The Trailblazers I Program
The Coaching-Works! Coaching Intensive
Works of Art: Creating Sustainable Workplaces™
Works of Art: Creating Sustainable Relationships at Work
Creating the Intrapenurial Company I & II
All Aboard the Coaching Train … or How to get on Track and Stay there!
Yes you can Say No!
Discovering and Living your Perfect Life
Having it All
Uplifting the Downsized
Changing Your Job, Your Career, Your Life
The Landscape of Life
THE TRAILBLAZERS INTENSIVE PROGRAM
This is the 5 consecutive evening, program for business leaders who are ready to take on the challenge of creating The Sustainable Workplace™ in their organisations but prefer the intensive format.
Benefits: If you're looking for increased profitability, productivity, staff retention and customer loyalty, then one of the Sustainable Workplace™ programs is for you!
Session 1
What research tells us about the characteristics of the Sustainable Workplace. Who you have to be as the leader of a Sustainable Workplace™.
Characteristics of North America's least known and most successful leaders.
Becoming the leader you need to be.
Session 2
The importance of Vision, Mission and Values, discovering them, verifying them and making them part of your corporate DNA
Session 3
Teamwork: the importance of relationships in the Workplace
and creating relationships which work.
Session 4
Coaching skills for corporate leaders
Session 5
Putting it all together
Format: 5 Consecutive evenings, 6-9pm
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THE TRAILBLAZERS I PROGRAM
This is the 6 month, small
group program for business leaders who are ready to take on the challenge
of creating The Sustainable Workplace™ in
their organisations but prefer the group format in a
mastermind environment. Currently delivered face-to-face but a tele-class
version will be offered in 2005. This program includes three half-day
workshops with monthly tele-coaching between.
Benefits: If you're looking for increased profitability, productivity,
staff retention and customer loyalty, then one of the
Sustainable Workplace™ programs
is for you!
Session 1
What research tells us about the characteristics of the
Sustainable Workplace.
Characteristics of America's least known and most successful
leaders.
Who you have to be as the leader of a Sustainable Workplace™
Becoming the leader you need to be.
Session 2
The importance of Vision, Mission and Values, discovering
them, verifying them and the process of making them part of your corporate
DNA. Which model is right for you?
Session 3
The importance of relationships in the Workplace and
creating relationships which work.
The program allows you to work in a small group, mastermind setting
with peers determined like you to ensure that their organisations are
super-successful.
Can also be delivered to groups of executives or managers from the
same organisation.
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THE COACHING-WORKS! COACHING INTENSIVE
This is the two-day
coaching intensive for managers wanting to learn and hone their coaching
skills. Combines an introduction to personal development and coaching
theory with lots of coaching practice. Coaching scenarios are specifically
tailored to the experiences of your management team. You will learn from
your own experience during the course and from seeing your peers in action.
Includes my occasional whisperings in your ear!
Delivered in a recreational or rural setting. Maximum 24 people per
course.
Benefits: Getting the best out of your people today is
different from yesterday and it's going to become even
more different in future. Without coaching skills you're missing a key
ingredient of the 21st Century management success formula.
Help
your people grow from the inside out as they successfully
take on bigger projects and enable them to make the outstanding
contribution to your bottom-line of which you know they
are capable. It's all about supporting, challenging,
encouraging, sometimes provoking them and knowing when
each is appropriate.
In a nutshell, the benefits are
your people's enhanced performance and your personal
satisfaction at having been the catalyst which made it happen.
Participants have said:
"Martin used a tremendous blend of role-playing,
sharing key concepts and group discussion to hold my attention for two
days. I feel far better equipped now to coach my clients appropriately
and achieve the desired results."
"The seminar provided me with practical tools and experience in coaching that I am able to take back to my organisation and apply, starting tomorrow."
"This seminar was a great way of understanding coaching and what it can do for you and those with whom you work with, live with and play with. There were other valuable insights as well. A short seminar that gives real benefits!
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WORKS OF ART: CREATING SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACES™
Would
you like your organisation to be not just a survivor but a leader,
to be universally recognized for its success in every
area of its operation with super-satisfied staff, customers and suppliers,
to be highly profitable and considered the quintessential corporate
citizen?
Benefits: If you're looking for increased profitability, productivity,
staff retention and customer loyalty, then one of the
Sustainable Workplace™ programs
is for you! At a personal level you will have new insights
into enabling your people to perform at their best, new
insights into creating the culture of success and will
have surprised yourself at your own creativity.
