Training and in-company workshops

Zebra offers various forms of in-company training, including:

In addition, courses on strategic analysis and value-based management are available. Nick Fryars is also a certified trainer for Mindjet MindManager, which he uses extensively in his work.

 

 

 

Arguing for Action
 

Effective communication is an essential part of every manager's work, since it is a prerequisite to 'getting things done'. However, many managers are less effective than they could be because they communicate poorly. Arguing for Action is a simple logic-based approach to communication that ensures that any communication:
  • has a clear message
  • has good supporting arguments
  • makes clear what action is required

The approach is based on one used by McKinsey & Company and other major consultancies. It is particularly useful when one has to deliver a cogent message to decision-makers who are extremely pressured for time, but ensures that communication to any audience is effectively structured.

The training exists in two forms: a two-day, in-depth workshop in which each aspect of the approach is exercised at least once, and a half-day appreciation session for senior managers
 

 

Planning to Win

Many managers in today's major companies have had a business school training and own a shelf of reference works by leading authors on strategic management and organization. Despite this, many fail to mobilise their organizations to fulfil their strategic (and personal) ambitions. Although there are many reasons for this failure, a common factor is often the lack of a coherent managed process to turn strategy into action. Planning to Win is a method used successfully by Nick Fryars over a period of many years to help business leaders mobilise their management teams and organizations to realise a strategy. Central to the method is a stepwise approach that answers the following questions:

  1. Where do we stand now?
  2. Where do we want to be?
  3. What will life be like then?
  4. What must we do?
  5. When and how will we do it?

Key to the method is involvement of a committed team of well-respected members of the organization. This team acts as a catalyst for change in the organization. The method emphasises communication of the whole plan and of the steps in its construction to the organization through a series of wall charts and displays.

The training exists in three forms: a 3-day workshop, a half-day appreciation for managers and a series of 'on the job' workshop sessions used with teams during an actual strategic planning process.