Tag: Professional development
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How offering graduate training programmes can benefit your company
With many people set to graduate over the next couple of months, now is a great time to think about graduate training programmes. A graduate training programme is a structured programme that combines working and training. The training usually lasts anywhere between 3 months to 3 years and after this time, graduates can be offered…
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What do employees in the UK look for in workplace leadership?
Due to the uncertainty of the UK’s post-Brexit future, UK workers are searching for simple workplace leadership to set the route for a currently unknown destiny. Faced with the ever-growing speed of progressive companies, businesses require secure and direct workplace leadership to steer their uncertain future going forwards. Businesses that are at the forefront of…
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Workplace leadership is the key to guiding you through uncertainty
Great leaders within an organisation are the difference between sinking or swimming when it comes to navigating uncertainty – something particularly relevant with the likes of Brexit still high on every organisation’s priority list. But how can you prepare your future decision makers, and embody them with the vital commercial skills necessary turn your employees…
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The impact that external factors like Brexit can have on workplace training
When the seemingly unexpected vote to leave the European Union was announced last June, it’s safe to say uncertainty swept the nation in all areas of working and personal life. It was impossible to predict the impact this decision would have, considering Great Britain’s 43-year membership, but it’s safe to say that business owners and…
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The benefits of creating a succession plan for training and promoting from within your business
When planning to fill management positions, it is often protocol for most businesses to hire recruiters and pay a large sum of money in return for an established name. However, recent reports have suggested this form of growth may not be the most beneficial to a business. What is Succession Planning? Succession planning focuses on…
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Utilising gamification methods in workplace training
Predicted as a top trend in 2016 Gamification has been in the spotlight for a number of years and its popularity in 2017 is set to rise. While it is failing in mainstream popularity, its presence within commercial skills training is constantly increasing. What is Gamification? Gamification is the concept of applying game mechanics and…
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Talent management and tailored training solutions
Many businesses put a high emphasis on attracting and recruiting talented individuals, but developing, managing and retaining them is of equal importance. Strategically managing the talent of your employees is invaluable to any business; contributing not only to staff retention, but also engagement and high workplace performance – adding subsequent value and return on investment.…
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Motivating your staff after the Christmas break
January can be a difficult time for business leaders. At this time of year, general motivation is at an annual high as many people start the New Year with an array of resolutions. As a general rule, resolutions range anywhere from keeping fit and losing weight to saving more money, but very few have any…
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The 3 biggest training and development trends to hit in 2024
A new year provides business leaders with new opportunities to develop the skills of their workforce in order to improve productivity. With this in mind, we have compiled three of the most important trends that those in management should prioritise when training their employees to improve engagement and achieve success long term. Blended learning Blended…
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Which questions should business leaders be asking their teams regularly?
To drive a business forward, you must first establish great leadership. It has been said that great leaders possess qualities such as passion, commitment, and delegation, in order for a leader to truly be effective they must effectively communicate with employees. Failure to communicate with employees could be detrimental to the success of a business,…