Commercial Skills

The importance of training talented individuals in your business

Within every business staff turnover is somewhat expected and in some cases it can be seen as a good thing, it will help bring in fresh ideas and new approaches. However, every organisation should understand the necessity of retaining employees, especially their best ones! Here’s why you need to train your top talent… Train to retain […]

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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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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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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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Why your business needs commercial skills training

Commercial skills training can cover a wide range of qualities, from financial to interpersonal skills, and by-and-large will vary from role to role, and by each organisation. Do you want to drive change, and ultimately drive value in your business? Then there are two questions you must ask yourself as a leader; We all want

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Developing commercial skills in the workplace

Increasingly, we are seeing more and more business leaders talking about their people needing to think and act more commercially. However, what are ‘Commercial skills’? And how can they be developed in the workplace through effective workplace training? Broadly speaking, commercial skills refers to an individual’s knowledge and insights of: Commercial skills can cover a wide

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How can budgets add value to your workplace?

How are budgets perceived in your organisation? When the word “budget” comes up, do you hear a collective groan? For many, organisational attitudes are such that budgets are seen as a necessary evil rather than an exercise that will add value to the organisation. Yet done well, the budget process will yield the strategic results

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