Courses

Management Courses for the Real World

Management training for new and developing managers, in person, over 4 weekly half days, with a maximum of 5 participants, that is designed to work and help you become a better manager.

Effective Management

Management first became recognised as a “subject” in the late 1950’s, by one of the greatest thinkers of our time – Peter F. Drucker. Since then it has been taught in schools, colleges and Universities the world over. We have Professors of Management, Masters of Management, and actual managers who profess to know everything there is to know about management. But in the real World? The truth is unpalatable. Mismanagement continues to be the major source of company failures today. And in New Zealand company liquidations have increased by 69% in the past year. What is happening here?

What is happening is Real World Management is not being taught. We continue to be bombarded by on-line management courses, and some in person as well, that are simply failing. In the USA, where statistics are available, $60-80 Billion is spent annually towards leadership and management training. Yet only 20-30% of the skills learned during this training actually results in on the job changes.

At Think Differently we have been true to our name. We have thought differently about management training and are now able to offer a course that works, that has been the product of over 60 years of actual management experience, that uses the same principles that are at the very heart of the science of management, but we deliver it differently:

Real World Management is designed for new and developing managers

All training is at our offices. We continue to see the inability of on-line courses providing lasting behaviour change, and hence improvement
Attendees learn almost as much from fellow attendees as they do from the course presenter, as the research shows
Courses are delivered over a period of four weeks via 4 half-day sessions
There is significant pre-course work that will need to be completed
Every week assignments are set, and reviewed, which reflect real world situations around the course topics for each attendee
Follow up after the completion of the course is individual and extensive

Rethinking Management Training: Why the Billions Spent Are Often Wasted, and What Think Differently Group Is Doing About It

Topic areas covered:

All participants complete an Extended DISC Profile, which is individually reviewed
What does a manager do? How does your EDISC analysis relate to the “style” of your management?
Manager or Leader? How do they differ and what does this mean for you?
Managing and motivating yourself
Managing and motivating others
Building a high-performance team
Delegation
Prioritisation
Managing change
Bringing it all together – recent research and what it means to us

Facilitator:

Philip Pickford B.Agr.Sc (Massey, 1975), MBA (With Distinction) (Massey, 2004)
40 years management and leadership experience in Corporate and SME environments
30 years of business ownership experience
20 years of Management Consultancy experience in the SME market

Courses Details:

There will be a maximum of 5 participants – as per the research this will allow for significant individual and group work.

The course will take place at the Think Differently Offices, 331 Rosedale Road, Albany
Pre-work will commence approximately four weeks prior to the course starting and will include the completion of an EDISC profile
At the completion of the course work each attendee prepares an Intentions Worksheet, to be shared with their manager and
to be followed up and reviewed by Think Differently over the following four weeks
At the completion of the review period, the attendee, their manager and the Think Differently facilitator meet to review progress and define future areas of focus
This will ensure the skills learnt during the course will result in changed behaviour by each attendee

Show your interest Now to ensure your place in our next course. We look forward to providing a practical and effective course that will result in lasting change for you and your career.

Management Courses

What our clients say

Clare McCall

J C McCall Plumbing Ctractors Ltd

We have been working with Phil since 2012. During this time we have grown from a staff of 10 to well over 30 and quadrupled our turnover. Working with Phil has enabled us to develop strategies and implement plans that we didn’t even know we needed before meeting him. At the beginning of our journey together we were not working on our business at all and, to be honest, we were floundering. Now our leadership is strong, our strategy is clear and we have exceeded most of the goals we have set for ourselves.

Natasha Bourke

Managing Director Skin Health Experts (S.H.E)

Phil Pickford has provided considerable support to our business since we began working together in 2008. Over the years he has counseled, advised, mentored and coached me (and my team) on a vast array of subjects! The focus of our meetings has always been on business strategy but he has provided enormous support in other areas as well (management, HR, new business, and organisational structure to name a few). Phil is always very prepared, the meetings are well structured, and his follow up is timely and concise.

Warwick Shearer

Director, The Maintenance Guys Ltd.

We have been using Think Differently for over 2 years and have seen remarkable gains in our business, over 50% growth each year. We have consistently broken sales records and have become a leading force in our field. Phil is an outstanding mentor with an invaluable wealth of knowledge and I couldn’t recommend him enough.

Warwick Shearer

Director, The Maintenance Guys Ltd.

Contact us

If you’re ready to take your business to the next level, get in touch with us today at 021 431990. The Think Differently team is passionate about Business Success and is ready to work with you today.