Driving Business Success- Barnsley

As part of the Sheffield Innovation Programme the Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University, will be running a practitioner workshop that will be delivered through several interactive sessions focussing on the themes detailed below. The workshop is aimed at those in operational or management roles who wish to further optimise their personal effectiveness and impact in driving forward business success, it will be delivered over 2 days on the 19th and 20th September 2018. Businesses eligible for this funded programme will be SMEs located in the Sheffield city region.

Workshop Themes

Leading for business success

Objectives:

• To understand your 'leadership type' and your leadership 'shadow'
• Learn how to leverage leadership strengths that build effective market driven relationships
• Deliver practical strategies for immediately applying to interpersonal and business challenges

Facilitator: Dr. Sarah Fidment https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfidment

Innovate for business growth and success

Objectives:

• To provide an overview of the design and development of innovative strategies
• Explore changes that may be constraining business opportunities
• How to develop innovative approaches in competitive, dynamic and fast changing environments

Facilitator: Dean Maragh https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-profiles/dean-maragh

High performance teams

Objectives:

• Provide an understanding of how to develop high performance team principles that provide people with a purpose, autonomy and the skills to deliver on the organizational vision
• Develop an appreciation of how to create a high-trust environment ensuring teams are more effective and people work better, harder and feel more positive about their work.

Understanding your customer value proposition

Objectives:

• Develop understanding and recognition of the role and purpose of creating customer value creation
• Recognise and appreciate the needs and behaviours of different customer types
• Learn how to structure compelling sales presentations

Facilitators: Dr. Paul Johnston https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulrjohnston

Simon Kelly https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-profiles/simon-kelly