Developing Skills at a fraction of the cost of training courses

Is anyone interested in developing either their own skills or the skills of their staff at a fraction of the cost of running a training course?

Not wanting to do myself out of business as in-house and open training courses are really effective but with the tightening of budgets I'm suprised there hasn't been an influx of members to JCI - an organisation which aims to develop tomorrows leaders. OK, the catch is you need to be in your 20s or 30s, but if that's you take a look at the website and if you are in Cambridge go along to All Bar One at 6.30pm on the fourth Thursday of the month, yes that's tonight to catch up with a growing band of young professionals wishing to network and increase their skills.

There's also a new You Tube video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWlKP0MNsZo

Why am I promoting JCI?
I have been a member for quite a long time ...! And through my membership I learned many skills which helped me gain promotion while with Barclays, and the network of contacts I built up has provided a steady stream of clients since setting up in business over 8 years ago. As well as the skills to run a successful training business. Contact me if you would like to know any more kate@aspire-2.com

Chimney pots or floors ?

I've just been discussing the psychological benefits of where your eyes focus with a fellow training consultant.

He mentioned he had someone on one of his leadership courses and while discussing an extract from my book, The Confident Manager, on the benefits of looking up towards the chimney pots, the MD had an "aha" moment regarding how his staff were perceived.

Why are some staff often seen as miserable? Is it because they do a repetitive job? Perhaps it is because they focus on looking down for so much of their day that psychologically their brain thinks they are feeling miserable and provides cortisol to respond to the physiology.

To boost your confidence, feel good, and maintain a positive outlook take time to straighten your posture during the day. Look away from the PC screen. Look up and marvel at the sky (ok it's grey and raining as I write this, but the cloud formations are wonderful).

If you are around Cambridge on 25th March come along to my workshop at Borders, where I'll be giving some confidence tips in person.

Have a great day.

Kate

Workshop on Confidence at Borders in Cambridge

With all this talk about the credit crunch, depression and doom & gloom in
the media I decided to speak to Borders in Cambridge to see if we could join forces to counteract the messages. I'm delighted to say they agreed and I will be holding a workshop on Precision Thinking for Confident Outcomes on 25th March at 6.30pm at Borders in Cambridge.

It will also be a fundraising event in aid of Papworth Trust, charity #211234 with a suggested donation of £10.

More details on Aspire 2 Events.