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Training Course Summary:

LIES (Leadership, Innovation and Enterprise Studies) was originally pioneered by Alec Reed at Royal Holloway University of London as a way of transforming the way students think. The course has since been taken up by London Guildhall University were it has developed into a BA in Business Enterprise (BABE) and University of Buckingham where it makes up part of the MBA programme. LIES aims to prepare both today and tomorrow's workforce for the rapidly changing challenges to come. Traditional management education has emphasised technical skills and functional disciplines. Analysis of exceptional performance shows that these are only threshold competencies for any business. The real difference comes with creativity, flair and initiative. These are the qualities that underpin enterprise. What is the LIES course? Well, it's true, it really doesn't rely on fancy theories or technical jargon. Combining relevant and stimulating case studies with a unique style of teaching the course teaches a way of thinking, a way of solving problems, ways to stimulate ideas and imaginations that will be relevant to everyone, be they in private commerce, public administration or the voluntary sector. The course promotes the Intelligent Response to any problem.

What You Will Learn
The primary aim of the course is to furnish you with the knowledge, understanding and skills to generate creative ideas for products, processes and services, manage these ideas innovatively, and then put these ideas to work in order to create new value in your organisation. This will include:
Tools for understanding your own strengths, and those of your organization and how to identify the key trends n your environment
Methods for idea generation and creative stimulation
How to present new ideas and initiatives and negotiate their successful implementation
An important learning outcome is that you should have the confidence to have ideas, recognise the value of ideas and to make mistakes.

Who Should Attend:

This course is aimed at everyone who wants to take more initiative, generate drive, innovate and succeed. The programme is a vital energy and imagination booster for individuals in their own right and for the impact it can have on the activities, or teams, for which they are responsible.