BUSINESS TRAINING
1. TRAIN YOUR EMOTIONS
The ultimate EQ Toolkit for building relationships – the basis of effective performance, leadership and management.
Competency research in over 2000 companies and organisations worldwide (The Harvard Business Review. 1998) suggests that only a third of the difference between a top performer and an average one is due to technical skills and cognitive ability. The other two thirds are due to the so-called “soft skills”, which have now been called emotional intelligence or EQ.
Training courses in business and education tend to focus on behaviour, techniques, targets and directives. Your business is only as effective as the people who work within it. They are your key asset and most valuable resource – and they are often overlooked.
Course Length: This training is run on two days, although each day can also stand alone if required. It is a mixture of theory and practical exercises, ensuring that the programme is an in-depth learning experience.
Course Content: This practical and experiential training focuses on the people within your company, or school, to change mind-sets, release potential, re-energise and maximise performance.
2. A TASTE OF NLP
The difference that makes the difference.
Everyone is talking about NLP these days (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and you may be wondering what it is all about. NLP is the study of human excellence and provides a body of knowledge about how human beings make sense of their experience and interaction with others. It is a powerful form of brief therapy that taps into the subconscious mind and enables transformation to take place.
“Reality” is not something that is “out there”, but something that we construct in our own minds; it is shaped by the way we process our experience. Many of us hold beliefs that limit our potential and these fundamental attitudes often remain unconscious and unexamined. We frequently, subconsciously, sabotage our creativity and aspirations and then wonder why we are dissatisfied and have failed to reach our goals.
If we understand the conscious and unconscious structure of how we do what we do, then we have choices. We have the choice to refine what we do; we have the choice to stop what we do if it is not working any more; we have the choice to do it differently.
Course Length: One day
Course Content: This experiential training day explores this highly effective set of skills and techniques. It demystifies it for the layperson while providing enjoyable skills to use straight away.
3. TRAIN YOUR MIND
Using Meditation & Visualisation
Contrary to popular belief, most education does not train or strengthen the mind and information is not absorbed automatically. The mind needs to be in the optimum state of deep relaxation coupled with high alertness. This relaxed-alert state has come to be seen as a highly prized state for education and any professional person wanting to improve performance in any field.
Regular meditation practise has been scientifically proven to significantly increase concentration and cognitive functioning. Other benefits include: reducing stress, improving memory, curbing hyperactivity, boosting the immune system, improving behaviour and enhancing performance.
Regular practise will ensure a workforce that is healthier and takes less days off due to stress and sickness. It will also encourage more productivity amongst staff because they will be fully engaged and present on the task in hand.
Course Length: One day
Course Content: In this training you will learn the immediate and long-term benefits of meditation and visualisation techniques and know how to develop them through experiential practices. You will learn techniques to strengthen the mind and make learning fast, effective and fun.
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstances.”
— Bruce Barton
Business Training Testimonials
“I cannot speak highly enough of the quality of the training that Dr Mann provided. The course was excellent as was Caroline as presenter. She is clearly an expert who can relate to non-experts. The Corporate Management Board is made up of myself, as Chief Executive, and four Strategic Managers. All of us were very impressed with the training. It provided a mix of high quality learning about emotional intelligence with practical examples related to our working environment. Caroline showed a remarkable ability to apply the academic research and learning into issues from which we could all learn. As a group we are not always the easiest audience to deal with, but Caroline managed to challenge us all in a positive way and the learning that we have had from her has been used to positive benefit in the workplace.
I have no hesitation in recommending Caroline to others as someone who is extremely knowledgeable about her area, but can equally relate it to a working environment.”
B. Marshall - The Chief Executive of North Wiltshire District Council
“Caroline had excellent presentation skills which was noted by all those who attended”.
Jeff Williams - The Jolly Williams Partnership, Wiltshire
“Caroline’s style was very interesting, full of illustrations and anecdotes. I loved the exercises. The day was really effective professional development for me personally with lots of suggestions to take back. It was a great eye opener”.
J. Magenin. Liverpool
“The course exceeded my expectations. It reinforced a number of issues for me but extended my learning. Caroline’s style of presentation is first class. Good communication, presentation and interventions. A sense of humour as well! It was a great day – could do with a few more like this”.
Strategic Manager for a public sector organisation, Wiltshire
“Dr Mann’s delivery of this course was articulate, highly informed and very encouraging. She has researched her material rigorously, facilitating full and coherent responses to all questions, from the physiology of the brain to inspiration for visualisation. The course was presented using a sound scientific basis fanning out to how the most effective practises are essential as a learning aid. Providing each member of the course with a comprehensive workbook file marking out each aspect of the course, Dr Mann’s research was both explained and justified with impressive evidence. Dr Mann herself is a very bright and reassuring presence with which to share such intimate space!”
Pam Gudgin - Bacons College, London
“The course was excellent and I would like more of it that’s all! It was excellent for staff development, raising self-esteem (staff and children), helping children learn more effectively and children with challenging behaviour. It was good for questioning our own techniques and delivery”.
F. Murray. Ayreshire.
“The training provided was excellent, covering a range of activities, helping us to reflect upon our strengths and areas of development on an individual and team approach. Caroline has excellent interpersonal skills, subject knowledge and organisational skills. It was an extremely worthwhile exercise which we all greatly benefited from and are looking to repeat in the near future”
Mrs V Parsey - Headteacher, Applecroft Primary School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
“The course was excellent and I would like more of it that’s all! It was excellent for staff development, raising self esteem (staff and children), helping children learn more effectively and children with challenging behaviour. It was good for questioning our own techniques and delivery”.
F. Murray - Ayreshire
“The course on Friday was excellent”.
Marion McLean. Head Teacher, E. Ayrshire
“Dr Mann was excellent, very professional. The course was great and full of useful ideas that I will start tomorrow! Can she come to our school for more INSET days?”
Dan File. Kent.
