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  • Parachutist under a blue canopy: empower your people to do the right things right

    Empowering your people to do the right things right

    Empowering your people to do the right things right Don't we all want our colleges [...]

  • Silhouettes of two people holding a globe made of the word customer

    Customer Service – What your team need to know

    Customer Service - What your team need to know Having just spent a brilliant day [...]

  • Woman in a rowing boat: ever feel your talents as a mother and a woman are not being used?

    As a mother are your talents being utilised?

     "Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talents in the world"     Hilary Clinton We [...]

  • Scales of justice: prejudice and discrimination at work, what every manager needs to know

    Prejudice and discrimination in the work place

    Prejudice and discrimination in the workplace When dealing with managers on various training events it’s [...]

  • Whiteboard notes on support and challenge in the workplace

    What happens if colleagues are not supported or challenged at work?

    What happens if colleagues are not supported or challenged at work? Well this particular paradigm [...]

  • Road signs at a crossroads: are you at a crossroads in your life?

    At a crossroads in your life? Not sure which turn to take?

    At a crossroads in your life? Not sure which turn to take? Are you prepared [...]

  • Clenched fist: power in the workplace, the 6 things you really need to know

    Power at work

      Power at work - 6 things you need to know There are various theories [...]

  • 360 appraisal diagram: bemused and confused with 360 appraisals? Let us keep it simple

    ROI – Return on Investment for training events

    ROI - Return on investment for training events, how do you KNOW you have got [...]

  • Sketch of a job interview: 7 top tips for your first interview

    7 top tips to help you survive your first job interview!

    "Nation of awkward teens need help to shake hands and smile" Antony Jenkins Barclays chief [...]

  • Peacock displaying its feathers: recognise where you and your team are in a time of change

    #Change – recognise your team and yourself?

    #Change - recognise your team and yourself This blog sits well after the past two [...]

  • Goldfish leaping between two bowls: use Kotter's 8 stage model to make change work

    Change – Make it happen using Kotter’s 8 stage model

    Change - Make it happen using Kotter’s 8 stage model In our last blog we [...]

  • Change ahead road sign: practical tips to make change work for you and your business

    Time for Change? PESTLE – a tool to make your change happen

      Time for Change? Practical things to make change happen. Many organisations that we are [...]

  • January calendar page and tape measure: 6 top tips to make New Year resolutions happen

    New Years Resolutions – 6 top tips to make them happen

    This article is aimed at an audience who understands the complexities of change.  It's for [...]

  • Woman holding a paper marked Help in front of her face, about cognitive behavioural therapy

    Did you hide signs of depression this Christmas? Personal Development

    Are you coping with depression? Did you cope with Christmas? Was it a case of [...]

  • Keeping your elves healthy all year round: 9 top tips for Santa managers

    Keeping your little Elves ‘ealthy – 9 Top Management Tips for Santa

    9 Top tips to keep your little Elves 'ealthy all year round.   The season [...]

  • Crisis charity logo in red lettering

    A crisis…..At Christmas….?

    On the surface, this week's blog appears to have little to do with our on-going [...]

  • Diagram of complementary, crossed and ulterior transactions between Parent, Adult and Child ego states

    Transactional Analysis: Crossed and Complimentary Transactions – Psychology for Business

    Ego States and Transactions Last week, I introduced Dr Eric Berne's concept of Transactional Analysis, [...]

  • Frightened eye peering from behind a child's hand, representing safeguarding concerns

    How to develop a #safeguarding culture?

    How to develop a #safeguarding culture? The $64,000 question is how to develop a #safeguarding [...]

  • Cartoon of two people either side of a clock, one saying you're useless and the other saying I'm sorry

    Is Transactional Analysis a viable business tool? Psychology for business –

    Transactional Analysis or TA as it is commonly known as, is a tool used in [...]

  • Meerkats standing on guard: do you need your workforce to safeguard children?

    Do you NEED your workforce to #safeguard children?

    Do you NEED your workforce to #safeguard children? Do you NEED your work force to [...]

  • #Safeguarding children - Your responsibility

    #Safeguarding children – Your responsibility

    #Safeguarding children - Your responsibility. Q1. Should you have any? Well morally you should...... Q2.Do [...]

  • Silhouette with arms raised at sunset: personal coaching, is it right for you?

    Is personal coaching right for you? 7 top tips to find out

    Personal coaching, what is it?  Is it all a con or something useful?  Last week [...]

  • Iceberg graphic with IQ above the waterline and EQ below: 15 ways to improve your emotional intelligence

    15 ways to improve your Emotional Intelligence

      Increasingly, in the businesses we partner, the concept of having a high IQ is [...]

  • Two goldfish beside the word Mentoring

    Mentoring

    Mentoring is becoming much more common within organisations that want to develop talent. It allows [...]

  • Cartoon of a flustered man tangled in red tape

    Bring policies and procedures to life

      Many organisations we work with have a wide range of support available to their [...]

  • Crowd of people queueing outside a building

    Staggering reduction in numbers for the unemployed!

    Getting the long term unemployed back to work Government statistics yesterday told us that there were [...]

  • Young woman holding a baby in front of a graffiti wall

    How can schools support children living in difficult conditions?

    This blog is written in response to a Linked In (Early Years Training Group) article [...]

  • Father smiling with his young daughter resting her head on his shoulder

    5 steps to running a successful parents’ support group

    5 steps to running a successful parents' support group Reading an article regarding increasing parental involvement made [...]

  • Diagram of behaviour patterns showing how my attitude affects your behaviour and the reverse

    The difference between attitude and behaviour

    Understanding the difference between attitude and behaviour is complex Understanding the difference between attitude and [...]

  • Overlapping speech bubbles made of colourful figures

    Improving your personal leverage.

    Improving your personal leverage, understanding “Push and Pull” Influencing. Improving your personal leverage. To influence [...]

  • Business people sprinting from the start line of a running track

    Motivation Part 3 – Your role in keeping your staff motivated!

    This blog is the third of three examining motivation in the work place. The first examined [...]

  • Silhouette on a hilltop at sunset with the words never give up

    Motivation Part 2

    Building on the previous blog which looked at Maslow’s study in determining why people go [...]

  • Silhouette on a hilltop at sunset with the words never give up

    Motivation Part 1

    This blog entry is one of three. In this one, I am going to look [...]

  • Two women in conflict, one with her head in her hands: rights and assertion

    Rights and assertion

    As we mentioned in a previous blog you cannot be assertive without knowing what your [...]