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Whatever
you thought of the Chancellor's efforts this week, if you
need to maximise what you get out of your training budget,
some creative thinking may well help. So how can you
Be
creative with your cash!
Think
Differently
There
are usually many ways to get results. Make the most of technology
to cut basics like travel costs. The telephone is a highly
efficient way of working with others if you use it well. If
your conference calls are always tedious, share our free
‘Best Practice for Conference Calls' leaflet with your
colleagues. Use de Bono's 6 Thinking Hats to structure creative
thinking processes.
Involve
everyone
Good
ideas often come from the front line – they see the waste
of resources and the missed opportunities everyday. Stand
up meetings lasting just 10 minutes are great for grabbing
a single idea that could make a difference.
Work
Virtually
How
many times do you and your colleagues say that you get a lot
more done when you spend a day working from home? Stay focused
on results and not ‘hours in the office' - productivity comes
from people getting through a lot of work, not spending hours
at their desks. Build the ability of you
and your team to work virtually.
Coach,
coach, coach
Coaching
makes a big difference to performance. Use Phone
Delivered Training to deliver short, powerful coaching
sessions to your team on a regular basis. It's a low cost,
easy option. A punchy phone training session delivered to
any group, no matter where they are (although not whilst driving!)
has huge impact on daily performance. Our clients tell us
that they get about 30% more impact from a phone training
session compared with a classroom workshop.
Creativity
needs to be based in reality
We may
not mean to waste money, time or resources, however, we often
submit plans we know we can't really deliver. When under pressure
for results, it's tempting to run after every idea, leading
to exhaustion, chaos and resources dissipated across too many
activities. Take your time, plan what is really important
(remember the important vs urgent matrix from time
management) and focus your resources appropriately.
Measure
and manage
Measuring can seem a very uncreative (even dull)
thing to do. Yet really understanding what is happening in a
project or programme is the best way to find creative ideas
to respond to budget challenges. Aim to find at least one new
way of looking at your business, it may give you some great
ideas for making your money go further. We can help you measure
performance, capability,
training and competency development.
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