Improve the performance of your staff through this invaluable training programs from SIMEON'S PIVOT, a Management Training and Consulting Firm in Lagos Nigeria,
2. TABLE OF CONTENT
Table of Content 2
What we do 3
Corporate Training 4
Building a Highly Collaborative Team 5
Managing and Improving Employee Performance 6
Implementing Performance Improvement Plan 7
Performance Appraisal Optimization
for Continuous Performance Improvement 8
Optimizing the Performance of Your A, B, and C Team Members 9
Point to Point Communication Strategy for Employee Performance
Improvement 10
Strategic Leadership for Successful Strategic Management 11
Leaders On Line 12
Agile Collaboration 13
Leverage SolutionsTM 14
Personal Effectiveness for Today’s Employees 15
Flawless Presentation 16
Your Time and You 17
The Executive Chauffeur 18
Contact Us 19
3. What We Do
Simeon’s Pivot is a Management training and consulting firm with a focus on
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. We work with our clients (both individuals and
corporate) to bring about enhanced performance by closing the performance gaps
through our
Status Revealing Diagnosis and Assessments
Training and Development
Performance Management
Leverage SolutionTM
Human Resources Consulting
We help solve Organizational problems, develop strategies, alter weak unproductive
processes and optimize the performance of your employee and organization.
4. Simeon’s Pivot Corporate Training
We are exceptional in designing Customized Targeted Management Training Programs based on the
results of ours Status Revealing Training Need Analysis or your identified needs, hereby addressing
specific performance need at each level of your organization.
Our highly informative training programs are strictly trainee centered and solution focused; we design
our programs with your staff in mind. Each of our training programs has been designed to equip your
staff with the necessary apparatus to face the numerous challenging situations they are bound encounter
while performing their day to day operations. Our training will improve their knowledge, skill and
attitude.
In-Plant Training: We can modify the title, content, objectives and overall focus of any of our training to
meet your specific training need and delivered in house.
Customized Course Design: Have you discovered areas of training need in your organization, which is
not in this brochure; then we will help you design targeted courses to meet those identified needs
Our Training Divisions Include:
Sales Management
Marketing
Customer Service
Performance Management
Leadership Development
Personal Skill Development
o Time Mastery
o Presentation
o Personal Effectiveness
o Effective Communication
o Interpersonal Skills
Collaboration
Mentoring
Human Capital Management
Workplace Ethics
Corporate Governance
Financial Management
Driver/Chauffeur Training
5. A team is not just a set of people working together, to achieve ‘’team’’ status, members
must have the capability to collaborate and complement each other continuously under
a tranquil environment, as the successful operations of any team is their ability to
effectively collaborate.. We will not just teach; we will build your team as this training
involves numerous team building exercises.
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Understanding the Concept “TEAM”
• Teaming Teams within Team
• Team, Team-Work and The work of the team
• Team Constituents
• Team Cycle
• Team Chatter
Module 2: Collaboration Framework for Improved
Team Performance
• 4 Stages of Team Collaboration
• Engaging the Collaborative Process
• Combating the Challenges of Team Collaboration
Module 3: Team work Essentials for continuous High Performance
• Self-Management for Teams
• Problem Solving for Teams
• Decision Making for Teams
• Action Planning for Teams
Module 4: Indispensable Skills for High Performing Teams
• Communicating within Team
• Assertiveness within Team
• Interpersonal Relation within Team
• Criticism within Team
Module 5: Emotional Intelligence for High Performing Team
• Emotional Intelligence and Team Success
• Core Emotional Intelligence Ability
• Increase your Emotional Quotient
Module 6: Conflict Management
• Identifying the causes of Conflict
• Types of Conflict
• Preventing Conflict
• Resolving Conflicts
6. ‘…the performance of a worker is not the responsibility of the worker but that of the
manager’ (Peter Drucker)
The most daunting task of a supervisor or manager is
managing the performance of their subordinates.
Every manager’s successful performance is as a result
of the cumulative successful performance of their
subordinate, this singular factor makes it expedient
for Managers and Supervisors to positively and
knowledgably embrace the task of managing and
improving employee performance.
