Herding Cats

For those wishing to effortlessly communicate with impact and awareness across the full range of people they have to deal with … including those hard to reach big cat personalities around every organisation.

FORMAT

½ day accelerated workshop followed by post course e-prompts and buddy coaching to help integrate learning into day-to-day behaviours. Practical and interactive. Includes group work and work in pairs.

THEMES

What’s so useful about the cats and dogs model
How to tell cat and dog personalities apart
What makes cats so challenging for most people to deal with
The importance of non-verbal communication
Independent reference points when communicating with anyone, especially cats
When to go for eye contact and when to look somewhere else
Getting out of ‘trouble’
How to use your breathing for influence

Overall course rating out of 5

4.2

Participants specifically applying what they learnt

95%

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN DO AS A RESULT

Understand how to use ”credible and approachable” non verbal communication when sending or inviting information
Judge when and how to use an “independent point of reference” to deliver volatile information without damaging relationships
Know how and when to use eye to eye contact and when and how to look elsewhere in the room depending on what is to be communicated
Be able to command the attention of your listener(s) with simple non verbal communication
Easily ‘get out of trouble’ when a cat personality (or anyone at all) takes them on and makes life difficult
Use the most powerful indicator of your own state and your listeners - breathing

FOR A COURSE DELIVERED AT YOUR ORGANISATION

Number of trainer(s): 1
Investment per group: £1,950.00

FEEDBACK

“I have come away very positive and ready to tackle those ‘big cats’!” – participant industry, telecoms

“Fabulous. And so simple.” – participant industry, financial services

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Fascinating ... very relevant and easy to follow ... a worthwhile learning experience. Shaheed Iqbal, HR, OFWAT More client feedback