Either you are moving forward or regressing. In this fast paced world upgrading your skills to remain state of the art and expanding your professional network are essential to remain competitive in your career and business. The Learning Community meets these needs in a cost effective and convenient virtual setting – no time and money required to travel to offsite venues.
The Learning Community offers a wide variety of skill-building opportunities to support your professional and personal development. From assessments to help you better understand yourself, your staff, and your team to virtual learning programs to help you with professional and personal issues such as networking skills, self-marketing, communicating, and juggling personal and professional demands. Many of the programs are free and the rest are offered at highly competitive prices.
Assessments – Do you want to fearlessly climb the corporate ladder, and if so what is the right career path? Or are you cut out to be an intrepid entrepreneur? We all have different strengths, we all view the world in our own unique way, we all have distinct motivations that drive our actions. Assessments help you find out how your personality affects your career success and satisfaction, work and personal relationships. more
Teleseminars – You care about professional development and want to attend conferences and seminars but work demands and tight budgets get in the way. The learning community teleseminars are the solution. From the convenience of your workplace or home office simply dial in, listen, and learn – or download the recording to listen to at a later time. A variety of topics for career advancement are offered each month. more
Business Book Club - This virtual book club is for you if you like to read professional development books that enhance your knowledge about self-marketing, communication, and leadership skills and accelerate your climb up the corporate ladder to the top jobs and income you deserve. But there is one problem. You don’t always have the time. more
Master Mind Groups – Members of Master Mind groups achieve more progress on projects, get the benefits of a support network, peer advice, encouragement and accountability. You may want to participate in a group or start one of your own. The power of mastermind groups has been known since the 1930’s. more
Virtual Learning Programs – Get on board with the burgeoning world of virtual learning opportunities. Discover how easy it is to start your own virtual program to teach others what you know or participate in a program to keep your skills cutting edge. more
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Assessments: Do you want to fearlessly climb the corporate ladder, and if so what is the right career path? Or are you cut out to be an intrepid entrepreneur? We all have different strengths, we all view the world in our own unique way, we all have distinct motivations that drive our actions. There is a lot to be gained by understanding your personality and how it affects job selection, satisfaction, fulfillment, and success.
Successful people know what makes them tick. They understand their strengths, their motivators, and the work environments that fit them best, often gaining this insight from taking a variety of personality assessments. This keen self-awareness is a valuable tool in their journey to the top of their career. Do you have an objective assessment of your strengths and areas for development? Do you use that insight to enhance your work, career path, relationships?
A personality assessment can provide you an awareness that will help you further improve your success at your current job or make decisions about finding a new job that is a better fit for you.
Find out how your personality affects your career success and satisfaction. If you want to kick your personal and professional development up a notch then consider one of the three assessments described below.
Print® Personality Assessment Program: This online assessment and one hour coaching discussion provides insight to your personality allowing you to see a blue print of your behavior, both your strengths and your challenges to living life as your ‘best self.’ The Print program is based on the unconscious motivation that drives all your actions including those shadow behaviors that get triggered by other people or certain situations. To get the benefits of the Print Assessment or to find out more, Contact Jean.
Birkman® Assessment Coaching Report: This online assessment, comprehensive report, and coaching discussion focuses on a wide range of behaviors to increase your personal and professional self-awareness , communication style, and interpersonal effectiveness, work – life balance, insight to your ideal work environment, and much more. To get the benefits of the Birkman or to find out more, Contact Jean.
Strengths Finder 2.0 Assessment An affordable, easy way to identify your top five strengths. It as easy as purchasing the book (Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath) and taking the online assessment using the access code provided in the book. For a significant upgrade in the sustainable benefits you get from the assessment, I offer a one hour coaching discussion to bring alive the key learnings from your Strengths Finder report. T o get the benefits of the Strengths Finder coaching or to find out more, Contact Jean.
I offer an unconditional guarantee that the awareness you get from any of the assessments I offer will impact your career or your life or your money will be fully refunded – no questions asked.
Is this for you? To discuss your goals and explore personality assessments in more detail, Contact Jean.
You care about professional development and want to attend conferences and seminars but work demands and tight budgets get in the way. The teleseminars offered in the learning community are the answer. From the convenience of your workplace or home office simply dial in, listen, and learn – or download the recording to listen to at a later time. A variety of topics for career advancement are offered each month. Check out the upcoming teleseminars filled with information to advance your career. From the convenience of your workplace or home office simply dial in, listen, and learn. Or download the recording to listen to at a later time.
