4 things your Internal Verifiers need to know!

1.  Understand your assessment process
2.  Be able to guide & support assessors
3.  Know & address your auditors and clients' requirements
4.  Be occupationally competent in area being assessed.

If you were to give honest feedback to your manager, what would you say?

How often do we tell our managers what we really think?  What stops us?  And what would happen if we did it more often?  Receiving feedback, good or bad, is not something we all feel comfortable with.  Any giving feedback, especially negative, can be even harder.  But done the right way, there can be a lot of benefits and your relationship might be stronger!

Oil & Gas PILOT Fair Share 2012!

PILOT Share Fair
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, 
Wednesday 7 November 2012

Come along and join us in attending the PILOT Share Fair this November to get the chance to be among the first to hear about the latest UK oil and gas business development opportunities from the major oil and gas players!  

In the meantime, why not visit their website for more information:

http://www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/events/pilot_share_fair.cfm

How do you get 'good communication' in your team?

Positive communication is more likely if you:

- Offer help
- Show you are interested in each individual
- And remember to acknowledge each person's contribution

Buying in management training?

We find training that is most effective usually builds in the company's own processes.

Getting management training that results in change back in the work place can be difficult.  We find you need the following aspects in place for managers:

• Self awareness
• Motivations & behaviours
• Management skills
• Management processes
• Successful relationships.

E-mail inbox over loaded?

Remember it is your inbox, you can take control!  This keeps coming up at our time management training.  But some simple steps can help...

8 Steps to Tackle Email:

1. It’s your inbox. Take control of it!

2. Delete any irrelevant emails first.

3. Learn how to use your spam filter.

4. Don't sign up for any email lists.

5. Make a different, personal e-mail address for on-line buying, junk mail etc.

6. Make sure your colleagues are aware of certain subjects to copy you in on so you aren't bombarded with emails that aren't relevant to you.

7. Come to a solution where you can remotely access your work computer from anywhere so you don’t have to be at your desk to get to your emails.

8. If you can, try not to reply to every email you receive.  Maybe 3 or 4 times a day would be enough (OK to throw in a fifth!)

Assessors still struggling with assessment?

Go back to basics:  what, how & when.
Training packed with theory will probably not work.  Most assessors need training that is practical & hands on.