Below are some references from past team members and managers that I have been fortunate to work with.
I was working my third canvass in a Q251 in Brisbane for the Non Met 31 period. During this period I had Christian Whamond as my manager. My performance increased dramatically during this canvass and I give Christian much of the credit for being instrumental to my learning and performance. If it was not for his management style and leadership, I would not be where I am today.
Christian helped me understanding my targets and explained what I needed to do to achieve them. We regularly kept track and monitored my performance over weekly one on ones. His positive reinforcement kept me pushing myself and not stop when times where tough. He has helped me to believe in myself and I now understand my self better and know how to apply myself to achieve my targets. I know that I have unlimited capacity and can achieve any gaols I set myself.
I will always feel I can approach him for more coaching even though we work in different offices right now. I believe he is a great manager and I have much to learn from him. I can recommend anyone to work with Christian because there is much to learn from him. He is the type of manager who believes and guides his team members individually to lead them in a positive direction.
I look forward to one day cross roads with him again and hopefully work in a team together again.
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Christian helped me understanding my targets and explained what I needed to do to achieve them. We regularly kept track and monitored my performance over weekly one on ones. His positive reinforcement kept me pushing myself and not stop when times where tough. He has helped me to believe in myself and I now understand my self better and know how to apply myself to achieve my targets. I know that I have unlimited capacity and can achieve any gaols I set myself.
I will always feel I can approach him for more coaching even though we work in different offices right now. I believe he is a great manager and I have much to learn from him. I can recommend anyone to work with Christian because there is much to learn from him. He is the type of manager who believes and guides his team members individually to lead them in a positive direction.
I look forward to one day cross roads with him again and hopefully work in a team together again.
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Christian is a testament to the successful implementation of change. When Christian first joined our team there were certain targets, milestones & cultural goals that we had not been able to acquire. It is an absolute credit to Christian and his ability to be able to implement change and shift the success & development of our team.
Christian has the expertise to adapt to many different styles of people and situations. His ability to be understanding, fair and achieve the desired outcome is a real asset to any role he chooses. Christian has true leadership. I have witnessed his dedication to growing the skill sets and mindset and his staff with success. He is absolutely goal driven & focused however at the front of his mind is always the development and growth of his staff.
Christian has contributed to our team in many different ways. I have noticed a change in the following since we have been fortunate enough to have Christian here:
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Christian has the expertise to adapt to many different styles of people and situations. His ability to be understanding, fair and achieve the desired outcome is a real asset to any role he chooses. Christian has true leadership. I have witnessed his dedication to growing the skill sets and mindset and his staff with success. He is absolutely goal driven & focused however at the front of his mind is always the development and growth of his staff.
Christian has contributed to our team in many different ways. I have noticed a change in the following since we have been fortunate enough to have Christian here:
- Increase in Job Performance
- Increased Job Satisfaction
- Greater Productivity, Performance and Development
- As a Chanel we have achieved higher results with fewer staff
- Less wastage with our resources and time
- More consistency with our productivity, calls, and services
- Quality of our calls and sales have increased
- High Staff Moral
- Increased laughs, people going home happy
- Staff taking Personal Pride in their results and quality of work
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Christian has worked with me as my immediate manager in the Canvass 2010/2011.
He has encouraged me in my areas of weakness and congratulated me in my areas of strength. I value his input into my career and look forward to increasing my achievements through his positive encouragement and clear visions for my future goals
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He has encouraged me in my areas of weakness and congratulated me in my areas of strength. I value his input into my career and look forward to increasing my achievements through his positive encouragement and clear visions for my future goals
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Christian is a motivated business operator, he is very focused around targets and whats required to achieve them.
His strategic application is completely sound which gives him the ability to manage a multitude of tasks at the one time. He is very passionate about maintaining a good team environment and works extremely well under pressure, he has completed several different psychology courses which have given him the ability understand the different personality types of his colleagues and communicate with them in an effective manner. He has the ability to delve deep with the specifications of a role and understand the varied capabilities of the employee thus allowing him to tailor his approach based on their development levels.
I believe any business fortunate enough to work with Christian will be better off for the experience.
RA. State Sales Director Linkedin Recommendation.
His strategic application is completely sound which gives him the ability to manage a multitude of tasks at the one time. He is very passionate about maintaining a good team environment and works extremely well under pressure, he has completed several different psychology courses which have given him the ability understand the different personality types of his colleagues and communicate with them in an effective manner. He has the ability to delve deep with the specifications of a role and understand the varied capabilities of the employee thus allowing him to tailor his approach based on their development levels.
I believe any business fortunate enough to work with Christian will be better off for the experience.
RA. State Sales Director Linkedin Recommendation.
Christian was a pleasure to work with and is certainly someone that thrived in solution based thinking for he's clients and stakeholders, and had a creative flare thinking outside the square to rectify a problem. Its an absolute pleasure to endorse Christian and he would be a great asset to any industry he chooses in the future
KD. Product Manager. Linkedin Recommendation.
KD. Product Manager. Linkedin Recommendation.
Working with Christian was an absolute pleasure.
Christian's dedication, professionalism and attention to detail was second to none.
I regularly asked christian for assistance with our products both face to face and on the phone and every single time he went about spending his personal time making sure i got what i needed so i could be better at what i did. He is funny and always willing to assist.
I would certainly say that him leaving the company has left big shoes to fill for anyone considering to replace him. Christians team work, delegation skills, planning, preparation and belief in the product was highly respected here. I wish you all the very best success in the future.
Warm regards,
DC Linkedin Recommendation
Christian's dedication, professionalism and attention to detail was second to none.
I regularly asked christian for assistance with our products both face to face and on the phone and every single time he went about spending his personal time making sure i got what i needed so i could be better at what i did. He is funny and always willing to assist.
