HIGHWISE Leadership:

Success Strategies for Business and Community

For your local and national business trainings, conference, community-building, and staff development needs - contact Gwendolyn Needham.

Specialist in:

Personal Power Principles
Motivation
Communication
Leadership
Success strategies
Overcoming the stress bogey

"A refreshing different approach – wholistic; interactive; entrepreneurial; engaging; top value"

For Conferences :

Keynote and support addresses. Break-out workshops. Partner programmes. "After Dinner"

Staff Trainings :

Choose from 1–hour, 2– hour, half day, full day.

Special Features:

Gwendolyn can MC your event; or facilitate your conference/training.
Gwendolyn’s books can be supplied for purchase –
- HIGH ROADS – keys to personal & business success
- Lasting Relationships in Love, Life and Marriage – Knowing More, Choosing Better, Being Happier.
- These books available by direct purchase only - $24 each, or $44 for two copies.
Creative Option. Treat you whole staff to their own copy of HIGH ROADS – ‘every New Zealander from 17 to 70 should own this different, enlightening, and disarmingly profound book about getting power in your own life – a unique approach to success at home and work.’ Dr Cathy Dunsford
All speaking engagements and workshops include take-home handouts and/or full notes.
Fees by negotiation.

"For true progress and success, the human factor is pivotal"

Key Highwise modules for business and professional success

The Benefits of Highwise

Complementary to technical, academic, or ‘how to get the job done’ trainings.
In-depth, wholistic, long-term effectiveness. An original, unique approach.
Develops human potential, values, confidence, strength, teamwork.

How?

Short, focussed, specific modules teach the four steps to ‘life success’.
How to move on from negative behaviours, via mind-power.
Practical applications, options, and positive choices.
Self-responsibility and personal freedom are lived out.
The workplace environment is a clear winner.

Detailed Content of Modules

Confident Public Speaking — for jelly-knees (6 hours)

Essential presentation skills for speaking up-front.
The wholistic approach.
Body language; image; practical pointers.
Handle introductions; thank speakers; present awards; give effective reports.
Add style to substance. Learn meeting procedures. This seminar teaches the skills, drills you in the basics, gives you up-front practice and builds your knowledge and confidence, all within a friendly group environment.

Stress, Health, the Workplace and YOU (4-6 hours)

Basic philosophy, wholism, self-esteem, rapuora.
Interconnectedness of heart, mind, body, spirit. Balance.
Measuring my current life-stresses. Can I have power over my physical self?
The roots of ‘dis-tress’/ The 12-point health check/ Inner life, outer health.
Self-care/ Emotions. Defence mechanisms, worry, guilt, frustration.
Leaving negative forces behind; responsible choices for workplace health.

Workplace Communication (6 hours)

Discover your own `mission statement', values and goals.
Recognise passive, assertive and aggressive styles; also body language.
Get the know-how to ask for what you want; say ‘no’ without guilt.
Give and receive instructions, praise and criticism. Disagree constructively.
Handle mistakes effectively. Get to the point quickly and get results.
Clear away sexual harassment. Feel good about speaking with peers and managers, Gain personal confidence. Enhance your workplace.

Group Empowerment (4 hours)

Philosophy, purpose, definitions. Communication — key to all successes.
Leadership styles - empowering, controlling or victimising.
Characteristics of a mature group/ The use and misuse of power.
Threat — signs and symptoms; causes and cures.
Blocks to progress; recognising vested interest.
Getting our act together constructively; joint decision for decisions for new ways forward.

Resources for all participants:

Folder of full clear practical notes and worksheets,
Copy of HIGH ROADS —Keys to Personal Power and Business Success.

"…highwise modules are based on this unique and profoundly important book about power. Relevant essential reading in plain language, for all educators, professionals, parents and helpers. The concepts in this book can change our workplaces and homes"

—Frank Leadley, MA. Past President NZ Secondary Principals Association