Ignite Development & Learning - Personal Effectiveness

Personal Effectiveness

As both work activities and organisational structures change rapidly, the need for each of us to be working at the peak of our effectiveness has increased.

Have you ever noticed how some people manage to stay in control and maintain their effectiveness no matter what is happening around them?

With a range of tools and resources our goal is help transform you from where you are now to where you want to go in the short and long term.

Organisations that have used our tools and ways of working include: DuPont, BP, Astra Zeneca, Intel, NHS West Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority, York St John University, Business Link West Yorkshire, Worcester City Council, Museums Libaries and Archives Council, Agfa, Leeds University, Yorkshire and Humberside Assessment Ltd, Babcock Engineering, Whyte & Mackay, NCR, CCLRC, JohnsonDiversey, University of Derby, Morse, Nortel Networks, GMAC RFC, Premier Travel Inn, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Bradford Social Services, Serco and Fusion Insurance.

Developing Your Career

Many people assume an ideal career progression involves increasing specialisation, steadily rising salary and perks, and a move into a management position. But this is not necessarily a formula for job satisfaction. Understanding some of these career myths can help you make wise choices.

The Four Stages of Contribution by Novations

The Four Stages™ of Contribution model, based on research pioneered by former Harvard Business School professors Gene Dalton and Paul Thompson, makes clear what high performers actually do and the contribution they make. This model identifies the areas or “stages” where employees contribute and describes what high performance is in each stage - Contributing Dependently, Contributing Independently, Contributing Through Others, and Contributing Strategically.

Contributing Through Others by Novations

Emerging leaders face a daunting challenge, moving from successful independent contributors to organisational leaders who contribute and influence through others. Two-thirds of all new leaders never successfully make the transition. Why do they fail?

Time Management

The most frequently used statement by people is "I don’t have time!" Why do we say that? What prevents us from getting on and just doing the things we know we should? How can we become more efficient and effective? Having a dairy and a few paper tools helps but doesn’t always go far enough to answer these crucial questions.

Influencing Skills

Relationship Awareness^® gives organisations and individuals the tools they need to build more effective personal and professional relationships. It helps them to sustain those relationships through understanding the underlying motivational value systems of themselves and others - not just when things are going well, but also when they are managing conflict.

Presentation skills for the Terrified

Does the thought of giving a presentation fill you with dread and fear? Why does it always seem so easy for other people? “Sometimes I feel I’d rather die than get up and have to say something!”

Managing and Working with Conflict

Conflict can be a positive and productive part of effective team working. Well managed conflict provides a creative edge that makes the difference. However, unmanaged conflict is destructive and affects performance and relationships. Through a better understanding of their team’s dynamics, leaders and team members can direct and manage the energy created by team working in a more effective and positive manner.

Facilitation Skills

Who are going to be keenest to use what they've just learned; the people you told, or the people you helped work it out for themselves? Which change is going to deliver the fastest results; the one that was imposed or the one that you helped a team develop and agree for itself?

360 - Degree Feedback

Blind spots. We all have them. Our 360-degree feedback can help you take the blinkers off. Ignite offers a range of 360 degree profiling tools to help increase individual and team contribution and effectiveness.

For example Using Novations Four Stages™ of Contribution Model, we measure competencies across all stages of career growth— Contributing Dependently, Contributing Independently, Contributing Through Others, and Contributing Strategically - and help you turn feedback into lasting change.

Ignite Development & Learning Ltd is an authorised and licensed Reseller Partner of Novations Group, Inc. Ignite also has accredited consultants for Hermmann Whole Brain Development Inventory, Strength Depolyment Inventory, Apter Motivational Styles Profile, Apter Leadership Profile, and a range of other psychometric tests.