Soft Skills for Planners

• The ability to communicate
• Use personal persuasion and connections
• Have confidence, patience, a positive attitude and manage our own energy and time.

This one day interactive workshop is for all planners who need to add soft skills to their professional and legal knowledge. Soft skills enable better results in all planning roles.

WHO WILL BENEFIT:
Planners in all organisations and roles who need too:

• Gain support from their colleagues
• Work with non-planners including members of the public
• Relate to representatives of communities and politicians

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN INCLUDES HOW TO:

• Communicate well - listening, using body language, persuading, gaining respect
• Manage your own internal energy - self motivate, deal with stress, get things done
• Create social capital - networking, collaborating and building relationships
• Using an ethical approach for communication and decision making

HOW THE WORKSHOP WORKS:

• Simple tools and frameworks with individual, team and group practice
• Learning discussions and support from other planners in the same situation
• A few practical actions that can be built into the every-day work of participants

TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED INCLUDE:

• Communication Skills
• Listening with the eyes and ears
• Speaking with conviction and confidence
• Creating time and energy
• Managing your time
• Release your energy

PRESENTED BY JANIS GRUMMIT
Janishas more than 30 years experience advising senior executives across many organisations spanning central and local Government, the private and not-for-profit sectors. A social anthropologist, Janis also uses her personal knowledge of neuro science to add to her considerable leadership experience. She has been an executive leader and now enjoys mentoring others including individuals, companies and boards.