"This is clearly a unique course. It is extremely powerful."
Richard Petrie, Technical Director, BAA plc
High Performance Leadership
Be you, only better!
Our Praxis programmes are designed for individuals like you, who are looking to build on their personal communication, leadership and people management styles, we help individuals and their organisations to achieve a more successful future.
Firmly grounded in management issues, we provide a radical and innovative edge to conventional thinking.
Highlights
Customer Testimonials
"Great course, the best I have ever had. A lot of useful experience and lessons and great people to work with and an excellent atmosphere!"
Jurgen Hirschfeld, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs DG/RP, Schering AG
Managing People Effectively
"Very much enjoyed the whole course. It was excellent."
Cris Maiden, Information Technology Infrastructure Manager, SX3 Service & Systems Solutions Ltd
Influencing Skills for the New Workplace
"Really fantastic course with a great bunch of people - tutors and participants.
Joanne Boyle, Head of Customer Service Development, Permanent TSB
Increasing Personal Power
"A simply fantastic course! Such a different approach that has me completely convinced and inspired! Thank you so much."
Maria Chandler, Web Manager, Lloyd's
Managing People Effectively
"It exceeded my expectations completely. I found it extremely relevant and like all the best ideas, beautifully simple."
Dorothy Leng, Company Director, Faraday Partnership
Courageous Conversations
"Quite a fulfilling experience. The interaction between the tutors and course participants is very conducive /encouraging for the self expression and achievement of programme objectives.
Bernard Poyi, Head - Agriculture Business & SME, First Bank of Nigeria
High Performance Leadership
"The whole course has been of great help in my personal development of management of others, and how to interact with them to achieve the best results."
Max Giddins, Shift Co-ordinator, Corus Tubes
Managing People Effectively
"Hugely rewarding and thought-provoking on a personal and professional level."
Maureen Dyson, Corporate Banking Manager, Ministry of Defence.
*This is a personal comment, and does not reflect any formal/official endorsement by the MoD
Increasing Personal Power
"Thanks for an outstanding experience."
Gary Miller, Associate Director, Briggs & Forrester
Managing People Effectively
Forthcoming Events
- Increasing Personal Power - 23 February 2009
- Confident and Creative Presentation - 26 February 2009
- Organisational and Interpersonal Skills in Management - 09 March 2009
- Walking Your Talk: High Impact Performance - 11 March 2009
- Managing People Effectively - 16 March 2009
- Courageous Conversations - 28 April 2009
- High Performance Leadership - 11 May 2009
- Organisational and Interpersonal Skills in Management - 18 May 2009
- Increasing Personal Power - 08 June 2009
- Power and Influence - 15 June 2009
- Winning Hearts and Minds - 17 June 2009
- Managing People Effectively - 29 June 2009
- Organisational and Interpersonal Skills in Management - 06 July 2009
- Organisational and Interpersonal Skills in Management - 14 September 2009
- Confident and Creative Presentation - 24 September 2009
- Increasing Personal Power - 28 September 2009
- High Performance Leadership - 05 October 2009
- Walking Your Talk: High Impact Performance - 07 October 2009
- Managing People Effectively - 12 October 2009
- Organisational and Interpersonal Skills in Management - 09 November 2009
- Winning Hearts and Minds - 11 November 2009
- Power and Influence - 16 November 2009
- Courageous Conversations - 17 November 2009
Faculty Spot
Clare Harris BA CertEd MISPA DipHIC
Programme
Managing People Effectively
Organisational & Interpersonal Skills in Management
Increasing Personal Power
Praxis Customised Programmes
What are you an expert in?
Body and mind: the different ways people hold tension in their bodies and the emotional reasons for this; how to explore this so a person can relax and live more of who they are.
What is it you are currently thinking about/care about in the world of work?
I care that organisations discover that the emotional and physical wellbeing of their individuals has a huge impact on how productive they are able to be.
I care even more that organisations believe that it is important to support this wellbeing, not primarily for financial success, though that`s important, but because it is ethically right action.
What would you like to see change in organisations?
I would like to see organisations move towards a more ethical evaluation of what they do.
I would like human beings in their workplaces to regard one another with more respect and interest, for the differences between them.
What is special about Praxis?
Praxis genuinely looks for both the potential and the depth in people. Our programmes are based on a belief in people`s courage and their wish to express more of who they can be.
These programmes are not afraid to go way beyond orthodox management training - into the challenging areas of feelings, ethics and the spirit - yet they relate pragmatically to the workplace.
Why does the programme you teach at Praxis matter in business?
The programmes I teach at Cranfield matter in business because they give people insights about themselves and about others. This makes space for exploring more of their potential, which is exhilarating and liberating. It helps them approach colleagues with greater interest and respect. It enables improved performance all round, and is an ethical basis for living and working.
How would you describe your teaching style?
Relaxed, warm, interactive.
Education and Qualifications
BA (Hons) Philosophy & Psychology, Exeter University, 1968
Postgraduate Certificate of Education, Southampton University, 1970
Shirley Price Diploma in Aromatherapy, 1990
Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling, 1999
Training in oriental healing, bio-energetic therapy
Pesso-Boyden System Psychomotor psychotherapy, 2004
Work Experience
Seven years teaching in school, where I discovered that tension stops children learning.
Removing it helps them to fly.
Seven years running my own accredited school of massage and aromatherapy; helping to build bridges between world of complementary health and orthodox medicine.
Ten years of therapeutic work with individuals, where I came to respect, and be excited by, people`s capacity to find their own answers.
Nine years lecturing and facilitating at Cranfield, working with managers in the areas of emotional intelligence, and stress and wellbeing. The best bit is seeing a group of individuals, even strangers, come to regard one another with real respect and care, once they have seen past one another`s facades. The workplace needs more of this.
Interests
Family; modern fiction; cooking; sailing in hot places.