Personal Effectiveness

With a stellar 40-year career in the UK banking and financial services sector, our distinguished personal effectiveness course leader enjoyed a highly successful tenure at Lloyds Bank. Rising to senior management at a young age, he was later headhunted by a merchant bank to join its main board as a director.

Since retiring, Redcliffe’s trainer has worked as a freelance soft skills training consultant and is proud to serve as an external Master Trainer at HSBC and the Bank of China. Specialising in a range of soft skills sessions, he has also played a key role in screening and assessing both prospective and current trainers to evaluate their capabilities and ensure they meet the required standards.

Our productivity course specialist has led 'train the trainer' programs, alongside the sessions previously mentioned. For the Bank of China, he designed, developed, and delivered a highly successful and comprehensive personal effectiveness training program.

A highly astute and versatile educator, he draws on a wealth of industry experience to deliver engaging and impactful online and in-house training, collaborating with organisations ranging from small firms and partnerships to large global companies. By leveraging his extensive knowledge, he ensures you receive practical, relevant, and actionable insights tailored to your needs.

Redcliffe’s personal effectiveness training course is aptly designed for professionals in financial services and any industry where high levels of personal effectiveness are essential.
Upon course completion, participants will be confident and knowledgeable to:

• Describe time use in terms of Knowledge, Attitude, Skills and Habits (KASH)
• Define principles of effective decision-making in deciphering what is important and urgent
• Consider how mental well-being influences personal effectiveness at work
• Demonstrate the fallacy of multitasking and develop task focus
• Practice developing personal effectiveness habits

If there’s a specific aspect you would like to cover during this session that isn’t in our personal effectiveness training outline, please speak with us to discuss bespoke options.

• This personal effectiveness course combines basic techniques with more advanced skills to further develop financial ability.
• Our course allows participants to consider personal effectiveness improvements in everyday situations.
• The course is led by a trainer with extensive industry experience, allowing participants to gain valuable insights from real-world scenarios.
• Our course allows participants to consider personal productivity methods and customisation tools for effective working use.
• Participants learn skills and techniques that can be adapted and refined over time, promoting continuous personal and professional growth.
• Redcliffe Training partners with seasoned industry professionals who have extensive, dedicated careers and a wealth of expertise in personal effectiveness training.

Given the importance of this skill, our personal effectiveness course is a must for all. Moreover, it is essential for:

• Management, team leaders & oversight roles
• Individuals required to work as a team or upon initiative to ‘get things done’ effectively
• Individuals in a leadership or team role no matter how junior
• Senior, middle and line managers who need to ‘make things happen’
• Personnel staff
• Any professionals seeking to refresh or enhance their existing skills can benefit from this advanced productivity and personal effectiveness training

Personal effectiveness training offers participants an opportunity to focus on their development. While many say, “I don’t have the time,” carving out space for growth can often lead to more favourable results. With a concerted effort, this course encourages the skills you already have whilst providing additional techniques on top. In just half a day (3 hours, including a break), delegates are introduced to key principles for improving personal productivity. Thoughtfully designed, these principles form a well-rounded personal effectiveness training outline.

Participants will explore how to manage mental capacity while addressing common misconceptions about time. This exploration helps you gain a deep understanding of how to optimise focus and energy, resulting in more effective time management strategies.

We’ll also consider how to handle distractions and interruptions guilt-free and with ease. This personal productivity training course teaches stress-reducing techniques for managing an ever-increasing task list. Additionally, we’ll discuss effective responses for when you genuinely feel like you “don’t have the time.” Personal effectiveness training will provide practical strategies to boost your productivity and overall well-being. This course focuses on actionable techniques that empower individuals to manage their time, handle distractions, and approach tasks with great confidence and efficiency.

You may never have 25 hours in a day, but you can continuously improve your personal productivity and output to manage your time more effectively. By implementing the right strategies, as demonstrated in this personal effectiveness training course, you can optimise each day and achieve your goals.