CORE BEHAVIOUR & EFFECTIVENESS

NSW Health

This 10-week program aided the participants to develop their workplace behaviours and cultivate the interpersonal skills required to operate effectively as team supervisors. Due to government laws we are prohibited from printing results or testimonials.

CORE SALES

Westpac

This 3-month program empowered a team of financial planners to exceed their sales and service targets. After the program, team sales increased by 85%, team morale increased 12% and 3 team members won awards at the National Sales Conference.

Spiros Christoforatos, Wealth Creation Regional Manager "This program enabled my people to focus on the key drivers of their individual businesses. It empowered them to fine tune their habits, which helped them significantly drive their revenue generation to higher levels. This was a good program - both well delivered, and well received".

CORE COACHING

Cancer Council

This 2-month program empowered leaders and managers to utilise performance coaching techniques with their direct reports. Co-operation between managers and staff improved and organisational productivity increased on a large scale (one team reported generating six extra working days every month).

Juliette Sodergren, Manager "The program had an immediate impact on me. I found myself asking the right questions to encourage my staff to find their own unique solutions. My team are now benefiting from diversity and are empowered to explore new options to old problems. My own managerial skills have been greatly enhanced".

CORE PROJECTS

NT Solutions

This 6-week program increased project management effectiveness within a team of busy IT consultants. A new project system was adopted, mistakes were reduced, stakeholder relationships were improved and project managers daily productivity was increased.

Stewart Neale, Client Services Manager "Nick Freedman talks from his experiences working in a high-pressured project based environment. He brings excellent facilitator skills with an open personality that allows much more than the course subject matter to be worked on. Nick also brings a sense of humour to what, if taught incorrectly, can be very dry subject matter. NT Solutions continues to benefit from the training that SOUP supplied".

CORE STRATEGY & SALES

Network

This 12-month program enabled a core business unit to develop their strategy, define their mission, values & working practices. All this lead to stronger brand positioning in the market place, attainment of annual sales targets, increased staff productivity and improved relationships with internal departments and suppliers.

Suzi Kinnane, Media Sales Manager "SOUP has added value in so many areas of our business, however, where it speaks the loudest is in $$$$$. We experienced the biggest month ever in sales, since our inception. We now understand what is required for success, and my team have a greater interest in our results. If you want solid results, I recommend you engage SOUP".

CORE LEADERSHIP

Pareto

This program (still ongoing) has helped to embed a new leadership tier into this expanding organisation. The core practices and core 1-to-1s have visibly enhanced leadership behaviours, embedded a new structure, brought about new business strategies, increased staff motivation and greatly improved communication across the business.

Jan Chisholm, CEO "Pareto Fundraising has benefited enormously from the work we’ve done with Soup over the past year. Internal communication, vision alignment, leadership and managerial practices are all stronger thanks to Nick’s input. My team enjoy working with him, and the flexibility to deliver programs tailored to my agency’s needs makes Soup ideal for a fast moving business such as ours".

CORE COMMUNICATION

RIDBC

This two-day program empowered the teaching staff to enhance their team communication. It enabled them to harness the diverse strengths in each team, increase understanding and value each other's differences, thus enhancing co-operation and productivity.

Julie Shylan, Principal. "The SOUP training has enabled our team members to value their differences. This raised awareness has facilitated our teams to work cooperatively together, to communicate honestly and to mentor each other through identifying, encouraging and building individual areas of interest and strength.  Another highlight is that participants leave feeling positive, energised and enthusiastic, equipped with real skills and attitudes that they can implement into everyday work situations".

CORE BEHAVIOUR & CHANGE

Matrix

This 2 day program helped a small business, gain greater knowledge of workplace behaviours and increase their ability to adapt to frequent change.

CORE PROJECTS & STRATEGY

Neco

This two-day program empowered a fast growing business to create a shared vision and a 12-month strategic plan. It then provided them with the necessary skill-set and a tailored project management framework that was required to go about implementing the business strategy.

Esther Bailey, Director. "SOUP did an excellent job of understanding and interrogating our brief; they used classic learning techniques combined with highly tailored materials to produce a really relevant program of activities that completely met our needs. We were thrilled with the outcomes and all the staff appreciated the opportunity to contribute in a constructive learning environment. I recommend Soup to firms looking for a blend of hard skills and inclusive tailored approach to their training needs".

CORE WELLBEING

Coca Cola

As part of the Coke Life program, SOUP was engaged to help individuals to increase their workplace wellbeing, through implementation of a stress management program, which included mediation techniques. Due to Coca-Cola policy we are unable to display results or testimonials.

CORE 1-to-1s

Kim Reddin

Kim Reddin, Film Director "Nicks approach involves addressing the real issues which are the fabric of your life. His guidance and thoughtful insights can turn even the most committed 'self saboteur' into a 'go getter'. Try it. My first session, kept me busy for over two years!"

Marty & Co.

This 6-month program helped a small business owner to implement a series of positive improvements across his construction business. It helped him improve relationships with staff, suppliers and clients, increase sales turnover, enhance business systems which led to greater profit, all resulting in a boost to his overall happiness.

Martin Crapis, Managing Director "My life has transformed around me within six months. From being always on the back foot & hating nearly everything, Nick has helped me to find more time at work & have more control to enjoy my every day life".

Sporting Spectrum

Nicola Andrews, Marketing Manager "My core 1-to-1 program has pushed me beyond my comfort areas, resulting in a renewed expectation of myself in everyday activity. Working with SOUP has re-energised my approach to work and prioritised my personal interests.  By setting goals and having an action plan to achieve them, my motivation to succeed in life and in business has been reignited. I thoroughly enjoy the process, finding it somewhat indulgent, very rewarding and fun".