IMI Graduate Development Programme 2025/2026 | Launching in October
2025-10-30 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Aviation Skillnet and ICBE Business Excellence Skillnet are delighted to roll out five impactful, interactive and engaging 90-minute online learning sessions to provide emerging and newly appointed managers with a blueprint for success.
Choose the stand-alone session that is a priority area for you or one of your team OR combine a number of sessions that are tailored to your needs
High Performance Leadership Skills for Emerging & Newly Appointed Managers

The fourth in a series of 5 stand alone 90-minute online learning sessions with Transformational Thought Leader Simon Haigh designed to develop and grow participants’ capabilities. Each of these webinars will impact the leadership, management and personal skills & behaviours of participants
Session 4: Influencing & Assertiveness plus Powerful Management Presentations
Date: Tuesday October 31st, 10am to 11.30am
Delivery: Zoom session
Cost: Each Zoom Online Learning Session is €75 (for affiliate member) / €95 (non member) Per Person
Places Are Limited
To reserve your place(s): Contact maeve@icbe.ie or alison@icbe.ie

Overview
In this increasingly demanding, hybrid-working, VUCA environment - emerging and newly appointed managers need all the practical, no-nonsense tips, hints and hacks to help them navigate the often challenging journey into leadership
Given the time constraints on managers time, having practical training on key issues that are required to develop their growth trajectory has real value
Session Content:

The 7 key influencing traits - reasoning, friendliness, coalition, negotiation, assertiveness, higher authority and sanctions
We explore the difference between passiveness, aggressiveness & assertiveness - getting your point across in a respectful way

Simon Haigh - MBA, BA (Hons) Law
Simon is a highly acclaimed business, leadership, brand & personal growth strategist & transformational thought leader.
Simon is a globally acknowledged expert in negotiation & dealmaking, a certified leadership, executive & life coach, mentor, consultant, advisor, CPD Accredited trainer, facilitator, certified mediator, adjunct lecturer, keynote speaker, media host, board/business advisor, lawyer & 5-star Amazon author.

Feedback from previous programmes:
“Thank You for delivering the Start Your Leadership Journey program - you outlined some really practical key skills that staff need to think about developing for themselves.
You made the session so engaging and thought provoking.”
“ Thanks once again for the great leadership sessions. A lot of amazing feedback has been received, even from areas that have been hard to crack.”
To reserve your place, email maeve@icbe.ie or alison@icbe.ie

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