eve-olution newsletter December 2006
Contents
- Statistic of the month
- Book of the month
- Measure yourself against the best for 2007
- The Creative Female Leader
- Christmas Wishes
Statistic of the month
10 million Turkeys
25 million Christmas puddings
250 million pints of beer
35 million bottles of wine
Book of the month
Life on Air - David Attenborough
David Attenborough hardly needs any introduction; his voice has accompanied so many of the best natural history programs that have graced our televisions over several decades. Life On Air, his autobiography, tells the story of how he has managed to professionalise his schoolboy interests in such a remarkably successful way.
Attenborough's Life On Air began in 1950, having taken a degree in Natural Sciences in the University of Cambridge, done National Service in the Navy, got married, done a year as an editor with an educational publisher, had a son and then answered a BBC recruiting ad in the Times. Turned down for BBC Radio, he was offered a traineeship in BBC TV which was pioneering the medium in Britain and he has never looked back. The rest is TV history and you can read Sir David's personal view of it all in his engaging and highly entertaining book.
He says that he knows of "no pleasure deeper than that which comes from contemplating the natural world and trying to understand it"; he certainly manages to convey that in Life On Air.
Measure yourself against the best for 2007
In 2004 eve-olution pioneered a unique 360 degree tool for senior female leaders.
Hundreds of senior women, including 25% of Barclays' senior women and 75% of Barclaycard, have used this tool to assess their leadership competencies.
We are now offering this service to YOU as a quick effective way of measuring yourself against the European benchmark for Female Leaders. This benchmark is the standard measurement tool for assessing female leadership competencies.
Do you want to know how you measure up?
Are you wondering which competencies you need to develop next year? Email us on info@eve-olution.net for more details
The Creative Female Leader
Many of eve-olution's clients have reported common themes and areas in which women report that they most need assistance, through the aid of coaching and development. These themes include:
- Confidence
- Ability to be assertive in challenging situations
- Presentation skills
- Ability to engage positively in difficult conversations
- Influencing skills
We try to address the needs of our clients and the working environment by providing courses that help you to understand and address these concerns. eve-olution's flagship course; The Creative Female Leader looks at many key competencies, namely confidence, engaging positively with difficult conversations and assertiveness. We do also offer follow-on courses to graduates of the creative female leader that allow the graduates to choose a variety of one day courses that suit their personal and professional development.
"Since attending this course nearly 3 years ago I have experienced the long term benefits of the Creative Female Leader. It has enabled me to focus and deliver on some key personal goals. Probably as importantly it has given me the tools to stay motivated to achieve the next set of goals. This I attribute to the work we completed on understanding our values. If we get this right, we make the rest happen"
- Mary Noble, UK Learning and Development Manager, Compass Group UK & Ireland
Christmas Wishes
"We are delighted to have, once again, been invited by our clients to be at the cutting edge of developments in Gender Diversity and have produced some innovative solutions during 2006:
- Gender Diversity Tool Kit
- 360 Degree tool for Gender Diversity
- One to one coaching of Senior Executive Teams on Gender Intelligence GQ™
- Brain Quizzes
- Gender Intelligence Conferences for HR Teams
- Mars and Venus at Work workshops
- Implicit Assumption Tests
And many many more...
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients for having the courage to make a stand and for working with us to make a difference in 2006
- Barclaycard
- B&Q
- EDS
- BAE Systems
- MOD
- Serco
- Merrill Lynch
Finally, we have been working on an exciting new launch for 2007. WE'VE EVOLVED - click here for a preview of www.evolutioncoaching.biz.
We would like to wish you a merry Christmas and we look forward to working with you in the New Year."
Tracey Carr
Founder, eve-olution