Women and Career Development
Strategies to progress your career
Some women encounter a range of issues and challenges as they traverse their careers. This workshop explores these issues and discusses solutions. It also encourages women to look at how they can progress their careers, while often managing multiple roles outside of their work environment:
- Strategies to progress your career
- Challenges, issues and barriers facing women
- Solutions to overcoming issues
- Work/life balance
- Ways your employer can assist you to progress
- Strengths – those skills which you are good at and enjoy using
- Values – the beliefs and motivators that provide you with purpose and meaning
- Work interests
- Job satisfaction and enjoyment
- Achievements – how do you make a difference to your organisation
- Development needs and goals
- Learning needs and plans
- Internal and external career options
- Your brand and reputation
- 360 feedback and why this is important
- Networking for success
- Work/career aspirations that you want to pursue
- Industry/sector and organisation preferences
- Managing your career
Pre-work
There will be a small amount of pre-work to complete.
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
Team Management Profile (TMP)
Understanding your working style and behaviours using TMI
The Team management profile (TMP, formerly known as TMI) is a popular tool used in the workplace for both organisations and individuals. It provides insights into:
- how you prefer to work
- how you are likely to interact with others in the workplace
- roles within the Team Management Wheel that are of appeal to you
- probable areas of strengths at work and within the team
- a better understanding of how to maximize your potential and work with others
In this workshop, you will gain an understanding the 8 different roles that people like to adopt when working in a team and the functions teams must do to be successful. This will also include:
- Overview of the team and where they are spread around the wheel
- Possible strengths and weaknesses as a team
- Identifying gaps and areas for development
- Discovering the importance of pacing
- Relating to colleagues and managers across the organisation
- Using TMP, how can the team be more effective as individuals and as a team
Pre-work
You will be asked to complete a questionnaire which will take 20 – 40 minutes. The result of this is a report which will be given to you at the workshop. There are no right or wrong answers and no assumed “right” way to be.
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
Returning to the Workforce
Regain your confidence and direction
Returning after being at home with children or other responsibilities, can be daunting. People may feel a loss of confidence by being out of touch or behind in skill level, may question relevancy of their skills, whether they will adapt back to work while juggling their responsibilities at home. They may even question if their work interests remain as they were. They may ask questions such as:
- “Is now the right time to go back to work?”
- “Should I look for part-time or full-time work?” “Where do I start?”
- “How can I update my skills when I don’t have the time or money to retrain?”
- “Do others understand the struggles I face?”
- “How do I resolve my guilt at leaving my child(ren) behind?”
- “Will my child(ren) feel rejected?” “How will I juggle everything?”
Assessing your situation and creating a plan can answer some of those questions, begin to remove barriers and put you on the path to returning to work more confidently. A career re-entry strategy will assist you in transitioning your thinking and gathering your confidence. You will consider
- Assess your reasons for returning and identify the key changes to that may occur
- Understand the impact on your child(ren) and your partner
- Identify what you want from your career/work
- Assess your career including:
- Identifying your skills and work interests
- Values and drivers
- Past and recent achievements
- Ideal role
- Working style and needs
- Stress and its impact
- Work life balance
- Positioning your CV and Interview strategies
- Importance of networking and getting the best out of recruiters
A successful return to work doesn’t need to be daunting. Like parenting, it will take time, effort, patience and at times a bit of help just to ensure you are on the right track.
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
Planning for Retirement
Transitioning successfully
The time spent in retirement now is considerably greater than it was for earlier generations.
Increasing life expectancy means that many people are now spending the equivalent of half (or more) of their working lives in retirement.
This requires them to focus their attention on planning for it if they wish to lead a happy, purposeful and meaning life through their retirement years. More New Zealanders are realising this and going on to enjoy this important part of their lives. We have observed that those who don’t plan often fear, and defer, their retirement. This not only has implications for them and their families, but also for their employers.
Our Retirement Planning workshop is in two parts and highlights:
Lifestyle Planning
- What does retirement mean to me – am I ready, am I open to it?
