The Political Savvy Profile (PSP) ® is designed to help people develop positive Political Practitioner skills so they can create for themselves - and other stakeholders - happier and healthier political work cultures and careers.
The PSP ® workbook enables Individuals (in Self-Study or Coaching contexts) and Groups (in Workshop, Team-building or Conference contexts) to learn how to resolve their real life political work problems using a 6 Step Political Practitioner skills building process that's explained in The PSP ® workbook
Step 1 : REVEAL - their Political Perceptions
Step 2 : REGARD - the Political Savvy Framework ©
Step 3 : RECORD - their Political Savvy Profile ® Scores
Step 4 : READ - their Political Savvy Profile ®
Step 5 : REVIEW - the ‘ SMART ’ Political Skill Areas
Step 6 : WRITE - a Political Savvy Action Plan
The PSP ® also provides clarity on the five 'SMART' skill areas that are considered critical when developing positive political influencing skills in Hierarchic (Pyramidal), Heterarchic (Matrixed) and Holarchic (Cellular) operating structures, cultures and roles, namely
Stakeholdering - The ability to prioritise & manage diverse stakeholder needs & success measures
Morality - The ability to build trusting key stakeholder relationships across the political landscape
Alignment - The ability to align your own Goals, Ambitions & Values with those of an Organization
Rapport-building - The ability to authentically engage, inspire and work with different stakeholders
Tactical-nous - The ability to access information & take difficult decisions to achieve agreed outcomes
The Political Savvy Profile ® can be used as an independent resource to gain awareness about your own political influencing preferences - or as a tool to help raise that awareness in others.
The PSP ® and its Questionnaire are available in both Digital and Paper based formats.
The Questionnaire for the Digital version of the PSP ® workbook is completed online and a bespoke PSP ® in a .pdf format is created and emailed either to the Purchaser of a PSP ® from us - or to the Facilitator (i.e. the Trainer, Coach, Consultant, Manager or Mentor) who sent the link to the Questionnaire because they are taking part in an Individual or Group based learning event.
The PSP ® Facilitator Guidebook, together with its accompanying PowerPoint presentation, contains all the information a Facilitator needs to successfully deliver the unique ½ day Political Savvy Workshop - using the PSP ® workbook in either a Digital or Paper-based format.
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ORDERING GUIDE
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You will need 1 Self-Study Assessment per participant. For maximum benefit, purchase 1 Facilitator Guide per trainer. |
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FORMAT
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OBJECTIVE
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To help people develop a positive and purposeful ‘Political Influencing’ skill-set |
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AUDIENCE
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Anyone with a minimum of 1 years full time Organisational work experience |
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TIME REQUIRED
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4 hours in a Workshop context, 1 hour in a Coaching or Self-study context |
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AUTHOR
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Wayne Thomas, M.A., M.Sc., M.B.A., Ph.D. |