Introduction
This program, designed by Global Horizon Training Center, equips office managers, administrators, and secretaries with the advanced interpersonal, behavioral, and professional skills required to perform effectively under pressure.
In today’s demanding work environment, administrative professionals must balance multiple responsibilities while maintaining efficiency, communication quality, and emotional control. This program focuses on enhancing productivity, stress management, leadership, and decision-making capabilities to ensure participants remain confident, organized, and proactive in all situations.
Objectives
Participants attending the program will:
- Learn how to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities effectively
- Develop a managerial mindset for planning, decision-making, and problem-solving
- Enhance communication skills and workplace relationships
- Build self-confidence and emotional control
- Apply assertiveness techniques to improve effectiveness
- Strengthen interpersonal and intrapersonal skills
- Lead and communicate effectively under pressure
- Support teams in solving workplace challenges creatively
- Enhance leadership capabilities while managing stress
Target Audience
- Office Managers
- Administrative Professionals
- Executive Secretaries
- Personal Assistants (PA)
- Executive Assistants (EA)
- Office Coordinators
- Administrative Supervisors
- Professionals working in high-pressure administrative environments
- Anyone responsible for managing office operations and supporting executives
Training Program Outline
Day 1: Personal Leadership Skills for Handling Pressure & Stress
- Understanding stress and its effects on the body, mind, and performance
- Holistic approaches to stress management
- The relationship between mind and body in workplace performance
- Personality styles and responses to stress
- Introvert vs. extrovert responses under pressure
Day 2: Essential Administrative and Cognitive Skills
- Applying mind mapping techniques for planning and organization
- Understanding right-brain and left-brain thinking
- Managing projects and meeting deadlines effectively
- Planning tools including Gantt charts
- Problem-solving techniques and decision-making tools
- Proactive work behavior and initiative
- Effective meeting management and minute-taking
- Working efficiently with multiple managers
Day 3: Leading with Confidence During Challenging Times
- Managing sudden change in the workplace
- Leading teams during uncertainty and pressure
- Identifying short-term and long-term stress symptoms
- Motivating self and others under pressure
- Building confidence in challenging environments
- Achieving work-life balance through boundaries and prioritization
- Strengthening personal and professional relationships
Day 4: Leadership Effectiveness in Crisis Management
- Core crisis management skills
- Identifying opportunities within crises
- Encouraging creative thinking during challenging situations
- Applying creative leadership approaches
- Overcoming barriers to innovation in crisis scenarios
Day 5: Self-Empowerment and Emotional Intelligence
- Identifying causes and triggers of stress
- Building self-confidence and resilience
- Techniques for relaxation and mental clarity
- Understanding stress as a behavioral signal
- Breaking negative thinking patterns
- Developing emotional intelligence skills
- Applying emotional intelligence in the workplace
- Transforming negative reactions into proactive behavior
- Continuous professional development and personal growth planning
About Paris
Lying on the River Seine, Paris is commonly referred to as the city for lovers, but it's actually a fantastic place for anyone to visit and explore. It's full of history, art, literature and amazing architecture for starters, but is also well known as being home to high fashion, which makes it a popular shopping destination. Visitors to the French Capital will find both high-end designer stores and quirky boutiques. The attractions of Paris range for art museums to shopping to simply taking a walk and soaking up the atmosphere. To top it all off, Paris has plenty of superb food and drink, in case there weren't already enough reasons to travel to Paris.
Things to do and places to visit in Paris
Anyone who travels to Paris is in for a treat, as it is a beautiful city full of atmosphere. Many of Paris' attractions are world-famous, but it's also a city where you can find hidden gems. Taking a flight to Paris for a short visit is really like visiting a number of different cities, as all of its neighbourhoods, or arrondissements, have their own distinct character. Examples include the medieval Latin Quarter and the bohemian Marais. Each and every one is worth exploring.
Great things to do in Paris include:
- Checking out the views from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
- Seeing renowned masterpieces, including the Mona Lisa in the Louvre.
- Taking a tour of the impressive, albeit slightly creepy, Paris Catacombs.
- Marvelling at the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral.
- Browsing the designer stores around the Champs-Elysees.
- Munching snails in one of the city's haute cuisine eateries.
- Visiting the graves of luminaries including Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison at Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
- Admiring the imposing Arc de Triomphe.
- Wandering around the boutiques of the Marais district.
- Watching the famous Paris St-Germain football team play.
- Taking in the Impressionist art at the Musee D'Orsay.
- Watching the world go by from a cafe terrace.
- Visiting the distinctive Centre Georges Pompidou.