&lt;p&gt;VMG specialises in Women&amp;#39;s Development, Personal Effectiveness especially Influencing Skills, Personal Development and Business Start-Up.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Currently we are focusing on our&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Change for the Better &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;framework through which we&amp;nbsp;support&amp;nbsp;women experiencing the menopause, their managers and organisations to explore, understand, plan and put actions in place by considering:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; what is getting in the way of individuals having their best life possible during menopause transition&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; how to motivate and support themselves at work and at home&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; how to support women in menopause at work&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; looking forward positively and setting out the steps to get there&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; how to optimise skills, talents and expertise during the menopause transition and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;At both micro and macro levels there are benefits in supporting women to remain in, or to &amp;nbsp; re-enter the workplace for as long as they choose. Retaining their skills and talents or supporting them to retrain/acquire new skills will provide both personal and economic advantage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Change for the Better &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;framework addresses the three perspectives &amp;ndash; women, managers, and the organisation.&lt;br /&gt;
It &amp;nbsp;is a dimension of Diversity and Inclusion which deserves attention and is also an approach which supports the work organisations, public health bodies and Government are currently engaged in around mental health. In doing so it enhances an employer brand and reputation, demonstrating commitment to being an employer of choice and to staff well-being and by getting the right people involved within organisations and sectors who will see this as a long-term strategic prospect and not a one-off initiative.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let me help you to explore whether self-employment is right for you by guiding and supporting you to: (1) reflect on whether you have what it takes to run a business; (2) assess the viability of your business idea and (3) consider the ways in which to promote your enterprise. Three sessions of up to one hour for each of these topics.

My involvement with the development of women began in 1994 when I was appointed as Programme Director for women’s courses in the Inland Revenue. Over the next 11 years I designed and facilitated a residential training course and became licensed and ran around 50 Springboard Women’s Development programmes throughout the UK.

Since becoming self-employed in 2005 my interest in women’s development has continued and I have worked with women who have not been economically active for some time, those who want to start their own businesses and those who want to raise their profile in the public sector.&nbsp; 
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