbey and its grounds to create Mind Maps
• Icebreaker(s) to set the ‘exploratory’ culture for the course
• Sitting down for less than 50% of the time!
• Props and equipment to access whole brain learning
• Working together collaboratively
• Flipcharts will gather on the walls as the day goes on to get a great sense of progress

This is how we’ll make your learning stick...

• Review and reflection - benefits and concerns of using the techniques, positive ways forward
• Recaps - using fun (beachball, phone a friend...)
• Real life examples of success in business
• Follow up postcards to see how you’re doing after the course
• Collaborative connections after the course

This is what we’ll actually be doing...

• Icebreaker(s)
• Identifying uses for Mind Maps in your business
• Discovering the natural way your brain works best
• Then tap into the natural workings of your brain by using Mind Mapping
• Writing Mind Maps - how to…
• Using Mind Mapping for a selection from… study, memory, planning, meetings, listening skills, appraisals, project management, research, decision making, analysis, note taking, speeches
• Exercising your whole brain

At equalta our belief about getting value from your employee survey is that…

• Ask-Listen-Think-Act is the overall model
• Your organisation can and will perform better if the survey results are used to drive strategic change
• It’s less painful for HR if ‘the business’ takes ownership of the survey results, the action planning and the delivery of change
• The action doesn’t have to be dramatic change. Small tweaks work just as well, sometimes even better

When you choose to join us at Missenden Abbey for an equalta Getting Value from your Employee Survey course…

This is what your learning will achieve...

• Defining what ‘value’ means to you and your organisation
• Knowing how to create survey ‘ownership’ across the business
• Tactics for transforming ownership into action plans
• Best practice for linking change back to the survey results
• Overcoming objections to making change happen
• Understanding different techniques for making change stick

This is how you’ll be learning...

• Two way discussion, NOT one-way lecturing
• Hands-on exercises to demonstrate key points
• Yes, there will be some PowerPoint - but with a twist
• Individual thinking and group work

This is the atmosphere we’ll set up for your learning...

• A warm friendly welcome from us and the Abbey staff
• Icebreaker(s) to set the ‘engaging’ culture
• Colourful and scented pens to get to more of your ‘senses’
• All in the beautiful, relaxing setting of Missenden Abbey

This is how we’ll make your learning stick...

• Recaps - using fun (beachball, phone a friend...)
• Real examples of success in business
• Follow up contact to see how you’re doing after the course
• Collaborative connections after the course

This is what we’ll actually be doing...

• Icebreaker(s) and ground-rules
• Defining ‘value’
• Business models and survey analysis
• Survey ownership - top to bottom
• Lunch
• Review
• Action planning for everyone
• Making the plan a reality
• Completing the circle

Review and Q&A