REMINDER ~ 3 Leadership Clinics ~ April/May

Emotional Intelligence ~ Difficult Discussions

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How leaders lead has a lot to do with the work culture they create. The Change Forum's coaching clinics equip leaders with the conversational, relational and emotional skills they need to create vibrant, connective work cultures and bring out the best in themselves and their teams.

Emotional Intelligence and Difficult Discussions are two of the most consistent  themes that feature in leaders' enquiries for coaching support...

Personal Mastery: Leading with Emotional Intelligence

A 2-day practise-intensive coaching clinic for leaders at all levels 

Your success as a leader has a lot more than you may think to do with your own level of Personal Mastery and Emotional Intelligence. How leaders manage their moods and how aware they are of their emotional patterns, profoundly affects work culture, team climate and ultimately, job performance and business success. This practical 2-day clinic aims to help you:

What do people say about this highly beneficial, popular clinic?

“A great learning experience - useful, enjoyable, informative and quite relevant to my life both work and personal - especially the 7 practices of EI Leaders... well balanced mix of theory, practical and humour in a relaxed atmosphere..." Mickey Polkinghorne, Disability Services Queensland

“The most interesting and relevant training I’ve ever attended. Content and structure excellent - every topic entirely relevant to my work as a manager and my everyday work practice.” Graham Stark, Queensland Health

“Excellent workshop and a guide that’s easy to follow with great topics and useful exercises. It’s given me a new mindset and I’ve put many techniques into practice with great results." Alice Crompton, Southern Qld Institute of TAFE

EI at Work: Working with Emotional Intelligence

An interactive 1-day seminar for non-supervisory STAFF

We believe it’s just as important for staff as it is for leaders, to understand and manage emotions and become more emotionally aware.  EI is the basis for building great teamwork and positive, productive workplaces; raising levels of achievement, focus, optimism, joy, purpose and perseverance – and decreasing dysfunctional behaviour and performance drawbacks that set off negative emotional chain-reactions and turn work climates toxic.

This 1-day down-to-earth, lively seminar shows staff what EI is, why it matters and how to start applying basic EI tools and behaviours at work. Here’s a fantastic way to give a boost to your staff’s motivation and commitment levels not to mention improving the way they relate to you and the rest of the team!  If you want to bring out the best in your staff you’ll want to send them along to this stimulating seminar… After attending, your staff should:

What do staff say about this stimulating, informative and interactive seminar?

“EI at Work was awesome….A great learning experience that everyone should partake in.” Kyle Leary, Qld Health

“A worthwhile course applicable to any profession. Course content excellent and very applicable to my work.” Mary Cataldo, Disability Services Qld

“I can’t recall the last time I was in a workshop where I actually felt comfortable. Great job Coach!” Leita Hart, DETA

“Impressed by the way you unpack EI - I see how it can transform workplaces, relationships & the way we live & learn.” Jan Fenlon, Gracemere SS

Dealing with Difficult Discussions

A 2-day conversation skills clinic for everyone 

Challenging, confronting or contentious conversations cause so much conflict and stress in workplaces. They're something we could all learn to handle better. Poorly handled or avoided, they detract from performance and erode work relationships. Trust evaporates, misunderstandings multiply and productivity plummets.

This 2-day conversational coaching clinic equips you with a robust set of tools to navigate your way through those troublesome moments. Practise a more methodical, controlled and step-by-step approach to take the heat out of those close conversational encounters and get more constructive outcomes from them. This clinic will benefit anyone who wants to handle difficult discussions more confidently and constructively – managers, team leaders, committee members, facilitators, trainers, customer liaison officers.  It equips you with easy-to-use tools and durable tips and techniques to:

What do people say about this highly regarded and interactive seminar?

“Fabulous learning experience! Anyone who has to deal with difficult discussions should do this course.” Georgina McGrath – Q Health
“A winning combination! Course materials well-written, comprehensive and easy to navigate, a facilitator knows the course content inside out, and a conversational style adopted throughout the 2 days that put attendees at ease, so they willingly shared personal experiences” Tony Rolls – State Development
“Everyone can benefit from this clinic... A very positive learning experience... a comfortable, safe environment, very well structured and with a nice informal approach. It’s very easy to be involved in this clinic regardless of degree of experience. And the guide will be of enormous benefit for future referral” Kim Cree – Rockhampton Regional Council

If you want to create constructive emotional climates and connect with the people you lead in ways that energise and inspire – you’ll want to come along to one of these great leadership learning opportunities yourself – or send your key managers or emerging leaders…

Got interested colleagues and friends? Greatly appreciated if you can please forward this course notice on to staff, colleagues and friends who may want help with how to handle difficult discussions more constructively or build more connective team cultures. And if you would also pass it around your wider management, HR or government networks, we’d also be most grateful.

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Hope to see you some time in 2009!  Cheers…

• Leading with EI: 2-day Emotional Intelligence and Personal Mastery clinic for leaders at all levels...

HOBART  --  April 21-22

LAUNCESTON  --  June 22-23

• EI at Work: 1-day seminar on working with emotional intelligence for STAFF only...

LAUNCESTON   --   April 20

HOBART   --   June 24

• Dealing with Difficult Discussions: How to convert destructive confrontation into constructive conversations...

HOBART   --   May 19-20

LAUNCESTON  --   Sept 28-29

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For APRIL Events

Extended to APRIL 10

2-Day/1-Day (All GST Inc)

• $594 / $440 single

• $1650 / $1254 group of 3

• $528 Schools

FEE Includes

• 100+ page Self-Coaching

Toolkit supports ongoing learning back-at-work

• Course participation

• Lunch & refreshments

• Certificate of Completion

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DID you know? We run leadership, teambuilding, EI  and culture change programs in-house. Call  to discuss your needs or get a quote…

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OTHER Courses coming to TAS... Click title for Brochure

• Learning to Lead: Laying solid relational foundations for your emerging leaders

HOBART  --  Sept 30-Oct 1

• Compassionate Leadership:  Advanced EI clinic for more resonant and connective leadership.

HOBART  --  Aug 3-4

LAUNCESTON  --  Aug 5-6

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About your Presenters
Bill Cropper is Director of The Change Forum and creator of our programs. He has a wealth of practical experience in change management, leadership learning and group facilitation in federal, state and local government organisations around Australia over many years, including program development, and facilitation/coaching services around team reformation, strategic planning and the application of Peter Senge’s Five Disciplines to leadership learning and organisation change. Bill is keenly interested in the benefits of conversational coaching and emotional intelligence to promote more productive, open inter-changes and facilitate personal growth and change mastery. For the past 7 years, he’s delivered extensive rounds of coaching clinics and leadership learning forums in major centres around Queensland for all levels of leaders from diverse organisation backgrounds.
Leigh Bennett is an associate presenter for The Change Forum. He's principal of Enterprise Innovations, a management consultancy providing various business innovation, project management, leadership learning and  economic development services ranging from tourism projects to strategic, corporate and business planning, coaching, mentoring and leadership capacity building. With a similar relaxed presentation style to Bill, Leigh has worked extensively with all layers of government, many corporations and small business, and was previously CEO for Hervey Bay City Council.

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