This one-day, six-hour workshop introduces you and your team to the
concept of the Sustainable Workplace™, the workplace which is
extraordinarily profitable but gets there by growing its people rather
than consuming them like a fossil fuel. You'll learn about where the
idea came from and the research which supports it, do some projects
individually and in teams which will exercise your creativity and give
you tools to take back into the workplace.
You will access your right brain through wielding a
paintbrush yourself and creating a pictorial mind-map
to remind you in the days ahead of your learning here.
Maximum 30 participants.
Format: One day (6 hours)
Participants have said:
"I loved the the "Sustainable Workplace" workshop! I
felt liberated in being given permission to exercise my
brain's right-side! I thoroughly enjoyed painting with watercolours,
and found that the process helped me to think both wider and deeper
about what steps I could to take within my organization to propel us
further towards our goals. I found the workshop enlightening and at
the end of the day I actually felt energized and invigorated, as opposed
to many workshops I been in where I left feeling drained and tired.
I've hung my "work
of art" in my office as a reminder of renewed sense of purpose
and am looking forward to having Martin share his talents
with my colleagues in the near future."
– SM, Western Economic Diversification Canada."
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WORKS OF ART: CREATING SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS AT WORK
You
will be surprised I know to learn that in some organisations there
is room for improvement in interpersonal relationships!
In this interactive workshop we talk about relationships of choice
and those at work, the impact of personality and the ways in which
the people of the workplace are going to be different in future.
How we respond is going to make all the difference between loving
going to work and hating it! It's also going to directly influence
your bottom line.
Benefits: To enjoy the benefits of reduced interpersonal friction and interdepartmental
protectionism you want your people to have better relationships
in your workplace today and an understanding of how its
face is going to look different in future. This program
focuses on creating the right conditions for that to
happen.
You will access your right brain through wielding a paintbrush yourself and create your own work of art to inspire you in your journey. Maximum 30 persons.
Format: Half-day or whole-day. (3 or 6 hours)
Participants have said:
"Martin began by exploring the connection between fine art and relationships....even
though you may not appreciate the final work of art, you can appreciate the skill
required to produce this masterpiece ... Martin uses his love and knowledge of
fine art and weaves it into an out-of-the-ordinary team building exercise ...
which in turn enables them to have input into their own sustainable workplace
environment. Martin's sense of humour and his passion reflected onto the participants
throughout the day. His insight into relationships and their fragility helped
participants to see the differences between themselves and their peers ... I
would recommend Martin Sawdon and Coaching-Works! as a very different and dynamic
way to provide training for your workplace."
–
BG, DND
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CREATING THE INTRAPENEURIAL COMPANY I & II
The intrapreneurial
company is one in which everyone from the janitor to the CEO is sensitive to
new opportunities for business and knows what to do when they are recognized.
How much faster would your business grow if everyone was equally keen and able
to do this? It's not just about staff training. First you must create a culture
in which your people want to stay; otherwise you'll simply be a training ground
for great people to be stolen by the competition. This workshop looks at
both aspects of this challenge and invites you to create
your own, intrapreneurial company.
Benefits: A new culture of intrapreneurialism is fostered in your organisation
and all members of staff become members of your extended
sales force.
Workshop I addresses your corporate environment and what you'll want to set up before your people flex their intrapreneurial muscles.
Workshop II addresses the information, skills and self-knowledge your staff need to have to be successful in the intrapreneurial role
Format: Either 1 hour introductory sessions or half a day each (3hrs) More topics ideal for "Lunch and Learn!"
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ALL ABOARD THE COACHING TRAIN...
OR HOW TO GET ON TRACK AND STAY THERE!
Coaching might be the most misunderstood term in business today: all
of a sudden everyone is doing it. Or are they? With effective coaching
you and your people can go further and get there faster. What is coaching
and is it for you? This program is designed for everyone who ever wondered
what coaching is all about and wanted to know! It’s a high-energy,
interactive presentation in which participants look at some of their
own challenges and experience a coaching "show-and-tell."
Benefits: After experiencing this program, participants will clearly understand
exactly what coaching is; firstly, by experiencing a
presentation, and secondly, by seeing a coaching demonstration
as long as there is an audience member ready to be the
client.
Format: 1 hour, perfect for Lunch and Learn!
Participants have said:
"Wish it could have been
longer"
"The coaching demonstration was amazing!"
"It was fabulous and I could have listened all day!"
"Terrific storytelling"
"One of the clearest explanations of coaching I've seen."
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YES YOU CAN SAY NO!
The inability to say "No" handicaps
teamwork and productivity at work and can build resentment and spoil
relationships with our friends.
