Instep has created a range of support resources that are supplied in paper copy and on CD Rom - in an 'Intranet Ready' format. Our resources are particularly suitable to use as either reference guides in the workplace or to support your organisation's training activity.
Our Support Resources consist of:
Essence of...
Instep has developed an extensive range of 'Essence of...' workbooks which are the essence of the subject matter. They are essential reference guides designed to underpin your organisation's policies and procedures by equipping managers with the relevant tools and techniques.
We also have a range of the 'Essence of...' workbooks translated into Polish, Slovak and Romanian.
'Essence of...' titles available:
- Accelerated Learning - Design for
- Appraisals
- Assertiveness
- Coaching
- Communication
- Customer Care (Valuing our Customers)
- Delegation
- Influencing
- Investors in People
- Leadership - The Early Stages
- Leadership - The Leadership Challenge
- Negotiating
- Performance Management
- Performance Reviews
- Presentation Skills
- Presentation Skills - Advanced
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Recruitment and Selection
- Stress Management
- Team Briefing
- Team Building
- Team Working
- Time Management.
The 'Essence of ...' series is available to purchase direct. Please contact us for more details.
How to ... Guides
Purchase of an indefinite licence to use for your organisations.
A series of 18 succinct and simple aide-memoires that can be used by Directors, Managers and Employees. Each 'How to...' guide incorporates a logical step-by-step process for implementing good practice.
How to... titles available:
- Cascade Goals to Teams & Individuals
- Conduct 180° & 360° Appraisals
- Conduct Team Briefings
- Develop a Business Plan
- Develop a Training & Development Policy
- Develop an Appraisal System
- Develop an Organisational Training Plan
- Develop Succession Plans
- Evaluate Individual Training & Development
- Evaluate Training & Development Against Goals & Targets
- Introduce Continuous Improvement
- Plan an Induction
- Prepare a Skills Matrix
- Prepare a Training Record
- Prepare for an Appraisal
- Promote Equal Opportunities
- Recruit the Right Staff
- Write a Job Description.
Please contact us for more details.
Competencies
Purchase of an indefinite licence to use in your organisation.
Implementing competencies can be straight forward when you purchase a licence from Instep that has been written generically, and available in Word for Windows to tailor to your specific needs.
Competencies available as paper copies, on CD Rom and Intranet ready.
Core Generic Competencies Covering:
- Organising Your Own Work
- Information Technology
- Teamwork
- Customer Focus
- Motivation
- Commercial Awareness
- General Communication.
Specific Competencies:
- Administration
- Consultants
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Management
- Production and Production Support
- Sales and Marketing
Please contact us for more details.
Manager's Toolkit
On request from several clients, Instep has created a 'Manager's Toolkit' which can be branded with your own identity. This is a toolkit of five best practice guides of your choice taken from our Essence of... Series.
For example, a Toolkit could include:
- Leadership
- Appraisals
- Coaching
- Team Briefing
- Recruitment and Selection
The Toolkit also includes sections for the insertion of your own organisation's policies and procedures.
Please contact us for more details.
Workforce Development Guides
A family of 12 practical guides, each with a series of tools to road-test current approach and to plan for improved performance.
- Creating your Workforce Development Plan
- Influencing Business Planning
- Succession Planning
- R & S - Finding and choosing the right people
- Workforce Demographics - your People inventory
- Barriers to Learning - Getting round them
- Learning & Development - Getting your priorities right
- Developing people without courses
- Learning & Consultancy - Getting VFM!
- Leadership - The Winning Ways
- Discover your skills needs by analysis
- Evaluation - the Big picture.
Please contact us for more details.



