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POST-EXPO Latin America 2013
16-17 April 2013 Brasília, Brazil

Tuesday 16 April

Delivering Business Excellence


This workshop is a learning opportunity for senior operational and executive managers in the postal, parcel, logistics and courier sector to gain insights into the latest developments in good practice and opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality of service. Participants will leave the course with new insights and ideas on the key topics of operational efficiency, customer engagement, human resource development, innovation and co-operation.

The syllabus has been designed to deliver a range of sessions that will be relevant to all senior roles.  The training will be interactive, with facilitated opportunities to benchmark, share and discuss with others on the programme.

Attending this course will allow you to:

  • Understand how to optimise operations, be more efficient and deliver excellent service
  • Discover how other industry players have deployed good practice and built market share
  • Learn how businesses in the sector have successfully engaged their customers
  • Gain practical insight into how to get the most from investing in your people
  • Examine the value of innovation as well as benchmarking and co-operation
  • Discuss the issues in an open forum with like-minded peers who face similar challenges

Programme 0830 - 1700


Morning session

Introductions, objectives and expectations

Operational efficiency – optimising sorting, transport, logistics and delivery operations

Case studies and break out discussion sessions – developing operational excellence

Engaging customers - shaping the market and improving reliability and quality of services

Case studies and break out discussion sessions – being fully customer focused and customer led


Afternoon session

Human resource development – building capability and motivation for high performing teams

Case studies and break out discussion sessions – Harnessing the full potential of your people

Innovation and cooperation – fostering innovation, capturing ideas, doing things differently, sharing good practice and co-operating across the postal sector

Case studies and break out discussion sessions – Thinking and doing things differently and learning from others to build a more vibrant and successful industry

Final Plenary Discussion, Summary and Conclusions



Wednesday 17 April

Managing Strategic Change

This workshop is a learning opportunity for senior professionals in the postal, parcel, logistics and courier sector to gain insights into the strategic opportunities now available in a fast changing industry and how to make it happen in their business or organisation. Participants will leave the course with new insights and ideas on the key topics of strategy, transformation, innovation and leadership.

The syllabus has been designed to deliver a range of sessions that will be relevant to all senior roles.  The training will be interactive, with facilitated opportunities to benchmark, share and discuss with others on the programme.

Attending this course will help you to:

  • Understand the global context and strategic opportunities in the postal industry
  • Discover how other industry thought leaders see things from their perspectives
  • Learn how businesses in the sector have successfully transformed and innovated
  • Gain practical insight into important dimensions of strategic change and development
  • Examine the essential role of leadership and what difference good leaders can make
  • Discuss the issues in an open forum with like-minded peers who face similar challenges

Programme  0900 - 1700


Morning session:

Introductions, objectives and expectations

Postal Strategy - Developing competitive advantage – reinventing the post

Case studies and break out sessions

Transformation – Driving reform - making change happen

Case studies and break out sessions


Afternoon session:

Innovation – Harnessing fresh thinking and ideas – doing things differently

Case studies and break out sessions

Leadership – Inspiring, engaging and motivating - investing in the people you lead

Case studies and break out sessions

Final Plenary Discussion, Summary and Conclusions

Tutors for the programme:

Derek Osborn is an enthusiastic, innovative and inspiring business coach, trainer, facilitator and also postal business, human resource and strategy advisor. He is an acknowledged postal expert, with over 22 years in senior management in Royal Mail, and over 14 years working internationally across the postal industry. Derek has worked with many businesses and organisations in the global postal industry. Derek holds a Master’s degree in Management Science from the University of Wales.

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