How good is the communication in your relationship?

40 years of marriage

A married couple in their early 60s are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant.

Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table.

She said, 'For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish.'

The wife answered, 'Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband.'

The fairy waved her magic wand and - poof! - two tickets for the Queen Mary II appeared in her hands.

The husband thought for a moment: 'Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again. I'm sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me.'

The wife, and the fairy, were deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish!

So the fairy waved her magic wand and poof!

The husband became 92 years old.

Everyone can benefit from using Emotional Horse Power to improve their communication skills in their relationships. For more information please contact Sally Herdman today.

The top six communication skills that will get you promoted

According to a new year-long study by the Centre for Talent Innovation, leadership potential is signalled through an employee's gravitas, communication skills and appearance. The following six communication skills were deemed the most important by director-level executives and above.

• Excellent public speaking
• Ability to command a room
• Assertiveness
• Emotional Intelligence
• Sense of humour
• Good posture and body language

For more information on the research please click here

For more information on our bespoke communication skills courses, please contact Sally Herdman today.

Engaging your Employees

“A workforce that's continually developing and learning is more likely to be happy, productive and able to support and build future-fit organisations.”

The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) state that a happy workforce who are fully engaged are the most productive and profitable for a company.

How do you engage your employees? Our Team Building courses are designed to help your staff see themselves as interdependent rather than as individuals, and can range from simple bonding exercises to more complex simulations or even retreats.

For more information please contact Sally Herdman today.

The Importance of Effective Communication

"Whether you are talking on the phone, sharing on social or meeting in person, never underestimate the importance of communicating effectively." Sir Richard Branson

www.virgin.com/richard-branson/communicate-clearly

That's our philosophy too, and our communication skills workshop is designed to benefit anyone in business who wants to enhance their communication skills, whether the aim is to achieve better sales performance, increase productivity or build a winning team. This essential course will improve understanding of how you communicate and how to read others' signals, leading to greater effectiveness in all areas of communication.

For more information please contact Sally Herdman today

How Equine Assisted Development Works

This short video shows how we use equine assisted development at Emotional Horse Power. For more information please contact Sally Herdman

7.1 Ways to Apply Equine Lessons Learnt in the Workplace

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Have you checked out your management skills lately?

I was amused to read a light-hearted self-awareness checklist of "Six alternative steps to great HR leadership" by Graham White, director of human resources at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. It's on the CIPD website - http://tinyurl.com/o6kqtbx

Graham's message is that these are all the things a good manager absolutely shouldn't do, but I wonder how many of us might recognise our own behaviour in this list?

To address these issues and make some real progress with your own personal development why not get some Horse Powered Effective Leadership training? You will gain an improved understanding of how others see you, benefit from a fresh insight into your skills and learn some tools to use those skills to greater effectiveness.

For more information please contact Sally Herdman.