THE PLAY OF LIFE BEHAVIOUR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMS

Leading edge technology for business, life and for coaching

Play of Life Behaviour Transformation Programs:

All Play of Life Programs are available to be delivered by highly experienced and accredited Play of Life Practitioners in your workplace.
For Further details contact Flexibility At Work on Tel: (02)9402 4741

The 3d simulation technology known as the Play of Life® is designed to rapidly affect positive transformational change in individuals and organisations. The methodology is practical, elegant, respectful and engaging; people relate to it readily.

Play of Life produces breakthroughs in any area where success and growth rely on individual insight and interpersonal dynamics by allowing people to present issues, concerns, feelings and goals three-dimensionally. People go beyond verbal descriptions and explanations to literally “see” relationships and situations clearly.

The technology combined with Strategic Relationship Management Model® techniques bypass the neo-cortex, where language is located, to directly connect with the limbic system; that part of the brain that deals with emotions and memory.

By linking the limbic system with the neo-cortex, people fast-track to the crux of the matter and experience those magic “aha” moments. From there they have a stronger platform from which to name unwanted behaviours and roles with objectivity, and then to visualise and simulate new behaviours without heat or pressure on themselves. This is the cornerstone of the Play of Life methodology. Very simply, the Play of Life makes communication easier and positive behavioural transformation faster.

We apply the Play of Life extensively in the programs that we offer to workplaces. These programs include organisational culture change, team building, conflict resolution, cross-cultural communication, diversity management, creating and managing flexible workplaces, empowering change, leadership, Life-Corporate coaching and the enhancement of inventories including LSI-OCI-GDI and SDI. The Play of Life® 3d simulation technology:

Further details about our 3d simulation programs click here

Professor Ponton, from the UCLA School of Medicine described the method as one that will “revolutionise the way we influence behaviour”.

Workshop Participant feedback:

"An insightful two days providing new perspectives on not only structuring training, but for resolution of difficulties in the workplace environment. This is a transportable technology that works brilliantly in every environment in which there are relationships."
-Kristine Shead, International Directory of Studies, Universal Education and Training

"The Empowering Change workshop provided our participants with powerful insights into how to approach implementing and managing change both from a personal and workplace perspective. There were also lightbulb moments when participants gained a new appreciation about the assumptions we tend to make about other people sharing our perceptions when in teams there is often a significant diversity of opinion which can remain unstated. The creativity of the “play” encouraged our staff to let go of their analytical self and get into the creative flow. This generated great lateral thinking about an “ideal” culture and strategies towards achieving sustainable cultural change. Kerry’s facilitation style was perfectly modulated with a mix of fun, creativity and serious effort and we will be continuing to work with Kerry on our culture change process.
-Kim Dixon, People & Organisation Development Director, WWF-Australia

"I have had the pleasure of seeing Kerry present at HR Masterclass in Sydney and Brisbane recently. Kerry is an excellent facilitator and presenter; she combines expert knowledge, her ability to stimulate new thinking and leverage a practical range of exercises in her presentations - making a very complex issue seem much more manageable with Kerry's insights and approach. Kerry demonstrates genuine passion for creating flexibility at work and I would highly recommend her to HR Professionals and Change Agents trying to implement flexible work practices in their organisations.
-Kylie Hammond, AR Group

"Simple, profound, practical, breathtaking in every way. The Play of Life facilitates a journey that is respectful, gentle and empowering. I want more."
- Matthew Alley, Producer

" Very useful tool. Quite astounding how powerful it is when you take time to review, reflect and observe what has been created. Simple but powerful."
- Cara Haslop. HR Manager.

"A well structured workshop. Good use of materials. Hands on approach. A good combination of theory and practical. Good techniques that can be used in a range of situations for example assisting to find meaningful and satisfying careers, workplace issues etc. Very warm and approachable facilitators."
-Chris Robson, Career Agent, Quantum Shift

Further details about our 3d simulation programs click here
or contact Flexibility At Work on Tel: (02)9402 4741

Cost Effective E-Learning programs
CREATING & MANAGING FLEXIBLE WORKPLACES.

Access further information and the e-learning demonstration here

This e-program is based on our leading edge workshop "Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces", which has been facilitated throughout Australia for the Australian Human Resources Institute and in many workplaces with outstanding results.

What does this e-learning program provide?
In this innovative 45 minute program participants will discover effective strategies for implementing, managing and maintaining flexible work practices. Kerry Fallon Horgan, Managing Partner, Flexibility At Work will outline the crucial steps that need to be taken at both an organisational and individual level and the why, what and how of flexible workplaces will be explored. An exciting component of this e-learning program is a 12 minute video on work/life issues in today's workplaces.

