Testimonials

I have had the pleasure of reading the recently completed feedback from class evaluations for Entrepreneurship Managing for Growth, for which you have been course assessor and lecturer during Semester 1, 2008. The results of these evaluations are outstanding!

Rosita, you have clearly brought to the classroom a depth of context in Business Management which has stimulated student interest. The students have been generous in their appreciation of your professional knowledge and your ability to incorporate this into your teaching.

On behalf of CPIT may I pass on our thanks and gratitude for the effort and contribution you have made during this semester. The students in this course have certainly benefitted from you expertise.

John West
Head of School
School of Business Faculty of Commerce
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
June 2008

Comments from the participants of a Seminar held for Staff of Victim Support Canterbury District on 30 April June 2008.
The subject: Managing Organisational Change

“Informative, direct, concise and I enjoyed the opportunity for interactions.”
“Great and interesting Seminar.”
“Presentation superb.”
“Professionally developed.”
“Excellent.”
“All of it was valuable.”
“Great information to put into action.”
“Straight to the point and professionally delivered.”
“Awesome.”
“Wonderful presentation again many thanks.”
“Your personality brings added bonus.”
“Very clear, concise and to the point.”
“All of it Rosita, you provided what I asked for. I have had great feedback from all involved – this was a diverse group in terms of experience/skills etc. You were able to give everybody something. I find myself thinking and saying ..... “Now what would Rosita say"...”

Endorsed by Donna Neill
District Manager Canterbury & Tasman
Victim Support Canterbury District

Comments from the participants of a Seminar held for staff of Barnardos Early Learning Centres, South Island on 12 March 2008.
The subject: Managing One’s Time, Work and Life

“Very Relaxed, great presenter.”
“Well presented, flowing seminar.”
“Good visual, oral and take home material.”
“All good.”
“Awesome workbook to take away/read.”
“Fun, friendly manner, professional.”
“Great to see that Rosita values healthy living, this makes such a difference to people’s lives.”
“Fantastic Presenter- clear and precise & easy to listen to.”
“Fantastic-will go back and reflect and will use new forms and make positive changes.”
“Wonderful presentation, quick and decisive.”
“Reaffirms my self belief.”
“Very charismatic and interesting.”

Endorsed by Nikki Parsons
Operations Manager
Barnardos Early Learning Centres, South Island

Comments from the participants of a one day Seminar held for the staff of The Christchurch Press. Organised by Professional and Executive Development, UC Opportunity, University of Canterbury; 16 July 2008.
The subject: Performance Management

“Excellent Course.
“A professional presentation. Varied.
“Thank you Rosita – very comprehensive and worthwhile.”
“Well presented and applicable.”
“Will take away a number of useful ideas to use with my team. Excellent course.”
“The participants expressed a high level of satisfaction with both the content of the course and Rosita’s presentation style.”

Endorsed by Nicky Trainor
Programme Manager
Service Delivery

I have found Rosita's services invaluable. Rosita's mentoring skills are exceptional and she seems to have the gift of reading any situation presented, summing it up, and speaking the right words into it. It is very evident that her advice comes from a sound background in HR and her own experiences in management.

Rosita acts as an excellent sounding board, and I have found her input into various situations that I face constructive and practical. I count it a privilege to have access to such a wonderful resource. I would recommend her services to anyone wanting to further themselves or their team and succeed in business.

Anne Matthews
Airports Manager
South Island (Qantas Airways Ltd)

We have had a valuable on going relationship with Guy Associates since 2000 when we first moved towards employing managers to run the day to day operations of our business. We feel that Rosita understands our business and our needs.

She has developed the following for us:

• Role Descriptions (including key tasks and expected results)
• Job Application forms
• Advertising formats
• Selection criteria
• Useful Interview tips

We anticipate continuing our association with Rosita because of the success in the past from the advice and assistance received.

Gerald and Lynne Nolan
Owners of Kaikoura Top 10 Holiday Park Ltd
2007

We have worked with Rosita Guy for the last 15+ years. With Rosita we developed our own "Smart Manager" programme that helped form the basis of our "Frontline Leadership Programme" that is used across Carter Holt Harvey today.

Rosita has acted as a personal development mentor for our frontline leaders and lead team. Rosita has also supported managers through difficult staff relationship issues.

If you want practical common sense, plain English support for People Management and Training I would strongly recommend Rosita. Be prepared for the feedback because it comes back "the way it is".

Grant Boyce General Manager
(Carter Holt Harvey Packaging - Case South Island)
2007

Comments from the participants of a Seminar held for staff at the University of Canterbury, 2006
The subject: Performance Management.

"I particularly liked Rosita Guy’s presentation and content; her participation made this seminar. It is hoped that the University will make use of her services again for future courses; very professional.”

“I was impressed with both presentations of Rosita Guy. Whilst most of it was common sense, she made it sound refreshingly new."

“I particularly liked Rosita’s style; her sincerity and belief in her topic shines through.”

My expectation were more than met; Rosita’s style of presentation really suits my learning style! What a bonus!

“I would like to thank OD for organising the recent series of Management Series run by Rosita. As one who is a trained sceptic, has a passionate dislike for some “semi – religious” management training styles, and who believes Humans are not resources, it is quite an accomplishment to get me to come out of the end of such training with a positive attitude! I was won over by Rosita’s practical approach and ability to convey her accumulated wisdom.”

Endorsed by Ginny Ferguson
M.Ed., M.B.A., Dip.Tchg., A.T.E.M.F
Previously Organisational Manager at Canterbury University (2005),
Head of School of Business (2006),
CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)
now Senior Academic Lecturer, CPIT.

Comments from the participants of a Seminar held for staff at the University of Otago, 2006 The subject: Effective Management Skills for Secretaries & Support Staff

“A very valuable/worthwhile course.”
Thoroughly enjoyable.
“Brilliant communicative Tutor. Thanks.”
“Rosita (in my opinion) is exceptionally good at her job – comes across extremely well – informative, relevant, funny. Everything one wants when one attends an all day seminar, When’s the advanced session?!”
“I found Rosita’s style of delivery excellent, very “user – friendly” and gave me a lot of “food for thought”. Referring to my notes has given me more incentive to strive for high achievement.”
“Rosita was one very “switched on” lady.”
“Rosita has a warm and friendly manner which helps make the seminar relaxed and flow well.”

Endorsed by Penny Love
Manager Professional Development and Equity
University of Otago

Comments from the participants of a Seminar held for staff at the University of Otago, 2006
The subject: Dealing with Difficult Relationships

“Really enjoyed Rosita – was all very positive.”
“You see in some situations, you are looking at a mirror.”
“Well presented & well paced.”
“Very relevant topics covered.”
“Strategies that start with looking at oneself -an important first step.”
“Getting a toolkit of techniques to use although more techniques would be even better.”
“Very well presented and good notes, so we didn’t have to sit and scribble while presenter talked!!”
“Good constructive course – very helpful.”
“Found Rosita very easy to listen to, very informative & shared a lot of knowledge.” “Interesting & well balanced.”
“Held my attention throughout.”
“Excellent seminar”

Endorsed by Penny Love
Manager Professional Development and Equity
University of Otago