Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.
Preparation
Morning programme
| 9.00–9.30 |
Conference opening |
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| 9.30–10.45 |
Management styles Consider the different management styles and how you can adapt yours to suit your team. |
Giving feedback Explore the different ways to give feedback to maximise development. |
Managing change Help your employees deal with change and to see the positives change can bring. |
| 10.45–11.15 | Coffee break | ||
| 11.15–12.30 |
Using storytelling in leadership communication Sometimes, the best way to communicate with your team is by telling stories. Find out how to do this in this workshop. |
Leading small businesses How is leading small businesses different and how can leaders of small businesses bring success to their team? |
Leading in uncertain times Uncertainty can affect the success of your team. Learn to bring confidence to your team in a time of uncertainty. |
Afternoon programme
| 12.30–2.00 | Lunch | ||
| 2.00–3.15 |
Managing international projects Consider how to ensure successful intercultural communication in your international teams. |
Developing creative thinking in your team How can you get your team to think more creatively? Explore the different ideas that can help your team see things in a new way. |
Conflict management Conflict can create problems in your team, but managing conflict well can bring about development. Learn how to manage conflict in this workshop. |
| 3.15–4.15 | Group discussions | ||
| 4.15–5.00 | Conference closing Dr Grace Moloney |
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I would definitely choose coffee break, lunch and conference closing because these are the best times for my body and also makes me feel almost free from this conference.
I would attend the conference with Antooine Martin about Using storytelling in leadership communication because is a topic that have relation with my career and my plans of create a entrepreneurship in setrategies for small business. I'm a believer in the power of a good storie.
I'd like to attend leading small businesses session with Cheng Wei, because right now more and more young adults are creating their own small businesses and most of them are succesful, which is fantastic. For me as a teenager it'll be beneficial and major to know all the sides of small business field
I'd like to attend to Conflict management conference, because It's an important conference for teams leaders and I manage many staff, and the conflicts always are present for that I think this conference gies the tools to try and manage these problems.
Probably, I would attend the leading in uncertain times conference because I think the leadership is important for each company or team in that situation. In difficult times, maintaining the confidence and the motivation is the key to achieve the objectives.
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I'm sure I'll attend "Giving Feedback". All of these topics are very important within a business context but, What happens in a environment without good comunication? I think that's essential in our life, in every situation. Therefore, knowing and learning different ways of giving feedback could make feel more confident in situations where I have to give a suitable comunication.
I would attend to Management style with Helena Clark.Because I want to learn different management style for my future career goal.
I want to attend all the conferences
Well, probably I would choose the lecture of Antonie Martin, because I intend to be a professor, so I think that skill (story telling) is one of the most importants for my future plans
I will probably choose "Using storytelling in leadership communication"
with Antoine Martin because i think telling own stories create comfortable atmosphere in the team. Oh, and of coursed i will choose lunch;)