Developing agility

Developing Agility Corporate Capability with SME Agility

A Business Development Programme from the Centre

for Enterprise

“The ideas the Centre for Enterprise team brought to our business have helped empower our staff, making us a more responsive organisation�

Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic We started working with the Centre for Enterprise in .........

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Building SME agility with corporate capabilities through a unique approach to development Our skills around the core strengths of leadership, entrepreneurial behaviour and growth, are underpinned by authoritative research and bench marking of best practice.

Our approach for larger businesses, seeks to nurture the ethos of Corporate Capability with SME Agility. Development delivered by the Centre for Enterprise will engage individuals, teams and whole organisations, to bring about an engaged and responsive workforce.

We have identified the ‘entrepreneur’ as playing a central role in developing agility. Encouraging employees to be ‘entrepreneurial thinkers’: Contributes to growth Is profitable Is associated with creativity and innovation Is sustainable Can self-perpetuate Can be transformational We have fused these elements together with our experience from corporate clients to produce an approach we call 'adaptive learning'.

This is the ability to rapidly learn and adapt to all situations. The 'Adaptive learner' is: mindful of everything around them, and analyses, assimilates, and reflects in 'real-time', to produce high-quality results,

time after time.

How we do it

Awareness

Application

ŸSelf analysis & awareness ŸDiagnostic & Psychometrics ŸReviewing what you know

ŸApplying your development Ÿ'Adaptive learning' ŸTesting & experimenting ŸAdapting & reflecting

and believe ŸYour 'change readiness’

Results

Development ŸExperience centred learning ŸCoaching/Mentoring ŸNetworking ŸAction learning ŸReflection

ŸSelf analysis & review ŸROI/ROE ŸFeedback from line

manager/others ŸPersonal effectiveness ŸReviews

Our expertise is in bringing together the agility and mindset of what it takes to grow and develop your organisation with robust corporate capability solutions.

Our core areas of expertise are within: Leadership and Management Development Leading and Managing Change Organisational Development (Culture) Emotional Intelligence/Personal Development Coaching Strategic Thinking Talent Development/Management Team Development Performance Management Service Excellence

Our Method Our behavioural/competency framework provides a context for creating your solution and provides a perspective for evaluation.

The framework focuses on the 3 key areas of development along with a set of behaviours to support them.

These developmental capabilities can be delivered from first line management up to senior management across a broad range of sectors and businesses.

As standard, we deploy a range of diagnostic and psychometric tools to act as an enabler and facilitator of change – these tools add an objective and robust perspective for the individual and the way they interact with the team and organisation(s).

Behaviours

Competencies

Clear Communication

Individual

Team

Organisation

Collaborative Working

Understanding self

Understanding Others

Understanding the Organisation

Self-Mastery

Managing Self

Managing Others

Managing Organisational Interactions

Developing Self

Developing Others

Developing and Supporting the Organisation

Individual development plan

Departmental development plan

Organisational development plan

Balanced Thinking Delivery Excellence Adaptable Leadership

Delivery options As our solutions are designed around your requirements, we offer a range of scalability approaches. As an initial framework, we offer a 'lite' and 'full' approach that provides you with the opportunity to tailor your solution based on key requirements such as budget, time investment in the programme and style of learning.

Diagnostic = Full Workshops = Full/Lite Coaching Action learning

Masterclasses Mentoring Presentation of learning and impact Evaluation

Due to our experience, track record and level of evaluation, our approach is to ensure that any solution we deliver provides a return on your investment. By working with you to clearly define your required outcomes we can develop a solution to deliver those results.

About the Centre Based in the Business School at Manchester Metropolitan University, the Centre for Enterprise supports businesses and entrepreneurs in the North West of England, through a series of activities, research, enterprise and knowledge exchange.

Worked with over 3,000 small and medium sized firms

Gained 14 successful research council bids in five years

Small and Medium sized enterprises employ more than 50 per cent of all private sector workers. The Centre has established a reputation for helping those businesses to develop a clear pathway for growth and to equip them with the necessary skills required.

Our team at the Centre for Enterprise is passionate about research and applying it into practical knowledge. Our approach to developing business growth in large firms, is based on our vast experience of helping over 3,000 businesses.

Characteristics closely associated with SMEs, such as flexibility, the ability to react quickly and change fast, are often marginalised as a business grows.

Our method re-energises larger businesses, facilitating a step change in operations and moves a businesses back towards the entrepreneurial philosophy of its founders.

Awarded the Small Business Charter Mark in 2014

Ÿ Create ‘adaptive learners’ Ÿ Create a sustainable and distinct

competitive position Ÿ Promote and demand critical new knowledge Ÿ Think outside conventional models Ÿ Encourage open and quality communication

Centre for Enterprise MMU Business School All Saints Campus Oxford Road Manchester M15 6BH United Kingdom +44 (0) 161 247 3871 www.mmucfe.ac.uk cfe@mmu.ac.uk @mmucfe

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