- How do I deal with change and loss, and how can I plan to ensure I transition successfully?
- What are the key skills and talents I want to take with me into the next stage?
- What are my concerns and what losses might I encounter?
- What provides meaning and purpose for me in life and what will these look like:
- Relationships – what will change with my spouse/partner, family and friends?
- Leisure – what interests provide meaning and fulfillment?
- Work – do I want to continue working in a different capacity – what might this look like?
- Voluntary work – what type of activity might provide satisfaction and meaningfulness?
- Learning – what would I like to pursue – e.g. a hobby, intellectual pursuit or an interest?
- Health and wellbeing – how do I ensure optimum physical and emotional health?
- Location – what are the things I need to think about and the impact of change?
- Social – how will my social life differ?
- What does my retirement plan now look like and how can I make this a reality?
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Financial Planning
We are independent of all financial product suppliers. We do not promote or recommend any individual financial products.
- Understanding your present situation:
- Present financial position
- What could impact your financial security
- Financial and lifestyle goals and objectives
- Picture what lifestyle you would like – what will it cost?
- What financial lifestyle goals to be met before retirement – cost?
- How do you get from here to there?
- Cash Management and savings
- Investments
- Financial Plan (bringing it all together)
- Avoiding the common mistakes
- Financial advisers
- Do you need a financial adviser?
- Criteria for selecting an adviser/questions to ask
Financial advice provided in the workshop is of a general nature and participants are recommended to seek personalised advice from an appropriate qualified Authorised Financial Advisor. Disclosure Statement is available on request and free of charge.
Presenter: Craig Wylie
Brief Presenter bios
Cynthia Munro is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Craig Wylie is an independent and experienced personal financial consultant. He has had more than 30 years’ experience advising clients on this topic. He was formerly a Chartered Accountant in Public Practice. Craig is a Director/Consultant with C Squared Consulting Limited.
For more information about Craig: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/craig-wylie/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
Outplacement
Transitioning positively
Identifying next career steps, an appropriate action plan and strategies to move through the stage from role disestablishment is a critical one This involves working through a range of areas and coming out with a plan.
The change process
- Identify the stages of change and how to navigate through these positively
- Understand the corresponding reactions and behaviours
- Consider the impact of change on yourself and others
- Gain strategies and tools for working through the change
Self-Awareness –what drives and fulfills individuals in work
- Strengths – those skills which they are good at and enjoy using
- Values – the beliefs and motivators that provide them with purpose and meaning
- Areas of competence and interests
- Areas of past satisfaction and dissatisfaction
- Achievements – how they made a difference to their organisation
- Key work considerations and factors that bring satisfaction
- Work interests
- Work/career targets to pursue including industry/sector and organisation preferences
Curriculum vitae development – marketing themselves well
- Identify key information to ensure their curriculum vitae attracts attention
- Highlight key strengths and how these benefit future organisations
- Provide focused achievements that demonstrate ability, experience and motivation
- Include additional relevant information that will support and promote them
- Review CV to ensure it is written succinctly, is focused and is appropriately formatted
Approaching the market (including recruiters)
- Understand how the job market operates – hidden and visible market
- Review and refine work targets
- Complete a marketing plan that enhances job search
- Work effectively with recruiters to target particular organisations and/or positions
- Complete an application letter to accompany CV
Networking – making networking vital to your job search
- Identify key people in their network that may be leads to potential opportunities
- Identify how to network effectively and build new relationships while nurturing existing ones
- Identify key questions to ask networking contacts to gather information for their job search
- Identify how to use on-line networking to best advantage
Interview strategies
- Demonstrate confidence in the interview through thorough preparation and research
- First impressions and body language and their impact in the interview
- Ability to clearly articulate ability, willingness and fit to the role
- Answering behavioural questions and other questions
- Key questions to ask the interviewers that demonstrate interest and suitability for the role
- Identify the best way to handle salary questions effectively
First 90 days in a role
The first few weeks in a new role are critical. It can be a ‘make or break’ time. The first impression you create is important and is a hard one to reverse if it goes wrong. If done well, it will provide a solid foundation for your future success, and set the foundation for your tenure. This means thinking and planning well before setting foot into the new role. This module covers strategies that are useful to ensure a smooth entry and a good first impression.