Are you the person who can never say 'No?' This is your
class! We look at factors to consider before making the
decision you want in your heart, the one which your head supports and
what you have to do to make that decision stick.
Benefits: Never again promise to do more than you can deliver! It may not
be wise to offer your boss a bald "No" but you need to know the
strategy which has a similar effect and makes the organisation
more successful! Know how to say "No" to friends and those community
organisations vying for your last free evening of the
week!
The Program: We look at factors to consider before making the decision you want in your heart, the one which your head supports and what you have to do to make that decision stick. We also take a look at the language of saying "No" in different situations.
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DISCOVERING AND LIVING YOUR PERFECT LIFE
Are you making
do with the life someone else expected of you or carving out your own
unique expression? In this seminar I will introduce you to 7 elements
of the perfect life and challenge you to start creating your own.
Benefits: You will have a tool-kit to help you recognise and establish
the life which is perfect for you
The Program:
You will be introduced to 7 elements of the perfect
life and challenged to start creating your own.
Format:
Varies from the one-hour introductory event to the 2-Day, 12 hr intensive.
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HAVING IT ALL
Five secrets of ongoing profitability and staff retention If you want to ensure
that your company is not just a survivor but a leader, a model of ongoing high
profitability and super-satisfied staff, this class is for you!
This is the one-hour introduction to the Sustainable Workplace™.
Five things you will learn during the programme:
1. What is a Sustainable Workplace™ ?
2. Why bean-counters MUST take notice.
3. Where did the Sustainable Workplace™ come from?
4. Five steps for creating a Sustainable Workplace™
5. Five characteristics of the Sustainable Workplace™.
Who is this tele-class best suited for?
This class is for:
i) Executives, managers and business owners who are determined to achieve outstanding
profitability and have a life too,
ii) Leaders-in-waiting keen to learn about creating a winning corporate culture.
Participants have said:
"Martin is gifted with an incredible, engaging voice that leaves listeners
craving more. Martin makes a soulful connection with everyone he speaks to. In
these stressful and demanding times, the world needs more than ever Martin's
messages from the heart."
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UPLIFTING THE DOWNSIZED
There was a time long, long ago when a job was forever. Today even the best people
have experienced downsizing, right-sizing or job elimination. Sometimes they
don't known how to ask for help, are prevented by their pride or perhaps don't
realise that help will be beneficial or is needed. Sometimes we don't known how
to support them in practical terms. Drawing on my own experience of being laid-off,
finding job satisfaction and of coaching, this class provides tools and strategies
for supporting the downsized.
Five things you will learn about during the programme:
1. How best to offer support.
2. What not to allow them to do.
3. What to share with them.
4. What to ask them.
5. What else you can offer them.
Who is this tele-class best suited for?
i) Anyone struggling with how to offer practical support and assistance
to those who have lost their jobs.
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CHANGING YOUR JOB, YOUR CAREER, YOUR LIFE
The 4 week, 4 session tele-class for anyone in job transition, contemplating
a new career or who may change jobs in future! Your time during these 4 weeks
will be packed full of tasks for you to do to ensure you have the best chance
of being successful the next time you want to change your job or experience downsizing,
rightsizing of re-engineering.
The 4 week program addresses the following issues:
• Week 1: creating your resume and how to use it.
• Week 2: what do I really want to do and what will it take to get there?
• Week 3: Networking
• Week 4: The interview and preparing for it.
Who is this tele-class best suited for?
i) Anyone looking for a job which thrills the right now.
ii) Anyone who may be looking for a job which thrills them in future.
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THE LANDSCAPE OF LIFE
OR 4 SECRETS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR GARDENERS
In a previous life I was a landscape architect dealing with projects varying
from small gardens to urban parks systems. In their creation and the evaluation
and choice of ingredients I find a compelling metaphor for life and personal
growth. The experience of previous participants suggests that through this session
you will be inspired to further develop yourself or your garden or both!
Four things you will learn about during the programme:
1. How to create your ideal personal growing medium.
2. The right plant in the right place - aspect, attitude and you.
3. What sort of garden are you?
4. The nine steps of project completion.
Who is this tele-class best suited for?
i) Leaders with a gardener bursting to get out and vice-versa,
ii) Gardeners with a passion for personal development and
iii) Personal developers with a passion for gardening
Participants have said:
"In this hour I gained a whole new set of tools to help me landscape my
life."
As a Edmonton Business Executive Coaching Consultant we offer Edmonton Executive Career Coaching and Edmonton Business Executive Coaching. Some of the Business Executive Coaching programs create personal development.
