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Dear Friends,
 I only have one thought this month: "We can't solve
problems by using the same kind of thinking we used
when we created them." Albert Einstein.
Do you need to change your thinking this month?
Jaime
Simpson
| September PD Meeting Review: "What the Bleep Do We Know?" |
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by Angela Spaxman
Our September Professional Development Meeting
was a change of pace. We filled the DD Centre with 40
open-minded people to watch the fascinating
documentary-drama What the Bleep Do We Know?
www.whatthebleep.com. Despite this being one of our
biggest PD meetings ever, we started right on time
and our dedicated President, VP-Training,
VP-Membership and others contributed to making all
the arrangements run smoothly. It was nice to
welcome many non-members, about half of those
present. It shows that the kind of thinking in this
movie is of interest to a wider part of the
community in Hong Kong.
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| Book review: The Groupness Factor by Charlie Lang |
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Reviewed by SK Shum
The title of Charlie’s book leaves no doubt –
even for the most casual of readers – about the
massive influence of groupness.
“The Groupness Factor” is well-researched,
presenting Judith Rich Harris’s book “The Nurture
Assumption” at the outset, and how it influenced
Charlie’s belief that groupness is crucial, not only
to children, but also to leaders in the corporate
world.
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| How to Develop Soft Skills |
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published in CareerTimes on Sept. 02, 2005
By
Charlie Lang
In my role as an executive coach and trainer I
regularly talk to senior managers and HR
specialists. They often complain about the amount of
time and money invested in training programmes for
soft skills, to improve things like leadership and
communication, and point out that there is little or
no apparent change in the behaviour of those who
participate. However, I rarely hear such complaints
about training in hard skills, such as product
knowledge or PC usage. There must be a good reason.
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| Announcements |
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Office space
in Kinwick Centre, Hollywood
Road, Central available for hourly or daily
rental. Furnished with sofa
and comfortable setting appropriate for
one-on-one coaching or group coaching.
Space is around 150 sq. ft. Can accommodate
up to 6 people. Flip chart,
tea/water included. Hourly rate is HK$150
per hour. Daily rate is HK$1,000
from 9am to 5pm. Additional air-conditioning
fee on per hour basis for
non-office hours.
To see venue or check venue
availability, please contact
PeoplePlus Training and Consulting at
25412126 or email: ivyning@peopleplus.com.hk |
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| Events and Workshops |
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Business owners, professionals and
sales executives:
- Are you afraid of making
cold calls or follow-up calls after meeting new
prospects?
- Do you wonder why your
clients take so long to make a buying decision and
how you could help accelerate this process?
- You want more business
but you don't want to sell in the traditional sense
of the word?
Find out more about the
unique Stop Selling! approach by joining our free
briefings on 21 & 25 October, 5.00-6.30pm at
Cliftons, Central.
Click
here for more info and reservation
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Free Briefings for the Coach
Manager Workshop with Angela Spaxman
Fellow coaches are invited
to attend these two briefing sessions where Angela
will introduce the 2-day Coach Manager Workshop.
Participants will have a chance to try out the
'Appreciative Enquiry' model in coaching.
When and
Where:
- Wednesday October
12, 5pm to 6:30pm at
Clifton's Conference Centre in Central.
- Thursday October 20,
5:00 to 6:30pm at
Clifton's Conference Centre in Quarry Bay
Cost: Free
The Coach Manager Workshop
is designed for managers and leaders who want to
greatly increase their effectiveness in bringing out
the best in people.
Details here or call Angela on 2918-0785.
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Reading for Results
- Is information overload a
growing problem for you?
- Do you have piles of
books which you would love to read and use, but
cannot seem to find the time to read ?
- Would you like to
dramatically increase your reading speed AND your
comprehension of the material ?
Then the "Reading for
Results" workshop is for you!
You Unlimited brings you
this one day workshop which will make an immediate
difference to your life !
Visit our website at www.youunlimitedasia.com or call Véronique at 9779 0470
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Transformational Coaching
An Integral Approach to Organization
Transformation
by Ivy Ning, Executive Coach and
Organization Transformation Consultant
Date: November 25-26, 2005 (Fri & Sat)
Time: 9am
– 6pm
Venue: A
convenient venue on Hong Kong Island, to be notified
upon confirmed registration.
Language: English
Course fee: HK$6,500 (inclusive of a 45-minute one-on-one
session with the coach upon completing the
workshop.)
Workshop is limited to 12
participants only upon confirmed
registration.
For more information, please
call +852-25412126 or email: info@peopleplus.com.hk . Or visit this
webpage for more details.
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Message from the President |
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I am proud to inform you that HKCC Newsletter subscribers
list has increased to 502 recipients in Oct.
This is a 25% increase compared to January 2005.
With thanks to the executive
committee members and our voluntary coaches,
HKCC is gradually getting into the mainstream of
our society. In our last Professional
Development Meeting we watched an inspiring
movie of “What the Bleep Do We Know!?”.
There were 38 attendees with 47% non-members.
Speed Coaching Day
As the flagship event of HKCC, the
3rd Speed Coaching Day will be held on 19th Nov
2005 (Sat) afternoon at Clifton Conference Room,
Central. Please mark your diary.
Online Payment
In order to ease the membership renewal and payment
process for joining HKCC events, our online payment
system is in place.
For current membership renewal, please get your
credit card ready and click
here ($500 for one year membership). For new
membership application, click
here to fill in the online application form and
pay via your credit card. ($200 for Enrollment Fee
and $500 for one year membership)
Cheers,
Bonnie
Chan
President of HKCC
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