Have you heard of Team Building with horses?
This is an experiential Team Building day where participants work as a team to try to influence a herd of horses. It is designed to uncover the non-verbal communication, body language and energy in your team, that will be affecting team dynamics, behaviour and performance. Why horses? Horses have evolved over 50 million years to […]
Team building… fictional or functional?
‘Team building’ activities are an overused go to solution, for many managers whose teams aren’t working well. Promises such as “the transferrable skills learnt in team building activities can transform any group into a high-performing team…” can be alluring. Whether it’s an activity added to a team meeting, or an entire day out of the […]
Maximising Employee Growth: The Crucial Role of Online Feedback Tools
By LearningCog In the ever-evolving landscape of professional development, the significance of continuous feedback and 360 feedback cannot be overstated. Among the array of resources available, online feedback tools such as our Multi-Rater Assessment Tool, stand out as invaluable assets for helping employee growth and fostering a thriving workplace culture. When To Use The Multi-Rater […]
Should we invest in something that can drive employee engagement?
Employee engagement has been a thing since the first employees were hired by the first employer. It is not new and organisations that intend to have engaged people do not need to create anything new to make it happen. All that’s new about it is the size of the data stack that helps us understand […]
Dealing with long-term absences: Supporting your workforce
Long-term absence due to sickness is at a record high in the UK. From April to June of 2023, nearly half a million people took leave from work because of a long-term illness, adding to the 2.5 million people already absent long-term. Recent figures reveal that over 185 million sick days were taken in 2022, […]
Five benefits of professional development for business leaders
In today’s dynamic and ever-shifting business landscape, the role of the leader has become more complex than ever before. As industries evolve and transform at an unprecedented rate, leaders are faced with new challenges and opportunities that demand continuous growth and learning. Professional development plays a fundamental role in equipping leaders with the knowledge, skills, […]
Bespoke, tailored or off-the-rack? Finding the right professional development platform
By Robert Bowles, Careers and Professional Development Adviser, Royal Society of Chemistry and Richard Burton, Platform Manager of the Professional Development Programme, Royal Society of Chemistry. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is at the core of any professional membership body’s activities. For their members, good CPD can be the key that helps them differentiate themselves, that […]
Upskill your managers or lose your best talent. Why we must invest in management training
By The Motivation Agency Would you fly on an aeroplane that hasn’t been upgraded or serviced in a while? …possibly not… Why? Well, it doesn’t feel very safe! The same is true for managers. Would you entrust your teams to managers who haven’t been trained or upskilled on people management? No, you wouldn’t! Why? The […]
Discover a professional development course for every situation
A recent survey of 500 employees, in middle and upper management roles, revealed that 80% of managers currently feel that they face a barrier to their career progression at their current place of work, and 21.2% felt there was a lack of time to upskills outside of work hours. When it came to facilitating further […]
HR and productivity: how getting your HR department right can improve your business
By Daniella Pye, Senior Manager at Sellick Partnership By its nature, HR is responsible for the people that work for a business and the resources that are available to employees to help complete their work. HR professionals are expected to deal with a huge range of matters within the business. Their day-to-day responsibilities can vary […]
