Management Empowerment and Excellence Conference - Cape Town 26-28 September 2011
Esther Josias
Second Annual
MANAGEMENT EMPOWERMENT AND EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE (mEE 2011)
iNkosi Lodge, Cape Town
26-28 September 2011
Theme: Building and Sustaining
REGISTRATION FEES
(Conference registration does not include accommodation or airport transfers)
Early until 1 July 2011: R5 475 per person
Normal until 12 Aug 2011: R6 475 per person
Late until 9 Sep 2011: R7 475 per person
REGISTER FOUR DELEGATES AND THE FIFTH ONE ATTENDS FOR FREE.
No walk-in registrations will be accepted.
PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Management Essentials - 26 September 2011
An additional fee of R995 is required to attend this workshop
Aim:
To educate supervisors, junior and middle management on the basic requirements of good management.
Contents:
- What are the qualities of a good manager?
- Getting to know and understand people
- Making the transition from worker to manager
- Understanding the responsibility and possible consequences
- Understanding your own role in the organisation
- Understanding your management style - strengths and weaknesses
- Is your approach holistic or cellular?
- Setting clear goals and standards for your department
- Verbalising, quantifying and communicating
- Delegating and empowering
- Communication and staff development
- Making time for employees
- How to get the best out of your employees
- Dealing with resistance to change
- Quick fix or long-term
Outcome:
Learners will be provided with the knowledge to set goals and standards, empower other staff, grow in their own positions and recognise the value of a team.
Introduction to Project Management - 26 September 2011
An additional fee of R3 375 is required to attend this workshop. Please bring along your laptop to the workshop.
Who should attend?
You may have a good deal of experience in working on projects, but recognise that your hands-on approach now needs to be supported by a course which will quickly and effectively give you a firm grounding in the principles of project management.
Aim:
To provide an introduction to the essentials of Project Management as stipulated by the well-proven and widely recognised Project Management Body of Knowledge (2009 edition) from the Project Management Institute, which is an ANSI standard (ANSI/PMI 99-001-2004). It also conforms to the Services SETA unit standard (NLRD 120372), viz. Explain Fundamentals of Project Management, which is set at an NQF Level 4.
Contents:
- So what is a project? an introduction to project management
- The project life cycle: what it is and why it matters
- Key measures of project success: scope, time, cost management
- The other half dozen: six essential knowledge areas to improve project performance
- Beyond the basics: how to improve organisational performance through projects
Outcome:
At the end of the workshop, the learner will:
- Understand the role and importance of the project life cycle
- Identify where and how to use key knowledge areas
- Know how to improve project success
- Understand how to improve personal, team and organisational performance in projects.
PAPERS AND SPEAKERS
Keynote address - Building and sustaining world class performance - Dr Peter Tobin, PT Consultancy
Managing enterprise risk - Mr Viljoen van der Walt, University of Stellenbosch
Managing for business continuity - Mr Viljoen van der Walt, University of Stellenbosch
Netiquette for managers - Dr Peter Tobin, Peter Tobin Consultancy
Managing cross-cultural communication in the workplace - Ms Esther Josias, Pde
Beyond IQ and EQ - new intelligences for managers - Ms Esther Josias, Pde
CONFERENCE TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Management Excellence - 28 September 2011
No additional charge for this workshop - attendance is included in the conference registration fee
Aim:
To managers in their role as developers and leaders of a team and/or department, concentrating on specific tools of measurement and methodologies.
Contents:
- 8 common themes of successful companies/departments
- Using the conscious and unconscious learning matrix
- Using the SWOT matrix
- Company values and ethics in decision making
- Using the force field analysis
- Using the JOHARI window
- Using situational leadership
- Using feedback to its greatest advantage
- Encouraging a culture of growth and learning
Outcome:
Learners will receive the necessary knowledge to implement a host of new styles and theories with the outcome of focused and effective leadership in the South African context.
Advanced Project Management - 28 September 2011
No additional charge for this workshop - attendance is included in the conference registration fee. Please bring along your laptop to the workshop.
Who should attend?
Learners who have completed Introduction to PM and now want an advanced course, Managers, Project Managers; Project Sponsors; Project Owners; Business managers
Aim:
This workshop gives delegates the opportunity to learn about how to make effective use of Project Management (PM) to enhance organisational performance. Delegates will be familiar with the basic concepts but will be looking for ways to make the use of PM tools and techniques more successful in their organisations.
Contents:
- The Project Office
- Program and Portfolio Management
- PM maturity assessment
- Developing your business case
- Assessing PM skills
- Assessing project complexity
- Putting it all together: advanced project management case study
Outcomes:
At the end of the workshop, the learner will:
- Understand how to launch a project support office
- Understand the difference between project, program and portfolio management
- Understand how to conduct a maturity assessment of a project
- Understand how to assess the complexity of a project
- Understand how to assess the project skills of a team
SOCIAL EVENT
Spier Tour, which includes wine tasting and dinner at Moyo, Stellenbosch
FULL DETAILS
Full Conference details, including the programme and registration form, can be requested from:
Pearl: E-mail: pe...@pdesa.co.za Tel: 021 906 6041 Fax: 086 617 7832
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DO NOT MISS OUR UPCOMING TRAINING
Courses and workshops can be offered in-house, in other provinces or at a group rate. No VAT is charged. All registration forms and payments must be received 14 days prior to the workshop. No walk-in registrations will be accepted. Please communicate with us if your registration is late. A 10% surcharge applies to late registrations and payments.
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DURBAN
Assertiveness - 9 Jun 2011 - R1 254 pp
Emotional Intelligence - 14 Jun 2011 - R1 254 pp
POLOKWANE
Facilitator Training - 11-13 May 2011 - R4 250 pp
Assessor Training - 25-27 May 2011 - R4 250 pp
Minute Taking - 22-23 Jun 2011 - R2 280 pp
Personal Assistant - 28 Jun 2011 - R1 254 pp
Moderator Training - 6-8 Jul 2011 - R4 250 pp
Customer Care - 13 Jul 2011 - R1 254 pp
Stress and Time Management - 13 Jul 2011 - R1 254 pp
Event Management - 2-3 Aug 2011 - Late R2 280 pp
Assertiveness - 17 Aug 2011 - R1 254 pp
Reception - 25 Aug 2011 - R1 254 pp
Advanced Reception - 8 Sep 2011 - R1 254 pp
JOHANNESBURG
Advanced Reception/Frontline Staff - 21 Jun 2011 - R1 482 pp
Minute Taking - 22-23 Jun 2011 - R2 736 pp
CAPE TOWN
Personal Efficiency - 23 Jun 2011 - R1 254 pp
FULL DETAILS
Should you have any queries or require us to email or fax you the course information or a registration form, please contact: Pearl: E-mail: pe...@pdesa.co.za Tel: 021 906 6041 Fax: 086 617 7832
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Poussiere detoiles - Professional Conference Organisers
Tel. Cape Town 021 906 6041 Polokwane 015 263 6946
Fax. 086 617 2017 Email: in...@pdesa.co.za