We're kicking the New Year off with a variety of events and hope to see as many of you there as possible.
Firstly, on 16 February, we explore the high-profile subject of wellness at work, helping you to keep your workforce ‘fit and healthy’ for work. When done well, this is a win-win area for employers and employees alike, and impacts on so many things from absence rates, employee retention, motivation and engagement, being seen as an employer of choice, performance, productivity and, of course, the bottom line.
Appealing to the coaching professionals amongst us, the Gloucestershire Coaching Network (GCN) is running a workshop on using NLP in coaching on 25 February. You don't have to be a GCN member or even an experienced coach - the sessions have something for coaches at all levels of development or even interested hangers-on! NLP is a fascinating subject in itself and Reb Veale of Reveal Solutions is guaranteed to make it even more interesting and meaningful.
We will be running our next very popular employment law update on 9 March, just in time to brief you on upcoming legislation changes (you see, this stuff isn't just thrown together!) The employment law team at Rickerbys Solicitors will be covering the Equality Bill, the Government's review of the default retirement age, and changes to maternity and paternity leave. They also promise a cure for the perennial headache of holiday pay entitlement for sick employees.
In April, the GCN is discussing Transactional Analysis (TA) in Coaching/Mentoring, an interactive session which will give us the opportunity to learn about TA in general and as it applies to coaching, and also our own preferences and drivers. Led by John Ashford, an experienced coach and TA practitioner, this promises to be an evening full of insights.