About Mindshop
Mindshop was founded in 1995 by leading Australian management consultant Chris Mason, as a consulting group specialising in strategic business planning, export market development and continuous improvement.
It has now grown to be a provider of growth and profit solutions to its global membership network of hundreds of business advisors, consultants and senior managers located throughout Australia, Europe and North America.
Mindshop's two main networks are the Facilitator Network and the Senior Management Network.
Facilitator Network
Mindshop's Facilitator Network was established in 1995 to provide business advisors, accountants and consultants with a low-cost, high-value environment where they can receive the experienced support, regular training, powerful business tools and networking opportunities they require to assist them in the successful implementation of Growth and Profit solutions with their client bases.
Focus of the Facilitator Network
The Facilitator Network is positioned to address many of the key issues we see business advisors are facing both in the successful implementation of advisory services with clients and achieving greater Growth and Profit within their own business. These include:
? Making strategy 'stick' with their clients
? Getting greater 'leverage' and 'efficiency' to the way they work with clients
? Becoming 'known' for a certain specialization in the business community
? Keeping pace with emerging business tools and techniques (to stay ahead of clients and competitors)
? Keeping a full pipe-line of the right new work
? Having the experienced support and guidance for their own business growth and profit strategies
? Having the right mix of long-term retainers vs short-term, one-off projects
Simple but Powerful business tools and methodologies
Mindshop is renown for 'simplifying the complex' in business and provides its members with simple but powerful business tools and methodologies to use with clients. These processes are non-prescriptive allowing members the flexibility and confidence to go in any direction a client engagement requires. Mindshop members are also provided with one overall framework to use as 'The way we do business' when looking to drive successful long-term change with clients. This process is flexible enough to be used in any 'change' related situation with large or small organizations. Underneath this umbrella process are over 120 business tools which are focused on driving strategy into action.
Our Powerful Network
We believe 50% of the value in being part of Mindshop is the network itself. Mindshop's network of business advisors, consultants and accountants all have strong core values, a culture of sharing and provide each other fantastic assistance as they continue the unique journey's to greater Growth and Profit. Mindshop encourages its members to specialize in a chosen field and 'be known' for a specialization within the network. This in turn generates greater opportunities for members to work together on common projects which is supported by the trust they have in working with a fellow Mindshop member.
Features of Facilitator Network membership
? Access to the simple but powerful "Mindshop Process" which is Mindshop's core methodology for driving successful, strategic change with clients and in your own business
? Networking opportunities with over 200 innovative business advisors in 9 countries
? Three full-day, regional training days and two national planning events per annum delivered by experienced Mindshop trainers on new and emerging business tools / techniques
? Special joining pack of 12 multimedia CD's which contains over 50 training videos featuring Mindshop?s founder, Chris Mason. Each video demonstrates step-by-step various problem-solving tools that could be used with clients
? 40% discount on all Mindshop training courses
? Access to 100's of simple but powerful Business Tools, Processes and best practice materials
? Download continuously developed business and personal development workshop manuals and Power Points for use with clients
? The option to co-brand your material to highlight your membership of Mindshop
? Access to a highly interactive, global discussion forum for Mindshop members worldwide to work through common client or business issues
? The opportunity to work with Mindshop's Charitable Trust - Mindshop Excellence
? Experienced Implementation Support Coach to provide one-on-one, 24 / 7 support to assist you with achieving your specific Growth and Profit goals in your business
Reasons why Business Advisors join the Facilitator Network
? Use proven Mindshop business processes, tools and methodologies as the back-bone to their business advisory division
? Be trained to achieve greater leverage and earning capacity as an advisor through being a 'Facilitator' not a 'Consultant'
? Save years of research and development by not having to develop their own training, strategic planning programs and tools for use with clients
? Receive experienced support and training to 'fast-track' to the level of Growth and Profit they desire in their advisory activities
? Confidently meet the demands of key clients who want 'strategic advisory' ervices provided to them
? Move from project-based work to longer term retainer-based advisory services that are 'value' priced
Investment in Facilitator Network membership
Your investment in Mindshop is Australasia Europe North America
One time Joining Fee: A$2000 (plus GST) £1000 (plus VAT) US$1250
Monthly Fee: A$600 (plus GST) £300 (plus VAT) US$400
Money Back Guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied with your investment we ask that you return your Joining Pack within 30 days of joining the network and your joining fee and first month membership fee will be fully refunded.
