Previous experience vs thorough consultancy
I am often challenged by potential new clients to identify ‘similar’ organisations who we have worked with previously and whilst I appreciate that it can provide a certain level of reassurance – I am increasingly left thinking ‘does it really matter?’ Here’s a few...
Management Behaviours
There's no shortage of leadership and management trends and predictions circulating at this time of year but we thought you might find it useful to understand those key behaviours that we'll be encouraging participants to adopt in our leadership & management...
New Year Training Checklist
The start of the year is an ideal time to plan and schedule your training initiatives for 2023 but before you do so, it’s worth considering the following 5 key questions: Do you actually need ‘formal’ training? Great training can be a vital development tool, but it...
Loch Ness Update
A massive well done to our Head of Learning - Lawrence White - who has successfully completed the grueling Etape Loch Ness. What's more, he's raised an amazing £1700 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
The right time of year to plan for evaluation!
During the last quarter of 2021 you might be forgiven for not concentrating fully on the Return in Investment (RoI) from any training and development you organised. Indeed, some Human Resources (quite rightly) see Learning & Development (L&D) as an integral...
Lawrence’s Journey with Macmillan – Our Charity of the Moment
In early 2019, our Head of Learning - Lawrence White was enjoying life to the full. As a 52-year-old he enjoyed keeping fit, was still an active if somewhat slower rugby player and he played cricket for his local team in the summer months. He had just taken up road...
Leading Remotely – a Manager’s Checklist
Everyone's experience of working from home has been different After weeks of working from home, many employees have now found their flow and established routines that suit them well. Consequently, they have been able to both heighten their productivity and achieve a...
Leading Hybrid Teams
Leading a remote team versus leading a hybrid team It's fair to say that the challenges of leading an entirely remote team are better known than leading a hybrid team. What's the difference? Well, an entirely remote team can be local, national or spread across the...
Lessons learned in our virtual journey
Following the initial shock of lockdown and the complete cessation of all our face to face training events, the last twelve months has seen us take a fascinating and, at times, challenging journey to becoming a complete virtual training provider. Although we were...
Virtual Learning, real opportunities
The last twelve months have naturally seen a huge rise in the use of virtual learning solutions. Having already adopted a blended model before Covid-19 hit, we were in a better position than most to make a successful break away from the classroom. That said, we have...