Business Book Club: This virtual book club is for you if you want to read the books that can help you build communication, self-marketing, and leadership skills to resulting in an even more successful career.
Book Club will resume in September. Enjoy some summer novels.
Business Book Reviews: Enjoy these book reviews of some of my favorite books. Each month, I offer a Business Book Club live discussion which is also available as an MP3.
Email me to suggest a book for the Book Club at info@JeanCaton.net.
You are very welcome to attend the book club discussion to just listen and learn. Reading the book before the call allows you to contribute to the discussion but is not required.
One Small Step Can Change Your Life The Kaizen Way, by Author – Robert Maurer, PhD
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Author – Susan Jeffers
Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success by Authors Rick Brandon Ph.D. and Marty Seldman Ph.D.
Escape from Cubical Nation by Author Pam Small
Joy of Appreciative Living Your 28-Day Plan to Greater Happiness in 3 Incredibly Easy Steps by Author Jacqueline Kelm
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
How to Say it For Women: Communicating with Confidence and Power, Using the Language of Success, by Phyllis Mindell
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes That Sabotage Their Careers, Lois P Frankel, PhD.
Inner Peace for Busy People, Joan Borysenko PhD.
Strengths Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath
Succeed at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time, Fierce Conversations Achieving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time, by Author Susan Scott
Coaching & Mentoring Mastermind
Information Teleclass
A Coaching & Mentoring group is for you if …
- You really want to hire a coach to help with your career or business but need a more affordable option
- You are interested in starting a mastermind group of your own to help you stop procrastinating and accomplish your career or business goals
- You want to develop a supportive ‘virtual’ community with other professionals who have similar goals
- You want to learn how to work with your clients in groups and help them have better long term success with their goals.
Groups include your own private coaching mini sessions with me as well as the monthly group calls.
Learn, grow, brainstorm, meet friends, share ideas, and help each other and get help from the group as well. Whether you are starting or growing your own business and need some guidance or climbing the ladder in a traditional job, you will love having this group and a coach and mentor (ME!) to help you. We have so much fun on our calls and learn a lot too.
Next Information Session is Thursday July 29th, 2010
TIME 12:00 Noon Central (1:00 PM Eastern; 10:00 AM Pacific)
Call will be recorded if you cannot make it at this time. You must register to receive the recording. You will receive the call in details prior to the call to the e-mail you provide.
Come to the call to find out how to set up your own Mastermind group or save your seat in one of my groups.
New Masterminds groups are now forming for…
*Entrepreneurs in the professional services business who want to help more clients and make more money by growing their business.
*Career women in traditional jobs who want to advance and earn the income they deserve or maybe find a new career path
Speed Along the Highway of Success:
Discover a Sure-Fire Way to Accelerate your Progress at the Mastermind Open-House
Here is a free article for you to download Ten Ways to Improve Your Success
No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.” Napoleon Hill, Author of Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill author of Think and Grow Rich is credited with coining the term Master Mind. It was Hill inspired by Andrew Carnegie, studied the most successful people of his day, coined the term “mastermind” and encouraged entrepreneurs during another economically challenging time to join together to birth ideas to help them succeed. (Think and Grow. . .was first published in 1937!) A Master Mind group has the potential to help you reduce procrastination, get un-stuck, and move forward on goals and projects. Goals are often left undone when there is no one but you to be accountable to. You may put off the important priorities, while busily focusing instead on the urgent and unimportant. A Master Mind group is a source of external accountability when your internal accountability lets you down.
A Master Mind group requires you focus and set priorities for your time and energy - and helps you stick to them. Master Mind groups help you be fearless, confident, and engaged. You take action. You get more accomplished.
What you will get from participating in a virtual mastermind group:
- Progress on your projects
- Support network
- Peer input and encouragement
- Less procrastination
- Accountability
Who ought to participate in a Master Mind group?
- Anyone who can benefit from discipline and accountability to complete a business development project,
- is highly motivated,
- has the desire to support other members of the Master Mind group,
- wants to reach or exceed her/his stretch goals,
- is passionate about their life and work,
- is committed to participate in at least 90% of the calls,
- and will abide by the group’s ground rules.
How Do Master Mind Groups Work? The Learning Community Master Mind groups meet virtually, via the telephone, for six weeks at a chosen time and day. The group can continue longer if members choose to do so. Members dial into a bridge line to join the group. (Long distance rates apply.)
