Planning and Delegation Skills

The Planning, Organizing and Delegation Skills course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the importance of strategic thinking and effective planning in the workplace. The course focuses on developing skills and techniques to create objectives aligned with organizational vision, set priorities, prepare plans, delegate effectively, and understand different team leadership styles and their impact. This two-day program is designed to help individuals and teams move to the next level of performance by improving their planning, organizing and delegation skills.

Throughout the course, participants will learn how to integrate goals, scope, work structure, and management planning, identify resource requirements, and prioritize work tasks. The course will also cover delegation skills and how to empower staff, as well as how to develop interpersonal skills and set personal and team change plans. With a focus on innovation and improvement, participants will leave the course with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively plan and organize work, delegate tasks, and lead their teams to success.

Key Learning Points:

• Develop the ability to think strategically and align objectives with the organizational vision.
• Enhance the skills of setting priorities and preparing effective plans.
• Improve the delegation skills and understand the different delegation approaches.
• Acquire a deeper understanding of different team leadership styles and their impact.
• Improve time management, scheduling, and meeting deadlines through personal organization.
• Enhance interpersonal skills and empower the team through communication and collaboration.
• Learn to identify and overcome obstacles to change and develop personal and team change plans.
• Develop the ability to lead and manage change effectively within the organizati

Course Content

Understanding Organizational Change

• Discuss the purpose and goals of the course
• Analyze the impact of organizational change on planning and organization
• Identify areas for improvement in management processes and skill sets
• Learn to use a planning process to set goals and initiate projects

Effective Planning Management

• Discuss the relationship between goals, scope, work structure and management planning
• Identify initial resource requirements and potential risks
• Learn effective communication strategies for work assignments and deadlines
• Explore the importance of quality planning in work assignments

Delegation and Personal Organization

• Learn about different approaches to work and time management
• Develop delegation skills to empower staff
• Improve prioritizing of work and tasks
• Plan for delegation responsibility and authority

Planning with Teams

• Identify skills required to obtain help from others
• Discuss the importance of group skills and interpersonal skills in team success
• Empower the team through the development of interpersonal skills
• Explore the importance of versatility in team relations

Implementing Personal and Team Change

• Analyze the impact of innovation and improvement on personal and team change
• Discuss change processes and human change
• Set personal and team change goals
• Learn techniques for dealing with resistance to change
• Create an action plan for personal and team change.

Training Method

By all means, bring your pencil case, and yes, there will be handouts, but there will be a lot more discourse, debate, improvisation, role play, technology, practice and group dynamics. The training will be conducted in a friendly, fun atmosphere, which not only allows for different learning styles, but respects each delegate as an individual and ensures each one is challenged and derives maximum benefit from the course. Our aim is that you will be highly stimulated and encouraged to rethink.

Meet the Course Instructor

Graham Chambers is a British national, with very wide experience in the role of senior trainer. He is a former member of the UK military, where he served with distinction, from 1995 to 2006. For the past seven years, he has worked in various training positions in a range of organizations, primarily linked to the defence and security industries. In these roles, he has developed and delivered soft skills training programmes, and high level training courses on quality management and project management.

Graham has been resident in the UAE since 2010. His post-military training career involved running a range of courses in leadership, effective communications, team building, planning and organizing skills, decision making, etc. He also delivered a number of technical training programmes. Graham brings real life experiences into the training room, some of which, due to his military career, are outside the normal experience and scope of many trainers. His military career included positions relating to intelligence, counter terrorism, homeland security, and international security. This work required a very focused and analytical approach, combined with excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to work in effective, manageable teams.

  Graham joined HMS Ltd, a security training organization as an internal trainer. In this post, he delivered training to international teams, from the USA, Europe, and the Middle East. In 2008, he was promoted to manage a team of five direct reports, with additional responsibility for the co-ordination of a 30+ member international team in multiple locations (including the USA, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East).In this role, Graham became something of an expert and was then requested to deliver training programmes to senior figures in the UK and US governments. He was also responsible for the project management of a number of government projects.

  Graham gained PRINCE2 Practitioner (Project Management) qualification and utilised these skills in the new projects he worked on. He also delivered training courses in Six Sigma Facilitator Biography (a quality method for improving business efficiency and effectiveness), Change Management, Managing the Training Process, and Train the Trainer.

  Graham has delivered training to over 1000 individuals in the MENA region across a diverse range of industries and sectors.Graham believes his experience and knowledge of the design, planning, and delivery of a wide range of programmes creates excellent outcomes in the training room, with positive feedback from delegates. Graham always strives to give people a positive and memorable training experience.

  Graham’s key areas of expertise include:

• Specialized Coaching to all levels of Management from junior to ‘C’ suite
• Leadership Courses - multiple courses
• HR Management & Training - multiple courses
• Customer Service – multiple courses
• Sales & Marketing - multiple courses
• Personal Development- multiple courses
• Microsoft Courses, Project, PowerPoint (2010), Word, Outlook