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Major Reform To Apprenticeships Announced

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced reforms to apprenticeships that will enable up to 20,000 more apprenticeships and could be especially welcome news to small businesses. With effect from April 1st, the government will pay the full cost of training for anyone up to the age of 21. If you are a small employer […]

Read more March 19th, 2024

Nurturing Junior Talent

In the era of remote working, businesses must prioritise the need to nurture junior talent. With remote work becoming the norm, businesses face a new challenge: how to effectively train and mentor junior staff members. Balancing the benefits of remote work with the essential development of junior team members is a critical concern for modern […]

Read more November 9th, 2023

Empathetic Leadership

Empathetic leadership means having the ability to understand the needs of others and being aware of their feelings and thoughts. Modern businesses are about people and relationships as well as sales and revenue. Empathetic leaders help employees and customers feel valued, which helps to create better relationships inside and outside of the business. The following […]

Read more March 20th, 2023

7 Tips To Closing The Deal

Closing the deal is the most important part of the sales process. Every business is a sales organisation. Selling generates the cash flow that is the very lifeblood of any business. However, sales is as much an art as it is a process. Here are our 7 top tips to help you in closing the […]

Read more March 17th, 2023

Developing Future Leaders

How do you recognise leadership potential in your existing team? Hiring new people can bring fresh thinking and new ideas, however, you may already have the right people in place. Those who take the lead Look for people in your team who get stuck into projects and tend to take the lead, regardless of their […]

Read more February 13th, 2023

Focusing On Being More Effective

Don’t focus on being busy – focus on being effective. There will always be pressure to run faster, that’s just part of business life. Clients want things yesterday; the team might need more time to deliver and there will always be more to do. Stop focusing on how busy you are and focus on being […]

Read more October 14th, 2022

The Importance Of Career Mobility

Career mobility is a key priority for Millennial and Gen Z employees. Career mobility (or job mobility) is the process of an employee moving in their career. It can refer to upward or downward movement, as well as movement across to another role within the same business but in a different capacity. In the past, […]

Read more May 24th, 2022

Making Training Stick

How can businesses train their teams of people more effectively? Businesses that invest in training their team enjoy greater employee retention and the right training can also have a positive effect on your profit margins. To build a high performing organisation, you need to plan for sustained learning. Providing the training is one thing, but […]

Read more February 11th, 2022

Kickstart Scheme For Employers

Employers of all sizes can apply for funding to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit. Employers can spread the job start dates up until 31 December 2021. You will get funding until 30 June 2022 if a young person starts their job on 31 December 2021. Further funding is available […]

Read more September 27th, 2021

Developing The Next Generation Of Business Leaders

Businesses need to invest in nurturing the next generation of talent. Regardless of the industry that you work in, how you and your management team nurture the next generation of talent in the first decade of their careers can have a huge impact on their prospects for the future. Given that the world of business […]

Read more July 16th, 2021

Apprenticeships during COVID-19

The government has released guidance for apprenticeship training providers (providers), employers, end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) and apprentices. It describes: how and when apprentices can safely train and undertake an assessment in the workplace, education and assessment settings the temporary flexibilities which apply during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic It should be read alongside: the safer working guidance […]

Read more May 20th, 2021

What Can Businesses Learn From Jeff Bezos?

As Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO of Amazon, his legacy continues to inspire business leaders across the world. Jeff Bezos started Amazon as a loss-making online book store and has built it into one of the largest and most successful businesses in the world. Amazon is a business that is known for having high […]

Read more March 24th, 2021

Feed Forward Rather Than Feedback

People can respond negatively to constructive feedback – so feed forward instead. When we provide feedback to an employee, we share information in terms of how they are currently performing. When negative feedback is given, the individual can respond defensively. Even constructive feedback can be taken the wrong way. The idea of feed forward is […]

Read more March 23rd, 2021

Delivering Remote Training, Effectively

Providing training for your team when they are working remotely can be challenging. Delivering a training session to a room full of people can be difficult enough. Engaging with your audience remotely presents a whole new challenge. The first thing to think about is the delivery method. Your company may already have a webinar or […]

Read more February 17th, 2021

Can Soft Skills Be Taught?

A positive attitude, a strong work ethic, an innovative mindset, being a team player – are just as important to employers as practical skills and academic background. It is important to have teams of people who have the hard skills to do a job – i.e. they’re qualified, have relevant experience, can write code, design […]

Read more September 21st, 2020