International Leading Authority on Stress
Carole Spiers has been a leader in the field of personal empowerment for over 20 years. A sought after BBC broadcaster, her focus is on developing a healthy and productive workplace culture through the successful management of organisational change combined with effective communications - all of which is underpinned by a compelling philosophy reinforced by her own experience as an Expert Witness before the UK Courts. Carole is a Vice President of the International Stress Management Association UK, and her definition of stress as a 'barrier to success', leads to workable solutions that work and produce bottom-line results.
'Organisations will only achieve sustainable success through the creation and maintenance of a healthy workplace culture', and Carole's mission is to bring together the often conflicting aims of individual empowerment and executive management - proving to corporate businesses that empowered employees improve performance and increase profitability.
Carole is actively working in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and South Africa.
A successful entrepreneur herself, Carole is the founder and MD of the Carole Spiers Group - a dynamic, niche consultancy, and one of the UK's leading providers of Stress Management and Employee Wellbeing from the shop floor to the Boardroom. Supported by a nationwide network of counsellors, trainers and consultants, Carole's focus is on business communications, building relationships and personal empowerment - all of which are bound together by her own entrepreneurial experience.
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Keynote Motivational Speaker
Energetic and charismatic performer at conferences and seminars for Government, Industry and the Professions
As President of the London Chapter of the Professional Speakers Association, Carole possesses a challenging portfolio of presentations that currently includes topics as diverse as:
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The DNA of a healthy workplace culture
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Managing the human aspect of organisational change
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Unlock your hidden potential: discover the 7 principles to success!
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Change is inevitable - growth is your challenge!
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Pull elastic too far - it snaps!
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How to turn your passion into profit
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Empowering the female entrepreneur
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Building growth and good hope in South Africa
Carole is a high energy, charismatic, female keynote speaker with a unique ability for creating vision, unlocking untapped potential and exploiting it to the full. From the small lecture room to the major auditorium, audiences are left spellbound and wanting to bottle her energy and passion.
Carole's positive message, told with humour, excitement and pathos, inspires, motivates and empowers all who hear it. Her presentations are always interactive, fast-moving, informative, entertaining - even life-changing. She presents her ideas with a rare combination of fact, insight and practical advice that delegates can apply immediately for improved results.
Carole shakes up and inspires her audience, showing them what lies within their grasp - and no-one attending a Carole Spiers presentation emerges unchanged!
Carole's keynote speeches on workplace culture and organisational change have also faced the ultimate test - winning repeat business with leading corporations from Unilever to Walt Disney, and Panasonic to the Bank of England and many others.
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Media Commentator
Authoritative feature-writer, telegenic presenter and debater
Carole's energy and dynamism regularly attract the attention of national and international radio and TV stations, as well as print media (Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, trade and professional journals).
As an internationally recognised radio and TV broadcaster, she has recently appeared on BBC, Sky TV and CNN commenting on topics as diverse as workplace bullying, Tony Blair's state of health, the effect of disasters such as 9/11 and 7/7, work-life balance and road rage. A regular voice on BBC Radio 5 Live, Carole has worked with national presenters such as Richard and Judy and Trisha Goddard, fielding questions from listeners on up-to-the-minute news topics.
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Best Selling Author
Her book is the acknowledged 'bible' of workplace stress
Tolley's 'Managing Stress in the Workplace' was written by Carole to provide a user-friendly reference point for HR professionals and managers seeking to get to grips with workplace stress and meet their Duty of Care obligations to their employees. Following in the steps of this hugely successful book, a further handbook for managers is planned to address the diverse issues relating to employee wellbeing.
A popular writer for trade, professional journals and national press, Carole is regularly asked to comment on staff wellbeing, and is a highly respected writer in the field of occupational health.
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Read Carole's weekly column in Khaleej Times
Read Carole's weekly column in Gulf News
Buy the industry's 'bible': Tolley's 'Managing Stress in the Workplace' by Carole Spiers
Interviewer
Bringing back human-interest stories from less-known locations
Carole's role as an interviewer has taken her to 5 continents.
