IOD workshop "How to be at your personal best"; 26th January 2012

You may be one of the top 20% but if like me you suspect you might be just ok, then I hope you will accept this invitation to join an exclusive group of senior female executives at a workshop to explore the 2 principles of flourishing, so that high achieving women can be at their personal best and enable others to be at their personal best.  Delegates will discover how negativity detracts seriously from performance and will identify strategies to raise your positivity so that you can be creative, energetic, flexible and resilient.

The workshop on 26 January at 08.00-12.00 will be presented by Anne Dargan of Rapid Change Consultancy and the founder of the RECIPRO programme for female leaders.  

The cost is £75 + VAT and includes continental breakfast.  Numbers will be limited so please register your interest by emailing linda.brown@iod.com

Christmas Spirit - worth a watch!

Click here - promise you will love this ....

RECIPRO Workshop "Achievements and Success in 2012"; 6th January '12

Do you have something SPECIAL, something important for you to change in 2012? Maybe you have made New Year's Resolutions before and had limited success?  If you really want to make some changes then we'd like to help you speed up your success rate with a "Rapid Change" workshop.  Join your female colleagues and we'll work together to...

=> Create a crystal clear vision for ‘ultimate success’ so you know exactly what you want, where you're headed, and what you need to do to make it happen
=> Uncover hidden challenges that may be sabotaging your ability to make changes that last or that are slowing down your progress
=> Leave this session renewed, re-energized, and inspired to finally achieve the change you seek - once and for all

To kick start your year, before the madness begins, simply email us.

Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally

Would you believe....

Being overly modest - you need to tell your boss about accomplishments
Not asking - step up and apply for that promotion 
Blending in - it doesn't pay to go unnoticed
Remaining silent - failure to speak up is a missed chance to be in the game

Small adjustments in how women think and act can improve not only how confident they seem but how confident they feel. 
Have a read of this short article. 

Finding the Right Place to Start Change; McKinsey Quarterly, November 2011

Changing an entire large organization is never easy; only about a third of all such transformations succeed. One problem many organizations run into as they implement a change program is faltering momentum because employees just don’t change the way they work. Sometimes they don’t want to, and sometimes the reason is a poorly structured plan that makes change harder. Our recent experience at a European retail bank shows the benefits of starting to implement change by focusing on the employees who have the most influence over the daily work that needs to change. This approach can ensure that a successful transformation happens faster and that employees remain engaged in the long term. Read "Finding the Right Place to Start Change" (November 2011)