Who we work with > What our associates say
"The Engagement Ring™ is a complete system for attracting and retaining high performing people - highly recommended! Karen Kimberley is knowledgeable, engaging and customer-focused. If you are looking for someone who can gently transform your organisation to meet the challenges of the 21st century, I recommend that you talk to Karen."
Nigel Temple, The Marketing Compass
"A cross between Boadicea and the Dalai Lama – impossible to imagine until you’ve met Karen Kimberley. She’s the business equivalent of a bikini area waxing – you’ll feel better in places you didn’t know you had! Karen has trained more winners than the Mahktoum brothers."
Guy Browning, Guardian columnist, speaker and author
"Karen has a wide experience in all forms of communication at work and strong skills in helping clarify and make progress towards their aspirations, both personal and work-based. Her enthusiasm is infectious and her commitment impressive."
Professor David Clutterbuck, author of ‘The Winning Streak’ and mentoring guru
What our workshop participants say
What will you do differently as a result of today?
- Masses!
- Develop active listening
- Manage time constraints
- The day gave me a lot more confidence to take up some of the stack of ideas in the pack
- Consider the methods and purpose of communication
- Plan communication more consistently
- I will use ‘learning logs’ in all my future development meetings
- Review and improve my own performance
- Spend more time reflecting on and understanding (key) communications from within the agency, so that I can feed back more effectively
- Seek feedback from my team regularly
- Change bad e-mail practice
What did you enjoy most about it?
- It exceeded my expectations. I expected it to be standard and not much new but instead it provided real food for thought and insight!
- Presenter’s affirmative and confident style
- It was excellent – a highlt skilled communicator!
- Storytelling as part of the process – good technique
- Relaxed style
- Very interactive
- The pace – no time to feel bored/disconnected
- Variety of exercises, nice group of people, sweeties!
- Learning ‘booklet’ as a whole – excellent
- Learning by doing – reflection.
- Covered a great deal and good handouts
- Humour!