In Tibet she fought altitude sickness in order to gain an invaluable insight into the Chinese invasion and to interview Priests in their monasteries.
In India she turned her attentions to teachers and students in Goa; while in Rio de Janeiro her focus was on hearing from the hilltop Favella community.
More recently her travels have taken her to the Southern Cape peninsular to provide advice and support to entrepreneurs from South Africa's township communities.
Previously, Carole also travelled extensively throughout Russia to evaluate and report on communities post-communism.
Her ultimate accolade as an interviewer has been to be recruited and appointed by the Lord Chancellor to a panel responsible for the selection of potential Magistrates.
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International Conference Chair / Event Host
Charismatic platform artist who galvanises her guest-speakers
Carole is no stranger to the national and international stage, and relishes the opportunity to chair major events in the field of Employee Wellbeing and Organisational Change. Whether this is an international event such as the International Stress Management Association's three-day conference in Warwick, or a one-day Law Society symposium, Carole injects the enthusiasm and professionalism to make her delegates' experience of the event truly memorable.
Carole is actively working in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and South Africa.
Call Carole NOW on: +44 (0) 20 8954 1593 or email: cs@carolespiersgroup.co.uk
Stress Counsellor / Coach / Mentor
Gifted communicator and instructor for groups or 1-on-1
Carole's career started as a counsellor and coach. She is a specialist in the field of post trauma debriefing, and is sought after for her expertise in difficult cases such as workplace bullying, sexual harassment, stress and para-suicide.
As an Empowerment Coach, Carole excels in bringing the best out of Senior Executives - where her experience includes the provision of one-on-one coaching on board the Oriana at the prestigious Communications Directors' Forum.
Her work over the last year in South Africa has focused on regular motivational presentations to the budding female entrepreneurs of the famous Garden Route - Mossel Bay. Carole has helped this enterprising group of women to unlock their hidden potential by developing their micro-business marketing skills so that they can at last become independent and self sufficient.
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International Workshop Facilitator
Introducing empowerment and personal development techniques to the public at large
The itinerary is breathtaking! Carole's in-house and public workshops are popular and always well attended. Her hectic schedule has recently included:
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Stress Management for the Corporate and Public Sectors - Dubai and Kuala Lumpur
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Managing Change - Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Post Trauma Stress Management - Belgrade (Serbia) and USA
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Micro-business / Empowerment workshops - South African townships
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Marketing 'boot camps' for SME's: The 7 Principles to Success - London (UK)
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Implementing In-house First Contact Counselling and Post Trauma Support Teams following a natural or man-made disaster - Major UK companies
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Philanthropist
Major schedule of pro bono activities worldwide
Carole was a volunteer with the Samaritans for over 21 years.
She has recently teamed up with Dreamcatcher (South Africa) and provides marketing expertise and motivational presentations to the budding female entrepreneurs on South Africa's famed Garden Route.
Other organisations that have benefited from her expertise include:
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Befrienders International. Carole made eight visits to Serbia during the civil war. Her role was to train humanitarian aid workers in post traumatic stress support roles, to enable them to support the country's many refugees.
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As Chair of the International Stress Management AssociationUK Carole set up National Stress Awareness Day (now in its 9th year) on the charity's behalf, and masterminded a high profile national media campaign to promote it.
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Speaks4Africa. Carole is UK Communications Co-ordinator of this new initiative whereby professional speakers encourage clients to give their fee to a charity of their choice.
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Speakers Bank - where school children are encouraged to take to the platform. Carole was a guest judge at the Jack Petchey Foundation 'Speak Out!' challenge, and actively supports their work in educating young people.
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When you're President of the London Chapter
of the Professional Speakers Association, you have to be a good blend of style and substance
Carole's charismatic, high energy message leads individuals and organisations to incredible success. Her dynamic, inspirational and motivational presentations connect with and move audiences, by creating a vision that propels and stretches her listeners to move towards greater, sustained success.
Carole doesn't just talk success - she lives it!
Call Carole NOW on: +44 (0) 20 8954 1593 or email: cs@carolespiersgroup.co.uk
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