You will learn:

• What's driving the change to working flexibly
• An indepth business case for success with flexible work practices
• How to address the personal and organisational challenges
• Management practices that inhibit and enhance working flexibly
• 14 leading strategies for implementing and managing sustainable flexible work practices
• Examples and a case study of award winning organisations and practices.

Access further information and the e-learning demonstration here

CEO Rob Davidson comments on the "Creating Flexible Workplaces" workshop on this video clip

Testimonials for the Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces Workshop:

"Very informative, well structured, relevant, up-to-date, insightful, thought provoking."
Cara Haslop. HR Manager.

"A valuable exercise. It was enlightening to spend a day discussing issues which to to the core of my management philosophy - to create an enlightened workplace. An adult environment which preserves the dignity of the individual. This is impossible to achieve without a flexible environment which allows and encourages people to live full lives. Kerry is the only person I have yet found in Australia who has expertise not only in the concepts but of equal importance, how to operationalise these concepts in a commercial environment."
Rob Davidson, CEO. Davidson Recruitment

"Promised outcomes delivered! A rarity these days with some workshops.
John Rodriquez, Employment Programs Co-ordinator.

"All of it was helpful - very relevant to what my organisation is currently trying to implement. Some of the brick walls we have were given some solutions today."
Sanofi-Synthelabo Pty Ltd

“I had very little understanding of change management practices. I would now like to use the methods discussed today on staff I supervise and become a more effective manager. I like things to be practical and measurable the methods discussed today are just that – very enjoyable”.
Manager, DEEWR

“Excellent tools for planning & improving practices, both personally and organisationally.”
Defence

"At the workshop, Kerry has most efficiently and effectively outlined the practical implication of managing work/life balance. Though it is a hard topic to discuss, she has engaged the audience to comprehend the most important management issue-the continuous engagement with the heart of employees. Her capability to involve the audience in thinking process was also very impressive.’
Ph.D.Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law Deakin

"Drilled down to the issues affecting the topic. Workshop presented in an informative manner – obviously well researched and prepared.
Tracy Wilson, Principal, Working Visions.

-"Great insight into approaches on how to develop high performing functional workplace cultures. Maintain positive attitudes to taking small steps in the cultural change. David Burley, Workforce Planning.

“Good presentation skills – clarity of intent. Good written material. Good activities/exercises. Covered a large amount of material very well. Very professional. Great case presented for work/life balance”
Institute of Executive Coaching

-"It gave good examples. Realistic about how organisations work. Gave good insight on steps to take in relation to cultural change.
Richard Bath, HR Manager.

This program is available to organisations under a 6 or 12 month license arrangement.
To view the full 45 minute e-learning program contact:
Kerry Fallon Horgan on:
Tel: (02) 9402 4741 Email: kerry@flexibility.com.au

About your facilitator:
Kerry has extensive experience in training, facilitation and coaching at all organisational levels and across a broad range of businesses including the finance, retail, construction, mining, manufacturing and public sectors. She was the finalist judge for the 2006 and 2007 Australian HR Awards in the Health & Wellbeing category. She is accredited in Certificate 1V in Assessment and Workplace Training. See Biography at this site for further details.

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NEW! E-Learning program

YOUR LIFE - YOUR MONEY! Making your life work for you.

Discover a workable life plan to achieve your goals
and gain the cashflow needed for life balance and life satisfaction.

Access "Your Life - Your Money!" e-learning demonstration here

Doing this e-course will help you:

Establish realistic and motivating life and financial goals,

Find out what level of income you need to cover your expenses, save, and invest.

Learn how to prepare and use your cash flow statement,

Understand your money habits

Identify how to reduce and control spending & consumer debt

1,000’s of people have completed this Programme. Every one of them benefited from it and experienced positive change in their lives.

"An excellent course to help one gain confidence around money and to understand one’s limiting beliefs..” Y.W., Secretary

The advantage of E-Learning is that it:

Enables individual responsibility for achieving personal and career goals

Gives the viewer the choice to undertake the program when convenient to them

One or two modules can be taken at a time and used to focus dialogue on the issues raised

People can keep going back as often as wanted, which reinforces the learning

Your Life - Your Money! consists of 10 modules which include:

a 12 step life plan

an indepth look at the attitudes and beliefs around money that may be blocking your financial success and an interactive attitude and beliefs survey.

Tips on general money management

A step by step cashflow plan and cashflow e-tool download

How to manage debt

The power of compounding

Making the most of saving and investing

How to work with a financial advisor with practical questions to ask

The program concludes with an “abundant living plan” download, which gives you a personal action plan for financial success.

This is a truly exciting program to help you achieve work/life balance and financial success.

"Your Life - Your Money! is available to individuals and organisations. For details: Email kerry@flexibility.com.au or Telephone: (612) 9402 4741 for further details.

