Books and resources from the Springboard Consultancy

Written by Liz Willis and Jenny Daisley.
Published by Hawthorn Press, UK. Fifth edition 2000. Paperback. ISBN 1-869890-10-8.

This is the best seller which forms the basis of the award-winning Springboard Women's Development Programme around the world. Over 140,000 copies have been sold and there are 15 different editions, including 11 different languages and a braille version.

Packed with ideas, exercises and examples to work through. Down to earth, practical and full of positive thinking and good humour with the points illustrated with cartoons and real case studies. This new edition is fully revised and updated.

'Inspir-actical' is how I would describe Springboard. It inspires women to decide what they most want to achieve and then, very practically, helps them do it. It's fun and involving.'

Contents include: Setting goals, Assertiveness, Finding support, More energy - less anxiety, Balancing home and work, Your values, What you've got going for you, The World about you, Blowing your own trumpet, Making things happen, Networking, Useful addresses.

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Written by James Traeger, Jenny Daisley and Liz Willis.
Published by Hawthorn Press UK 1999. Paperback. ISBN 1-869-890-80-9.

The Navigator Men's Development Workbook is one of the very first personal and professional development workbooks specifically written for all men at work, on their own or in relationships and as fathers and as sons.

Navigator is a breakthrough for men's work in business.

This book forms the basis of the Navigator Men's Development Programme which runs alongside the award-winning Springboard Women's Development Programme.

Packed with ideas, exercises and examples to work through. Down to earth, practical and full of positive thinking and good humour with the points illustrated with cartoons and real case studies.

Contents include: Realistic self-assessment, Challenging expectations, A man's world, Clarifying values, Taking risks and making changes, Physical and feelings fitness, Setting a goal strategy that works, Assertiveness for men, Putting yourself across.

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Written by Liz Willis and Jenny Daisley.
First edition published by McGraw-Hill 1995. Current edition published by The Springboard Consultancy. Spiral bound.

A practical, comprehensive handbook with two aims. Firstly, to enable trainers to develop either own assertiveness as an effective interpersonal skill in any form of training. Secondly, to enable trainers to set up and run effective, responsible assertiveness courses.

Contents include: Setting the scene, What assertiveness is, The need for assertiveness in training, The assertive trainer, Training assertively, Assertiveness courses, Assertiveness in evaluation.

Each topic is supported with a real case study. Contact us for details of how to buy.

Written by Liz Willis and Jenny Daisley.
First edition published by McGraw-Hill. Current edition published by The Springboard Consultancy UK 1998.
Paperback. ISBN 1-874348-11-1.

Developing Women Through Training is a practical 'how to do it' handbook for anyone setting up women's development training, covering all that is needed to implement good quality women's development policy and practice.

Written for both the policy maker and for the trainer, this book gives practical, open and reassuring advice to enable the whole process to take place, from getting the first idea to evaluating the end result.

Each topic is supported with real case studies throughout.

Contents include: Setting the scene, The ground rules, Developing a strategy, Designing the course, Getting the arrangements right, Publicity and PR, Recruitment, The trainers role, Running the course, Evaluation, Setting up networks.

A survey of women's views on women-only training.

Conducted and written by Jenny Daisley and Liz Willis.
Published by The Springboard Consultancy 1995. Paperback. ISBN 1-874348-01-4.

A valuable text, crammed full of statistical evidence and quotes about women-only training. Particularly useful for trainers, HR professionals and anyone else who is putting together a case for women-only training.

The authors conducted a survey of 3,421 women who had participated in a range of different women-only training. They were asked for their opinions on many aspects of their experience, including what they considered to be the advantages and disadvantages of the training and how their opinion of women-only training changed once they had experienced it for themselves.

Written by Gina Harris and Lisa Edwards. Foreword by Glenda Jackson.
Published by Hawthorn Press 2000. Paperback. ISBN 1-869890-40-X.

Written by two Springboard colleagues, Springing Forward forms part of the back up materials to the Spring Forward programme and is also available on its own.