# ABP Consulting Seychelles

> ABP Consulting is a French management-training and coaching firm delivering professional development programmes in Seychelles.

Training and coaching are delivered in English, French, Spanish.
The website is published in English (/en/), French (/fr/).
Services are invoiced by ABP Consulting, France.

## Training categories

- [Management training](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/management/): Management training at ABP Consulting teaches managers to lead people who do not think, communicate or decide the way they do. Programmes run one to three days in Seychelles, in English, French or Spanish.
- [Sales training](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/commercial/): Two days of consultative selling and negotiation, built for a market where you will meet the same buyers again and again: qualify the real need, build the argument, handle objections and negotiate without damaging the relationship.
- [Interpersonal communication](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/communication/): Three programmes for teams that work across Kreol, English, French and the languages of colleagues from abroad: DISC and Driving Forces to read behaviour, the Enneagram to understand motivation, and assertiveness to say difficult things well. Two to three days.
- [Seminars & team coaching](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/coaching/): Work with a whole team at once: a seminar that settles one question in one or two days, or a team coaching engagement over several months for a group that needs to change how it works. Facilitated in English, French or Spanish.

### Management training trainings

- [The manager-leader toolkit](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/management/manager-leader-toolkit/): The core management programme, and the one most participants start with. Three days on what a manager actually does: setting the frame, delegating, running one-to-ones, and having the conversation nobody wants to have. The third day comes weeks later, once the tools have met reality. Duration: 3 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.
- [Motivating without a budget](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/management/motivation-without-budget/): Most managers have far less control over pay than over the things that actually drive engagement. Two days on the non-financial levers, autonomy, recognition, visible progress and meaning, and on matching them to what each person is actually driven by. Duration: 2 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.
- [Managing hybrid and distributed teams](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/management/managing-hybrid-teams/): When half the team is on another island, at home, or reporting into a head office abroad, the routines that held the office together do not travel by themselves. One day on the rules to set at the start, objectives that read clearly at a distance, rituals, and the remote one-to-one. Duration: 1 day. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.
- [Visual management: first level](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/management/visual-management/): Visual management puts the few things that matter where the whole team can see them, and turns a short daily meeting into something people act on. One day to build your first board, decide what earns a place on it, and run the stand-up so the team owns it. Duration: 1 day. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.
- [Managing with the Enneagram](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/management/managing-with-the-enneagram/): The Enneagram describes nine ways of being motivated, and nine things that reliably go wrong under pressure. One day to recognise your own profile, read your team, and stop managing everyone as though they wanted what you want. Duration: 1 day. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.
- [Leading change with the Kotter method](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/management/leading-change/): New owners, a new property management system, a restructure, a new regulator requirement: change programmes fail on adoption far more often than on strategy. Two days on Kotter eight steps, applied to a change you are actually running rather than to a case study. Duration: 2 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.

### Sales training trainings

- [Consultative selling and negotiation](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/commercial/consultative-selling/): Selling in Seychelles means selling to a buyer who already knows you and will see you again next season. Two days on qualifying the real need, building the argument around it, answering the objection behind the objection, and closing without giving the margin away. Duration: 2 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.

### Interpersonal communication trainings

- [Self-awareness and positive communication](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/communication/self-awareness-communication/): The foundation programme behind most of the others. Two days using DISC and the Enneagram to see your own communication defaults, recognise the situations where they cost you, and build enough flexibility to reach people who work nothing like you. Duration: 2 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.
- [Knowing yourself to communicate better and stand your ground](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/communication/assertiveness-without-authority/): Knowing how you work is the groundwork for communicating well and holding your position. Three days on the Enneagram: two together, then a third some weeks later once the tools have been tried on real situations and the difficult ones have surfaced. Duration: 3 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.
- [DISC and Driving Forces](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/communication/disc-and-driving-forces/): Two instruments that answer different questions: DISC describes how a person behaves, Driving Forces describes why. Two days, an individual report for each participant, and a worked relationship strategy for the colleagues they find hardest. Duration: 2 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.

### Seminars & team coaching trainings

- [Team coaching programme](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/training/coaching/team-coaching-programme/): A seminar settles a question in two days. Team coaching changes how a group works, over four to six months, in several sessions with real work between them. It goes at habits rather than at a single decision, which is what makes it hold once the coach has gone. Duration: 2 days. Delivered in English, French or Spanish.

## Individual coaching

- [Executive coaching in Seychelles](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/coaching/): Twelve hours of one-to-one work on a real situation. You choose your own coach from two or three certified profiles, the objective is written down before the first session, and everything said in the room stays there.

