Coach trip

It’s a long time since I’ve done an exam, and I promised myself that I wouldn’t put myself through any more. Like many of my personal promises, this one did not last. When I got an opportunity to do a Coaching couse through the Cultural Leadership Programme and Performance Coach Training, I decided the benefits outweighed the stress of the test, and signed up.

I was particularly interested in coaching after learning some coaching techniques on a Course on Consultancy and Organisational Change at Ashridge Business School last year. Practising some basic skills there I became excited by the way that coaching focuses on achievements, and empowers an individual to achieve things through unlocking their own ideas, thoughts, wants, needs and skills – rather than giving solutions in the way a trainer or mentor can do.

In the course I have just completed I have coached may people (and been coached), often for just 20 minutes, and every single session resulted in positive and powerful outcomes for the coachee. It’s such an inspiring process and I am really excited about the possibilites of making coaching a part of my work in the future.

I hope to be able to offer coaching services very soon. I also know 11 other excellent coaches who qualified at the same time as me. If you are interested in coaching or finding out more about the course I did or the coaches I trained with, please get in touch.

 

Training opportunity – Digital Accessibility & The Arts

I noticed that there are still places available on this free half-day seminar on Digital Accessibility and the Arts. I’m sorry that I can’t make it but think it sounds like a really interesting and useful event.

“This FREE half-day seminar, brought to you by AmbITion and DaDa – Disability & Deaf Arts [formerly North West Disability Arts Forum], will look at how arts organisations can use digital technology to ensure that their online activities are accessible for all.

Using the trailblazing new DaDaHello website as an interactive case study, the event will explore some of the key issues for consideration when developing accessible websites, alongside some of the unique solutions that have been applied to the new site.

The event will be chaired by accessibility specialist David Kreps with presentations from Ruth Gould (DaDa), Adrian Slatcher (AmbITion) and Beth Aplin (Henderson Aplin Partnership).

 

Training update

Over the next few months I am running several training sessions on marketing strategy. Those taking place in February, on behalf of Cultivate, are aimed at those of you who have little or no experience of marketing but find yourself needing to write a marketing plan. In June I am undertaking a speaker tour for the Arts Marketing Association which is experienced marketers who are looking for inspiration and new ideas to help them when freshening and reviewing existing marketing plans.

 

Introduction to Marketing Planning

9th February at the Level Centre, Derbyshire, 1pm-5pm, £50

NEW DATE 19th February Toll Gate Hill, Nottingham, 1pm-5pm, £50

 

The Building Blocks of Marketing Planning

26th February The Terrace, Lincoln, 10am-4pm, £50

 

Action Plan: Reviewing and Refreshing Your Marketing Strategy

All courses run form 10am-5pm. Places cost £129+VAT (AMA members) and £185+VAT (non-members)

2^nd June, City Halls, Glasgow

4^th June, The Women’s Library, London

16^th June, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

18^th June, St David’s Hall, Cardiff

 

All courses can be booked directly with the promoter through the links above.

Please contact me (caroline@carolinegriffin.com) if you are interested in presenting similar training courses. I also develop these courses bespoke to your requirements, and can deliver them 1-2-1 and with small teams is required.