Access "Your Life - Your Money!" e-learning demonstration here

To view the full 60 minute e-learning program contact:
Kerry Fallon Horgan on: Tel: (02) 9402 4741 Email: kerry@flexibility.com.au

GRIEVANCE HANDLING WORKSHOP

An interactive one day program for managers and supervisors, EEO Practitioners and HR Professionals. Course Content:

Importance of an effective complaints procedure

Workplace analysis

Types of bullying, harassing and discriminatory behaviours with video depictions

What is harassment?

Interactive discussion – who gets harassed?

Types of behaviours that constitute harassment

Exercise in pairs then group discussion on whether behaviours outlined are harassing

Interactive discussion on legal aspects of harassment

Definition and examples of victimisation

Behaviours that constitute bullying

Definition of bullying

Video depiction of costs of bullying

Actual case example of bullying

Work in pairs discussing the differences between bullying and harassment then full group discussion

Individual and workplace strategies to deal with bullying

The role of the complaints handler

Principles to follow when handling complaints

Fundamentals of impartiality, confidentiality, natural justice, substantive fairness and procedural fairness

How to interview the complainant

What questions to ask

What information to give the complainant

What information to get from the complainant

Role play on interviewing a complainant

Debrief of role play

How to interview the person being complained about

When and how to interview witnesses

Informal and mediated resolutions

Record keeping

Types of disciplinary action

Criminal offences

Victimisation and gossip

The appeal system and independent advice

Course Conclusion

Participant feedback on these workshops:

“Very complete coverage of all aspects of the 'Investigation Process'. Easy to keep concentration". Peter Woodbury HR Manager

“I like interactive workshops that allow participants to drill down into issues". Anthea Maidens Capability Manager

“Good opportunities for learning. Unique way of looking at concepts. Good learning environment". Vanessa Tracey. OHS/Training Co-ordinator

MANAGING CHANGE WORKSHOP
In this interactive one day workshop you will discover:

• A phased approach to organisational culture change.
• Key elements of an enabling workplace culture.
• The issues and challenges that need to be addressed.
• Insights into behavioural change .
• A coaching process that engages and motivates change.
• Steps you can take to create a best practice workplace culture.

Organisations only change if people within them change. The key is to engage and motivate managers and employees and to provide the conditions that enable successful change to occur. This workshop considers a whole-of-organisation approach to implementing sustainable organisational culture change. By applying a unique and innovative coaching tool, The Play of Life©, participants will experience the key elements of the change process and gain insights into the personal and workplace challenges that prevent the implementation of sustainable change. Many of the strategies needed to achieve your desired outcomes exist within your own skills, knowledge and capabilities. This one-day workshop enables you to gain clear insights into your current organisational and personal situations, understand what you want to achieve, your goals and objectives and discover practical steps for how to get there.

CONTACT OFFICER TRAINING

A one day program for peer support employees covering:

The role of the contact officer.

Anti-discrimination/EEO legislation.

What is harassment?

Diversity awareness.

EEO/Harassment policies and procedures.

Handling the complaint.

Communication skills.

For further information on bullying and harassment see the articles available at http://www.flexibility.com.au/home-workplacebullying.html and http://www.flexibility.com.au/newsletter-issue5.html.

CAREER PLANNING WORKSHOP
Achieve your life and career goals with our career planning workshops or individual coaching. Our aim is to help you to come to conclusions about where you want to be with your career and how best to get there. These effective career planning programs include:

an assessment of your current situation

identifying your career-related strengths, your preferred skills, your competencies and your career planning values

insight into the range of activities in which you can be involved

understanding the elements for career satisfaction

awareness of the work environment conditions that best suit you

identifying your career options and needs for further information

developing your plans and goals

overcoming barriers to achieving your goals

strategies for successfully achieving your career goals.

Benefits for the Employer:

Inspires self-help among your employees

Reduction in dependency on others for career help

Reduction in HRM time as staff act on self-help measures

Improving managers’ career coaching outcomes.

Benefits for the Employee:

• Attitude improvement as employer’s career support is demonstrated
• Inculcates self-help actions and well-researched proposals
• Substantial contribution to assisting staff manage their own careers.

Participant feedback on these workshops:
"The workshops gave staff of the department an opportunity to assess career objectives and work life balance issues.
As a result staff were able to reflect on future directions and make informed decisions." Manager People Dev

TRANSITION PLANNING WORKSHOP
Create the life you want to live with our transition planning workshops or individual coaching.

Successfully making the transition from full-time employment to the next stage of life requires a deep understanding of what is important to you, your skills, knowledge, strengths, passions and interests.

