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How businesses can grow employees into great leaders

It has been reported that businesses with the highest quality leaders were at least 13 times more likely to outperform their competition. Quality leaders in the workplace are vital to success as they are able to motivate and engage employees to boost morale and maintain a healthy working environment. Need to grow great leaders? Read our […]

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Why employee training is essential and not optional

Training and development is an opportunity for employees to build upon their skills and knowledge and develop both personally and professionally, but why is it essential to your business? Improved performance When it comes to employee performance, the more training employees receive the better able they are to perform their job role effectively. Any issues

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5 qualities that professional managers must possess in order to succeed

In order for each and every workplace to perform effectively, it must be structured with an efficient management system. Managers work to motivate and engage individuals in the workplace while maintaining operations to achieve success. If a manager is ineffective in their role, the entire business is likely to fail. What is a manager? As

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Why virtual reality is the next big thing for training programmes

Virtual Reality (VR) is set to be the next big thing to hit workplaces by becoming the preferred method of communication and training due to its ability to deliver immersive experiences in these areas. Virtual reality is a computer-based technology that replicates an environment real or imagined, it stimulates the user’s physical environment and presence

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Tips to ensure employee wellbeing in the workplace

Is your workplace suffering from a dip in employee productivity? One reason for this could be employee wellbeing. There has been growing recognition of the importance of wellbeing both inside and outside of the workplace. Studies suggest that improvement in wellbeing will result in improved performance in the workplace, which will ultimately aid the increase

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Training and development for millennials in the workplace

From our previous blog instalments, we have discussed how millennials will transform the workplace and how businesses need to be able to effectively adapt to the changes they will bring or risk being left behind. Millennials feel that lifelong learning is the key to happiness and they want to experience as much training as possible

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The difference between leadership and management

In every business there are managers and there are leaders. However, does this automatically mean that a manager is a good leader? What is leadership? Leadership, by definition, is the ability of an individual to motivate, influence and enable others to contribute towards the success of an organisation. Leadership isn’t concerned with seniority or positions

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Measuring the success of commercial skills training

Training within a business is an action taken to improve performance and ultimately increase profitability. To ensure that the training undertaken is effective, it must be measured and evaluated. Measuring the success of training will enable organisations to understand which methods of training are most effective, as well as allow them to improve the design of training

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Why your business should introduce a graduate training programme

When growing a business, it’s beneficial to analyse all aspects of employee acquisition. To find the right fit for your role, all types and levels should be considered. With graduate schemes at their highest level in 2016 with a 20.5% increase in the last 3 years, it is clear that although the graduate market is

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What is commercial training in the workplace and how can businesses utilise it?

Do you want your staff to become more commercially aware? Commercial skills training may be just what you need. Commercial skills training comprises of tailored programmes designed to allow employees to gain experience and understanding into the key functions of a business, and provide them with the knowledge and insights to understand how the business

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