Running effective 121 meetings with team members is essential for fostering strong relationships, providing guidance, and addressing individual concerns. Here are some tips to help you run effective 121's: Prepare an agenda: Before the meeting, prepare an agenda that...

Introduction: Becoming a manager is an exciting and rewarding milestone in one's career journey. However, it also presents a unique set of challenges that can catch new managers off guard. The transition from being an individual contributor to leading a team requires...

The emergence of AI technology has undoubtedly had an impact on various industries, including the training industry. While AI has the potential to disrupt certain aspects of traditional training, it is important to view it as a tool that can enhance and complement...

At the end of each financial year, we spend time reviewing all the workshops and programmes we have delivered, looking for trends and indications as to what businesses are looking for in terms of learning and development for their employees. This year there were two...

Over the last couple of years, we have seen a sharp increase in demand for accredited management and leadership programmes. Given that, I thought it would be useful to outline some of their benefits which will hopefully enable you to decide if its right for your...

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...

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...

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...

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.