We can and do work anywhere, having run programmes all over the U.K. and abroad, including Finland, Singapore and Switzerland. Venues are also very flexible, ranging from quality hotels, through company training facilities to self catered bunk barns for some team events - once a fleet of canal boats, which was surprisingly comfortable and very memorable!

Development Programmes

We have designed and delivered modular management development programmes for a number of clients*. Such programmes last anything from 6 months to 2 years, with participants meeting every six to eight weeks for a two day workshop. This provides structure and flexibility, allowing people to develop at their own pace with peer and line manager support. Each workshop is an incremental step in the development process, and they are linked accordingly. On each workshop, delegates write an individual action plan on how they intend to implement the learning from the module, and at the next workshop report back to their colleagues on progress, successes and problems encountered. This encourages individuals to take responsibility for their own development, to support others in their efforts and to learn from each other. These programmes often contain an outdoor element to help learning and bonding within the group. 

Actual modules will vary according to organisational and individual needs, but a typical programme might include the following modules:

Leadership, Team-working, Communication, Feedback and Motivation, Self Management, Problem Solving, Dealing with People, Meeting Skills and Change. And many more.... 

*Clients who have benefited from this approach include McCain Foods, Cumbria Contract Services and SGS International.

Action Learning

Some programmes have also been extended to include a work based action learning project completed by the delegates either during or after the programme. This further improves cross functional working, helps participants to relate the programme learning to and make a real impact on organisational objectives. To ensure success, such projects need to be carefully planned, integrated with the programme and championed by senior management. An alternative is to work on a project outside work, as outlined below.

Learning from Projects

Learning by doing, or experiential learning is at the heart of all our programmes, and another vehicle for this can involve trainees in real life projects in a "Challenge Anneka" type event. See more on this by clicking here.

Training Methods and Theories

Our development programmes are designed for and with our clients to incorporate the best practices of many tried and tested techniques as well as the best new ideas and theories, including:

Behaviour Analysis; Business Simulations; Experiential Learning;  Accelerated Learning;

Management Development Outdoors; Neuro-Linguistics; One-to-One Mentoring; Psychometric Profiling; Systems Thinking and Transactional Analysis