Course overview
Self-awareness and stress management are key to development. This one-day practical masterclass will prepare junior to mid-level investment professionals for progress within their firm, by enabling them to identify their skill gaps, regulate their behaviour and balance workplace stressors for optimal performance in management teams.
Psychometric testing is included and training is delivered by two business psychologists with extensive consulting experience within private equity and venture capital houses and management teams.
Key topics include
- Stress Management and well-being
- Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Performance, motivation and focus
- Strengthening empathy and communication
- Managing complex stakeholder relationships
- Remaining in control
- Triggers in a competitive PE/VC workplace
- Building career networks and more
What will delegates take away?
- Techniques for mental resilience and stress management
- Approaches and techniques for improving influencing and personal impact
- Hints and tips for dealing with complex stakeholder relationships
- Developing your career in PE/VC
- The skills to enhance and develop your personal brand
Course Director
Sheryl Haddow
Sheryl Haddow has been working within the field of business psychology for over 20 years and specialises in personality testing for the purposes of assessment, selection, individual and team coaching, personal development and conflict management. Sheryl also provides training in various areas such as interviewing techniques, reading body language, leadership, influencing and networking. She has extensive experience within the private equity industry and works with well-known VC houses providing management due diligence support, as well as team and one to one coaching. She has also worked with numerous management teams across many varied industries and has been engaged to manage conflict, coach individuals, and work with teams to improve their effectiveness.
Sheryl’s career began as a Search Consultant, before graduating with a first-class honours degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Occupational Psychology from the University of Nottingham in 2000.
CPD accreditation
This course is CPD accredited by the CPD Certification Service for 6 hours. By attending this course, you will receive a digital certificate from Diplomasafe. This certificate allows you to share and save your new CPD accredited qualification on LinkedIn, adding instantly verifiable credentials and strengthening your professional profile.
