Katie Day Consulting

I had to give careful consideration before giving up my weekend, time being so precious, and was looking to be convinced I had made the right decision, (management courses and hot dinners are a close call over the years).

I needn’t worry. I can genuinely say I felt I had one of the most inspired experiences to date.

I won’t go into all the multi faceted aspects the course had to offer, (I want to keep this to one page). I did not expect to find, by getting a group of people together of obviously different personalities and temperament to work so coherently and collectively together.

But herein lies the value of what happened over the weekend, namely, by making us understand ourselves we could use this in a team work scenario where the “sum of the whole GREATLY out weighted the sum of the parts”.

Taking this back to a working environment will have impressive results, verging on the frightening. I look forward to applying what came out in the course, not just in my business life but in my personal life too, and would not hesitate to recommend this course to other businesses.

The 2 days helped me to take time out of a busy life to objectively look at my work/life balance. I learned useful techniques which enabled me to step back and evaluate my goals, values and desires (professionally and personally). It was time well spent with a wonderful group of people. Thank you.

Xpand has provided me with the alternative thought process I have been searching for, with a focus on personal development for all elements of my life both personal and business. I look forward to utilising and developing the skills I have learnt and sharing my experience with others.

The programme gave me a concentrated window through which to look at what I wanted for myself professionally and personally. I was able to look at the issues with which I block myself – in a non-judgemental environment and gain support for change. The practical exercises have helped me to establish a defined goal and a route to achieving it. I’m sure that it is only the beginning of a chain of changes!

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Call it vanity or a fact but people do care about what you look like. Get it badly wrong and they will comment. Get it right and it can make the difference between striking up a conversation with a potential client or loosing the opportunity.

Most guys, whether they are prepared to admit it or not, do care about how they look both in and out of the work place. Agree to varying different degrees, but half of the problem is that we do not have the natural “want to shop gene” or more importantly have the time to spend looking at the choices of clothes on offer.

I wanted to leave Katie’s Men’s Day having achieved the following:

Full marks on all counts, Katie. Be warned this is not a Trinny and Susanna. This is that tailor made bit of focussed advice that nobody has ever taken you aside for that could really make the difference!

John Males
Partner
Watson & Associates
Registered Auditors, Accountants, Business Advisers

I am a very confident and outgoing person but I knew that my appearance did not quite give off the messages that my confidence was supposed to convey. As I am a confidence coach I knew that it was important that my outside appearance fitted in with my inner confidence and that is where Katie came to the rescue. She showed me what colours made me come alive and how, by using the right combination, I could not only remove years from my looks but also size. If you want to increase your confidence in your look by the size that it reduces you, then look no further than Katie Day Consultancy. She also enabled me to have a wonderful day shopping for clothes that I know I can wear with confidence and bask in the compliments that being dressed in the colour that suit you do for your appearance.

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Katie has helped me immensely at a challenging and difficult time in my personal and professional life.

To be able to express my thoughts and feelings without fear of criticism or judgement has been very liberating and the process that has been followed feels natural and unobtrusive. I have been able to develop thoughts and ideas on topics of my choosing and take actions that are right for me.

I would love to convince some of my colleagues that this training (as well as the stress management which is completes very well) is ESSENTIAL to any professional secretary. As a result of going on the course I will sell myself with more confidence and concentrate on my good points.

The course has provided me with the necessary tools to handle difficult situations which will enable me to put my point across and resolve the situation in a satisfactory manner to all involved. By being more assertive I can prioritise my workload better, maximising the time in the office. The course also helped me to value my time and work for the company.

I really enjoyed having the opportunity to speak freely about, discuss and analyse problems that arise in the working environment in the professional level that concern support staff and affect ultimately our personal life, as well as the chance to examine possible ways of tackling some of these.

I found all the exercise though provoking and inspiring and the learning will be of great benefit to me. I have been able to identify things that I need to change both in my professional and private life.

The goal setting was particularly helpful and allowed me to be realistic and specific about my objectives. I have changed my attitude to my work and the people I deal with, as well as to myself, which will hopefully result in more job satisfaction.

The course was positive and encouraging, and the atmosphere was very supportive.

I couldn’t pinpoint one specific area that was of greatest benefit as the whole course was excellent and I gained something from every single segment. The course was extremely positive and inspiring and made me feel that I was valuable to the company. As a result I think my attitude to my job and working here will change for the better.

The greatest benefit of attending this course has been basically being able to focus on myself, first evaluating and estimating my nature and behaviour, and then trying to change it, as I will not be able to achieve better effectiveness at the office unless I change myself, my attitude, perception and behaviour.

The other positive thing about the course is that it covers not only your office life but private as well, as most people get stressed by their private problems which affect their work performance.

I will now try to be more active and pro-active. I have been taught how to value myself and other people and this will help me do things differently.

The greatest benefit of attending was the objective planning session. To have someone tell you to write down what you want out of life and then break this down into what you are going to do about it, and when, seems to make everything much easier. It really makes you clarify what your needs are rather than drifting along. Also the review of support staff qualities was a morale booster, support staff are usually taken for granted, so this was valuable.

As a result I am more focussed on what I do and I value myself and my job more.

Lift Off exceeded all of my expectations, I have learnt a great deal. I can express myself better. I enjoyed it thoroughly and I can now speak out without shaking.

Lift Off came up to all of my expectations, the tips and techniques for composure and image awareness were very useful. The day was worth every penny and the course is useful for any business or personal situation.

I found the sessions on Image, Voice and Body Language particularly useful, I will continue to practice my breathing and improve my image. A really fun and informative day.

Every aspect of the objectives for the day were met and it surpassed all of my expectations. I learnt something from everyone and my eyes were opened to a whole load of new ideas. A fun filled day full of fantastic features.

The Lift Off course met all of its stated objectives and more, I didn’t think that it would be as good as it was. I was pleasantly surprised. The day built up my confidence and all of the sessions helped me in one way or another.

As a result of attending Lift Off I shall be improving my image and self belief. I would be interested in team building workshops for my staff at school.

Lift Off came up to my expectations, I gained confidence and the unusual mix of activities kept us on our toes. It was an enjoyable day with a fab group of people and great confidence building activities.