This program focuses on the highly needed skills, gap
revealing assessments, strategies, models and tools
that will develop any manager or supervisor’s capacity
to continuously and effectively manage and improve
the inherent talents.
COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction: Performance Management (An Overview)
• About Performance Management
• The role of managers in Performance Management Process
Module 1: Talent Management For Performance Improvement
• Talent management; The Importance
• Identifying, Nurturing and Developing The Talents in Others
• Employee Engagement
• Talent Differentiation for Performance Improvement
• Competency Framework for Better Employee Performance
Module 2: Performance Improvements
• Factors Influencing Employee Performance
• Performance Analysis
• Performance Improvement Process
• Performance Improvement Model/Framework
• Developing and Implementing Performance Improvement Plan
Module 3: Performance appraisal for Performance Improvement
• What Performance Appraisal is and what it is not
• The different methods of Performance Appraisal
• The Shifting Paradigm of Performance Appraisal
• Effective Appraisal Discussion (Framing, Disagreement
Criticism, Feedback)
• Choosing The Right Appraisal Criteria
• The Effective Performance Appraisal System
Module 4 : Required Performance Improvement Skills for Managers
7. Do any of these statements sound familiar?
• My employee’s performance just won’t change no matter what.
• Dealing with a problem employee wastes my time.
• The employee’s performance isn’t my problem. She just needs to accomplish more.
• I know that employee is underperforming simply to frustrate me.
• Poor performers are a waste of time. Replacing them is faster and easier.
• I don’t care if a poor performer is having personal issues. Let him deal with it on his own time.
• I don’t like the employee. I don’t want her working for me anymore anyway.
• If he wasn’t so lazy, he’d get the job done.
• Of course she knows what’s expected of her.
• Who is he really hurting anyway? If I ignore him, he’ll eventually go away.
• As soon as I use a PIP, the employee gets angry and blames
me. I don’t want the hassle.
If you can relate any of statements above to your company, then set
employees up for Improved Performance by following our
Performance Improvement Plan Process
This training is designed for
• Managers responsible for the performance of others
• Heads of Departments
• Human Resources Managers
• Team Leaders
• Supervisors
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Conceptualizing Performance Improvement
Plan Participants will learn how to:
Module 2: Deciding to implement a Performance • Identify the costs of poor performance.
• Gain an understanding of how to approach a PIP
Improvement Plan
effectively and reduce risk.
• Is PIP the best option
• Assess whether a PIP should be implemented.
• PIP Decision Tree
• Learn how the PIP relates to other elements of
Module 3: Before Implementing PIP
the performance management process.
• Handling PIP Discussion
• Understand performance decision tree
• Handling Employee Reactions
• Effectively link decision tree to employee
• Just before PIP(COACHING)
performance
Module 4: Implementing PIP • Know how to carry out effective performance
• (+) or (-) PIP discussion
• The Implementer’s Metric • Relate the PIP process to the employment brand
• The Employee’s Metric and risk tolerance of the organization
• Moon Jumping PIP
• Post-PIP
8. Performance Appraisal is one of the most important tools available
for management to be continuously aware of the performing ability
of individual workers; this without doubt is critical to the continuous
growth of the organization in terms operations, service quality and
customer satisfaction.
Performance Appraisal, however is a two edged critical resource, if
designed, deployed and utilized effectively it will achieve
continuous improvement in performance of staff, if however it’s
deployment is associated with lack of proper understanding by the
users, it becomes a tool for demotivation, stiff relationships and
eventually declining performance.
You can’t however decide not to measure performance as it is no
more news that organizations that intentionally measure and
manage the performance of their employees outperform
organizations that don’t. So the question is “what do you do”? and
the answer is simple; “train your staff about the intricacies of
Performance Appraisal.
COURSE OUTLINE In this training, your people will:
Module 1: Conceptualizing Performance Appraisal • Get the buy-in necessary for a successful Performance
Module 2: The associated Dysfunctions of Appraisal system.
• Identify reasons why they have not been able to harness
Performance Appraisal Benefits the benefits of Performance Appraisal.
