It was great to have the space each week to download my business, and sometimes personal concerns. I loved the accountability and felt that the sessions became more productive as the weeks went on. Debs has a great way of 'seeing the wood for the trees' to help you decipher your next strategy and goals, along with setting up some great organisation practices. My overall assessment of the Business Coaching & Mentoring Programme was that it has been most helpful and got better as time passed and Debs both learnt more about me and my vision of what I needed from her, and I about how she worked. The key areas I took away from completing the Business Coaching & Mentoring Programme was the organisational skills for tasks. Being more proactive about asking for what is required and making sure the instructions are clear and favourable to me, not always
I've just completed the Success Factor Speech Coaching Business Programme which consisted of five personalised one-hour sessions. After being advised by management, I was to present a 10-minute informative, educational speech to management and my peers on a given subject which they had chosen. I went into panic mode, and I thought ‘oh no’! how am I going to do this? I need some help to do this in a professional confident manner. Guided by Debs’ training, I was able to present a well put together professional speech by forward planning with the use of my newly learned tools, which included mind mapping and the use of a speech template. I was learned how to consider where I was doing the speech, my audience and my environment. As a result, I've enjoyed the whole experience and I'm really looking forward to the next challenge. Thank you Debs
The programme has a solutions-focused approach which requires you to take action and work towards your goal. Debs makes you accountable to reach your goal which is done in a very professional way. My overall assessment of the business coaching & mentoring programme was that it has a solutions-focused approach which requires you to take action and work towards your goal. Debs makes you accountable to reach your goal which is done in a very professional way. Debs worked on so many different areas starting with the iMA Questionnaire, giving me an increased confidence to spread my networking far wider in my job search. I’m looking forward to the next stage of my career. The most useful strategy I learned was for interviews, for example, when in an interview situation use the STAR technique. Having prepared for different questions with this technique, I feel more confident in my approach to
I found the Success Factor Business Coaching & Mentoring Programme very helpful. The programme showed me how to manage my time, delegation skills, conflict resolution skills, both internally and externally. I felt the programme was relaxed and organic. The programme improved my confidence in business and management skills. I would recommend the Debs, Success Factor Business Coaching & Mentoring Programme - it really builds confidence in developing and utilising your own strategies and it provided great guidance. Thanks Debs! https://www.ocula.co.nz/christchurch/merivale/
Excellent service and very insightful; it has given me a better understanding of how I react in situations and strategies to reduce negative reactions / interactions. The three biggest points I’ll take away for me are, what hat am I wearing here and now, what is in my ‘backpack’ – what's in yours, and ‘can I get back to you’; not every situation requires an immediate response. The most useful strategy I learned was to take a pause to collect myself. Saying to a person “I will get back to you after I have had a think about …" giving me time and space to digest and formulate a response without the emotion. I like the relaxed and natural flow of the sessions; I knew what I wanted to discuss, and I think most people know what's bothering them and if not, the situations we discussed Debs was able to
My overall assessment of the Success Factor Business Coaching & Mentoring Programme was that it gave me the techniques and guidance along with reassurance. The key points I took away was the importance of communication have good systems. The most useful strategy I gained were the useful tips on staffing issues. What I liked the most was Debs' honesty and knowledge and receiving support. I would wholeheartedly recommend Debs at Success Factor - we can all get stuck in a rut and the programme gives you encouragement and strategies.
I gave 10 out of 10 to Debs for the Success Factor Business Coaching & Mentoring 12-Session Programme. I would definitely recommend Debs at Success Factor to help you grow your business. My overall assessment of the business coaching & mentoring programme was that I was so glad I did it! The key points I took away having completed the business coaching & mentoring programme that you will use in the future was having a coach who has a different perspective to discuss things with and brainstorm with is the best way to build a business. Also, I liked learning that people don’t buy what I do but why I do it. What I found to be the most interesting as a useful strategy, was doing the competitor analysis because I’ve always done my own thing and not looked around as didn’t want to be influenced or intimidated by what
Debs is friendly, understanding and very approachable. I'd highly recommend her as a business coach to everbody. Love the homework she gave me! What I felt about the Success Factor Business Coaching & Mentoring Programme can be said in just one word - Awesome! The key points I've taken away from it was developing my personal values and business vision, purpose, mission, and core values. The most useful strategy was I got to know aspects of my business that required attention straight away and the ones I should let go. What I liked the most is that the sessions were face to face, personal and professional. Working with Debs has made a difference in giving me more time, positivity and outlook. I would definitely recommend Debs, Success Factor if you are really wanting to have a successful business with life balance you need to work is a business coach. Debbie
Debs has helped us at Beyond Accounts immensely. She has an amazing knack of teasing out ideas that you never knew you had! Debs has helped us to think outside the box. We have new tools for managing our business. The key points we will take away are the development and completion of our vision, purpose, mission and core values. The most interesting and useful strategy was coming up with ideas and teasing out information and combining it. We liked that the programme was fluid and not completely structured so if we had ideas or questions, we could work on them. The business coaching & mentoring programme has helped us to grow in confidence to build and manage our business. We would thoroughly recommend Debs as she can always help you to grow and improve regardless of what stage your business is at. We would highly recommend Success Factor for
Debs was a great teacher, fun, engaging and support. I would recommend this programme to others because if you do regular public speaking the benefits would be immense. The key thing I gained that I will use if the future was structuring a speech and trusting myself more that I know my stuff! Debs took us out of our comfort zone and we learned how to structure a speech very easily. Great programme and gave me the confidence to speak with minimum notes. I would recommend this programme to help build confidence in public speaking. The most usable success strategy was being able to reduce the use of notes and being more able to speak to an audience more confidently.
