Hi, I'm Nina Witenden, Founder and Director at A Perfect Plan.
I understand the pressures and challenges that business and their managers face.
How? Because I’ve been there myself.
You see, I come from a corporate background in financial planning, change management and business transformation, and have managed large groups of people across my career.
Being a ‘people person’, leading and inspiring teams came naturally to me, but I noticed that it wasn’t always so easy for many of my colleagues to do the same.
I had a deep desire to share what worked for me with other managers, so that they could better connect with their staff and show up to work authentically.
That’s why I created A Perfect Plan!
As an example; a team member might be in a job they know isn’t a good fit for them and not know why. Strengths profiling can indicate a better path. Nina explained “a financial planner, after going through strengths profiling and development planning, re-directed his career and went on to senior roles in compliance”. Nina elaborated “sometimes people need some support in strength identification, to profile and understand not just skills but core strengths and values. It’s an outside perspective, to have another with the skills and insight to say you would be really good at this to provide the confidence to move forward”.
Most companies want employees to have a career development plan. Some even mandate it. But time constraints or lack of manager skill often mean these plans are rarely done or are token. So opportunities to leverage team strengths to meet team and organisational objectives are lost.
When creating A Perfect Plan with a focus on an authentic life Nina realised she has not only the skills and training to coach individuals but more than 30 years background in doing just that. The Life by design package is a living document, a blueprint for life created for you, considering your dreams and aspirations and your successes, learning’s along the way.
As in the corporate plan, this is bespoke utilising the tools that meet your needs.
Why?
You have met a crossroads in life, having difficulty making a decision, need to have a difficult conversation, meeting a career change or development, a marriage, a divorce, a child, a change or a desire for change.
In 1997 Nina joined a Goals Club when she heard a colleague discussing the idea of bringing a group of like-minded people together to create a goals group. Processes to create successful goals are such as tracking system, mutual support, feedback and peer coaching. The group focused on the big rocks, such as “What do you want to achieve that would change your life” to the pebbles and foundation stones, such as diet exercise and routine.
This was one of the experiences that contributed to a career in managing and developing others over 30 years that highlighted coaching, mentoring and personal development.
A Perfect Plan will facilitate your Goals Group, build a process and program for your goals group.
"I was part of a goals group with Nina and six other like minded women, we met regularly, challenged and supported each other to achieve our individual career, health and personal goals. The impact of ‘a group’ was accountability, support of our unique skillsets and honest feedback. This wonderful experience has had a positive impact on everything I have done."
- Ellen Whippy-Knight
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