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Coles International Training

 

Coles International Training

Coles International Training

With 35 years of international experience working with leading companies in over 50 countries Coles Training has a practical understanding of the key winning characteristics of effective leaders and their teams. Our training will help you achieve business success in areas of outstanding customer service, effective management and inspiring leadership.

Our customer service, management and leadership training courses utilize business best practice in creative and innovative ways to strengthen areas of your business. Themed training courses and seminars, such as the acclaimed ‘Shackleton’s Way’ leadership seminar and the ‘Moments of Truth’ customer service seminar, are available to provide a memorable and rewarding learning experience.

Our full range of training, consulting, facilitating and coaching is adapted for your own unique business needs.

Coles International Training
Themed Training

In addition to our other training, we provide special themed training for Leadership and Management development. Our themed training is hands-on, interactive, and a learning experience that is enjoyable, memorable and rewarding.

From a practical case study of an Antarctic explorer (Sir Ernest Shackleton) and leader who triumphed by putting people first and striving for the seemingly impossible, to team building exercise that takes place in the kitchens! We can take you on a voyage towards the moon in The “Apollo 13 Mission business case”, or look at “Inspirational Business Lessons from the World’s Top Sports Organizations” in “Peak Performing Organizational” Theory ( PPO).

Ever wonder how some companies manage to out perform others? A specially endorsed seminar for Richard featuring Singapore Airlines, will provide insights into a simple but intriguing question: How has SIA managed to outperform other flag carriers for decades in an industry where it is notoriously difficult to succeed consistently? Or you can hear “Conversations with Leaders”, filmed interviews with Jan Carlzon, former CEO of SAS, and Ruud Lubbers, the former Prime Minister of The Netherlands. A learning experience that will provide insights into leadership, teamwork, communication, creativity, customer service, determination and other disciplines that are required in management today.

Of course not to forget “ Moments of Truth”, to discover what makes service truly remarkable? Great service is not an event, it is a process that requires active, willing and competent participation of all employees. The contacts with the customer or “Moments of Truth” will ultimately determine whether a company will succeed or fail as a company. They are the special moments when we must prove to our customers that your company is the best alternative with whom to do business. All these themes incorporate exercises, multi-media, group and class discussions plus case studies on: Leadership, Team Building, Communication, Decision Making, Conflict resolution, and Motivational Techniques, etc. Each theme training addressees similar and unique competencies as applicable, that lead to skills learning or enhancement.

“Moments of Truth” – A Customer Service Story

What makes service truly remarkable? Great service is not an event, it is a process that requires active, willing and competent participation of all employees. The contacts with the customer or “Moments of Truth” will ultimately determine whether a company will succeed or fail as a company. They are the special moments when we must prove to our customers that your company is the best alternative with whom to do business.

This unique Customer Service training course is endorsed for Richard Coles by Jan Carlzon of Stockholm, Sweden. The course includes interviews with Jan Carlzon, former CEO of Scandinavian Airlines, and CEO of three other companies in his career. Discussions and exercises based on his famous book, “Moment of Truth”. His method of management and his customer service experiences will be examined. With strong customer service themes we include discussions, case studies, exercises and roles. The book is included in the course materials, and the course is ideally run over two days for customer service teams but is equally suitable for management teams. Participants will leave this course with a model or blueprint for excellent customer service that they can apply to the workplace.

“Shackleton’s Way: Leadership Lessons from the Unique Antarctic Explorer“

“Shackleton’s Way” is a fascinating and practical case study of a leader who triumphed by putting people first and striving for the seemingly impossible. Twenty-eight ordinary-turned-extraordinary men, led by Shackleton’s example, survived nearly two years of unimaginable hardship at the end of the Earth. It is an inspirational tale about unleashing strengths in individuals that they never knew they had in order to achieve goals. This story of exploration and leadership theme incorporates exercises, group and class discussions plus case studies on: Leadership, Team Building, Communication, Decision Making, Conflict resolution, and Motivational Techniques.

The course is an endorsed program to Richard Coles from the author of a best selling book on the subject. This multi media, highly interactive and appealing training course is offered from 90 minutes to a two day program depending on needs. Historic film and pictures to be shown along with clips of a recent motion picture on the story. An interview with the author is a feature. It has been run for business luncheon groups, teams, hotels, airlines, sales conferences, motivational experiences, management teams, CEO’s and Managers, and even MBA classes, etc. This provides a solid learning experience that will result in leadership skills application in the work place.

“Peak Performance“

An interactive seminar endorsed to Richard by the authors of the book “Peak Performance.” “Inspirational Business Lessons from the World’s Top Sports Organizations”. By studying the organizations’ very different stories and the elite theory of Peak Performing Organizations, we will identify consistent practices for nurturing peak performance. You will take away lessons that can be applied to all organizations to achieve sustained success.

From half day to two days, this course includes case studies, exercises, classroom discussions and the introduction of new theory such as the “PPO Theory”. Cricket is the main theme but many sports are included. It incorporates the dimensions of sports teams that can lead to success in our organizations. Materials are based on the consistent success of the Australian Cricket team, Bayern Munich football team, New Zealand Rugby, and other top performing sport organizations.

Former New Zealand Cricket Captain and Manager (now ICC Referee) Jeff Crowe contributed interesting material and insights to this seminar. Included are interviews with Jeff, former Australian Captain Steve Waugh, among others. This event has been run with Jeff Crowe for worldwide sales and service conferences, for management meeting training content, organizational teams, business units, etc.