NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER 2009
THIS MONTH...
In this newsletter we will cover:
1. The Quick Quiz
2. it's Official - Teams From Woe To Go joins forces with Inspired Learning and The Corporate Tool-box
3. Having Project Management Nightmares? Check out our FREE WEBINAR
4. Need a Productivity Booster? Experience a Lightbulb Cafe Session (Special Offer)
5. Answers to the quiz
1. THE QUICK QUIZ
1. What are Glamping, Staycations and Crowdsourcing?
2. Which country has been rated as the No.1 easiest country to do business with?
3. Which country has more 'HONOUR' kids graduating from their Universities this year than America has kids?
4. Which country has the fastest growing Broadband penetration?
5. It took TV 13 years to reach 50 million consumers; how long did it take Facebook?
2. IT'S OFFICIAL
Teams From Woe To Go has now officially joined forces with Inspired Learning and The Corporate Tool-box (my online training company).
Those who know me, will be aware that I am passionate about developing people. Over the years I have offered an array of HR type workshops - team building, performance management, recruiting, career development and dealing with conflict being the core ones. Now Teams From Woe To Go has additional expertise as a result of joining with Inspired Learning and The Corporate Tool-box (which is a global training site) we can offer a much greater array of products and services.
3. HAVING PROJECT MANAGEMENT NIGHTMARES?
The Corporate Tool-box is hosting a webinar with Dr Jim Bradley. Jim is based in Ireland and works in the medical/ pharmaceutical sector. He has a Ph.D in Immunobiology and an MBA. He designs and delivers project management training for clients across many sectors and in this 45 minute webinar he will explain:
LASERR © guided project initiation – a process he developed to prevent projects failing because of poor communication, lack of leadership, unrealistic expectations, failure to assess risk and manage key resources - PLUS:
- The importance of successful Project Initiation.
- Introducing the LASERR© model
- The Leadership challenge in project initiation
- Ensuring Accessibility to critical information, people and resources.
- Setting a defined Project Scope as a guidance system for the project.
- Managing Expectations on the project
- Resources - requirements, selection and sources
- Risk - tools and techniques used at initiation for managing risk in projects
DATE: 22nd September 2009
TIME: 9:00am (NZST)
INVESTMENT: FREE
To register for this FREE Webinar click here.
4. NEED A PRODUCTIVITY BOOSTER?
Then experience A Lightbulb Café: We know that the recession has hit all businesses hard; yes we are starting to see some light in the tunnel, but energy levels are pretty low in most organizations we encounter, so we have decided to resurrect The Lightbulb Café (an initiative from several years ago). These are quick, sharp, energetic 2 hour sessions on a given topic, designed to reignite energy, ideas and motivation. We are offering TWO Café topics at a ridiculously low price:
Session 1: Sales for the Non Sales Person. Ideal for any business, large or small, where increasing sales is vital. Turn non-salespeople into sales target killers! Even the most reluctant non-sales people can find the secret to selling, using their very own natural strengths. They will learn how to:
- Create upselling conversions
- Cross-selling success
- Generate new business referrals
- Leverage opportunities
Session 2: I’m Still Standing. We’ve survived the recession – now what? This highly interactive session will focus on the 4 x E’s of business:
- Efficiencies – experience a very lively 3 minute brainstorming session
- Effectiveness- challenge your staff with a 5 minute brain buster
- Entrepreneurship – ideas are lurking in the strangest places – find out how to winkle them out
- Understanding E.commerce (Barkers Clothing sells as much on-line as in one of it’s stores!)
This session will be run by Ann Andrews and builds on 20+ years of working with teams; who once they get past the whinging and whining, discover an energy and creativity that is simply staggering. If you want your staff to be rejuvenated after the long Winter then check out this amazing offer:
INVESTMENT: Book ONE session and pay no more than $1450 + gst or Book BOTH sessions and pay $1000 + gst per session. That is a massive saving of $900! (NO LIMIT ON NUMBERS!)
Improving your bottom line will never be this cheap again. Be quick – we are offering this for a period of two weeks only – final date for booking the sessions 5:00 pm 30th September. To book contact ann@thecorporatetoolbox.com or phone: (09)5280244 without delay!
5. ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
1. Glamping = Glamorous Camping; Staycations are holidays at home and Crowdsourcing is an initiative by Twitter – post put your problem on Twitter and overnight people will brainstorm solutions for you
2. Singapore (NZ came 2nd – USA = 4th, UK = 5th, Australia = 9th)
3. India
4. Bermuda
5. 2 years
Have a great month. Look forward to seeing lots of you on the webinar and really look forward to running some Lightbulb Cafes for you. Let’s put this recession behind us once and for all. Yeah!
Ann, Bill and the now quite large team
Teams From Woe To Go and The Corporate Tool-boxTM created by
Ann Andrews, Dip Bus (Pmer) CSP, Immediate Past President NSANZ
PO Box 28731 Remuera Auckland NZ
Tel: +64 9 528 0244 Fax: +64 9 528 0544
Email: anand@woetogo.com or info@thecorporatetoolbox.com
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