This event is now fully booked. Please see alternative dates.

Staff induction

The event will give new staff the opportunity to:

• Learn about the College’s history and see fascinating photos from the archives.
• Hear from senior staff about our present achievements and plans for the future.
• Meet other new starters from across the College.
• Take part in a networking marketplace with representatives from unions and staff equality and diversity networks.

An optional woodland walk led by a member of the Estates team will take place at 2pm for approximately 45 minutes. Please email Organisational Development if you would like to join the walk.

Performance Management

What is it?

This workshop focuses on performance management as a continuous process that drives development.  It explores the vital role of the manager in creating and maintaining the performance needed of the teams and individuals that they lead.

Target audience

New and existing managers in both academic and professional services who have had no previous training in this area at Royal Holloway.

This course is mandatory for all line managers.

Programme objectives

• Understand the role and responsibilities of the manager in managing team and individual performance
• Appreciate how to create and maintain high performance in your team
• Describe the difference between good and unacceptable performance and behaviour
• Have the confidence and skills to address under-performance

Programme facilitator

Organisational Development.

Course length

Half-day course.

Target audience

This is for any member of staff who would like to build their confidence, learn about being more assertive, and consider the impact they can have on the world around them.

Programme objectives

• Define confidence and assertiveness.
• Understand the impact of thoughts, emotions and emotional intelligence.
• Act confidently and assertively.
• Create a better first impression.
• Get attention and build rapport.
• Use techniques to overcome nervousness.
• Learn how to model behaviour to increase impact.
• Use breathing as a tool for power, and confidence.
• Understand how nerves are created, how to manage them and how to benefit from them.

Programme components

The purpose of this workshop is to assist individuals on their self-confidence and levels of assertiveness. The workshop will explore what confidence looks and feels like. There will be some practical activities which will develop techniques in looking confident, building rapport with ease, reading others and mirroring behaviours, and modelling techniques to grow confidence.

To establish more confidence, we will consider different types of behaviour, focussing on being more assertive, what this looks and feels like.

The workshop will spend time considering how to manage nerves, using breathing techniques and modelling techniques. Understanding what causes your nerves can help you to manage them.

As Sir Lawrence Olivier once said, ‘knowing you have butterflies is the first step in getting them to fly in formation.’

Nerves are a great source of strength once you know how to manage them.

Course length

Full-day course.