DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Kitso-Khumo’s approach to the development of people is based on our belief that people development should form part of the total people strategy, which is, in turn, informed by the business strategy. The approach we follow to development is part of our broader approach that is best reflected in the figure below.

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In managing and developing your talent it has become critical to understand the following:

	The shift in skill as people move through the leadership pipeline.
	Globalisation and the “war for talent”.
	The ongoing need for growth and development to create “ conscious organisations” to help people deal with change.
	The shift in generations from the Baby Boomers and Generation X to the emerging Generation Y each with their own views of the world of work and how they want to develop.

Our programmes cover the spectrum of leadership, ranging from personal and interpersonal mastery to broad strategic focus. The themes that run through the transitions of the levels on the pipeline that our programmes address can be outlined as follows:

	Developing personal mastery and effectiveness
	Sustaining effective interpersonal relationships that lead to mutual trust
	Facilitating teams to become more empowered and have a shared sense of purpose
	Synchronising efforts to ensure better collaboration across functions
	Integrating organisational outcomes to sustain mission attainment
	Creating strategic alliances and sustaining competitiveness

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

A wide range of employees from all levels in the organisation, including executives and executive teams who are interested in strategic organisation-wide interventions, and managers or supervisors who are currently responsible for the performance of their subordinates. We believe in being proactive, so anyone, who wants to develop themselves in any of the areas outlined below are welcome.

DURATION OF WORKSHOPS

Our workshops are typically structured around your needs and can be presented in various formats ranging from morning workshops staggered over a period of weeks or months to full workshops of three or more days in succession .

PRE-WORK AND HOME WORK

The majority of our workshops require participants to either complete some pre-work tasks or homework after each session. We believe in experiential learning. This works best when people have the opportunity to apply what they’ve learnt in the workplace.

PACKAGED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Creative-Problemsolving

The Creative-Problemsolving programme is a 2 day workshop aimed at helping people solve problems more effectively and creatively.

Coaching for Excellence

The Coaching for Excellence programme is a 4 day workshop to help your managers and supervisors obtain and develop coaching skills towards ensuring the improvement and maintenance of high performance levels.

Assertiveness

To display assertiveness appropriately in the workplace has become an extremely important workplace competency. The 3 day Assertiveness programme addresses the needs of individuals who are required to influence others in their day to day activities in order to ensure results.

Time Management

In a highly dynamic business environment time utilisation has become a matter of strategic importance. The 2 day Time Management programme is aimed at helping individuals gain the skills to manage this very important and scarce resource effectively and efficiently.

Emotional Intelligence

Research clearly indicates that Emotional intelligence is held to be an important determinant of workplace success. This programme is aimed at helping people to display the appropriate skills related to emotional intelligence more frequently in the workplace.

Stress Management

Stress is a major inhibitor of workplace performance. While not all stress is necessarily bad, all types of stress need to be managed in the workplace. This programme is aimed at helping individuals manage stress in the workplace.

Personal Mastery

Personal Mastery forms the basis of all development along the Leadership Pipeline. This three-day workshop is presented around a solid foundation of relevant individual assessments and development feedback.

Management

The Management Programme is aimed at helping managers achieve organizational goals through the effective management of others.

Mentoring

The Mentoring programme is aimed at helping managers with their mentoring role.