Module 3: 5 Major Challenges Crippling Performance • Imbibe communication system that makes performance
Appraisal appraisal effective.
• The critical elements of performance that should be
Module 4: Performance Appraisal Techniques measured.
Module 5: Deciphering Performance Appraisal • Identify the 6 Essentials for Optimal Performance
Measurement Issues Appraisal.
• Recognize the 5 major challenges of Performance
Module 6: Performance Appraisal Communication Appraisal.
System • Learn the various performance appraisal techniques
Module 7: 360 Degree Feedback System available to them.
• Identify workable Key Performance Indicators(KPI) and
Module 8: Performance Appraisal Process precise standards for performance evaluation.
Module 9: Post-Performance Appraisal for
Performance Improvement
9. PONDER!
• Do you have that tingling feeling that your teams can perform better with a slightly different
management style?
• Can your managers say they are optimizing the full potential of their employees?
• Have your mangers and team leaders identified and categorized their team members into different
Performing PERSONAS using the 3 essential dimensions of employee productivity?
• Do you know that most managers including your managers still subscribe to the numerous short-sighted
People Management Myths out there?
• Would your managers agree to the fact that there is more to Performance than the Performer
• Which would your managers choose? "If it isn’t broke; why fix it" OR “Fix it even though it is not broken”
In this powerful Team Leaders Program, Participants will learn:
• How to categorize their team into A, B and C type for optimum performance management
• The systematic approach for managing your A, B and C Players
• The six most common types of Personas in every work place
• The P.A.P. Employee Categorization & Absolute/ Relative Employee Ranking Style
• Determine the best type of players or combinations that fits your organization
• Quality Team Resourcing
• How to consistently get the best from each individual employee
• When exactly you should do away with a particular employee
• How to use the limited time available to get the best from every players
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Identifying your A, B and C Players
Module 2: Meet the Six Persona of your team
Module 4: Absolute Ranking versus Relative Ranking System
Module 5: Managing “A” Player for Optimal Performance
• In-Depth Analysis of “A” Player
• Manager’s Mandate
• Check-List
• Motivation
• Career Plan
• Communication
Module 6: Managing “B” Player for Optimal Performance
• In-Depth Analysis of “B” Player This Program is designed for:
• Manager’s Mandate Head of Departments
• Check-List Executives and managers.
• Motivation
Supervisors
• Career Plan
• Communication Training Managers
Module 7: Managing “C” Player for Optimal Performance Team Leaders
• In-Depth Analysis of “C” Player Human Resources professionals
• Manager’s Mandate in charge of training managers.
• Check-List
• Motivation
• Career Plan
• Communication
Module 8: Synergizing your “A”, “B” and “C” Players
Module 9: Coaching Styles for Each Player type
This program comes with case studies, debates and a Performance
Work-book
10. The Pivot for every successful Performance Improvement
Strategy is Point to Point Communication. Everyone claims to
know the power of effective communication but without clear
evidence of its progressive effect. Team Leaders and Managers
must now be strategic in their “Management Communication” as
the effectiveness of your communication is directly proportional
to the achievement of your strategic goals.
The truth is Effective “Management Communication” can
optimize Performance but it has to be strategic. This unique
Practical “Management Communication” training program will
open your managers to the power of point management
communication at every touch point.
Participants will learn:
• Practical communication patterns that produce result and
continuously improve performance
• Today’s best practices for effective communication
• 7 Pivotal Communication Point every manager must touch
every day for optimal performance of their team
• Develop a good communication culture
• Principle of Encoding
• Practical Communication model for smooth day to day
communication
• How to set communication mile stones and act on them
• How to develop usable Communication Constitution
COURSE OUTLINE
Module1: Communicate to accelerate
• Principle of Encoding
• Hall mark of effective communication
• Communication Constitution
Module2: Charting Your Communication
• 5 Main Communication Frequencies
• Setting up your Communication Chart
Module 3: Management Communication
• 7 Different Essential Management Communication touch points
expounds on:
i. Ideal Outcomes and Challenges
ii. Insight
iii. If and Then
iv. Execution
v. Case Studies
Module 4: Model for Successful Management Communication
Module 5: Communication Evaluation
11. This training program is designed for top management level; those saddled with strategic responsibility, e.g.
Strategic Growth, Strategic Planning and Strategic Management, those who would think for others to move and
those who are responsible for organizational performance. Participants will gain insight on the highly important
concept of Leadership and Strategy.
