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 Madeleine Moore, founder of WorkScales and LifeScales, has implemented many successful changes in both her working and personal life. She has the ability to assess company needs, motivate people, enhance communication skills and embrace change.
Between 1996 and 2000 Madeleine studied for and gained a Diploma in Integrative Counselling from the London School of Counselling and Psychotherapy, whilst working in management positions in the City. She has since gained a Certificate in Performance Coaching and Stress Management and has coached many employees very successfully, greatly increasing the overall performance of staff.
She was responsible for up to seventy staff during her four years at the City law firm, Baker & McKenzie, and started her counselling training during her three years as Client Services Manager for Hogg Robinson Skillbase, where she helped many corporate clients facing redundancy find new positions in the City and nationwide.
Overall, Madeleine has very broad industry experience, including financial services, telecommunications, marine, printing, fmcg, packaging, brewing, MOD, local government, healthcare, education, hotels, leisure and service industries. She continues to work with a variety of different sectors today, including local government, charities and private companies.
Madeleine is a member of the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and several networking groups. She has provided lunchtime talks to companies, organisations and interested groups, such as Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Groups. If you would like her to talk to your group or organisation, please contact us.
Madeleine is a full member of the Association for Coaching, the International Stress Management Association and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy,
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More than half of staff hurt at work take legal action (People Management online 15/07/08)
Survey finds 54 per of injured employees sue
Anna Scott
The survey highlights the importance of risk management in safeguarding employees health, according to RSA.
Over half of UK employees injured at work have sued their employer, research has found.
A survey for insurer RSA found that 11.8 million people have suffered from illness or injury caused by their job in the past year. Of these, 54 per cent have taken legal action, 33 per cent have taken the issue to trade unions and 14 per cent have made complaints to their line managers.
The usual suspects of illness caused by work – stress and back problems – affected the majority of the 1,979 respondents.
Colin Bradbury, underwriting director at RSA, said: “If there are team members missing or unable to take part in decisions, this can only have a negative effect on the business and involve the company in significant costs.
“This highlights the importance of risk management in safeguarding employees health and ensuring a productive workplace.”
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'We're all going on a summer holiday'... or are we?
People Bulletin 10.7.08
Summer holiday plans are in disarray as redundancy fears and the pressure to deliver results begins to take its toll across the UK. According to the latest research from the Chartered Management Institute, many of the UK’s executives have postponed holiday plans and, even if they do go away, many refuse to stop working.
The survey shows that one in four executives will not use their full holiday entitlement this year, preferring to ‘carry days over’ to 2009. The finding comes against a backdrop of redundancy rates doubling, to 3% over the past year, with 23% of employers admitting their staff fear restructuring and job insecurity.
The survey also indicateded that ‘belt tightening’ is taking place at a business and personal level. For example, rather than spend money on a holiday, 37% of individuals want to ‘exchange unused holiday time for cash’, but only 16% of employers agree to this. Private healthcare is also sought in exchange for annual leave, yet only 2% of organisations agree to the swap.
Respondents are also blaming a lack of support from employers for their ‘lack of rest’. Asked why they are unable to take their full holiday entitlement, 34% cited extensive workloads. 31% also claimed they have to use holiday time to care for dependents. Just 9% said they have the option to give back unused holiday for flexible working options.
The survey goes on to show that holiday plans have been affected by UK executives’ determination to remain employable. For example, 23% use their holiday entitlement to develop skills making them ‘recession proof’, 49% don’t want to let clients or colleagues down and 27% are focused on ‘meeting project deadlines’.
Even if they do go on holiday, significant proportions continue to work. The survey reveals that 39% regularly check work emails and 29% dial-in to pick up voicemail messages. One in five also argue that it is a good time to ‘catch up on background reading’.
Jo Causon, Director, Marketing & Corporate Affairs at the Chartered Management Institute, said, “There is clearly a fear that ‘out of sight means out of mind’ but without a proper break individual performance can suffer and employers will notice mistakes more than they will absence through holiday. Individuals need to recognise this and use holiday time to recharge their batteries.”
According to the survey, there are signs that individuals recognise the value of holidays, even if they fail to follow their own advice. Three-quarters (74%) actively encourage team members to use their full entitlement and 89% say it helps refresh their enthusiasm for work. Asked about the impact of their line manager going on holiday, 57% see it as a positive opportunity to ‘take on more responsibility’ and 48% enjoy the chance to ‘work more closely with senior managers’.
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