We've experienced a fortnight of intermittent sunshine and April showers but that's just what our garden needed to encourage our new seedlings and perennial spring flowers and shrubs to burst into bloom. Like our gardens we too need nurturing so that we grow and blossom into healthy and balanced individuals capable of achieving our life and career goals. Allocating time for ourselves to focus upon the mental, physical, spiritual and emotional elements of our wellbeing is key to personal growth, fulfillment and
Do any of the following statements apply to you?... Are you thinking of taking a gap year or career break; Stuck between jobs; Wanting to develop your skills and experience; Wondering what it's like to work in a different sector or industry; Semi-retired or retired and wanting to give something back to the community? Volunteering your time, skills and experience could be an option. In addition to making a difference to the organisation concerned, volunteering can provide you with immense fulfilment and
Would you like to enhance your professional and personal relationships? Are you interested in finding out what drives and motivates you and others to behave as you do? Do you want your team to work more cohesively and effectively together? If you answered 'yes' to any of the above questions, our SDI Development Workshops and Coaching sessions could help you. Contact us to find out more.
Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year - the Year of the Horse. 'The spirit of the horse is recognised to be the Chinese people's ethos making unremitting efforts to improve themselves. It is energetic, bright, warm-hearted, intelligent and able.' (Source: TravelGuideChina). What will you do to develop yourself this year? Contact us to find out how our Personal Development Coaching Programme can help you achieve your goal.
If you are motivated enough to achieve something, you WILL succeed. If you want something badly enough, so much so it occupies your mind every day, you will take the plunge, you will ask, you will make that call, you will write that letter, you won't give up, you will pursue your goal with all your heart and soul. When it comes to career progression or job search, you need to take a more measured approach ensuring that your pursuit is not
So what does 2014 have in store for you? What have you always wanted to be, do or have? Dream big, aim high, push yourself, you can do it! Remember to like us on Facebook and receive daily inspirational quotes and messages to support your journey. Here's wishing you a happy, healthy, successful and fulfilling New Year.
I've read a number of articles of late that talk about the importance of demonstrating emotional intelligence (EQ) as a leader and in a recruitment process. If you're not sure how emotionally intelligent you are, this article will encourage self reflection and enhance self awareness.
As part of a development programme for a newly formed executive team, Dawn delivered a development programme in two phases, which include the application of MBTI with personal feedback and a full day with all the executive team together, using the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) as the primary tool. All of us who went through the programme found it to be well run and the approach more than suitable for the target audience. This has significantly helped with our understanding
I first met Dawn when she worked with me on my Myers Briggs assessment. I found her to be extremely personable, supportive, and very clear with her explanations around the model. I particularly liked her approach in testing out the questionnaire results with more assessment tools – this gave me more confidence in the feedback I received, and demonstrated Dawn’s professional approach to her work. We will be working with Dawn again in the near future , and I know
When we see or think of a large corporate's name or brand logo we may conjure up positive or negative thoughts about that organisation. The same is true of our personal brand and how we portray ourselves to others. People form an opinion about us within the first 30 seconds therefore we need to ensure that opinion is favourable. Think about it for a moment...what is your personal dress code, telephone manner, email / letter writing style , CV, Facebook
