Resolving Redundancy Workshop

    Managing Your Personal Circumstances

    Agenda – 24th February 2011

    At the Managing My Personal Circumstances workshop Judith Gentry, Retail Consultant, Coach and Counsellor, will show you how to deal with some of the practical consequences of being out of work.

    She will explain how to ride the emotional rollercoaster of change, help you identify your

    personal status within the change cycle and offer some ideas to help you evaluate your options and make the most of your time.

    thTime: 09.45 until 13:30 on 24 February 2011

    Venue: Bond Pearce, 8th Floor, New London House,

    6 London Street, LONDON EC3R 7LP (map below)

    Led by: Judith Gentry - Thriving Ivy

    Support: Evonne Kinyua – Assistant Grants & Services Manager at Retail Trust

    Patrick Ballin - Director, Executive Coach and Management Consultant

     Richard Morgan – Helpline Advisor at Retail Trust

09:45 Registration; tea & coffee

10:00 Introduction to Retail Trust and the ReWork Programme Evonne

    Kinyua

    10:15 Understanding Transition and Change

    ; How am I, and others, affected by a change in our Judith Gentry

    employment situation?

    ; What can I do about this?

    ; Maintaining my self esteem and personal integrity

    11:30 Break

11:45 Dealing with Practical Consequences of being in transition Judith Gentry

    ; Getting a grip on my finances

    ; Making the most of my time or ‘growing my own

    rainbow’

    ; Action planning – what am I going to do when I leave

    this room today?

    13:15 Networking with other delegates All

    13:30 Close

    Booking Information:

    Sign up on the Retail Trust website: www.retailtrust.org.uk/signup

    Call the Retail Trust Helpline: 0808 801 0808

    Audience:

    Retail professionals who are facing redundancy from retail or have been made redundant from retail in the last two years

    - Store and field management

    - Head office departments

    - Warehousing, transport and distribution

    - Retail support and call centre

    Programme and Speakers:

    Judith Gentry, BSc (Hons); MBACP

    Judith has over 20 years’ experience of senior retail management, with a distinguished

    career at Debenhams, as well as a consultant to many other UK and European retailers. Judith now runs a thriving counselling and coaching practice, Thriving Ivy offering

    bespoke coaching and counselling programmes for business clients and private individuals.

    She advises Retail Trust on counselling practice and ethics, and is an active coach on the ReWork programme, supporting attendees both during and after many of the London workshops, particularly in situations where personal and practical support needs arise. Patrick Ballin - Director, Executive Coach and Management Consultant

    Patrick helps organisations and leaders at multiple levels: individual behaviour, team dynamics, business process, systems, strategy and change. Hailing from the retail world, his clients include many well-known retailers plus international charities, business schools and consultancies. With lecturing and teaching under his belt, he also hosts free events for independent coaches, trainers and consultants to improve professional development. He has been developing Retail Trust’s ReWork programme since its inception.

Evonne Kinyua –Assistant Grants & Services Manager at Retail Trust

    Evonne is responsible for the ReWork programme, co-ordinating the monthly workshops and managing the career coaching service. She has also worked as a member of the Retail Trust Helpline team for over a year. The Retail Trust Helpline 0808 801 0808 provides

    independent assistance and information on virtually any issue, query or problem to those who need it. It is also the gateway to accessing counselling, debt management and legal services.

    Map of venue:

    Bond Pearce, 8th Floor, New London House,

    6 London Street, LONDON EC3R 7LP