Business Management & Commerce training courses in New Zealand

Our Collaboration program takes a systematic approach to harnessing individual strengths and building a cohesive unit. You will learn how to create and share a vision, manage your process and create accountability around a shared solution. We shift participants from approaching tasks and projects from within silos, to opening communication lines and sharing a vision, process, and solution across their organisation. Through tools and practice, we unleash the full potential of working ...

Our one-day Giving Effective Feedback program examines feedback beyond routine performance appraisals. This workshop empowers you to understand the three different types of feedback you should be giving, and strategies for delivering them effectively. We shift participants from viewing feedback as evaluation to understanding and practising feedback as regular appreciation, thoughtful coaching, and data-driven evaluation. The result is less, ‘performance management’ and higher ...

Our one day training workshop Managing Meetings explores the keys to successful meetings. Participants learn how to prepare and facilitate dynamic meetings that lead to meaningful action. We shift participants from seeing meetings as pointless and unproductive, to understanding them as opportunities for engagement and action. This workshop provides the structure and tools for participants to turn their next meeting into a high-impact experience. This workshop will enable you, your ...

Our one-day training workshop Decision Making Skills builds participants’ capacity and confidence to make decisions of any nature. They learn a simple but powerful process for decision-making that reduces risk and increases Effectiveness. We shift participants from fearing decisions as daunting, high-risk tasks, to embracing opportunities for innovation and value creation. This workshop provides participants with a structured approach to decision making that empowers them to examine ...

Our one-day training workshop Problem Solving Skills explores the process of solving problems both large and small. It empowers participants to diagnose problems, identify their causes, and formulate a clear and operational action plan. We shift participants from seeing problems as complicated challenges to opportunities for collaboration. We introduce and practise the most effective methods to create wise and action-oriented solutions to the toughest issues. Book a consultation with ...

Our one-day training workshop Influencing Skills looks at influence as a skill that can be developed and sharpened. It explores the four key sources of influence, and how to use these sources to structure both written and verbal communication. We shift participants from a sales-pitching approach to thoughtful persuasive communication. Practical tools and preparation strategies enable them to approach their influencing interactions with improved confidence and effectiveness. This ...

Organisations depend on strong, healthy relationships to succeed. Without them, they fall apart. You can achieve lasting success for your organisation by developing a common language and aligned approaches for negotiation and conflict management. This six-day progressive learning program explores new concepts in negotiation and shares how to manage conflict swiftly and effectively. We examine the skills required to create value in negotiation, to build long-lasting relationships that deal ...

Our one-day Getting Past Conflict program takes a structured approach to conflict management. This workshop empowers you to skilfully manage high-stakes conversations. You will learn how and why conflict arises, how to minimise its impact, and how to manage it effectively. We shift participants from giving into emotional tendencies in the face of conflict, to responding constructively, thoughtfully, and with purpose. The result will be more stable and longer-lasting workplace ...

Our one-day training workshop Influential Business Writing explores how to improve business writing to maximise impact. This workshop empowers the writer to achieve optimum clarity and persuasiveness. We provide participants with the tools to understand the fundamentals of communicating effectively, structuring a document, and editing for expression. We shift participants from their “autopilot” writing process, with unpredictable impacts on their readers, to a structured persuasive ...

Our two-day training workshop looks at influence as a skill that can be developed and sharpened. This workshop empowers participants to skilfully take the lead in influencing conversations. They will learn about the key sources of influence, strategies for preparing for and leading conversations, and how to build and manage relationships of influence. We shift participants’ mindset from sales-pitching to thoughtful persuasive communication and effective relationship management. Through ...

Our two-day Skillful Negotiator program develops the core concepts and skills that underpin principled, interest-based negotiation. This workshop empowers participants to skilfully manage any negotiation, no matter how challenging. They will learn how to create value, prepare for upcoming negotiations, communicate effectively, and deal with difficult behaviours. We show participants how to maintain a value-generating approach, even when counterparts are behaving competitively. We ...