The training is highly practical as it encompasses Leadership video illustrations, a variety of case studies and
leadership exercises; it also requires participants to come up with real-life leadership challenges and problems
especially in their organizations which will be treated during the training.
COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction to the program/Pre-Assessment
Module 1: The Big Picture Formulation
• Mission and Vision
• Values and Culture
• Corporate Essence
• The Confluence of Visions
Module 2: Strategy Formulation for the Big Picture
• Strategy for The Big Picture
• Strategy Formulation Models
• Strategy Formulating Process
• Strategy Analysis
• Managing the implementation Process
• Strategy Evaluation
Module 3: Leadership in Strategic Management
• Personal Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Leadership Styles and Motivation
• Building Strategic Alliances
• Strategic Problem Solving – Models, Process and Decision
Making
• Leading with High Emotional Quotient
• Strategic Team Leadership
• Complete Strategic Leadership Checklist
Module 4: 5 Pivotal focus for Successful Strategic Leader
Case Studies and Assessment
12. Leaders-On-Line can be adapted for trainings like:
• Leadership Training for Middle Level Managers
• Supervisory Leadership Skills
• Leadership Styles and Motivation
13. Today, Collaboration has become a must for many
organizations. For a lot of companies, its either they
collaborate or they die. When you Collaborate you have
access to resources and capacities that you do not
possess and you have the opportunity to achieve goals
that you would not be able to achieve if you venture
TM
alone. Collaboration is a Leverage Solution .
Agile Collaboration has been designed to ensure the
success of every, and we mean it; every collaboration,
from How to Begin to How to End, The Stages and how
to anticipate and handle different challenge you are
bound to encounter
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Collaboration; A Leverage Solution
• What, Why, When and How
• Stages of a Successful Collaboration
Module 2: Formulating Your Collaborative Framework
Module 3: Building Your Collaborative Framework
Module 4: Sustaining Your Collaborative Engagement
Module 5: Ending A Successful Collaboration
BENEFITS
• Know if Collaboration is the best way to accomplish your
goals
• Know people to bring into your collaboration system • Executives and managers.
• Select the best Structure for your Collaboration • Training Managers
• Manage the Stages of Collaboration • Team Leaders
• Develop the highly needed trust • Head of Departments
• Hold effective collaboration meetings • Marketers/High Level Sales Men
• Open up individual interest
• Design and utilize collaborative documents
• Anticipate and build Conflict Management System
• Establish and deploy Decision Making Protocol
• Develop Communication Plan
• Create Accountability Standards
• Create Joint Systems
• Create Ending Rituals
14. Leverage SolutionTM is a 360 degree training and business solution program that helps to build the overall
performance of individuals and businesses.
The conceptual framework of Leverage SolutionTM is built around the principle of the Lever which is one of the
most powerful principles since the existence of mankind postulated more than 2000 years ago Archimedes
believed that anything can be achieved through the principle of the Lever and 2100 years after, we at Simeon’s
Pivot have been able to painstakingly dig deep into this powerful Lever Principle and creatively designed peak
performance programs from the root of this principle that will always result in Growth, Increase and Solutions to
Problems.
M-ADVANTAGE
Leverage Solution™ for Effort Magnification
M Advantage is an in-depth teaching that relates the concept of Leverage to real life situation in a very
unique way. It presents a simple way for you to understand how to strategically apply the principle of
Leverage to your Advantage whether in your business, work or life. M Advantage can give Money
Advantage, Material Advantage, Moment Advantage, Mirror Advantage, Market Advantage and
Management Advantage
Lessons in M Advantage can be deployed as an Organizational training program or a business
solution. It’s perfect for your retreat.