- Prepare for the first day, the first week, the first month well before you start your new role
- Nurture potential networks
- Review progress 90 days into the role
- Develop employable and transferable skills and competencies
- Manage your own morale and motivation
- Be a change opportunist
- Be a consistent high performer
- Be visible and manage your reputation
- Continue to manage your career
Financial Options on Redundancy
Our financial coaching service involves a consultation with Craig Wylie, a Principal of C2Consulting, who is an independent Authorised Financial Advisor. The consultation can cover any aspects of an individual’s personal financial circumstances (including redundancy payment) where they might seek advice including:
Initial/Immediate
- Assistance with evaluation of options available
- Meeting income needs in the short term
- Understanding the impact and prioritizing financial goals – short, medium and long term
- Debt – manage/reduce?
Looking forward
- Attitude to money – making the most of what you earn; understanding the financial costs of bad habits and the benefits of good habits
- Clarifying goals and objectives
- Investment and KiwiSaver – what is right for you
- Tax
- Establishing a business
- Financial and Retirement planning
We have no relationships with any investment or insurance product suppliers and consequently advice provided is completely independent.
Brief Presenter bios
Cynthia Munro is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Craig Wylie is an experienced and qualified financial planning practitioner. He has had more than 30 years’ experience advising clients on this topic. He was formerly a Chartered Accountant in Public Practice. Craig is an Authorised Financial Advisor (AFA). He is a Director/Consultant with C Squared Consulting Limited.
For more information about Craig: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/craig-wylie/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065 or Craig on 021 473 770.
Networking and Marketing You
Increase your chances of identifying vacancies
Looking out for the next career opportunity can be both exciting and bewildering. This entails promoting yourself in the job market which consists of both a visible market and a hidden market. To be successful in this search, it is important that you promote yourself in the both markets.
When entering the market place, whether by choice or through the effects of job re-structure, a range of key factors are vital to ensure a successful job search. It is important that you:
- Understand how the job market operates and know where to tap into opportunities
- Review and refine your work targets
- Complete a marketing plan
- Work effectively with recruiters to target organisations and/or positions
- Complete a letter promoting you to accompany your curriculum vitae
Content includes:
Approaching the market (visible market)
- Understand how the job market operates – hidden and visible market
- Review and refine work targets
- Complete a marketing plan that enhances job search
- Work effectively with recruiters to target organisations and/or positions
- Complete an application letter to accompany CV
Networking – making networking vital to your job search
- Identify key people in their network that may be leads to potential opportunities
- Identify how to network effectively and build new relationships while nurturing existing ones
- Identify key questions to ask networking contacts to gather information for their job search
- Identify how to use on-line networking to best advantage
There may be a small amount of pre-work to complete.
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
Myers Briggs (MBTI)
Understand yourself and others
- Are you curious about why others seem to have a different way of working than you?
- Do you have a colleague or client whose style you find frustrating?
- Are you looking for a better way to work with others?
- Would you like to understand more about your style and why you interact and react the way you do?
- Would you like to understand more about the styles of others in your team?
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) allows people to gain an understanding of their preferences, particularly with respect to their energy source, information gathering, decision-making, and lifestyle/work patterns. It produces 16 different personality types, each with its own characteristics and strengths. MBTI is widely used in organisations in a range of areas. There is over 50 years of research and development have demonstrated the reliability and validity of the MBTI.
In this workshop, you will gain an understanding of:
- Your MBTI results and how to apply them in the workplace and in life in general
- Gain an understanding of why people react, respond in a way similar or different to others
- How to use your preferred styles to be more effective and fulfilled
- Your strengths and potential areas for growth
- Team behaviour that will assist you in understanding potential conflict, leadership styles, different ways of communicating
Pre-work
You will be asked to complete a questionnaire which will take 20 – 40 minutes. The result of this is a report which will be given to you at the workshop. There are no right or wrong answers and no assumed “right” way to be.
