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Colin Jackson shares the secrets of ultimate success with business bosses
Added: (Mon Apr 30 2007)
News Release - 30 April 2007
Colin Jackson shares the secrets of ultimate success with business bosses
Business leaders across Wales are being offered the opportunity of learning some of the truly creative techniques that have helped Colin Jackson achieve success.
The Ex-Olympian hurdler and celebrity dancer will share with business leaders some of the creative methods, preparation techniques and inspirational thought processes he used whilst competing and coaching some of Great Britain�s top Olympic prospects.
Axiom Manufacturing Services are sponsoring the workshop being hosted by Caerphilly Business Forum at The Oasis Centre in Blackwood on 7 June. .
A great believer in �thinking outside of the box� and constantly challenging yourself even when you are doing well, Colin decided to hone his competitive skills for the commercial business market, through a joint venture known as Red Shoes.
Red Shoes offers creative workshops and innovation sessions for businesses seeking a competitive edge, by showing new ways of tackling existing problems and increasing motivation.
Successful people and organisations recognise the importance of creativity and innovation and use it to their advantage. Thinking �creatively� �is heralded as the key to unlocking new opportunities, new thinking and tackling problems from an entirely different perspective which will significantly add value to the performance of a business
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�Some people say, if it�s already working well and you�re experiencing a level of success, why change it? I couldn�t disagree more,� said Mr Jackson. �Even the most successful companies need to look at innovative and creative ways of improving and building on existing practices.�
�Our workshops and interactive sessions blow people�s current thinking out of the water and enable people to look at things with a more flexible attitude. They�re also a great way to spend an afternoon!�
The Colin Jackson approach is strongly endorsed by Shaun Ashmead, Managing Director of Axiom Manufacturing Services - the company sponsoring the event.
Mr Ashmead commented on how Axiom has incorporated innovative techniques and quality improvement models to deliver best practice and excellence in customer service, and added: �At Axiom, we believe that innovation is the only route to sustainable competitive advantage. We use the power of creativity to improve all of our business processes and make changes so that people feel that their ideas are supported, valued and recognised. Our culture has grown up with a challenging ethos of something can always be done better, faster, more efficient whilst improving effectiveness. This approach has proved to be one of the key elements in driving the business forward and enabling Axiom through its staff to fulfil its potential.
He continues �We�re delighted to be associated with such a unique event, which will act as a catalyst for attendees to develop themselves and their organisations.�
The half-day workshop will involve a series of interactive sessions focusing on the creative process, demonstrating how �thinking outside the box� can businesses generate new ideas, identify better solutions to problems and find new opportunities to exploit.
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Caerphilly Business Forum Chairman, Melanie Watkins, said: �This is not just a chance to hear and learn from a top class speaker, although Colin is certainly that. Anyone who is facing challenges in their organisation, or who is seriously interested in developing new ways of thinking, will come away firing on all cylinders and armed with some very practical ways of taking their business into a new, imaginative future.� For further details of the event visit www.cbforum.co.uk.
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For further information, please contact Catrin Millar at Working Word Public Relations on 029 2048 8778 or 07919 115 614.
Alternatively, e-mail: Catrin.Millar@workingwordpr.com
Note to editors
Caerphilly Business Forum
Caerphilly Business Forum was set up in February 1997 as an independent network of businesses based in the County Borough of Caerphilly, South East Wales. Since then it has established a reputation as the leading network in Caerphilly and one of the most successful in South Wales
Axiom Manufacturing Services
Located in South Wales, Axiom Manufacturing Services is a leading UK Contract Electronics Manufacturing (CEM) company providing manufacturing solutions to companies within the medical, industrial, defence and aerospace market sectors. Using innovation throughout the organisation to deliver complete solutions designed to reduce the total acquisition costs to give our customers a real competitive advantage within their marketplace. Everything Axiom does is designed to ensure total customer satisfaction.
Strategic implementation of the EFQM Business Excellence Model (BEM) is underpinned by best practices in Quality, Health & Safety, People Management and Environment. This ensures our customer services are accredited to ISO TS 16949, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, Green Dragon Level 5 and BSI Kitemark. All this delivered by a dedicated workforce who pride themselves on customer satisfaction.