Commercial Learning and Development - Spotlight On Sessions

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Spotlight On… Sessions

The purpose of the following sessions are to revisit a topic that you would have been introduced to during your learner journey and, by doing so, provide you with the space and time to delve and explore the topic in more breadth and depth. The masterclasses are delivered by highly experienced Subject Matter Experts, including Crown Representatives.


Political Insight – Political Insight involves considering the motives, objectives and positions of  key stakeholders in order to equip you with the tools to better understand  ‘the agenda behind the agenda’.   Political Insight allows you to anticipate likely lines of argument, work with conflicting interests and present technical issues to stakeholders that helps to align discussions with desired long-term outcomes.


Another aspect to  Political Insight is having an awareness about your and your team’s strengths & preferred engagement styles & how these  may impact on perceptions & judgements, especially in  pressured environments and situations.


The Spotlight On session covers:


  • Situations and how to handle them

  • Understanding the perspective of others

  • An overview of what good looks like for the Political Insight attribute at the ADC


Please note this session is not designed to cover the use of  political insight to influence across or within Government or working with officials, for example Ministers. 


Format: Podcast on the GCC


Building Effective Supplier Relationships - Working in partnership suppliers can be an exciting and mutually beneficial experience, it can also bring difficult challenges and unwelcome surprises. The aim of this session is to explore different styles and approaches for working with suppliers and how to, appropriately, apply these.


The Spotlight On session covers: 

  • The elements for building an effective relationship with a supplier

  • How to use these elements to create an effective relationship

  • Why multi level relationships are equally important to a client and a supplier

  • What can go wrong and why


Format: Podcast on the GCC 


Diversity and Inclusion – This Spotlight on session explores behaviours and tools that  will enable GCF colleagues to create and sustain a diverse and inclusive working environment. The interactive masterclass is aimed at all GCF commercial & non-commercial staff. 


The Spotlight On session covers: 


  • What Diversity and Inclusion should look and feel like within the GCF

  • The tools you can use to create a more diverse and inclusive working environment

  • Identifying the impact of unconscious bias on your decisions

  • Identifying what you are going to do to create a more diverse and inclusive working environment



Format: Interactive Webinar on the GCC


Networking – The session is presented by a Commercial Subject Matter Expert and explores how you can make the most of your networking opportunities.


The Spotlight On session covers:  


  • Why is networking important

  • What makes a good network

  • How good is your network?

  • How can you improve it?

  • Relationship management

  • Time management

  • Your action plan


Format: Interactive Webinar on the GCC


ADC – The session is presented by moderators from the ADC Team and has been designed to provide you with a broader understanding of how the GCO ADC has been designed and how the ADC functions.


The Spotlight on session will cover:


  • The design elements for the GCO ADC

  • The role of the ADC moderator

  • The role of the ADC assessor

  • What happens at the moderation stage

  • The purpose of the pre- ADC questionnaire

  • ADC Preparation tips



Format: Interactive Webinar on the GCC


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