Month-by-Month commitment: We believe in continuously lifting the value we provide to our members and therefore to encourage this we only have a one month notification period if a member wishes to leave the Network. This pushes us to constantly provide value month-after-month rather than locking an organization into a 12 or 18 month commitment.
Request further information on the Mindshop Facilitator Network at www.mindshop.com
Senior Management Network
Mindshop's Senior Management Network (SMN) was established in 2002 following the successful growth of Mindshop's well established Facilitator Network. The SMN has the specific aim of providing senior executives and managers with a low-cost, high-value environment where they can receive the experienced support, regular training and networking opportunities they need to assist them in achieving their on-going growth and profit targets.
Focus of the Senior Management Network
The Senior Management Network (SMN) is positioned to address many of the key issues we see Senior Executives are facing in their challenging day-to-day roles as they strive to achieve greater Growth and Profit in their organizations. These are:
? Getting strategy to 'stick' within their organization and divisions
? Empowering teams with the right business tools to develop 'solutions' rather than just identify 'key issues'
? Having a proven framework and methodology for driving successful strategic change
? Ensuring business units are aligned with the corporate strategy
? Continuous personal development in new emerging business tools and methodologies
? Dealing efficiently with current external business trends facing the organization
? Getting focused on the most strategic issues facing the business and away from firefighting.
What makes the Mindshop Senior Management Network different?
Much more than just a regular meeting
The four meetings held each year are more than just a 'discussion' between peers but a half-day training day where members receive training in new business tools / methodologies, discuss current key issues facing each other's business and have a 'case study' on a real issue facing a members business presented to them where they use Mindshop business tools to suggest ways of implementing a powerful solution.
Simple but powerful business tools / methodologies
Mindshop is renown for its 'simple but powerful' business tools that 'simplify the complex' in managing a business. Mindshop has spent over 20 years refining its range of tools which provide members with the confidence to use them immediately within their business to drive strategic change and ensure strategies are successfully implemented. Business Tools such as Mindshop's One Page Plan, Force Field, Now-Where-How and many others by their very nature become engrained in the way members do business.
Experienced support and guidance
Mindshop's chair people are all experienced, Accredited Mindshop Facilitators (AMSF) who are active in working with businesses to assist them in achieving greater Growth and Profit. The role they then play with supporting SMN members is in ensuring they are focused on strategic issues, trained in key Mindshop tools and provided with experienced one-on-one support. The benefits of having an active Accredited Mindshop Facilitator as a chairperson is that they are experienced facilitators, up-to-speed with current business trends and have a wealth of experience in supporting senior executives in achieving their growth and profit targets. Click to view current SMN Chair people
Features of Senior Management Network membership
? Special compendium upon joining, which contains 12 multimedia CDs. These CDs contain over 50 training videos. Each video demonstrates step-by-step various problem-solving tools
? Maximum of 20 senior executives per SMN group to ensure there is a high level of networking and attendance levels at training events. Each group aims to have members with a 'similar' seniority and size of business to ensure key issues being discussed are of a similar nature within each group
? Four half-day training sessions per annum held in a local region covering the latest innovative business development tools and techniques. Case Studies from members are also discussed and solved during each meeting
? 24 / 7 support and guidance from an experienced chairperson in achieving individual Growth and Profit targets and getting maximum value from SMN membership
? Access to 100's of continuously improving business Tools, Processes and best practice resources
? Networking opportunities with other experienced, senior executives both locally and globally
Reasons Senior Executives join the Senior Management Network
? Use proven Mindshop business methodologies and tools to drive successful implementation of powerful strategies within their organizations
? Have access to a senior sounding board for discussion of key management or operational strategies and issues
? Get focused on the most strategic issues or opportunities facing their organizations
? Receive experienced coaching support and guidance to achieve their Growth and Profit targets
? Be provided with Regular training in (and access to) new, emerging business tools and techniques.
Investment in Senior Management Network membership
Australasia - Europe - North America
One time Joining Fee: A$1000 (plus GST) £500 (plus VAT) US$1000
Monthly Fee: A$400 (plus GST) £200 (plus VAT) US$400
Money Back Guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied with your investment we ask that you return your Joining Pack within 30 days of joining the network and your joining fee and first month membership fee will be fully refunded.
Month-by-Month commitment: We believe in continuously lifting the value we provide to our SMN members and therefore to encourage this we only have a one month notification period if a member wishes to leave the Network. This pushes us to constantly provide value month-after-month rather than locking an organization into a 12 or 18 month commitment.
Request further information on the Mindshop Senior Management Network at www.mindshop.com