I am proud to say that I am one of the professional mentors on this WOMEN 1ST scheme run by my colleagues as Shine People & Places and People 1st -two of the Hospitality industry’s leading L&D organisations.
Here is the Release:
” MENTORING THE FEMALE LEADERS OF TOMORROW
The People 1st State of the Nation report has recognized that whilst female
workers make up over 70% of the sector’s workforce, they’re hugely underrepresented
when it comes to senior, with only six per cent of the board directors.
Women 1st is aiming to change this with a series of initiatives aimed at enabling
women to achieve their full potential as managers, board members and chief
executives. Employers will also benefit from a more skilled, more highly
performing and confident workforce.
People 1st has secured government subsidy for the second round of Women 1st –
Leadership Network which look to support and mentor the industry’s outstanding
female junior managers through a combination of CPD seminars and mentoring.
The programme, run by in conjunction with the mentoring specialist Shine P&P, is
worth £1,000 and the cost to the individual or the employer is just £100.
WHAT IIS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT
The programme is designed to support women, particularly those in the Travel
sector to achieve their full potential at work – especially in areas such as career
planning, networking and influencing skills. The female mentees will commit to a
minimum of four sessions over a six month period (face to face or virtual) and up
to 5 structured CPD/seminars. London.
MENTORING
Women 1st and Shine have a strong network of senior executives working in the
sector committed to support other women in their careers and foster their
development around a sound leadership competency model. All mentors in the
programme will be trained in coaching/mentoring skills and all participant
mentees will be required to attend an induction session.
INNOVATIVE AND EXCITING CPD
Mentees on the programme are entitled to attend all or part of CPD seminars,
especially designed to inspire and break down barriers:
o How to achieve the career that you want
o Make the most of networking
o Does your voice reflect what you want it to?
o Dress for success without losing your edge
o How to remember those important names and faces
FURTHER IINFORMATIION
Places on these high-level programme are limited and are available in England
only. If you’re a female junior manager with the talent and commitment to
take your career to the next level, or if you’re an employer who wants to make
sure you’re getting the most from your staff, ask for an application form by
contacting:
Gaby at Shine People & Places on 020 83432520
Email: g.marcon@shinepeopleandplaces.co.uk
—ENDS—
COACHING
I use coaching and training to help people feel better and be better at their work. There are many reasons (some obvious and some less so) why this desirable, but briefly if people feel better about what they are doing, they tend to do it better. This is turn benefits their colleagues, managers and customers.
Many of my philosophies are explained in my book – The Beautiful Mind Game, How To Use Football To Make Your Life/Work Better.
Here are some thoughts about the book:
The title came after the book was written. If I had had a title before writing the book I’d have written about the title. The working title was completely different, but as nobody liked it (other than me, the author) I won’t even tell you what it was- you’ll only laugh. Suffice to say, the publisher thought I’d written about dance -not football.
So, why The Beautiful Mind Game?
Well actually my brother Luc came up with it. He’s a very direct thinker -what Malcolm Gladwell would call a natural thin slicer. He has a gut reaction and ‘wraps it up and takes it away’. He won’t dwell and he won’t revisit, not perfect if patience is required but great for instant inspiration and brain sturming und dranging.
He asked me “What’s the book about?”
I told him “How to think things over using football as a metaphor, a benchmark, an analogy, a yardsti…”
“Stop” he said “You’re boring me… seems like you should call it The Beautiful Mind Game”.
Nuff said
At FANTONI CAT we call this key service Work-Place Coaching. You will probably have heard of life coaching, executive coaching, emotional coaching and whatever prefix is deemed necessary to make that particular coaching provider sound unique. In fact every coach is unique simply by dint of the fact that every one of us is a human!
The purpose of coaching is to help you to improve aspects of your working life e.g. learn new skills, build confidence for applying for promotion, plan a career change or even organise for retirement.
Our approach
A standard face to face session lasts for up to two hours. During that time we work through a six point agenda that is guaranteed to define your issue and to formulate a plan for dealing with it there and then.
Our six point agenda is called STREAM. (This stands for Subject, Target, Requirements, External factors, Actions and Motivations). It is very practical and uses methods based on production management techniques and common sense. You will be able to use these ideas the moment you leave the room.
What happens between each session?
We keep an open dialogue with you by e-mail or telephone. This is because at FantoniCAT we believe that growth comes from gradual and continued improvement. To make an analogy with athletics, it is like obtaining a personal best every week, rather than trying immediately to leapfrog to a new world record – with the inevitable disappointments that brings.
We are committed to “keeping things normal”. We do not use any “tricks of the trade”, and do not profess to be gurus. Our founder is Renato Fantoni who has worked in business for many years and started FantoniCAT simply because he is really good at helping people;
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get more enjoyment from what they do
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find better ways of doing it, or
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do something else altogether.
Our sessions will help you focus on the realities of your work life; your environment, your ambitions and your colleagues. We utilise your valuable real life experiences – combined with your intelligence and brilliant imagination. There is no talk of luck (good or bad), astrology or any pseudo-science.
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Six principles of coaching
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The client is resourceful. He or she has not come to coaching in order to be “fixed” but has the ability to resolve their own situation.
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The coach‘s role is to spring loose the client’s resourcefulness. It is not to give advice.
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Coaching addresses the whole person or organisation, past, present and future
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The client sets the agenda
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The coach and the client are equals. It is not a doctor/patient relationship.
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Coaching is about change. Its purpose is to help the client become more effective.
Business Mentoring
Is a hands-on service in which we work with you and for you. A classic mentor will show you what to do. At Fantoni we will go that one step further and do it with you so you know how to proceed the next time. This can include anything from re-writing parts of your business plan to interviewing job applicants or even creating a new shop window display.
