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2012: a year of transition

Isn’t it funny how themes and ideas feel unique but once you start to talk to others there is often similarity in the direction of travel?
I was at a networking event recently introduced myself and my business, explaining 2012 was a year of transition. As introductions went around the room this theme of transition really took off with people exploring new avenues, new ways of working, offering new services and a willingness to help each other succeed began to grow.
What are your goals? How can we help each other succeed?

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Merry Christmas

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2012

Looking forward to working together soon

Janette

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All change, can we help you?

Nothing stays the same, the only thing that is predictable about change is change….We have been helping museums and heritage organisations across the East Midlands understand how to plan for significant change, analyse the changes to the world they work within and to support people through change. Everyone who attended rated our workshops good or

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Excellent Employer Series Workshop 1: Reducing the risk of employment tribunal claims

Wilson Goodchild has teamed up with De Hales and associates to design a new excellent employer series of workshops.  The first workshop is being held on the 8th march 2012 at the Belgrave Rooms in Nottingham.  Full details and booking please visit the Eventbrite website. The workshops are designed to be informative and interactive providing space

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Do you need a project manager?

One of the ways Wilson Goodchild Ltd supports organisations to make a difference is to provide onsite and offsite project support. This support is often at a programme/project manager level where we will co-ordinate and allocate resources, raise awareness of the project with stakeholders and potential beneficiaries/ project users and ensure the project runs to

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Turning learning into practice

After three days professional development in relation to advising social enterprises in July, we have over the past few weeks been using some of the tools and techniques learnt in practice. We have been supporting a self help group for a while. They are now considering the move to becoming a social enterprise and the

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Supporting social enterprises

Last week, Janette spent three days learning how to advise and support social enterprises to start, grow and develop. The programme written by RISE and delivered by Social Enterprise East Midlands (SEEM)  is aimed at experienced business advisers and covered everything from articulating ideas into a business plan, deciding on legal structures through to performance review,

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Are you listening?

At a recent workforce development conference, we were discussing strategies to attract a more diverse workforce. Ideas included the usual increasing the range and number of entry points, reviewing entry requirements, creating better links with the local community amongst others. There were people in our group who had overcome a range of barriers to secure

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Nottinghamshire WiRE latest

All the latests news and information about past and forthcoming meetings about WiRE Nottinghamshire can be found on the WiRE website under the Networks section. Janette Goodchild is the volunteer network leader of this group for 2011 for more information about the group or WiRE membership generally please contact either Janette or WiRE

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New service: graphic recording

We are now able to offer you facilitators who are able to use both words and pictures to capture the essence of your meetings, workshops and discussion groups. Graphic recording is a process that records meetings in words and pictures on large visual displays. Using words and pictures stimulates group creativity, productivity and understanding. The display

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