Successfactory ™ is based in a most beautiful part of Cheshire in the Village of Burwardsley with stunning views across the Cheshire plan to the Welsh Hills beyond and only 15 minutes from Chester. It is a truly awesome venue that offers the indoors and the outdoors for Team Building (Archery, Ropes Course, formula one challenge and Segways etc), meetings and training. It's not just the location, ambience and workspaces that exceed the promise but also the flexibility and quality of service and delicious home-cooking are quite exceptional
Our event will commence with coffee and biscuits at 10 pm.
10.30 Isla Wilsons famous "Oomph" workshop in the Yurt and Lisa Fentons " Put something strong in your half glass" in the main house.
12.00 Networking and a chance to simply chill over lunch.There will also be " An introduction to Thai massage" demonstration with information on key acupressure points for stress and concentration. This will be given by Nicki Ebell-Francis from Zenchi Clinic www.zenchi-therapy.co.uk and is highly recommended.
1.30 Workshops will commence with Catherine Sandland " Panic to Poise" in the Yurt and Emma Dalzell " Get down and Dirty" marketing workshop in the main house.
3.00 finish and more drinks/fruit/biscuits to refresh you before you set off home.
Workshop details:
Isla Wilson:Ooomph Me!
Love what you do, but hate having tosell it? Do you need more Ooomph for your organisation? Do you wish you knewmore ways to sell, and knew more about how different approaches might work foryou? We know that many business owners and social entrepreneurs have days whenthey feel like a fraud; when the gap between who they feel they are, and theface they need to present to the outside world feels like an un-crossablechasm. We work with businesses and social enterprises every day to bridge thatgap: increasing confidence, improving how you articulate your mission, overcomingfears of sales and broadening your horizons in terms of how you can attract andkeep customers. Most of all, we do this in a way that isn't icky!
Isla has worked asa consultant for some of the biggest names in business: Accenture, Virgin,Sainsburys, Volkswagen, Balfour Beatty, Enterprise, Nokia to name just a few.She has fantastic breadth of knowledge of the approaches taken by businesses ina really wide range of industries. Isla prides herself on making things happen.Isla founded RubyStar, as well as spin-off initiatives The Accidental BusinessSchool and Business Book Worms (an online bookclub for business books).
RubyStarAssociates specialise in supporting growing businesses, social enterprises andcharities to generate income, create great systems and processes and innovate.
Wesupport organisations to: maintain their momentum, increase their sales,improve their processes and make more of the opportunities which surround them.As well as experience of supporting lots of small businesses, socialenterprises and charities, our team of experienced consulters have also workedfor some of the biggest companies in the UK. We have lovely manners and arevery well house trained.
www.rubystarassociates.co.uk
Lisa Fenton: Putsomething strong in your half-full glass
No, this isn’t a workshop about alcohol, but it’s all aboutrediscovering strength through reliving past success. It’s also about turning our every-dayconversations and interactions with others (and with ourselves through thevoices in our heads) into positive, solution-focussed dialogue. Providing an introduction to an approachcalled Appreciative Inquiry, we can begin to transform the way we converse withour customers, our teams, our families and ourselves. An internationally-used technique conceived byDavid Cooperider, based upon the principles of positivity, aspiration andbuilding on strength, Appreciative Inquiry challenges traditional approachesthat focus upon problems and weaknesses, and can help us to avoidenergy-zapping negative dialogue.
Our workshop facilitator is Lisa Fenton, Director oftotallyaboutpeople ltd. Lisa’sprofessional background commenced in generalist Human Resources, and laterspecialised in Organisational Development, assisting organisationaltransformation through recognising human behaviour and psychology as part of anoverall system and culture at work. Lisacontinues to provide HR services to all types and size of business, togetherwith management and leadership development, and personal development,psychometric profiling, coaching and mentoring.This workshop is thought-provoking, energising and fun.
www.totallyaboutpeople.co.uk
Catherine Sandland: Phenomenal Woman: “That’s me, I walk into a room just as coolas you please” Maya Angelou
Can’t get your voice heard?You can get your voice heard but no one ever seems to listen? Thinking that you have no voice at all? Findout how to stand up, speak up and stand out with confidence and withoutapology...this is practical presentation skills for women in business.
In these times where we are seemingly bombarded withinformation, knowledge and sheer noise and clutter, it can be difficult to getour message out there. And the thoughtof speaking in public about our business can be off putting at best and nervewracking at worst. So come and explore how you can overcome the panic andachieve the perfect poise that will allow you to talk powerfully andconfidently about your business, discover your voice and get it heard.
Catherine Sandland for White Hart Training Ltd has trainedpeople in business in becoming supremely confident in speaking to groups for 17years. In 2011 she establishedPhenomenal Woman with Karen Hands to specifically help women in business andwomen who own their own business. Her successful Panic to Poise events havehelped lots of women in Cheshire and Lancashire to rediscover a personalconfidence and a set of practical skills to take advantage of the opportunitiesspeaking to groups presents. And herPhenomenal Woman Experience weekend training allows women to build on this evenfurther.
www.whiteharttraining.co.uk
EmmaDalzell: Get “Down & Dirty” with your marketing
Need to market your business, butnot sure how? Afraid that your marketing just isn’t working as well as itshould, but don’t know how to fix it? Or do you just market yourself without aplan of attack and end up wasting money?
We know thatmarketing a small business isn’t as easy as it looks. After all as a smallbusiness ourselves, we find it hard work, and it’s what we do all day,every day. We also understand that every penny counts. But, if you have theright marketing it can deliver more customers, keep the customers you’vealready got and make them spend just that little bit more.
So get “down& dirty” with this hands-on marketing workshop and you’ll leave withsimple, actionable ideas and plans that will deliver for your business.
Learn how to:
Identify and characterise your target audience
Draw up a marketing plan
Find out ways to communicate more effectively
Bring along copies of yourexisting marketing and discover things that can make it work harder for you.
EmmaDalzell, founder of Bare Bones Marketing, has nearly 20 years of experience andknowledge gained from working in senior management in both small companies andlarge brands (such as Vodafone, Citibank, and E.ON). She uses a common senseapproach combined with years of experience to make marketing more affordableand less daunting for smaller businesses. www.barebonesmarketing.co.uk
Choose which morning and afternoon workshop you want to attend and email anne.crowther@forwardladies.com as soon as you have booked on line.