A conference programme
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.
Preparation
Morning programme
| 9.00–9.30 |
Conference opening |
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| 9.30–10.45 |
Management styles Consider the different management styles and how you can adapt yours to suit your team. |
Giving feedback Explore the different ways to give feedback to maximise development. |
Managing change Help your employees deal with change and to see the positives change can bring. |
| 10.45–11.15 | Coffee break | ||
| 11.15–12.30 |
Using storytelling in leadership communication Sometimes, the best way to communicate with your team is by telling stories. Find out how to do this in this workshop. |
Leading small businesses How is leading small businesses different and how can leaders of small businesses bring success to their team? |
Leading in uncertain times Uncertainty can affect the success of your team. Learn to bring confidence to your team in a time of uncertainty. |
Afternoon programme
| 12.30–2.00 | Lunch | ||
| 2.00–3.15 |
Managing international projects Consider how to ensure successful intercultural communication in your international teams. |
Developing creative thinking in your team How can you get your team to think more creatively? Explore the different ideas that can help your team see things in a new way. |
Conflict management Conflict can create problems in your team, but managing conflict well can bring about development. Learn how to manage conflict in this workshop. |
| 3.15–4.15 | Group discussions | ||
| 4.15–5.00 | Conference closing Dr Grace Moloney |
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I would like to attend the leading small business with cheng wei. It might support to get success by starting a small business to be a big business.
I would like to attend the conflict management session, because there is no workplace without conflict, learning how to manage the conflict effectively and turn it into an opportunity for growth is valuable skill, I would like to develop this skill and apply it in my professional practice.
I would like to attend Giving feedback
with Amelia Novak because I think giving feedback is not easy. To identify what's need to be done and get better result after hearing out feeedback
I would like to attend the sesson "Developing creative thinking in your team" with Mariana Silva. It's not easy to motivate my team think creatively. I want to learn how to encourage my team to do it. This topic is useful for teachers and school leaders.
I think I would like to attend Developing creative thinking in your team with Mariana Silva. As a leader of a team, I sometimes find it difficult to motivate my team to think creatively. The result of this is the team performance will decrease significantly if the member only rely on the leader's ideas.
Great Choice
I would attend the storytelling session because I believe a great leader can really inspire people with a good story. I'm a social media manager, so I can use the ideas from the workshop to create catchy content and communicate better with my clients.
I would attend a conflict management session with Tracy Edwards because it teaches how to handle disputes effectively and turn problems into advantages that drive development. Learning problem-solving is the main reason I want to attend, as I always prefer to look at the glass half-full.
I would attend giving feedback with Amelia Novak because it's quite important to incorporate the feedback of team members.That action would help the team to manage risks and to collect creative ideas.
I would attend the "Giving Feedback" session because it is very important to check in with your team about things that happen during a process or task, whether they go well or not. This helps reinforce knowledge and identify opportunities for improvement.