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This month
How to be a great listener
If you are a fantastic listener, you will enjoy wonderful relationships, your knowledge of the world can increase rapidly and you will feel more deeply connected to other people. Michael will share with you approaches, methods and frameworks that you can apply straight away, and become a great listener. These can be used in meetings, appraisals, performance reviews and informal conversations, wherever there is an opportunity to listen, you will be find yourself able to practise and improve.
View event detailsHow to develop assertiveness - get what you want without hurting anyone
Being assertive is a key skill and part of having healthy and productive relationships- both at work and in our personal lives. If you are shy, introverted, you find it hard to say no and get overwhelmed dealing with challenging characters, then this training session is for you. With 20 years experience in both the public and private sectors, Michael can show you simple and elective techniques and approaches, which don’t require you to change your personality, just add in a bit of assertiveness- and thus get what you want, without hurting yourself or someone else.
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Uncorking the Future: what the wine industry can teach us about intergenerational cohesion in the workplace
The relationship between UK wine consumer trends and intergenerational dynamics in insurance and financial services can highlight parallels in understanding shifting preferences, values, and behaviours across generations. Through tasting 5 different wines we will learn about issues from adapting to preferences, to sustainability as a shared value, through to leveraging technology and also generational perceptions.
View event detailsHow to plan effectively - planners get ahead - planning creates results
Everything good starts with a plan. The ability to plan effectively is one of the most important skills to have for success in business and life- and yet, we’re aren’t given a lot of guidance on it. Business owner, international trainer and qualified teacher Michael knows a lot about planning, and in this session he will share it with you. Get ready to make notes!
View event detailsHow to develop the art of self-reflection - improve from your past
The past may be over, but it also offers us rich resources- if we are open to the art of self reflection. Without the ability to self-reflect, you run the risk of making the same mistakes, not being able to link your behaviours and habits to your results, and becoming aimless and lost. Michael has been actively self reflecting for many years, and teaching and training business professionals and leaders how they can do so as well. He believes that all of the highest value in his life has come through the process of self reflection, and he can show you how to use this vital process too.
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Wine Event: To Pair or Not to Pair: what wine pairings can teach us about forming high quality connections in our social and professional lives
Combining CPD with wine tasting - what could be better? A good pairing of wine and food is likely to result in a more enjoyable experience and whilst it is down to the choice of each individual, there are some fundamental principles that can be used to ensure that the food and wine pair well. Likewise, there are some fundamental principles that can be applied to our relationships that will enable us to form connections and networks that align with our values and so make us, and those around us, happier and more successful. Through tasting 5 different wines from Spain and Portugal, we will link the fundamental principles of wine and food pairing to the fundamental principles of forming high quality connections in our social and professional lives.
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Guildford Insurance Institute Annual Dinner 2026
Ashley Martin, President of The Insurance Institute of Guildford, warmly invites you to our Annual Dinner on Thursday 12th March 2026!. Join us for an evening of celebration, networking and fundraising. We look forward to sharing this special occasion with you!
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