Ross-shire

Co-ordinator: Fiona Doughty   

The Ross-shire Women@Work is travelling throughout the area, offering meetings at different locations and times. We try to present topics recommended by members, and encourage new ideas each time.

Meetings have been held on a variety of topics. We’ve looked at memory improvement, presenting yourself at meetings, self-employment, negotiation skills, and power in the workplace. As ever, there has been an interesting mix of people and backgrounds, and a supportive environment to explore issues about making your voice heard.

In the coming months we want to do more! The notices of meetings are sent out to many more people than attend the lunchtime lectures. Is the lunchtime format the best one, or would members like to meet occasionally in the evenings as well, as other Women@Work networks do? Are the topics of interest, or are there others people would like? Should we stay in Dingwall or move around (and if so, to where)? This is your network – so let me know your thoughts!

Sessions for 2009 (in Dingwall, unless stated otherwise; details in Diary):

27 January: Who's got the Power at Work, with Kathy Kershaw
18 February: Assertiveness, with Frances Powell (Poolewe)
24 February: Dealing with Conflict, with Charlotte Lee
17 March: Work/Life Balance, with Margaret Ogilvie
21 April: What is Life Coaching?, with Marget Ogilvie
26 May: Self Awareness for Self Confidence, with Kate Williams MacKenzie

Sessions held in  2008: (in Dingwall. unless stated otherwise) -

7 February: Build your confidence - reduce stress, with Lynda Benham (half day training event)
12 February: Improve your Memory, with Kate Boyd (in Ullapool)
18 March: Laughter is the Best Medicine, with Lynda Benham (in Ullapool)
18 April: Solution Focussed Counselling with Patsy Thomson
20 May: Managing yourself through Change, with Lynda Benham
10 June: De-mystifying Assertiveness and Digging Deeper, with Kathy Kershaw
16 September: Confident Communication, with Carin Schwartz
7 October: Judge a book by its cover? Not me!, with Morag Redwood
4 November: Body Language, with Shirley Murchison (in Ullapool)
11 November: Financial Wellness, with Joanna Pirie
9 December: Mentoring, with Patsy Thomson

Sessions for 2007: (all in Dingwall, unless stated otherwise)

26 January 2007: Building confidence by gagging the gremlin, with Lynda Benham (in Ullapool)
14 February 2007: Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway, with Di MacDowall
22 February 2007: Resolving conflict, with Pam Courcha (half day workshop)
13 March 2007: Motivation, with Caroline Burns (event run as part of Protected Learning Time, NHS Highland, Ross and Cromarty area.)
30 April 2007: Gender Equality - what would Bob the Builder say? with  Rosemary MacKinnon and Natalie Morel
28 May 2007: Windmills, with Careers Scotland
25 June 2007: Assertiveness, with Kathy Kershaw
4 September 2007: Talking your Body's Language, with Shirley Murchison (event run as part of Protected Learning Time, NHS Highland, Ross & Cromarty area)
27 September 2007: Women, Politics and the Environment, with Eleanor Scott
25 October 2007: Anger Management, with Alison Shearman
20 November 2007: Laughter is the Best Medicine, with Linda Odd

The following sessions were held in 2006:

27 January: Stress - the Good News, with Lynda Benham
27 February: Making your voice heard - in a different way, with Jean Pentland
28 March: Staying Powerful at Work, with Kathy Kershaw
9 May: Free Trade / Fair Trade, with Alison Pyott
14 June: Everything is Possible, with Kate Harper
22 June: Women@Work: Making YOUR Voice Heard, with Frances Powell (session in Ullapool)
23 August: Life Coaching Demonstration, with Lynda Benham (event run as part of Protected Learning Time, NHS Highland, Ross and Cromarty area.)
19 September: Managing Change, with Caroline Burns
25 October: Communication Skills - Body Language, with Shirley Murchison
21 November: Assertiveness, with Kathy Kershaw (event run as part of Protected Learning Time, NHS Highland, Ross and Cromarty area.)

Past sessions include:

• Memory improvement

• Presenting yourself at meetings

• Self employment

• Negotiation skills

• Who’s got the power at work?

• Fit and healthy at work and at home

• Introduction to personality types