Mindworks - Mindworks Programs & Services

Mindworks Programs & Services

Mindworks, develops and delivers innovative, empowering and thought-provoking training programs, which fall into three key areas:

· Personal development and work life balance

· Communication

· Small business development and planning

Mindworks corporate and public training programs have provided solutions for more than 5000 people over 16 years. Our programs can be run in-house, by arrangement or through a scheduled public calendar.

Our courses all have their origins from an identified need or gap in the market. Topics cover areas as broad as :

Achieving work life balance
The Next Phase - Personal / Retirement Lifestyle Planning
Exploring Sea Change - living with passion and purpose
Creating a compelling vision (and plan to get there)
Getting the best out of your group - group facilitation skills
Be your own boss - Starting out in small business
Starting a business in the Health professions
Planning for success - writing a winning business plan

Mindworks can tailor training project solutions for you. See our 'specialised training solutions' section for some examples of how we meet clients needs.

Additionally we provide powerful facilitation services to your specific requirements

Our extensive repeat client list and thousands of satisfied participants over 17 years attest to the proven outcomes we bring to our projects which gives you a confidence you can rely on.

If you are an organization who cares about its people or someone who wants more out of life, contact us now to find out how we can help you.

Contact June Hope at Mindworks for your training requirements

Work, Life and You - achieving work life balance

Business success is dependent upon the well-being of its people. 'Work life balance' has become a critical factor in today's workplace which is no longer able to be ignored.

Work, Life and You -Achieving Work Life Balance is an innovative, creative and challenging corporate program which fosters focused and motivated employees who are committed, productive and valuable.

Interactive and stimulating, Work, Life and You - Achieving Work Life Balance discovery process encourages participants to identify personal values and goals. They will learn powerful strategies that assist self motivion and personal achievement and contribute to greater levels of balance and well-being.

If you make decisions about staff, this powerful program will improve morale and demonstrate recognition of your people's contribution facilitating a culture of care and assisting staff productivity and retention.

What others have said

· The innovative Work, Life and You' program was timely and challenging and was targeted to our highly motivated Sales Managers who are a tough and critical audience. There were many who had significant outcomes personally, professionally and by extension to their teams .... a creative and excellent program, motivational and as a significant reward and recognition incentive.
State Sales Manager, International company

Click here to contact us to build work life balance for your organisation

Creating a Compelling Vision

· Are you a business or organization who has lost its way or needs to create or revisit your vision?

· Perhaps you're a not-for-profit or community organization who has changing committees and other stakeholders but who need to have a sustainable vision?

Mindworks Creating a Compelling Vision workshop is an empowering facilitated process involving your key personnel and stakeholders in building a sustainable, powerful vision. This process fosters 'ownership' by involvement of your team and encourages and supports their active participation.

You will create a compelling and powerful vision with a plan to achieve it in this most impactful, highly interactive workshop.

What others say

... immensely valuable, provided a good framework for creating a vision. Great as a communication tool.
... crystallise my vision and now confident to convey to other stakeholders ... helps me stay focused. Community organisation key personnel
... creative and analytical processs fostering strategic thinking... well paced... embraces all skill levels. Local council
It is vital as a young business to have a good foundation to build from. This empowering workshop drew out the information and ideas we were seeking from our core staff.... affirming and informative.
Business owner, hospitality
To find out how you can benefit from the powerful Create a Compelling Vision workshop, click here

Exploring Sea Change - live with passion and purpose

Tired of the rat-race? Think there must be more to life than this?
Want more passion in life, or feel something's missing?
Looking for more meaning and passion in work and/or life ... or maybe you just want to be happier?

Driven by an insatiable desire for self-fulfilment and more balance in life, more people than ever before are considering radical life changes. 'Sea- or tree-change' is the contemporary term for this life re-evaluation which is now considered a social phenomena of the new millenium.

If you are considering making a sea change and want to explore it first, this program is for you!

Exploring Sea Change discovery process will powerfully guide you to explore the life of your dreams and enable you to create the personal success YOU want to live 'on purpose'.

You will look at your values, conditioning, beliefs and 'success' definitions and identify how these have formed who you are. From this place a new vision may be born with a firm action plan to enable it.

From this transformative two day workshop you will leave with :

greater clarity about your life direction
your passion ignited
crystal clear goals
a clearer picture about your lifestyle options
and a pathway mapped out to move forward.

What others say

This has to be one of the most powerful programs of its type in this city. male manager, 55
I'm a changed person -a VERY powerful 2 days. female IT technician 42
Amazing weekend. Opened my eyes more than I could ever know. I feel stronger, more confident. female hr consultant, 28
I was never able to answer the soul-searching questions before. This is the first course (of many) where I have been able to accomplish this. male 44, small business owner

Contact Mindworks to discuss exploring your sea change

Getting the Best from your Group - Basic Group Facilitation Skills

'Facilitation' is different to training and lecturing. It's a special skill used to turn individual wisdom into group action, getting the best from all members of a workshop for a common purpose.

During this one day program you will gain the skills to access, around a central theme, the creativity and wisdom of all members of your group - from the quiet and shy to the loud and boisterous.

