Soft-skill Development Workshops

Studies have shown that skills such as positivity, adaptability, change and conflict management abilities, collaborating with others, presenting ideas and communicating with team members are all valued very high in the modern workplace. Good soft skills ensure a productive, collaborative and healthy work environment, all vital attributes for organizations in an increasingly competitive world. The best companies in the world are giving much more importance to the soft skills of their employees than technical or hard skills. We at Spectra, help the organizations to improve the soft skills of their employees. With decades of experience in this field, our experts know how to achieve results that go beyond short-term success and are pragmatic, holistic and enduring.

Methodology

The programmes are designed with a mix of experience sharing, real life case discussions, besides lectures conducted in the class. Each module is customized keeping in mind the learning dynamics of the target groups. The programmes are designed to be basic, clear and easily understandable. They are interspersed with brainstorming, exercises, games and audio-video clips to ensure maximization of experiential learning.

Some of the most popular soft-skills workshops organized by us are the following:

POSITIVE MINDSET AND MOTIVATION

Today’s increasingly competitive business world means that a highly motivated workforce is vital for any organization seeking to achieve good results. Therefore, learning how to motivate self and others has become an essential skill for employees. Employee mindset affects productivity, quality, and morale; employee development; and retention, as well as turnover. Positive employee mindset drives positive results. Bad employee mindset puts a drag on results. That’s a fact proven by study after study. This programme is designed to help create positive mind-set and develop motivational techniques, by understanding what is required, what works and then drawing up action plan.

STRESS AND TIME MANAGEMENT

Stress and time management is extremely vital for employees to handle everyday situation in a more constructive manner. This training programme introduces time management and stress management tools and techniques that allow participants to manage their time more effectively and feel more in control. It will also give participants a method for addressing any stressful situation, as well as a toolbox of personal skills, including using routines, relaxation techniques, and a stress log system.They will also understand what lifestyle elements they can change to reduce stress.

COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

The training programme on communication and conflict resolution offers practical tips to employees and team leaders, aimed at managing conflict at work and introducing an effective communication and conflict resolution strategy. Poorly handled conflict and lack of communication can affect both the employees and the customers; thereby impacting the company’s bottom-line. To maintain the competitive advantage, the organization needs to focus on developing good conflict resolution techniques to quickly and effectively resolve conflicts while building trusts with clients and co- workers. The focus is on real life problems and challenges one faces at the workplace.

LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING

Leadership is something that is obviously important for the Managers. However, we believe that it is equally important for everyone at every level within the organization. The training on leadership and team building helps executives and employees to set business direction, successfully implement strategies and boost the performance of individuals and teams. It also helps building an organization filled with people who have a collective vision. The programme provides practical tips about motivating your people to work together, to develop their strengths and encourage collaboration rather than competition.

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

This training programme is based on the path breaking book ‘Seven habits of highly effective people’ written by Dr. Stephen R Covey. The book was named one of the ‘10 most influential management books ever written in the world’ by Fobres. Learning the 7 habits will help you to better manage yourself and also better lead others while unleashing the team potential. It will help in identifying key goals and delivering excellent results. The training module is all about developing winning habits which ensures high productivity both in personal and professional domains. It has the potential to benefit everyone in the organization by promoting continuous improvements and safeguarding against "burn-out" and subsequent non-productivity.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING

Employees in an organization with strong mixture of emotional awareness, self-management, and social skills navigate relationships more effectively and are more likely to be successful in their personal and professional lives. We often see smart people failing and many technically talented individuals having trouble managing others and collaborating in a team. Basically what they lack is a critical level of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and the ability to manage their own emotions and others’ when they are under pressure. The training programmeaddresses such issues. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is one of the most powerful sets of tools available for personal and professional transformation. It has got the capability to enable ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results.

FINANCIAL AWARENESS FOR NON FINANCE EMPLOYEES

Financial awareness has a significant impact on effective decision making in an organization. The training module on ‘Financial Awareness’ is appropriate for emplyees within any functional area such as operations, maintenance, procurement, planning, human resources, sales etc. The knowledge provided in the programme enables executives to assess the financial implications of decisions, and to be better equipped to make informed strategic choices. It also helps to gain an extensive working knowledge of critical financial principles in an easy-to-follow manner, enabling them to make critical business decisions involving cost-savings, budgets etc.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Change is one of the most important elements of successful business management today. To remain competitive, organizations have to adopt a positive attitude to change. Our two-day Change Management and Organizational Development training course provides practical tipsand techniques to employees and team leaders for planning and implementing change. Organizational Development is a comprehensive strategy for organizationimprovement. Organizational Development is a long rangeefforttoimproveanorganization'sproblemsolvingandrenewalprocesses,particularlythrough a more effective and collaborative managementculture.