Program Structure:
Part 1: The Core Principle of the Lever:
A deep teaching on the principle of the Lever and its relation to
everyday life and business
TM
Part 2: 4 Time Tested Indubitable Leverage Solutions
A journey into the Lever Machine to discover 4 tested and proven
indubitable concepts that always give this highly needed
Leverage; in here lies the secret of those who you admire and
wish to be like. (The Untold Secret of the successful)
Part 3: Essential Skills for Successful Leverage Relationship
A thorough teaching on the specific skills that is required for you
to initiate and sustain a smooth credible Leverage Relationship.
Part 4: M.A.D. Solution
M.A.D. Stands for “Mechanical Advantage Determinant”. It is a
powerful 5 step in-depth analysis/assessment of yourself or
your company that will not only tell you the type of Leverage
TM
Solution that you should seek to break your limitations but
will go further to identify the specific Leverage Partners that will
help provide you the Leverage that you require to achieve your
overwhelming goals. It is also a powerful model for problem
solving.
Are you operating with a Pivot?
Herein lies the major difference between the “working-successful people” and the “working-non-
successful people”
To Avail your staff the benefits of M Advantage program, please call +234 1 8296094 or send your request
to info@simeonspivot.com
15. Every organization is limited to the Combined Effectiveness of her staff. Are your staffs truly as effective as
required by your organizational goals and objectives? Optimize the day to day realities of your organization
through this invaluable Personal Effectiveness Training.
COURSE OUTLINE At the end of this program, participants will:
Introduction to the Program/Pre-Assessment • Gain an accurate status of their effectiveness
Module 1:4 Personality Tests • Get responsible in the most critical area of work
Module 2: Personal Vision • Learn how to and adopt the habit of continuous self
SWOT analysis
Module 3: Conducting a Self S.W.O.T. Analysis
• Recognize the communication style that influences
Module 4: The Power Force: Attitude any one on the cadre
Module 5: The 3 Critical areas of responsibilities • Learn various skills that helps to sustain smooth
Module 6: Draw-In Communication Skills relationship with diverse personalities
Module 7: Work-Life Balance for continuous effectiveness • Identify the most powerful force in any human life
and begin to use it to their favor
Module 8: Personal Financial Effectiveness
• Gain a deep insight of the Principle that successful
Module 9: Building and Sustaining Smooth Relationships people can’t do without
Module 10: Developing a Personal Problem Solving Process • Develop their own unique potent problem solving
and Decision Making Process and decision making process
Module 11: The Principle of Leverage • Ultimately have a more holistic control of their
personal life
Personal Development Plan (Work Book) • Go with a personal development plan that will
sustain the paradigm
16. In today’s dynamic business environment, Presentation is largely judged more by how the message is said
compared to what is said. As the “how” goes a long way to establish the meaning of what is being said. You are
“seen” before you are “heard”; heard before you are “understood”; the synchronization of being seen, heard and
understood requires skills and that is exactly what this course is designed for.
Flawless Presentation has been designed with the necessary competence required to deliver a flawless,
captivating and convincing presentation at all times.
This training encompasses Sales Presentation, Idea Presentation, Business Presentation, Product Presentation,
and Key Note Speaking, Motivational Speaking and Training.
At the end of this Training Program, participants will:
COURSE OUTLINE • Acquire the technical secrets behind a continuous flowing
• Introduction :Presentation “What and Why” presentation.
• Module 1: Presentation Energies • Identify different presentation energies and how to create
• Module 2: Segmentation of Presentation them
• Module 3: Stage Presence and Performance • Identify 5 key things to consider before you start
• Module 4: Forms of presentation presenting.
• Module 5: Major Presentation Loopholes and • Recognize the major loophole in any type of presentation
h how to overcome them and learn how to overcome them.
• Module 6: Special Presentation Situations • Learn the secret of designs that appeal to audience
• Be able to break their presentations into easily deliverable
• Module 7: What lies beyond effective
and audience friendly structure.
Preparation?
• Learn the best way to ensure you don’t forget anything.
Practical Presentation Exercise • Gain robust insight into divers types of Presentation.
