Next ENB Meeting Thursday 22nd October

October 13th, 2009

Next ENB meeting on Thursday 22^nd of October at the Hotel Casanova, C/Gran Via de les Corts, 559 (corner of Gran Via and Casanova, metro Universitat or Urgell).

Schedule:
19.30-20.30h: Talk (5€ entrance fee)
20.30h onwards: Social meeting in hotel bar

PLEASE BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY FOR THE TALK so as to avoid disappointment. You can register by emailing us with your name and company to: info@networkbarcelona.com

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TALK: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AN ENTREPRENEUR VS AN EMPLOYEE

The evening will commence with what we hope to be a very interesting topic for members, a talk on ‘The Psychology of an Entrepreneur Vs the Psychology of an Employee ’.

We are delighted to announce, the presentation will be given by Ann-Marie O´Donnell, an experienced Business Coach passionate about creating results, personal growth and increased understanding of what makes individuals and teams effective. Ann-Marie is flying in from the UK specifically to give this presentation so please make sure you sign up early for this talk as numbers will be limited. Her Clients range from SME’s, Entrepreneurs and FTSE 100/500 Companies.

She has worked in all business functions at all levels up to Board Director, with clients from Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and America. Her experience covers work in the Private and Public sector.

Her clients have included: Unilever, Allied Domecq, Imperial Tobacco, Afton Chemicals, EDF Energy, Siemens, VISA, The London Film Academy, The London Art Academy, The Environment Agency, NHS

The talk will delve into the psychologies of the entrepreneur and an employee and take a closer look at personality traits of the two. Find out why you may not be happy in your current role or why it just seems to fit like a glove.

The evening promises to be a fun presentation with a lot of learning opportunities. Ann-Marie will be flying back the next day but she will be on hand after the presentation to answer more questions and share more of her knowledge in the social after drinks session

PLEASE BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY so as to avoid disappointment. You can register by emailing us with your name and company to: info@networkbarcelona.com

PROFILE FOR ANN-MARIE O’DONNELL

Ann-Marie is an experienced Business Coach passionate about creating results, personal growth and increased understanding of what makes individuals and teams effective. Her Clients range from SME’s, Entrepreneurs and FTSE 100/500 Companies.

She has worked in all Business functions: Sales, Marketing, HR, Finance, Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering and Manufacturing with all levels up to Board Director level with Clients from Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and America.

Her experience covers work in the Private and Public sector.

Clients include: Unilever, Allied Domecq, Imperial Tobacco, Afton Chemicals, EDF Energy, Siemens, VISA, The London Film Academy, The London Art Academy, The Environment Agency, NHS

Recent Projects/Achievements with Entrepreneurs

She co-designed a Coaching Course for Serenergise which received ICF (International Coaching Federation) accreditation (1 of only 5 in the UK). She continues to deliver the Business Coaching / Coaching in Action Module of the course.

She worked with John Harle a world renowned saxophonist to turn his dream of running Programmes for Presence and Performance in the Corporate arena. Connecting him with his true purpose and passion meant that a dream of years became a working reality within 4 months from the start of the initial coaching. Sospiro the Company he formed continues to enjoy success and profitability.

She worked with Communicarta who research and design Public Transport maps for major cities worldwide. They traditionally work with International Guide Book Publishers. As a result of her coaching they expanded their offering in line with technology and are now suppliers to Nintendo and I-Phones which has substantially increased turnover and profitability.

Recent Projects/Achievements with Corporate Clients

Currently working with Siemens VAI on a large Outplacement / Redundancy Support Programme. As a result of achieving 100% Service Level Agreements and receiving consistently high feedback from participants, she was asked to tailor and deliver a workshop specifically for their Directors. She was subsequently requested to coach the Directors on a one on one basis.

Currently working with the Senior Finance Team of Afton Chemicals, to bring the Managing Director’s directive of creativity and innovation to the Department. Her reputation quickly spread and she has been asked to work with other departments for one on one coaching and mediation/conflict resolution issues. The coaching programme she designed and personally delivered to the Senior Finance Team will now be rolled out to the rest of the Finance Team.

She is also designing and delivering workshops and training to teach Managers how to conduct effective appraisals.

Coached on Leadership Development Programmes for Managers and Directors who had been identified as top talent for Unilever, Allied Domecq and Imperial Tobacco. Coaching was for business and personal goals and a collective high profile and confidential team assignment from the CEO.

Other Information:

Familiar with Lominger and Hay Feedback processes, Myers Briggs Personality Types, FIRO-B

NLP Master Practitioner – Trained with Paul McKenna and Richard Bandler

Trained with Tim Galwey (author of the Inner Game series) in his Inner Game at Work Programme

Certified Coaching Certificate with Newcastle College

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