A typical call format includes
- statement of purpose for being part of the group
- reporting your progress
- commitment to future goals and tasks
- request to the group for guidance, support, resources, feedback.
A facilitator and time keeper organize the agenda and keep the group on task. When the entire group is working on a related goal, the facilitator may introduce an educational component too.
Master Mind groups create a winning situation for all participants. Everyone gives and receives benefits from the support and encouragement of the group. To save your seat and become a member of an upcoming group or to find out more about how to start your own group, Contact Jean.
Virtual Learning Programs: Get on board with the burgeoning world of virtual learning. Discover how easy it is to start your own virtual program to teach others what you know or attend one of the scheduled virtual groups.
How Virtual Learning Programs Work:
- Select the program
- Register by clicking on the link provided
- Make payment by check, MC, Visa (download payment form)
- Receive materials via internet
- Dial into bridge line on schedules date and time ( If you miss the call listen to the recording)
Virtual Learning Programs
Coming to the Learning Community in January 2010
Are You an Entrepreneur or Corporate Climber?
How Personality Affects Career Success and Satisfaction
Are you cut out to be an intrepid entrepreneur or to fearlessly climb the corporate ladder? We all have different strengths, we all view the world in our own unique way, we all have distinct motivations that drive our actions. A personality assessment can provide you insights that can enhance your success at your current job or help you make a decision about selecting a new career path that is the right fit for you.
What you get in this 3 week program:
Two group phone calls at the lunch hour, 45 minutes each. Plus an individual online personality assessment and a one-hour private, confidential coaching debrief.
Week 1: Find out more about the significance of personality style and its influence on your job success, satisfaction, personal and professional relationships
Week 2: Each individual takes an online personality test and has a one hour private telephone, coaching debrief.
Week 3: Group discussion about the impact of enhanced understanding of your personality in relation to your performance at work, in teams, and in your personal life.
Group sized limited to 8 participants
Check back after January 30, 2010 for specific dates and times and to register.
Coming to the Learning Community in February 2010
Programs especially for Self-Employed Coaches, RD’s, Freelancer of all types who want to grow their business.
Marketing Me & My Business E-Course
If you are ready to take your business to the next level and put your marketing plan to work to make 2010 your most successful year in business yet...this program is for you. This is an action oriented learning program. Each Friday for 8 weeks you will receive a lesson via e-mail along with an assignment to implement during the week. At the end of the 8 weeks your marketing knowledge will have grown and your client numbers increased – guaranteed (ask me details about money back guarantee.) First five people to sign up and pay get a free individual business coaching session along with the e-course. Topics covered include marketing basics, target market and niche, pricing strategy from free to full value products, E-zines as a marketing tool, article marketing, public speaking as a marketing tactic, Web 2.0.
Check back after February 15 for dates and times to register.
Increase Your Income by Teaching Others What You Know – Virtually!
Six Simple Steps to Design and Launch a Teleseminar or Virtual Group Program
Designing and leading teleseminars or virtual groups is easier than you think. This program explains the simple steps to take your program from idea to launch in six weeks. The course will cover the benefits of virtual learning and groups, sample call formats, basic technology, leader skills, call management, marketing your group, running your group. Each week we will discuss a topic and your assignment will be to complete that step of your program development.
For more information on these topics, I invite you to go to the Free Resources page or to find out more about me you can go the the Meet Jean section.
The RD Academy (RDA) is your leading resource for business, marketing, and career advancement, especially for those RD’s on non-traditional careers paths! The RD Academy highlights the relaunch of www.JeanCaton.net, to celebrate my 5th year in business. The RDA is the place to go for the business, marketing, career development, coaching, and mentoring, advice to help you land top jobs, earn the income you deserve, and take your career to the top. I invite you to return in November to tour the RD Academy.
The RD Academy is the place for for you if you are seriously committed to advancing your career
- Seasoned managers who want to polish their skills and executive presence to get to the next level.
- New managers especially those with technical, and science backgrounds.
- Aspiring managers who want to get promoted or who recently got promoted and are making the transition from technical expert to manager or leader.
- High- Achiever professionals who tend to spend too much time climbing the ladder and seek to be both successful and to balance their personal and professional demands
- Students and young professionals who need advice, mentoring, and resources to help them launch their careers and excel in an often confusing and challenging business world.
- Everyone who needs a career boost to reignite their passion for work The RD Academy is a positive way for you to take charge of your career and life.
To find out more and become a member, simply e mail me RDA@JeanCaton.net and request join the RD Academy.
Jean
