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All too often groups of people are thrown together as a 'team' without any consideration being given to the personalities of the individuals, their skills, the various job roles or, indeed, how the te... more information   send enquiry

It is said that change is like building work; it always takes longer to complete than anticipated, it always costs more than the estimate, and it doesn’t always look like the design when it is finishe... more information   send enquiry

‘The man with a new idea is a crank, until the idea succeeds.’ Mark Twain The unprecedented pace of change facing us as we move into the first decades of the twenty-first century demands that we draw... more information   send enquiry

As human beings, we tend to behave depending on the culture in which we are surrounded, and in order to do so, prejudice and bias become a normal part of our existence. The key, however, is to be sel... more information   send enquiry

Do you find it difficult to get your point across in an effective way? Is it difficult for you to express your positive or negative feelings openly and honestly? Do you sometimes lose control and be... more information   send enquiry

Leaders are responsible for employees and provide the drive, determination, energy, direction and focus, which is needed when delivering any project, service or process. Through developing an understa... more information   send enquiry

A recent CBI survey put the average cost of sickness and absence per employee at £533 per annum. Overall, absence costs for the whole of the UK economy amounts to a staggering £13 billion or an avera... more information   send enquiry

Bullying is not something that is confined to the school playground or to any specific situation or type of individual. It can be a real issue for businesses, impacting on employee well being, produc... more information   send enquiry

Diversity represents two key opportunities for organisations to challenge and meet: * Obtaining, retaining and developing the best workforce for their organisation from a more diverse labour market... more information   send enquiry

With an increasingly more complex and demanding business environment the demand for meetings is continually growing. Organisations are becoming increasingly team-based, with the majority of the work b... more information   send enquiry

In every day life we are faced with circumstances and situations in which problems have to be solved, agreements reached, and decisions made, which involve other parties. Negotiation is an important ... more information   send enquiry

‘Problems cannot be solved by thinking within the framework in which they were created.’ Albert Einstein We all know that there is usually more than one way of approaching a problem. However, most o... more information   send enquiry

Consider the following scenario when a manager has an intuitive, pet solution to an existing business problem; and after a lengthy and often bruising financial justification (done by the same manager)... more information   send enquiry

The rate of change and the ongoing desire for improvements to working practices has meant that, for many organisations, public and private sector, a project-based approach is the best and most effecti... more information   send enquiry

Like most leaders in business, senior managers are coming under pressure to have more and more projects under their control. In response to this we have been working with a number of organisations at ... more information   send enquiry

Project management is an increasingly popular business approach, which provides structure, focus, flexibility and control. Increasingly, it is being used by small and large organisations to provide a ... more information   send enquiry

This is a one-day workshop, designed to follow-on to the two-day, Tier 4: ‘Working in a Project Environment’ course. Those first two days will cover the “hard” tools and techniques used in project ma... more information   send enquiry

Every business, project based or day-to-day work, needs to be subordinate to a strategy, which must re-adjust according to changing environmental conditions. In order for the business to succeed, ev... more information   send enquiry

The process of supervising takes place at all levels of an organisation, from the top to the bottom. While having responsibility for overseeing the work of others, the supervisor is simultaneously a ... more information   send enquiry

Autonomy at work often creates the issue of conflicting priorities and the need to efficiently manage our time. With ever increasing and aggressive projects and work schedules, how do we cope with th... more information   send enquiry

More and more organisations are starting to train and develop staff internally using the skills of existing members of staff. But trainers need to understand that everyone learns differently as well ... more information   send enquiry