I gave the programme 10 out of 10! I found it very helpful both personally and professionally and learned a lot about myself and my personality, coping mechanisms and helpful ways to assist me in dealing with confrontational or stressful situations. I understood better how I react to a situation, how I react to stress and how to decompress before attacking the situation. I have also learned a lot about me and why I am the way I am, and how the time constraints on my work are normally of my own making and not that of KPIs. One of the most useful strategies I learned was taking a breath before I attack a stressful situation, decompressing before I attack the workload, and realising the pressures I place on myself are my own rules and not that of the company or KPI based. I loved the programme, all aspects of
I was able to find out the type of person I am, using iMA (personal profile and communication tool) i.e. I'm a High Green, which was both interesting and informative. Learning what my comforts are and what my conflicts are really helped me understand how certain situations had impacted my life and way of thinking and how I can better roll with them or twist them into a a positive light. It's still certainly difficult to break certain habits and implement the tools given to me at times, but at least I'm able to understand why something might be affecting me the way it is and how I can disarm it if I need to. My overall assessment of the programme enabling me to dig deeper into why I had developed certain habits and developing new ways to break the old and build the new. The key points I gained
We hear of too many toxic cultures in the workplace which lead to trust issues and result in high turnover rates. The effect on our emotional wellbeing is huge creating poor work-life balance with behaviours of micro-management, lack of recognition and appreciation being apparent. With a few changes here and there, a workplace can be changed to a healthier environment. Here's some signs of toxic cultures and their antidotes: Lack of Trust and Transparency Sign: Employees are reluctant to share ideas or concerns, there's a prevalence of secretive behaviour, and information is hoarded. Antidote: Foster an open communication environment. Implement regular transparent updates from leadership and encourage open forums where employees can voice concerns without fear of retribution. High Turnover Rates Sign: Constant hiring and resignation cycles, employees frequently leave for better opportunities, indicating dissatisfaction. Antidote: Conduct exit interviews to understand reasons for leaving. Invest in employee development programs, offer
People often think empathy is feeling sorry for someone. Empathy actually is: Sensing other people’s emotions Mirroring someone’s feelings Image what someone is thing Identify how a person is feeling Feeling overwhelmed by others’ tragedy Really listening to what others have to say Understanding another person’s feelings Imaging how someone is feeling Seeing things from another point of view Common Perceptions of Empathy Many people view empathy as a simple act of kindness or sympathy. They often believe empathy is merely feeling sorry for someone or showing concern for their troubles. This perception is largely shaped by everyday interactions where expressing empathy might involve saying comforting words like, "I'm sorry you're going through this," or "That must be really hard for you." While these expressions are well-intentioned and valuable, they only scratch the surface of true empathy. Another common misconception is that empathy requires experiencing the exact same emotions as
In today’s fast-paced world, we are often encouraged to keep pushing forward, to keep working, and to avoid slowing down. However, there’s a growing recognition that sometimes, the best way to achieve success is by incorporating strategic pauses into our plans. A ‘pause plan’ is a proactive strategy that allows individuals or teams to take intentional breaks, reassess their goals, and realign their actions with long-term objectives. Far from being a sign of slowing down, it is a key to sustained growth, creativity, and productivity. Why a Pause Plan is Essential Pauses are not the same as stopping. A well-designed pause plan offers several benefits, both personal and professional. First, it provides time for reflection. In the whirlwind of daily tasks, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture. Pausing allows individuals or organisations to evaluate progress, assess challenges, and make informed decisions on how to move forward. Secondly,
We all have meetings with people every day, with work, business and sometimes personal. We might always intend to be organised and prepared, however, often we’re not. This week I thought it might be helpful to look at how we might nail one-on-one meetings in three different areas, the preparation, management of the meeting and follow-up afterwards. Hopefully some of these tips for nailing one-on-one meetings are helpful for you. Preparation Understand the Purpose: Clearly define the purpose of the meeting. Is it for performance review, project update, feedback, or career development? Knowing this helps tailor your approach. Gather Relevant Information: Collect data, reports, or any pertinent information that may be required. This includes performance metrics, project statuses, and any notes from previous meetings. Set an Agenda: Outline the key points to be discussed. Share this agenda with the other party in advance so they can prepare as well. Anticipate
A really great process to have gone through. You have a whole lot of insightful advice and knowledge which you always delivered in a way that was on par with what I needed to be doing. My key takeaways were the development of three key personas – pain points, root cause and desires. Key the concepts for my coaching programme The key points I took away from the programme: Working on self - Process for addressing negative thoughts – fact/feeling true or untrue. Start with myself and practice what I preach. Read my coaching notes as a client. It all starts with myself Process for market research and point of difference Soft start launch process and creating content to use in multiple ways Strategy to have a more flow business – less stress and more enjoyment The most interesting and helpful strategy I received was: The matrix I developed that
I liked how it was tailored to what was going on for me in business at the time and it was able to be tailored to my specific needs. Key points I gained was to run my business sounding like ‘me’, coming from an authentic place of ‘me’. Identifying and getting clarity on my ideal client was very helpful The most useful strategy was the circles exercise in relation to the ideal client because it helped me see where the gaps were easily, as I’m a visual person this worked well for me. The mentoring got me to see things from another perspective that I hadn’t seen before, had me thinking in different ways about my marketing, my business and my industry. Even just working with a coach and seeing how you operate your business, being a coaching business. I would recommend, Debs, Success Factor. If I saw the needs
At 53 years' old, I feel like I have grown up during this programme. I believed I had a great business idea / service, but I was also very scattered in my thinking, ruled by anxiety and struggling to get things going. My business and I are still a work in progress but I am calm, have clarity, confidence, can articulate what I do, why and for whom. I have lots to build on with the tools and tasks covered in the programme and I will be back when I am ready to go to the next level. I would recommend this programme because you don't know what you don't know and you can't see yourself properly. I really enjoyed the programme. Many of the benefits I received are intangible personal growth and confidence rather than direct measurable business metrics, but I am happy to have addressed those as a
I would recommend this seminar because it forces us to step back and evaluate what the real things are that matters. I would high recommend this seminar to anyone looking to develop their business purpose. Very helpful to find our core values. the key thing for me was focusing on and striving forward to develop our key values and why we do what we do. I learned to accept others priorities on what is important to them. Great seminar, very helpful to fain more clarity. Engaging - there was purpose and value in today's seminar. Loved working together and being proud of us. Debs is amazingly good at what she does. Really enjoyed breaking down what the vision, purpose, mission and values actually mean. Great to develop a common purpose and mission. I have learned to so much about myself and working as a team. Excellent seminar - eye opening!