If you lead a group, team, project, committee or community group, or you're someone who needs to bring a group together for a common purpose, this program is for you. It will give you the skills to conduct an effective workshop which draws the best from all your group participants.

If you are an organisation with people who need to lead groups, this workshop will build their skills and provide tools to maximise their outcomes.

What others have said

· ... new information, strategies and confirmation I'm on the right track.

· ...valuable professional development program for team leaders and personnel required to hold consultatitive workshops...
Local council - participant and client

Be Your Own Boss - Starting Out in Small Business

· Do you want to be your own boss?

· Starting out in business or thinking about it?

The Be Your Own Boss - Starting Out in Small Business program is a MUST for those with little or no business knowledge.

'More than 80% of new start up businesses fail within the first 5 years', so the statistics say. This course is a critical first step in understanding the complex world of running your own business.

Be Your Own Boss - Starting Out in Small Business is practical, realistic and down-to-earth. This highly successful course has been run for 15 years in Melbourne with over 5000 participants many of whom went on to create highly successful business ventures.

The program covers all aspects you need to consider to set up and run a successful small business - personal suitability, marketing, market research, legals, financial, operational issues, business planning and so forth.

Mindworks uses only experienced business people to deliver this essential, comprehensive first step into business training program.

Participants receive a copy of the comprehensive 'Will Your Business Idea Work?' workbook through which they are able to evaluate their ideas.

If YOU want to build a successful business, this course is for you!

What others have said

· I now know what I didn't know and I now have the tools to find out what I need to build my business and be successful.

· I thought starting a business it was just a matter of doing what you love and getting a business name. I now know there is so much more that needs focusing on. I have to be the Manager, not just the Technician.

· I now have a clear path forward. Thank you.
course participants

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Tailor made training and facilitation services

· Do you have specific training requirements and can't find the training you want? We can design a program to meet your needs.

· Perhaps you're an organisation/group who needs a facilitator to draw the best out of your group for a specific purpose?

Mindworks only delivers its own programs. So conceptualising and developing training and/or facilitation programs and resources to meet specific requirements is what we do. In fact, some of our programs have been accredited in the Australian TAFE/ACFE system.

Our many clients include government departments, corporate organisations, educational providers, not-for-profit/community groups, business. All of whom had diverse and specific objectives.

If you have training requirements and need specific solutions, call us now to discuss.

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Specialised Training/Project Solutions

At Mindworks, we design tailored training solutions for your specific professional development or special project needs. Some examples of this include :

Professional development programs:

· Working with Sole Parents (for Job Network client)

· Basic group Facilitation Skills (for government client)

· Strategic Planning for Community Organisations (for local government/community groups)

· Motivational seminar series (for corporate client)

· Self employment as an option (for corporate outplacement client)

· One-off workshops for specific purposes - conferences, speaking engagements, etc.

Contact June Hope at Mindworks to discuss how we can help you

Special projects and writing services

Over many years, Mindworks has provided writing services and solutions to special projects which include:

· 'Signposts to Success' information booklet (for Victorian Government)

· Learning/teaching programs and resources (for TAFE/adult education sector)

· Business marketing communications

· Numerous magazine article

· Mentoring and appraisal of Business Plan development (we guide you in writing your plan)

Mindworks Mentoring

Your success is our business.

· Do you ever feel stuck in business, career or life?

· Need a sounding board, someone to talk through your business ideas/issues or career options?

· Do you need help to clarify your thinking, set goals and keep you on track?

Mindworks objective business and personal mentoring/coaching services will help you clarify and achieve your goals - in business and in life.

Mindworks has provided mentoring/coaching services for 17 years in the areas business and life planning and has hundreds of satisfied clients from all walks of life.

At Mindworks, we don't lock you into a series of coaching sessions unless you want it. We tailor a 'partnering' solution just for you. These can be a one-off meeting or a series of regular connections. We work with you, for you.

What others say

· I engaged the assistance of the most expensive business coach I could find and spent over $20,000 before I found June. I got more out of one session with her than the whole year with the other guy! business owner of 12 years

· June helps me solve problems in a strategic and practical manner. Really encouraging and inspiring. She stops me being lazy. June helps me swim not sink.

· I'm too close to my business. June helped me take a new look and clarify my long term plans.

· I didn't see how I could get out of my business. June showed me a viable pathway which I will follow.
business owners

· I felt lost re my career. I wanted something else, but didn't know what. June helped me access my passion and clarify my purpose. I can't tell you how happy I am.
client seeking career direction

June Hope - Facilitation and Speaking Services

As a speaker, June Hope is dynamic, passionate, entertaining, earthy, warm and inspiring. She challenges her audiences to expand their horizons and encourages and inspires them to take powerful action. June is known for her ability to translate complex ideas into practical skills.

An accredited speaker with the National Speakers Association, June Hope has provided keynote presentations, seminars, workshops and facilitation services to clients for their in-house, conference or special event occasions. Her clients include : · corporate

· government

· business networks

· education

· professional associations

· not-for-profit organisations

· community organisations

· public seminars

Clients regard June's presentations as innovative, creative, motivating and practical. She leaves her audiences inspired with memorable and impactful ideas and skills enabling them to expand their world.

contact June Hope to discuss your speaking requirements

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