These effective transition planning programs include:

• an assessment of your current situation, values and skills
• an understanding of your future goals
• insight into a range of activities in which you can be involved
• developing a plan for how to achieve what you want in life

For those:

• exploring clear and imaginative part or full time retirement plans
• older staff being outplaced and looking for new ways to begin anew
• seeking to define their purpose away from traditional linear careers towards a rang of paid and unpaid activities
• committed to a new way of living in their third age
• confronted by voluntary redundancy option
• needing improvement in their work-life balance

10 Effective Short Courses to Improve Your Life, Career and Workplace

We are excited to bring you these innovative and interactive 90 minute programs in partnership with Training and Coaching Solutions. The courses include:

Harassment & Bullying Prevention

Getting Work/Life Balance

Making Diversity Work

Transition to Retirement

The Situational Leadership Management Model

Career Transition

Writing Effective Job Applications

Successful Job Interview Skills

Time Management Strategies

Dealing with Difficult Clients

Harassment & Bullying Prevention

This innovative program enables managers and staff to understand their legal rights as well as the organisational culture aspects of workplace bullying and harassment. It promotes a productive, inclusive workplace environment that benefits both the organisation’s bottom line and employees’ well-being. The course applies a unique technology called “The Strategic Relationship Management Method ”. The program includes:

3-D simulations of workplace cultures that encourage/prevent bullying

Your legal obligations

What is harassment and bullying

Types of harassing and bullying behaviours

Costs of discrimination, bullying and harassment

Effective conflict resolution

Your roles and responsibilities

Strategies for effectively dealing with workplace bullying.

Making Diversity Work

This interactive program, applies an innovative 3-D simulation technology to:

Promote an inclusive workplace culture

Raise awareness of the benefits of diversity

Encourage effective cross-cultural communication

Surface the mental models, values and attitudes that cause dysfunctional workplace behaviours.

Getting Work/Life Balance

Many factors are putting the heat on organisations to make work/life balance a reality - employers are loosing skilled talent and employees’ are suffering stress and burnout. There’s also the legal imperative of the new flexibility requirements of the Fair Work Act. In this course you will:

Be guided through an insightful process of finding what you want to achieve in life

Understand the blocks to your success

Discover the steps to achieving your goals

Develop an effective life plan

Find strategies for greater work and life balance.

Cost of in-house short courses: $1,000.00 plus GST for up to 15 participants (includes course materials)
Register on Mob: 0438 231 065 or email kerry@flexibility.com.au

Transition to Retirement

This seminar explores your retirement options, helps you decide what you want and looks at ways to get what you want starting right NOW. You will:
• Understand the current employment market for the over 50’s. • Analyse your current work/life situation • Examine the losses and fears of retirement • Explore your future opportunities • Design a successful retirement plan • Explore what more you need to know.

Introduction to Management – the Situational Leadership Model

• Explanation of the POLC Model • Recognise the qualities and behaviours of the successful supervisor • Explore the situational leadership model • Recognise the need for flexibility in your leadership style • Vary your leadership style to suit the employee and situation • Examine what employees want from work • Use leadership flexibility to motivate your staff.

Career transition

We have developed this course for people who are wanting a change in their career or to transition to a new role and not sure which direction to follow. We examine • Values and Motivators; • Transferable skills; • Personal Characteristics; • Job likes and dislikes; • Achievements; • Ideal Career; • Target Companies; • Career Anchors; • Entrepreneurial Gaps. • Selling yourself and gaining confidence.

Writing Effective Job Applications

• Recent recruitment changes affecting your applications • Explanation of the staff selection process • Identify where to search for job opportunities • Undertake effective research to prepare an application • Structure an effective resume and covering letter • Address selection criteria correctly with our top 10 tips • How to apply on line.

Successful Job Interview Skills

Designed for people who have not had an interview for a long time or are nervous about the process or just need to update their skills and boost their confidence for their next interview. This course:
• Details strategies to enhance your performance and formulas for answering questions effectively • Covers job-seeking skills for both public and private sectors • Prepares you thoroughly for the interview • Improves your presentation and personal power at interview • Prepares you for interview questions and successfully answer them using the STARR method; • Deal with interview nerves; • Provides skills practice on answering questions with constructive feedback

Time Management Strategies

• Analyse yourself to assess your life • Examining a priority matrix to see where you are spending your time • DVD to identify 6 effective time strategies • Examining how these strategies can transform your life • Implement strategies to manage your time • Ways to say ‘no’ politely and assertively • Discover ways to master your time wasters - procrastination, clutter….. • Strategies for dealing with stress. ‘YOUR LIFE IMPROVES WHEN YOU IMPROVE!’

Dealing with Difficult Clients

• Understand what your clients want. • Demonstrate good communication skills with your clients. • Assertively say ‘no.’ • Identify their clients who display difficult behaviour. • Employ practical skills to deal effectively with difficult behaviour. • Develop effective stress management techniques.

Cost of in-house short courses: $1,000.00 plus GST for up to 15 participants (includes course materials)
Register on Mob: 0438 231 065 or email kerry@flexibility.com.au

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