I would certainly say that him leaving the company has left big shoes to fill for anyone considering to replace him. Christians team work, delegation skills, planning, preparation and belief in the product was highly respected here. I wish you all the very best success in the future.
Warm regards,
DC Linkedin Recommendation
“I can recommend Christian for any sales or management role due to his commitment to excellence and professionalism
PB Linkedin Recommendation
PB Linkedin Recommendation
I just wanted to write and tell you how nice it has been having Christian looking after the team over the last few weeks.
He really has been a breath of fresh air. He has come into a stressed, confused and ‘unstructured’ team, created structure and set boundaries that we did not have. We are all feeling like we have an idea of what we are doing now and what direction we need to be taking. We have clear goals and we know how to reach them.
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He really has been a breath of fresh air. He has come into a stressed, confused and ‘unstructured’ team, created structure and set boundaries that we did not have. We are all feeling like we have an idea of what we are doing now and what direction we need to be taking. We have clear goals and we know how to reach them.
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I just wanted to send you a quick email to let you know what a positive influence Christian has had on the Team down here in the South West.., so thank you for sending him our way - and, also wanted to give you a bit of feedback, as to the thoughts of some of the guys towards the next few weeks..
It has been fantastic to have such a motivated leader, with structure and direction –
Thanks..
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It has been fantastic to have such a motivated leader, with structure and direction –
Thanks..
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sending Christian down to the south west to save us! I will admit that our canvas wasn’t going as strongly as previously by the way of structure, team motivation and direction, however since Christian has been here it seems that a weight has been lifted from our shoulders and we are able to do what we are here to do and are doing very well from it. To be honest I’m a little nervous as to what is going to happen once he goes.
My own personal experience from having him here has been a clear direction into what I need to do in applying for the pde role, canvas planning and working towards the result that I want by keeping my head in the right frame of mind. A particular example was when we sat down to discuss my future at Sensis. I explained that I was interested in the role which he was aware of, and we discussed why I wanted the position, how I went in my interview and what I thought I needed to do from here on in. I knew that my interview didn’t go very well– I had a lot to learn, didn’t have much direction on what I needed to do to do well in the interview or what I needed to know in order for me to get the role. Christian sat with me and in a short time (about half an hour to be exact) he explained about domain names and how we can link them to yellow pages, setting up a website for customers and talking to them about that infront of them– getting them excited…then adding a click sale on the end just to close the deal, and mostly how other sites ie facebook, twitter etc DO have a lot to do with our customer’s businesses and how I was missing out on vital information when discussing this to our customers. I was so excited after this meeting that I typed away from about an hour straight on everything that I had learnt, have since spoken about it to my customers and have been seen as the expert from it, and lastly presented it to the team and felt confident in doing so.
This has been a pleasant experience! I am going into the rest of the canvas more knowledgeable for my customers and for myself. I know what I need to do/learn/experience to further my career.
Once again, thankyou
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My own personal experience from having him here has been a clear direction into what I need to do in applying for the pde role, canvas planning and working towards the result that I want by keeping my head in the right frame of mind. A particular example was when we sat down to discuss my future at Sensis. I explained that I was interested in the role which he was aware of, and we discussed why I wanted the position, how I went in my interview and what I thought I needed to do from here on in. I knew that my interview didn’t go very well– I had a lot to learn, didn’t have much direction on what I needed to do to do well in the interview or what I needed to know in order for me to get the role. Christian sat with me and in a short time (about half an hour to be exact) he explained about domain names and how we can link them to yellow pages, setting up a website for customers and talking to them about that infront of them– getting them excited…then adding a click sale on the end just to close the deal, and mostly how other sites ie facebook, twitter etc DO have a lot to do with our customer’s businesses and how I was missing out on vital information when discussing this to our customers. I was so excited after this meeting that I typed away from about an hour straight on everything that I had learnt, have since spoken about it to my customers and have been seen as the expert from it, and lastly presented it to the team and felt confident in doing so.
This has been a pleasant experience! I am going into the rest of the canvas more knowledgeable for my customers and for myself. I know what I need to do/learn/experience to further my career.
Once again, thankyou
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It has been an absolute pleasure be meeting and working with you. Thanks for all the support, positive feedback and assistance you have given me over the past few weeks, I have learnt a lot!
All the best buddy, I look forward to working with you again at some stage and that drink in South Africa
Cheers
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All the best buddy, I look forward to working with you again at some stage and that drink in South Africa
Cheers
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Thanks very much for all your help and knowledge you have shared. I’ve learnt a lot from you around in the web marketing field which has enabled me to start opening up new and different conversations with my customers. Much appreciated.
Good luck back in Adelaide!
Cheers,
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Good luck back in Adelaide!
Cheers,
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Christian was my Manager for the 2008 Yellow Pages Regional Canvass, during which I found him to be supportive, approachable , and team focused . He assisted me in reaching both my Sales Targets and personal goals at the time by providing me with guidance, encouragement, and clear objectives.
I m happy to provide further information if required.
Cheers
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I m happy to provide further information if required.
Cheers
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I worked under Christian in both the Non-Metro Mildura canvas 29 & part of S00Y Metro 30 this year.
Christian was very supportive & encouraging in assisting me to achieve my goals. He was interested in developing my skills as a sales consultant & took time to discuss my goals & ambitions within Sensis in the future.
I would be happy to work with Christian as my manager in any future canvas.
Regards
S
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Christian was very supportive & encouraging in assisting me to achieve my goals. He was interested in developing my skills as a sales consultant & took time to discuss my goals & ambitions within Sensis in the future.
I would be happy to work with Christian as my manager in any future canvas.
Regards
S
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