by Imogen Emms | Sep 14, 2018 | Culture, General, Stress, Training, Wellbeing
We are now offering a range of half-day training workshops focussing on Mental Health at Work. Around 1 in 6 people is experiencing some kind of mental health problem at any given time, the impact of which is costing an estimated £105 billion per year.* Understanding...
by LesleyA | Jan 1, 2017 | Goals, Stress, Training
It’s usual to begin a new year by setting ambitious goals for the twelve months ahead, but we are suggesting a very simple start to a simpler life – make a start by de-cluttering. The idea of tidying our lives and ridding ourselves of physical and mental clutter, is...
by LesleyA | Jul 13, 2016 | Organisation, Return on investment, Talent, Teamwork, Training
What is a Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) and when/why do you need one? There are a few terms in our business that lend so much mystery and specialness to what is in effect the very simple business of developing people, ‘doing an LNA’ is one of them!...
by LesleyA | Jun 6, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence, Leadership, Motivation, Stress, Teamwork, Training
We ran a little experiment at Cerulean Towers last week – we listened out for how often people used the word ‘stupid’, either about themselves or others. We counted quite a few examples and we also noticed the tally increased significantly when the debate was around...
by LesleyA | Apr 16, 2016 | Culture, Culture Change, Goals, Learning Lunch, Training
What exactly is micro learning? Another buzz word or something that might make a difference to your work place? In this brief email we help you understand the benefits of micro learning to help you decide if it’s something you would like to include in your learning...
by LesleyA | Feb 29, 2016 | Bullying, Culture, Culture Change, Diversity, Stress, Training
Last year, Acas said it had received about 20,000 calls about harassment and bullying at work and that some callers to its helpline had even considered committing suicide. The chair of Acas, Sir Brendan Barber, commented: “Callers to our helpline have...
