Writing for business – it’s only words, isn’t it?
Help, I’m a reader! Do you ever find that you have a great meeting and get on famously with colleagues – then that document arrives. It could be a report, proposal, project plan or minutes. [...]
How to get the most out of your 360 Feedback Review Meetings
You're sitting facing a report that contains personal information about you... what feelings might you have? If you are using 360 feedback, it is important that you get good results. The conversation about the report can be [...]
Running a large scale 360 feedback project?
Running a large scale 360 feedback project is a big undertaking. Besides getting all the right people on board, you'll need a clear plan, a strategy, and sufficient resources - it's going to take some [...]
How will Brexit affect Learning and Development?
Last week I was asked what impact Brexit has had so far on my business and my industry. Of course, we don't know the answers yet - it is all speculation. Below you'll find a [...]
Actions speaking louder than words
This weekend, I heard that a friend and neighbour had her day’s takings stolen. Naomi has a Café Bar that runs a ‘pay what you feel’ honesty policy (or not, [...]
Buying training? How to get the best value and avoid wasting your training budget
Training your staff is an investment and often a substantial one – but how can you make sure that you will get a return from it? I hear so many stories of training being a waste [...]
The Extra Mile
Do you organise events for local businesses?Would you like to offer them a presentation that adds real value? We can bring you a thought provoking half hour that uses stories and acting combined with the latest [...]
How to Discuss 360 Feedback: The Book
I’ve come across many HR folk and trainers that are understandably a bit nervous about giving 360 feedback. It can be a sensitive situation, and needs to be handled with [...]
Group Work Skills Webinar
On 7 July 2015 I ran a webinar on Group work Skills for Unimenta. You can watch it here. […]
Webinars as Training Tools – Survey results
I’ve been exploring views on using webinars as training tools. Below are the headlines from the survey plus the beginning of the report, which explains why the research was done. Click the link of you [...]
Face to Face Workshop Offer
Here’s our Special Spring Offer: We will deliver a complimentary two hour Interpersonal Skills workshop when you buy 20 copies of the highly acclaimed Face to Face in the Workplace for your staff. What’s in it [...]
Can you delegate your anxiety?
I had a phone call from a journalist at the Evening Standard recently – she had seen the article on delegation I wrote a while back for Guardian Careers (you can see that here). She wanted [...]
Entrepreneur Friday – my interview with The Female Business Hub
Why do I do what I do? What was my lightbulb moment? How do I maintain balance? What is the scariest thing I've done? What is my vision? What advice would I [...]
Managing your Boss – how to get the best from them
Research tells us that 80% of our discretionary effort is down to the relationship with our line manager, yet somehow they don’t always get the best from us. Why is that? We could just blame [...]
Trainers and Coaches: Should you write that book?
“Should you write that book?” was the topic at Trainers Network Northamptonshire recently. Publishing has changed beyond recognition in the last decade and is now accessible to all. Apparently 25% [...]
Face to Face in the Workplace now available Stateside!
Widely praised in the UK, Face to Face in the Workplace is now available in the USA through Amazon.com. We’re delighted to be able to give Face to Face in the Workplace a wider audience and look [...]