eve-olution newsletter December 2004
Mars & Venus at Work
"Thank you for Friday. I found the afternoon most interesting. I thought you were excellent facilitators".
Dr Gillian Shapiro"Many thanks for a most interesting afternoon last Friday. It was extremely helpful to see the content in action plus representative investment banking responses to such a sensible subject".
Jackie Tullett, Learning & Development, Morgan Stanley"Thank you for inviting me and for all the work that went into this afternoon".
Dick Bronks, MD, Goldman Sachs
Leading Edge Programme"Really enjoyed the day – skills learnt will be very valuable".
"Excellent workshop leader – really knows her stuff".
"Topics discussed were very interesting".
"Anni related brilliantly with the group – there was a great, positive, supportive atmosphere in the room".
"Fascinating topics – never enough time to discuss – could have talked all week".
"Punchy delivery, which kept the workshop alive".
"Great getting the challenge when going through your 360 feedback".
"Excellent presentation".
"Really enjoyed the interactive sessions – working with colleagues to get feedback".
"The conflict exercises were practical and useful".
"I definitely learnt new skills and tricks that I can take away and re-energise myself and team".
Creative Female Leader
"I can achieve a concrete plan that contains my values. I feel so much stronger about receiving criticism and moving forward. Thank you for sharing your gift".
"A wonderful two days. I will take lots of great thoughts away with me".
"The coverage and linkage of course subjects was good, balance between practical and conceptual good. Great course".
"Absolutely brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed it".
"I'm not alone in my thinking".
"I absolutely loved it – the whole two days, though that was largely the result of having such wonderful, inspiring and fun women in the room!"
Research
"I am delighted to welcome this report. It reflects a lot of hard work by eve-olution and the MPS to find ways of making flexible working patterns of work for both the Service and its employees".
The Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, MP"Thank you for even doing a survey. I hope it doesn't go into the proverbial black hole".
"Too many women feel unable to talk about their different needs and feel they have to struggle on".
"Men will often not admit being less comfortable around women hence it can be difficult to gain agreement to make changes".
"From my experience only those women who show male traits reach senior positions".
"I've never really seen anything specifically designed to attract senior women".