On 9th July, we delivered an innovative project-based working event for 60 staff at a prominent, economic commission – New Economy.  The programme entitled “it’s not just what you do; it’s the way that you do it” was held at the Hive in Manchester. 

New Economy’s purpose is to create economic growth and prosperity for the people of Greater Manchester. The aim of the event was to embed New Economy’s values,  communicating the behaviours that are required to achieve their strategic plan.   Staff were to leave the event with a clear sense of how they could personally contribute to the strategic objectives of the organisation.   Like many public sector organisations, New Economy is experiencing great economic and political change.  We used our learning methodologies and facilitated discussion focusing on project-based working practices that will deliver improved outcomes for all New Economy’s stakeholders.  

New Economy staff were asked to communicate what they had learnt and what actions they would take following the event.  Some comments included; “the day has given me a greater understanding of the roles of staff outside my team and a general enthusiasm for improving the organisation” and “I will implement the creative techniques to improve my working.”

If you haven’t managed to sponsor us yet and still want to, please click on the link below. It means a lot to us for colleagues, clients and friends to support such a worthy cause.

We are looking forward to next year!

The Team at Impact Consulting

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Impact Consulting received a personal thank you from Deborah Arnot, Deputy Director, and Nick Fowler-Johnson, Programme Manager, of the NHS North West Leadership Academy.  Participants provided positive feedback in relation to the delivery and content of the programme.  The programme was also featured within the Health Service Journal (HSJ) on 15^th April 2010.  NHS North West Letter June 2010

The 5k race (or in our case walk), will help us to raise money in support of the life-saving work done by Cancer Research UK.

The race will take place in the beautiful Heaton Park, Manchester at 11am on 11^th July 2010.  If anyone is in the area and wants to have a great day out with your family and friends, cheer us on and most importantly help more people beat cancer, we would love to see you there.

Cancer Research UK along with the Multiple Sclerosis Trust are our adopted charities and mean a lot to us.    We will keep you informed of our success on the day and how much fun we had in our pink costumes.  Watch this space!

If you would like to make a donation to this very worthy cause and sponsor the team, please log on to www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/impactconsulting

Thanks for your support.

I have been asked to write a paper outlining how coaching and positive psychology can provide results in times of organisational change.

I am delighted to share it with you. If you would like to find out more about how to navigate re-organisation, keep employees engaged and build for growth download our pdf ‘Coaching Leaders through tough times Impact’ here from our website.

Please don’t forget as always to let us know your thoughts on this important subject, give us a call or drop us a line, it would be great to discuss your ideas with you.

We have been delighted to welcome on board new clients since our launch and we are looking forward to working together with them.

Over the next few months we will be posting more news and thought provoking articles and would love to hear your thoughts. Your challenges, questions and aspirations for your organisation and people will be most welcome to us and we look forward to hearing from you.

Our new look has been developed to reflect our leading position in the marketplace.

Everything has been created with our clients in mind making it easier than ever to work with us.  The new site is simpler and easy to navigate and we feel it perfectly reflects our values and fantastic product portfolio.

Our new identity reflects our expertise, professionalism and passionate commitment to achieving results on behalf of our wonderful clients.

This commitment is at the heart of our business and with our brand new look we will be continuing to make a difference to all those who work with us.

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Shelly Rubinstein was delighted to chair a unique evening with the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, in conversation with Fiona Phillips. The evening was huge success and following the main event, Shelly and the Secretary of State were deep in conversation about matters of passionate interest to us. They talked about Clinical Leadership and the importance of this work to the future of the NHS.

Andy Burnham gave his commitment to assist by inviting Shelly and her colleagues to incorporate a discussion with him about Clinical Leadership in the NHS into their development programme. This is an exciting opportunity for Clinical leaders to shape their future contribution and we are thrilled to be facilitating this.

We have received some fantastic feedback on this article and would be delighted to send you a copy. Please just drop a line to Allison and we will send you this interesting paper on this important issue.

Our session took place at 14.05 on 15th January – ‘Tight pockets, tight fists – downturn in profits, upturn in bullying’. Bullying in the workplace is a serious issue for organisations. Research suggests this is becoming more so during this period of recession.

We explored what organisations are doing to address bullying in the workplace and what more can be done. Our session covered how occupational psychologists can help address bullying in the workplace and how it affects other areas such as stress.

For more information visit the DOP2010 web page.