IMA Netherlands: National Training Day 2024

National Trainingday POSITIVE POWER, Successfully shaping assistance with a strong presence and clear boundaries.

As a professional assistant, you're often the backbone of your managers success. But in the process, you might face constant pressure to say "yes," juggle tasks beyond your role, or struggle to voice your thoughts. This day is designed to help you take charge of those challenges with confidence.

In Positive Power with Lisa Dullnig, we’ll dive into practical strategies for:

• Assertiveness: Learn how to confidently express your needs and ideas.
• Boundaries: Discover how to set healthy and clear limits to protect your time and energy.
• Feedback: Gain tools for giving and handling any kind of feedback - no matter who you're dealing with.

Take it further: For the second part of the day, we’ll explore your real-world dilemmas with Helen Monument & Lisa Dullnig. You’ll get insights from your peers on how they would have handled them and it’s a chance to gain practical solutions while learning from each other’s experiences. To benefit from this great opportunity, we need to hear form you. Share your professional challenges via registering for this event before November, 4th. 

Don’t miss out on gaining the tools you need to feel empowered, set limits, and communicate more effectively in your role. 

Program:

09:30 - 10:00 Welcome 

10:00 - 12:00 Training Positive Power - Lisa Dullnig

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 

13:30 - 14:00 Tour Kasteel De Vanenburg 

14:00 - 15:30 Intervision – Helen Monument & Lisa Dullnig

15:30 - 16:30 Drinks & Bites 

IMA members en Business Members: EUR 65,-

Guests: EUR 85,-

Register here!

Trainers 

Lisa Dullnig, MSc, is a coach and trainer specializing in personal growth and success through the power of individuality. With a rich background in Positive Psychology and Positive Leadership, Lisa focuses on fostering resilience, tactical communication, and effective conflict management strategies. 

Her extensive qualifications include: 

- Certified PERMA Lead Consultant and trainer in Positive Psychology. 

- Systemic constellation facilitator, specializing in systemic dynamic constellation work. 

- Crisis intervention coach with a background in crisis management. 

- Certified trainer in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). 

- Several years of experience as a trainer for Positive Leadership, tactical communication, and conflict management. 

Lisa’s professional journey includes studying “Business and Cybercrime Control” at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt and completing specialist leadership training with the Austrian Federal Police. Her prior career as a criminal investigator and interrogation trainer, particularly in the fields of homicide and white-collar crime, has given her a deep understanding of human behavior in high-stakes situations. 

Lisa collaborates with renowned institutions such as Ebner-Team and ASSK, where she continues to apply her expertise in training professionals on leadership, crisis management, and communication strategies. 

Bio Helen Monument:

After a 40 year career as a leading management support professional, Helen Monument made a life change in 2020, and started her company Monumental Assistance where, as an international trainer, coach, mentor, speaker and writer sheinspires and encourages Executive Assistants to be the best they can be. 

Helen understands the profession inside out and uses her wide experience in training and coaching Assistants from around the world. As well as one-to-one training of her programme Monumental You, she has given training to Assistant groups at companies including Shell, ASML, LeasePlan, Kearney and Covington. She has also provided National Training Days for IMA Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. Helen’s training isinteractive, lively and educational, encouraging participants to step out of their comfort zone and find solutions to the issues that are challenging them. 

Helen is also the Chair of the World Administrators Alliance, leading the global Council of thisnot-for-profit association representing Administrative Associations, Networks and industry stakeholders across the globe who collectively represent the voices of over 120.000 administrative professionals. Its aims are to guide, develop, influenceand elevate the global administrative profession, creating a community where administrative professionals around the world can speak with one voice. The WA-Alliance produced the Global Skills Matrix, the award-winning, career development framework based on research from over 3000 administrative professionals from 61 countries. 

An IMA Member for over 30 years, Helen is also a former Executive Chair and Association Secretary. 

Helen holds the Professional Certificate of Management from the Open University Business School and the Diploma Academic Counsellor & Coach from the Academy of Counselling & Coaching in The Hague. 

Follow Helen on: LinkedIn 

Location 

Kasteel De Vanenburg in Putten is a beautiful 17th-century estate situated amidst the Veluwe countryside. With its historic charm, serene gardens and elegant ambiance, the castle offers a unique and inspiring location for an unforgettable event. 

Kasteel De Vanenburg 

We are looking forward to seeing you at this transformational session November, 16th 2024 in Putten.