• Instantly get accustomed to a new habitat called ‘STAGE’.
17. Time is man’s most valuable asset, irrespective of who you are and what you do. Time neither has respect nor
regard for anyone, it does not take cognizance of what you are doing or not doing, it does not notice you; it just
ticks.(Tick; Tick; says the clock).
This unique “time enlightening” course is designed to be as practical as possible, you will understand that the your
ability to manage” yourself/ your task” to be in tune with available time is a key success tool to effective day to day
operation not exactly “managing time” because it is impossible to manage what cannot be influenced; like time;
attempting to manage time is like attempting to manage the weather.
Our Time Quotient Test will reveal where you stand in the perception of time, how your time paradigm influences
your day to day work and furthermore, the longtime negative or positive effect of your time paradigm on your
health.
COURSE OUTLINE You will learn how to:
Pre Training Assessment: Time Quotient Test • Systematically prioritize
Module 1: The Myth of Time • Effectively Delegate
• Block time leaks
Module 2: Your Time and you
• Kill time wasters
Module 3: Your time and goals
• Overcome Procrastination
Module 4: Your time and work • Develop the art of Anticipating
Module 5: Your time and people • Effectively deploy energy
Module 6: Your time and tomorrow • Get more organize
Module 7: Time Quotient Test Result Analysis
18. Do you know that moving a vehicle from one place to another is the easiest part of your driver’s
job? Our experience in drivers training reveals that countless drivers lack respect, effective
communication, good hygiene, good dress sense, punctuality, bad vehicle maintenance, and more,
resulting into continuous conflict between drivers and their managers, superior and the people
they drive.
This drivers training program has been designed to solve all the various issues you encounter with
your driver(s) and it accommodates literate, semi-literate and illiterate drivers. It is practically an
Instantaneous Driver’s Make Over Workshop.
COURSE OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION AND PRE- ASSESSMENT
MODULE 1: THE EXECUTIVE CHAUFFEUR
• Who is a Chauffeur?
• What kind of person makes a good Chauffeur?
• What knowledge and skills does a Chauffeur need?
MODULE2: ASSET (AUTO-MOBILE) MANAGEMENT (VEHICLE LITERACY)
• Pre-trip inspection
• First-rate Vehicle maintenance
• Extensive Knowledge of vehicle’s Under Bonnet (Engine Oil, Leaks, Hoses, Oil,
Coolant, Fluids, Belts, Vehicle’s tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel e.t.c.)
• Detailed Under-Bonnet Practical
MODULE 3: ROAD MANAGEMENT
• Traffic rules and regulation....Highway codes
• Advance Driving and Defensive Driving
Maximizing Mirrors
Avoiding Blind Spots
Speed and Space Management
Rain Driving/Night Driving
Collision Avoidance Technique
Accident Scene Instructions
Do’s and Don’ts of Driving, and lots more.
MODULE 4: BOSS MANAGEMENT
• Interpersonal Relationship (4Ps of Relationship)
• Giving and Earning Respect
• Excellent Communication
• Maximizing passenger comfort Our value proposition to you:
• Etiquette and Confidentiality Issues • Cost reduction from first rate maintenance culture, and removal of
• Highway Security Detective Measures fees paid for highway offences
• How to project a company’s positive image • Smooth interpersonal relationship between drivers and those they
MODULE 5: PERSONALITY MANAGEMENT drive helping work flow better
• Dressing • Morals and Values including honesty, integrity, patience,
• Time Management tolerance, and truthfulness will be subtly and methodically
• Wrong Inward and Outward Traits to shun inculcated into your drivers.
• Right Inward and Outward Traits embrace • Drivers will develop better self-management in areas like dressing,
• General Personal Effectiveness hygiene, punctuality
• As we go: Your Driving and You (You Are What You Drive) • More comfort for staff as a result of better driving from a thorough
defensive and advance driving class
19. Office Address
1st Floor, Front Wing
19, Town Planning Way, Ilupeju Lagos
Phone: +234 (1) 8296094
Email: info@simeonspivot.com
www.simeonspivot.com