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"I would like to say thank you for
such a positive experience. It has to be one of the best experiences
and attitude changing courses I've ever been on. I think the
way Bill and Cynth facilitated the course is a credit to themselves
and enabled us to learn at our own pace, not ramming tools
and techniques down our throats."
Lean Manufacturing Consultant
"It was simple in its concept but
very complex in its applications. It was quite life changing
for me in that it gave me feedback I have never had before,
and taught me how to give feedback without fear.
The consulting styles cover every aspect
of how to get people to a target or positive outcome. I find
that I am using them almost without thinking and then backing
it up with appropriate feedback… and it works! People
do respond"
Managing Director
"The programme was, well what can
I say? Possibly the only "event" I've ever participated
in that was truly life-changing. It resulted in me being more
aware of myself as a person, a consultant, a colleague, and
a friend.
I left Witney and came back to work to
do my first "real" consultancy a day and a half
later. The course was really useful, as I am not sure how
I would have managed to cope with all the process/human element
issues that were coming out."
International Business Systems
Consultant
" The course was fantastic, Bill
was a real inspiration and the material easy to understand
and, more importantly, to use and implement.
I have already started to change the
culture in the area I influence. The skills I learned are
already coming into their own. One of my personal objectives
was to be a better consultant to my Regional Manager, and
following the course our relationship has moved forward. I
have contracted with him which has helped enormously and I
feel more effective when I meet him. I am not giving out solutions
like sweets any more and am truly trying to consult with my
area managers which is developing them and freeing up my diary
from all the things I was volunteering to do for them.
HR Professional
"I learned so much about myself and
also about how to assess others and move through a process
of change by developing a supportive environment for clients.
I have been absorbing and using the techniques we covered,
in the past few months. Overall it did help me work through
some outstanding issues regarding internal work issues and
made life easier for me consulting with partners.
I can't think of a point where I felt
genuinely confused or not engaged about what we were doing.
I liked that the course didn't feel too structured, but structured
enough to keep us moving along the same path."
Local Government Officer
"The programme was excellent. It's
the first course I had been on whereby it is acknowledged
that to be effective you can't detach the actual person doing
the role, from the job that needs to be done.
The preparatory reading before hand was
time consuming but necessary, because you aren't wasting time
on the course learning the theory. Instead you get the opportunity
to discuss your understanding of the theory, with Bill's input,
and more importantly you really get to practice the different
styles of consulting. This is a much more valid learning method,
and it de-mystified and clarified consultant skills for me.
Bill Evans has a very powerful style
of teaching, which allows you to reach your own conclusions
and hence the learning is more powerful. I think this non-prescriptive
style is what will really stick with me. It is also very rare
to constantly receive meaningful, constructive feedback and
having that built into the programme was very beneficial.
I was a little concerned coming back
to work on Monday that a lot of the learning, and changes
I intended to make would be lost and I would soon revert to
old habits. However I didn't, and I feel that the way I approach
work will be different in the long term."
HR Consultant
"I came
to the conclusion today that my listening has improved when
one of our most fearsome ( and influential ) machine operators
informed me that he'd told the head of business that "I
was better than the previous consultant because I listened
to their issues." A clear demonstration perhaps that
sometimes fixing people's problems is not always what people
want. Sometimes they just want to be understood, valued and
listened to."
Business Systems Consultant
"Back in the workplace I've found
most benefit from listening to people more and appreciating
that even the most aggressive employee has feelings. I mentioned
during the programme, that we have a guy here whom I believed
was devoid of all emotion. Our relationship has improved no
end since my return and he now calls in to my office to inform
me of day to day issues. I don't take responsibility for solving
them though.
I have to say that I returned to work
exuding confidence and self worth."
Communications Consultant
"I thought
the course was absolutely fantastic. Bill was a brilliant
facilitator cum participant and really brought the concepts
to life. The group dynamic probably made the course- we all
got on very well and the trust levels were very deep. This
certainly aided the learning as we were all prepared to put
a lot of ourselves into the course, not in an American group
hug type of way, just really natural."
HR Consultant
"I genuinely listen to others more,
without forming immediate solutions and jumping in with ideas.
I value what others say and appreciate the differences in
people and their ways of looking at or doing things.
I am better at enabling my team members
to arrive at their own solutions by allowing them to talk
about situations more thoroughly."
Learning and Development Consultant
"I was a bit apprehensive as I did
not know what the course was about or what I was letting myself
in for. When we got started that all changed, I have learned
a lot from this course. The most important thing for me, was
how much I actually learned about myself. It has taught me
to be more open and honest with myself. I also have a much
stronger bond with the people in my group and feel that I
have people I can talk to"
IT Consultant who attended
with a group of colleagues
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