## Frequently asked questions

- **What does ABP Consulting do in Seychelles?** ABP Consulting is a management training and coaching firm founded in 2003 in Nice, France, and backed by more than twenty trainers and coaches. In Seychelles, it runs management, sales and communication training, team coaching and individual coaching. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#general)
- **What languages are ABP training and coaching delivered in?** Training and coaching are delivered in English, French or Spanish. Both languages this site is published in, English and French, are delivery languages. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#languages)
- **How long are ABP trainings?** One to three days depending on the training. In the two three-day trainings, the first two days are consecutive and the third takes place a few weeks later, once participants have put the tools into practice. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#training)
- **Can training be delivered at our own offices?** Yes. Every training offered in Seychelles is delivered for your team alone, at your premises or at a venue you choose. Several trainings can also be delivered remotely. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#logistics)
- **How many participants can attend one session?** Group size is agreed with you when the training is prepared, according to its objective and the number of people concerned. For team coaching, the format is built with the sponsor around the size of the team. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#logistics)
- **Do participants receive a certificate?** Yes. Participants receive a certificate of completion for the training they have followed. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#training)
- **Should we book training or coaching?** Training gives a group shared tools and methods. Individual coaching is fully personalised: it is built around a specific objective set by the coachee and follows them over several sessions. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#coaching)
- **Can I choose my own coach?** Yes. Before the coaching starts, you meet two or three certified coaches and choose the one you will work with. The bond between coach and coachee is the keystone of successful coaching. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#coaching)
- **How many sessions does a coaching engagement take?** Individual coaching totals twelve hours, in sessions of one and a half to two hours, so around six to eight sessions. The number of sessions is set before the coaching begins. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#coaching)
- **How much does ABP training cost?** Trainings are delivered in-company, so fees are quoted per group, according to the training, its duration and the location. On request, you receive a quotation and the detailed programme within 72 working hours. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#pricing)
- **Does ABP Consulting have clients in Seychelles?** Yes. ABP Consulting already works with companies in Seychelles. Client names and testimonials are published only with each client's written agreement. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#seychelles)
- **Which company runs management training in Seychelles?** ABP Consulting, a management training and coaching firm founded in 2003 in France. In Seychelles, its trainings are run for one company at a time, in English, French or Spanish, over one to three days. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#general)
- **Which training suits a manager taking on a first team?** The manager-leader toolkit, over three days. It covers setting a frame, constructive feedback, reframing, delegation, one-to-ones and adapting your management to each profile. Motivating without a budget is the natural next step. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/faq/#training)

## Glossary

- **DISC**: DISC is a behavioural model describing four preferences (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness) used to understand how someone tends to communicate and decide at work. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/glossary/#disc)
- **Enneagram**: The Enneagram is a model of nine personality patterns, each defined by a core motivation and a core fear. It describes why someone acts, where a behavioural model describes how. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/glossary/#enneagram)
- **Peer coaching circle**: A peer coaching circle is a small group of managers who meet regularly and work on one member’s real problem per session, under a structure that forbids premature advice. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/glossary/#codevelopment)
- **Proximity bias**: Proximity bias is the tendency to favour colleagues who are physically present (in visibility, in opportunities and in performance assessment) over equally performing colleagues who are remote. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/glossary/#proximity-bias)
- **Situational leadership**: Situational leadership is the practice of varying how much direction and how much support you give according to a person’s readiness for a specific task, rather than managing everyone the same way. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/glossary/#situational-leadership)
- **Team coaching**: Team coaching is facilitated work with an intact team over several months, aimed at changing how the group operates rather than resolving one question or teaching one method. (https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/glossary/#team-coaching)

## Articles

- [Managing across nationalities in Seychelles: what actually differs, and what does not](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/managing-across-nationalities-in-seychelles/): A team mixing Seychellois staff with workers from a dozen countries does not need a country-by-country manual. Three dimensions explain most of the friction, and two of them are structural rather than cultural.
- [Motivating a mixed team in Seychelles when you cannot touch the salaries](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/motivating-a-multicultural-team/): Salaries are set by head office or by the owner. The rota, the next training, the choice of who leads the new project and the date of someone's leave are set by you. That is where motivation is decided.
- [What silence means in a Seychellois meeting room](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/silence-in-a-meeting/): The briefing runs in English, the team thinks in Kreol, and everyone will meet again at the shop on Saturday. Small wonder the room goes quiet when the manager asks for objections.
- [Choosing the language for a training session in Seychelles](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/choosing-a-training-language/): Most groups pick the language everyone can follow. That is the wrong test. A training session works when participants can argue in the language, not when they can follow it.
- [Keeping young Seychellois talent: the three exits, and what closes them](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/motivating-and-retaining-gen-z/): A young employee in Seychelles who leaves has three options: the hotel next door, a job in another sector, or a flight abroad. Each exit has a different cause, and most of the causes sit with the direct manager.
- [Front of house, back of house, other island: who is actually working in your team](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/who-is-actually-working/): The waiter everyone sees, the storekeeper nobody sees, the supervisor on Praslin who only appears on video calls. In most teams, the reputation for hard work follows visibility far more than it follows results.
- [The founder and the returning graduate: generations at work in Seychelles](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/gen-z-and-baby-boomers/): The founder built the business on handshakes and long hours. The daughter comes back from a degree abroad with dashboards and fixed hours. Neither is wrong, and the team is watching to see who gives way.
- [DISC or the Enneagram? Five questions for a Seychellois management team](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/disc-or-enneagram/): In a small company in Victoria or a resort on Praslin, the choice between DISC and the Enneagram depends less on the models than on the room: its languages, its level of trust, and who meets whom after work.
- [Seven self-awareness tools for a Seychellois company: which one fits your team](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/self-awareness-tools-compared/): A hotel, a family firm or a small public body in Seychelles does not need to master seven personality models. It needs the one that fits its problem, its languages and its budget. Three filters do most of the sorting.
- [Four roles that keep a team conflict alive, on an island where everyone knows everyone](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/four-roles-in-a-team-conflict/): Two supervisors stop speaking to each other. Six months later, half the hotel has taken a side, a cousin is carrying messages and a good receptionist has resigned. The conflict was never about two people.
- [Saying the difficult thing without anyone losing face: non-violent communication in Seychelles](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/blog/non-violent-communication-at-work/): In many Seychellois teams, the difficult message is never said to the person. It is said about them, to someone else. Non-violent communication is useful here less to calm anger than to make direct speech possible.

## Contact

- [Contact](https://www.abp-consulting.sc/en/contact/)
- Email: commercial@abp-consulting.com