Leadership and Management

This e-module introduces reasonable adjustments, explaining their purpose, applicability, and examples of good practice at the council. It also covers the importance of aligning with the social model of disability and the council's ambition for disability equality.

This one-day course is for council managers. It covers the council’s recruitment guide and process from beginning to end. You will consider criteria for posts, advertising options, how to identify appropriate selection processes, shortlisting and preparing for interviews.

This e-module explains the processes, legislation, and good practice around the recruitment and induction of staff. All council managers are required to complete this and the one-day training course before they recruit.

This e-module provides an overview of managing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in teams. It builds on the EDI awareness course, offering tips and tools to challenge inequality and create an inclusive workplace.

This e-module explains the importance of managing team mental health and wellbeing. It defines mental health, stress, and wellbeing, and offers strategies and resources to enhance management practices.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Council managers.
Crucial Conversations helps managers build confidence and skills to hold meaningful conversations that support performance, wellbeing and development. Using coaching and feedback techniques, participants will learn how to support growth, address challenges, and help individuals and teams achieve their best.

This e-module explores your role in leading change, addressing the strategic and operational forces driving change within the organisation. It delves into the psychology of change and how to work with individuals and stakeholders to effectively implement change.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Council managers.
This course will help build confidence in managing performance through effective supervision, PDPRs, feedback and early informal action. Participants will explore practical approaches to setting expectations, feedback, addressing concerns promptly and fairly, and applying policies and procedures consistently and effectively.

This e-module covers key management skills: people, finance, information, time, and change. You'll gain a better understanding of managing people, providing quality service, financial management, information processes, and effective time management.

In this e-module we introduce the concept of stakeholders and their influence on your team's work. We explain how to map stakeholders using a Power/Interest grid and discuss factors to consider when managing stakeholders in the council environment.

Eligibility: This e-module is for South Gloucestershire Council managers.
This e-module supports anyone with management responsibility to understand and deliver the council’s Line Manager Expectations with clarity, consistency and confidence. It can be completed as preparation for the Managing with Clarity workshop and also serves as a standalone learning resource.

This practical one-day course is for South Gloucestershire Council managers. It explains the council’s PDPR process, how to make PDPRs meaningful and engaging, how to set performance and development objectives, conversation techniques, and equalities.

This e-module explains how to get the most from the PDPR process, aligning individual performance with council objectives. It helps you motivate and support your team, ensuring they perform well and develop skills annually.

This 5.5 day course for first line or middle managers covers the knowledge and skills needed as a manager. It is delivered through face to face and online training, psychometric assessment, 360 review, individual reflection, skills practice, and e-learning.