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone 0274 865 065.
Leading Change
Strategies to assist leaders to lead staff members through change
Change brings a wide range of reactions and emotions and in order for organisational change to be facilitated well, it requires an understanding of typical behaviours and how to work with these. Understanding at what stages of change staff members are at is very helpful in assisting them to work through their feelings about the change.
This workshop provides leaders with the tools and strategies to:
- Lead staff through change when it can be difficult due to variety of staff reactions and behaviours ranging from anger through to sadness and fear
- Manage their own reactions to change as well as those of their staff members
- Identify the resources and support they need as they lead through change
- Identify the various stages of change, and the reactions and behaviours that each stage can typically bring, and assist staff to work their way through these
Content includes:
- Workplace change and the impacts of change on your staff
- Handling loss and how to deal with it
- Factors that impact responses to change
- The various models of change to assist in recognizing the stages and behaviour associated with these stages and strategies to assist staff members move through the stages
- Leading your team through change – critical actions
- Taking control
- The role of communication
- Creating an environment of trust
- Recognising the signs of stress in staff members and providing support
- Empowering staff members to manage change
- The leader’s action plan
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
Interview Strategies
Demonstrating confidence
Many people find approaching an interview daunting, and as such feel nervous when put on the spot. When this happens, they freeze despite knowing that they have a lot to offer the role they are being interviewed for.
Going to an interview feeling confident that as much preparation has been done is a real advantage. The workshop offers practical support in the form of strategies and frameworks to ensure that interviewees are positioned well and feel confident to promote and market themselves in the best possible and positive way. The workshop covers the following and more:
- Demonstrate confidence in the interview through thorough preparation and research
- Understand the importance of first impressions and body language, and their impact in the interview
- Clearly articulate ability, willingness and fit to the role
- Answer behavioural questions and other questions
- Identify key questions to ask the interviewers that demonstrate interest and suitability for the role
- Identify the best way to handle salary questions effectively
- Obtain feedback to evaluate what went well and what could have gone better
There will be a small amount of pre-work to complete.
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
Interview Strategies for Managers
Hiring the right people is critical to organisational success
But we sometimes get this so wrong. The essential strategies to equip managers and panel members in the skills of assessing candidates for roles include:
Introduction to interviewing
- Purpose of the interview
- Protecting the investment – reducing risks for the organisation
Planning the interview
- Components of good practice and robustness
- Evaluate core competencies/ skills, knowledge, interests and behaviours
- Review the candidate’s application documents – CV, letter, application form
- Select, compile appropriate questions to ask and manage the logistics
- Candidate performance the importance of scoring and format of subsequent discussion
- The importance of behavioural questions and situational questions
- Communication skills for interviewing
Conducting the interview
- Importance of the opening – building rapport – putting the candidate at ease
- Overall presentation and style
- Informational and behavioural questions
- Effective practice
- Speaking and listening; interpreting non-verbal cues
- Asking for feedback
- Probing
- Cultural perspectives
- Closing the interview
Evaluating the candidate
- Evaluation process, selection, discussion and decision
- Referee checks and candidate feedback
Presenter: Cynthia Munro
Cynthia is an executive coach, consultant and presenter. She has had 20+ years working with government agencies, corporates, not-for-profits and individual clients. She is highly experienced in working with individuals and teams who are seeking guidance with their careers and other life changes including retirement planning and change. She has expertise and sensitivity in understanding the needs of people and identifying strategies and tools to assist them. Cynthia holds a BA, a Graduate Diploma in Adult and Tertiary Education and an Advanced Diploma in Business (Management). She is accredited in a range of well-known assessment tools.
More information about Cynthia: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/cynthia-munro/
Further information about us in general: https://www.c2consulting.co.nz/about-us/
For further information please contact us by email or phone Cynthia on 0274 865 065.
