Struggling to bounce back from setbacks and stay optimistic in the face of on-going challenges? Feel like your confidence has taken a beating lately? It may be your negative self-talk around a new challenge in your life. You see when we take on a new challenge or step into a new leadership role we can often find ourselves running headlong into a series of unanticipated challenges. And this where our confidence can take a beating and where we start to doubt ourselves. Here are a few facts about confidence, from current research, to help you bounce back and stay optimistic in the face of these types of challenges. Things that POSITIVELY Impact your Confidence:
And things that NEGATIVELY Impact your Confidence:
Furthermore, confidence is linked to being able to quickly assess, learn from and move past failures, to leaning into mastery rather than perfectionism, and to fostering a positive self-concept of our capabilities even when challenged. The current research also points to the fact that confidence is strongly linked to doing. The best doing is taking action - and learning from the outcomes. The research also shows that whatever you put your attention on grows, so consider how you can focus your thinking on factors that will positively impact your confidence.
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Do you ever wonder how you can keep your professional spark alight? The inner spark that enables you to stay passionate about facilitating change that makes a real difference to the lives of clients, stakeholders and staff in the face of ongoing challenges. The inner spark that keeps you determined to use your voice and presence as an effective instrument of change. Because the truth is, sustaining this level of commitment and keeping it alive in the real world can be REALLY tough. We have been there. Together, with over 50 years of experience in making a real difference to people and organisations through change, we personally know the delights and despairs of being a Change Leader in the organisational jungle. We know that all too often, despite your deep commitment you can find that:
We are now revealing our secrets and are offering you an opportunity to build and sustain your own inner spark in our “2018 Keeping your Inner Spark Alive “program. This supportive learning program has been designed just for you and is run over 6 half-day sessions where we explore:
If you would like to know more, we will be facilitating a Brisbane “get together” for you to test your alignment with the program… and decide if it’s for you. The get-together is on …… Saturday 28 April 2018 from 1.00pm - 3.00pm. To find out more and reserve a complimentary spot at the “get-together” email Maureen with your name and phone number at maureen@owenconsultingservices.com.au or phone her on 0449642776. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........... More about the “get-togethers” facilitators Jane Morgan and Maureen Owen together have over 50 years of experience in making a real difference to people and organisations through learning. They personally know the delights and despairs of being a Learning and Development Practitioner in the organisational jungle…and are recognised for their success in coaching many people to keep their spark alight and keep innovating. Jane Morgan is an innovative, versatile and committed professional, dedicated to making a real difference in how organisations realise the full potential and talent of their people, connecting them together to achieve business goals. She has a proven track record in all aspects of Talent Management and organisation development over the last 30 years. She has worked as an executive, a Human Resource practitioner and a private consultant at all levels of government in Australia. Jane thrives on working with organisations who want to grow the talent of their people and coaching individuals to expand and adapt their capabilities in the midst of complex and inevitable change. Maureen Owen is an internationally accredited coach, facilitator, mediator and consultant. She has over 20 years’ experience in human and organisational development as a successful consultant, change agent and senior manager in the learning and organisational development field. Her work has been devoted to supporting individuals, teams and organisations improve on the 30% success rate of change processes and achieve real change and learning. She supports people to do their best work and to bring the best of themselves forth to lead, create and sustain new levels of creativity, innovation and new ways of being. Her clients have described her: as having amazing insight and a thoughtful approach, as being empowering, empathic and kind, with a remarkable ability to make you think outside your own perspective and gain an understanding of what makes others tick. If you’re a person who has a passion for facilitating change and you’re committed to being an effective Change Agent and Leader….. you’re someone who wants to use your Voice to be an effective instrument of change…. someone who wants to keep learning alive in your organisation, then this invitation is for you ….read on. You will also know that having this level of commitment to being an effective Change Leader and Facilitator can be tough. It may even leave you wondering, at times, if you have what it takes. Can you continue in your current environment even though it feels so out of alignment? Can you sustain yourself over the long haul? We have been there too. You’ve done everything you can think of at this point---- you keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date……you participate in training….. you join in webinars…. you read and study. And still there is something missing…. Perhaps …. You have a sense that you are not getting the traction you want from your interventions, despite all your best efforts. Or….. You feel like an outsider in your own organisation, like you don’t have your own tribe beside you to turn to. Or…. You simply don’t get enough opportunities to have the robust, in-depth conversations you want with peers that challenge and expand your thinking and practice. Or…. You find yourself struggling to bounce back from setbacks and stay optimistic. Or…. You find yourself feeling compromised as you navigate the jungle of your current organisational context. Over the years we have found that these are the central challenges that all truly committed change leaders and facilitators of change come face to face with. So if you find yourself confronting some or all of these challenges it is a good indication that you have found the nexus of the work we do and …….you know what it truly means to do this work and fully engage with it. It also means you have found the place from where you can have the greatest impact because you are willing to really engage with the work, the real issues, and what is really going on. Although it doesn’t always feel like this in the moment. The challenge, as always, is how to stay true to the work you want to do and sustain yourself whilst working with these core challenges. Particularly when you feel like you have little or no leverage. The questions then become …how can you provide real solutions ….. build relationships and trust that really assist people to stay open to new ideas and challenges? How do you generate real change and learning…. and build real social connection and collaboration? And how do you do all of this and at the same time hold and expand your own sense of agency? If you’re currently grappling with these dilemmas, we would love you to join us for our upcoming “get-together”, where we will start to explore the core elements needed to sustain your professional identity and passion for the work you do whilst continuing to build and expand your capability. There is no charge for this “get together”. It’s preparation for our 2018 “Keeping your Inner Spark Alive” program. To find out more and reserve a complimentary spot at the “get-together” please email Maureen with your name and phone number at maureen@owenconsultingservices.com.au or phone her on 0449642776. ...................................................................................................................................................................... More about the “get-togethers” facilitators Jane Morgan and Maureen Owen together have over 50 years of experience in making a real difference to people and organisations through learning. They personally know the delights and despairs of being a Learning and Development Practitioner in the organisational jungle…and are recognised for their success in coaching many people to keep their spark alight and keep innovating. Jane Morgan is an innovative, versatile and committed professional, dedicated to making a real difference in how organisations realise the full potential and talent of their people, connecting them together to achieve business goals. She has a proven track record in all aspects of Talent Management and organisation development over the last 30 years. She has worked as an executive, a Human Resource practitioner and a private consultant at all levels of government in Australia. Jane thrives on working with organisations who want to grow the talent of their people and coaching individuals to expand and adapt their capabilities in the midst of complex and inevitable change. Maureen Owen is an internationally accredited coach, facilitator, mediator and consultant. She has over 20 years’ experience in human and organisational development as a successful consultant, change agent and senior manager in the learning and organisational development field. Her work has been devoted to supporting individuals, teams and organisations improve on the 30% success rate of change processes and achieve real change and learning. She supports people to do their best work and to bring the best of themselves forth to lead, create and sustain new levels of creativity, innovation and new ways of being. Her clients have described her: as having amazing insight and a thoughtful approach, as being empowering, empathic and kind, with a remarkable ability to make you think outside your own perspective and gain an understanding of what makes others tick. |
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