Chair & Secretary: proactively exerting influence

Proactively exerting influence

Exerting influence: how to become a proactive Works Council? This training is for Works Council chairpersons and secretaries, who want to advance their Works Council in the area of working proactively. In this program we use the word DB (daily board) as an abbreviation for the chairpersons and secretaries.

You will get tools for:

• Bringing in the Works Council’s criteria at an early stage;
• Utilizing the force field in the organization;
• Negotiating with the director.

You learn to work with the Navigator method. And you will discover what the DB can do to turn the Works Council into an active, proactive team.

Objectives of the training

After completing this training of SBI Formaat:

• You will be able to work with the Navigator work method for proactively exerting influence;
• You will know how to use the force field within the organization to exert influence;
• You will know what is required for effective negotiations;
• You will know how to make your own Works Council more proactive.

Working method

The training contains various exercises for application in your own Works Council. As a result, your DB will come out of this training stronger and you will have a plan for further developing your Works Council as a proactive discussion partner.

For whom?

This training is intended for DB members of the Works Council: chairpersons and secretaries. During the training we work alternately with the entire group and with the DB’s separately. We therefore recommend taking this training with at least two DB members.

The Navigator work method

The Navigator work method was developed at the request and with the support of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment to improve the practice of employee participation. There is an active group of licensees and enthusiastic users. It appears to be a much-proven and also well-functioning methodology for a proactive approach.