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2009 Programme

7 July - What We Can Learn About Success From Those Who Truly Failed (Curious Lessons From The Asylum) with Andrew T. Austin

Andrew T. Austin presents lessons for the business community learned from the inhabitants of the back wards of mental health care. 
 
The statistics for new businesses surviving, let alone succeeding, beyond 5 years from their inception are pretty grim.  As a therapist with experience in business and in mental health, Andrew T. Austin has a peculiar fascination for how things going wrong.  He has been known to say, "Far too much talk about success comes from a purely theoretical perspective.  Too many trainers who talk of success are only really successful in selling an aspirational success to other hopefuls in a never ending pyramid of trainings and workshops.  In the real world, failure happens and people suffer, but unlike a training DVD, these problems cannot conveniently be edited out." 

Whilst this presentation might not provide any answers, Austin hopes to provide a much needed reality check in a field focused so much on the map, that it often forgets about the territory. 
 


Andrew T. Austin is a therapist, trainer and writer based in W Sussex. He is the author of the best NLP book of the last few years, "The Rainbow Machine - Tales From a Neurolinguist's Journal". Read Sample Chapters Here

“This is the most interesting book about therapy I’ve read since Jay Haley’s Uncommon Therapy.”
—Steve Andreas, author of Six Blind Elephants , and co-author of Heart of the Mind
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"Andy Austin's Rainbow Machine will have you laughing, gasping in horror and awe, and wishing like hell that you lived close enough to him to get an appointment. He is the British Milton Erickson."
--Bill O'Hanlon, author of Change 101: A Practical Guide to Creating Change in Life or Therapy and many other books about brief therapy.



Future dates to put in your diary:

4 August - "Who Are You, Really?" with Richard Nugent

Can you answer the following question without using your name?

Who are you?

Join Richard Nugent for a unique exploration of identity. By overlaying neurological levels with six human needs, Richard has created a remarkable tool to explore and draw from even more of your unique resources.

It's a great tool for coaching clients too.

Richard is a speaker, facilitator and coach for Kaizen Training.

Future dates for your diary:

1 September - Robin Hills - subject TBA

6 October - TBA

3 November - Me, Inc: Presenting Yourself As A Memorable Brand with Jenny Flintoft

What words spring to mind when you think of Tesco? Nike? HBOS?
Equally, what words are conjured up for you when you think of Bill Gates? David Beckham? Margaret Thatcher?
As it is important for organisations and businesses to have a strong, recognised, brand, so it is for us as individuals. Whether we run our own businesses, or work within an organisation, we're constantly leaving a memory trace for other people through our interactions with them. Every conversation; gesture; action; communication gets added together to form a consistent picture of who you are and what you represent.
Are you creating the right brand image for people to engage with you and trust you? Do you set the example to follow? Having a strong personal brand can differentiate you from the others and can absolutely contribute to your personal success. In this interactive session, we’ll explore:

• The key characteristics of a strong personal brand
• What specific strengths, qualities and talents contribute to your own personal brand
• Simple, practical ways you can “advertise and market” your brand every day – in a way that is personally authentic
• What pressures your brand could come under – and how to withstand these pressures so your brand stays consistent and firm

Jenny Flintoft works with people who are committed to raising their game and making a positive difference within their own lives and the businesses in which they work. She has carved out an inspiring track record of working with and developing hundreds of leaders, coaches and individuals across the world and is consistently described as dynamic, passionate, practical, challenging, supportive......and as "human caffeine!"  Always striving to be an exceptional role model in her consultancy, coaching and facilitation, it is Jenny's personal quest to inspire and encourage others in all their encounters with her and to enable them to feel fired up, energised and purposeful in the work they do.




1 December - TBA

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What the group is about

We hold monthly evening meetings in the centre of Manchester. Each month we will bring you the best presenters from the fields of NLP and Emotional Intelligence, to take you through applications that can help you in your business. There will also be opportunities for (voluntary!) networking.

You don't need any previous knowledge of NLP or EI to make your attendance worthwhile, just be interested.

See you there!

Andy Smith, group organiser

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