Leadership

Employee learning from home

The importance of digital learning for remote workers

In a world where setting up your laptop in the kitchen, lounge or spare bedroom to work has recently become the norm; many employees can be forgiven for shifting their immediate focus to getting used to their new professional surroundings. In recent weeks, following the coronavirus outbreak, we have been providing regular updates on how […]

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Inspiring the remote workforce from the top down

There has been much discussion from a professional development and business continuity perspective about what employees need to do in order to acclimatise to their new environment when working from home. While this is important, those at the top of the hierarchy also have a responsibility to support and nurture their talent during this time.

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Confidence a barrier to women's success

Did you know the no.1 barrier to women’s success is confidence?

Creating a culture of gender diversity is not just the right thing to do, it also makes business sense – the earlier the better!* A win/win MDA Training with {embrace} worldwide, has created programs specially designed for female executives to continue to grow as they move across the corporate pipeline. Our program focuses on enhancing

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Confidence a barrier to women's success

Greater personal growth means greater business growth

MDA Training and {embrace} worldwide offers leadership and mentorship programs specially designed for female executives. Designed to enhance self-belief, confidence and executive presence, our program aims to eliminate self-limiting beliefs – an opportunity for women to believe in their leadership abilities which provides a greater return on investment for the company as well.  A win/win.

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Greater gender enhancement means greater business growth

“Look what’s happened over 300 years using half our talent. Just imagine what’s gonna happen when we go full blast with 100%,” Warren Buffett Supporting women in leadership at all levels of the organisation is essential to enhance female presence in senior management. MDA Training and {embrace} worldwide offers leadership and mentorship programs specially designed

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A stressed out employee

Are you doing enough to ease tensions in the workplace? 

No workplace is without its problems, especially when it comes to the common issue of tensions and disagreements between employees. Workplace conflicts will always occur, no matter the level of seniority or individual character of a person. Ultimately, anyone is suspect to falling into discord with a fellow worker. According to CIPD, 38% of UK

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A manager in the workplace with his employees

Statistics on management development in the workplace

The quality of management throughout an entire hierarchy can make or break a business in any industry. Typically, managers are responsible for the professional development and wellbeing of their employees, and thus have a duty to protect them. It is therefore imperative that anyone trusted with a position of this seniority is adequately qualified and

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A group of motivated employees high fiving

How can business leaders motivate their employees in January?

The Christmas break is a highly anticipated holiday for most, as people look forward to celebrating the festive season with family and friends and enjoying time away from work. However, the Christmas break can cause serious disruption to the day to day running of businesses, as specific agendas are pushed to the new year. This

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Financial planning and underwriting

Have underwriters lost the confidence to override credit decisions made by a computer?

There has been a plethora of company failures, profit warnings and strategic shortcomings reported in the financial press over the past few months. Many who have read these articles will have thought to themselves that hindsight is a wonderful thing. Hindsight does allow analysts to comment with authority. The challenging aspect of credit assessment is

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A business leader instructing his employees

The importance of leadership assessment in workplace training

Leadership assessment can be crucial to the development of a business, as it allows those in positions of authority to actively reflect on their own performance in order to maintain a strong professional environment. The leadership team of any business should constantly strive for progression, and to up-skill their offering, as this will in turn

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