Sustainability in the workplace is a bit of a hot topic at the moment. Around 18% of the UK’s total carbon emissions are attributed to commercial businesses - one of many areas that will need to be improved if the UK is going to reach its 2050 net-zero targets. Although some corporations are making bold steps towards net zero, [...]
Since the pandemic, we’ve become more interested in flexible working and finding new ways to work. Recently, this has included a UK trial of a 4-day working week (which is also the biggest ever of its kind, to date anywhere in the world). We’ve probably all fantasised about working less for the same amount of money (no, taking a [...]
Earlier this year we were absolutely thrilled to be able to partner with the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) on a range of management training courses. The CMI offer the absolute gold standard in accreditation for the type of training we deliver and - like us - they are committed to working with businesses to inspire people to unleash their [...]
We’ve made a couple of big updates to our website this month. Last week we added a lot more detail to our Training page, detailing all of the CMI accredited Leadership and Management courses that we run with pricing and information (more on that in next week’s blog) and this week we’ve given the Short Courses page a spruce [...]
7th May heralds the start of National Doughnut week here in the UK so today we’re using this as an excuse to talk about CAKE. One of the problematic things with our workplace culture in the UK is the bringing in and sharing around of treats in the workplace. Whenever a colleague has a birthday, or something to celebrate, out [...]
Did you know that April is Stress Awareness Month? Like stress, it’s nothing new - this event that has been held every April since 1992. Of course stress is something that affects us all year round but by focusing on it and holding events like this, we can help to raise awareness of the causes and cures for the [...]
The Chartered Management Institute has a vast range of practical qualifications on offer to help you increase your leadership knowledge and skills for the workplace. These skills can help you to progress up the career ladder, increase your salary and help you to lead from the front. The CMI qualifications are suitable for all industries and sectors and cover [...]
Special offer on all short courses – plus 25% off our Personal Finance and Money Management courses this March Did your new year’s resolutions include something about sorting out your finances in 2022? By this time of year many of us find we’ve usually broken most of our promises to ourselves, some of us may be wondering if we’ll [...]
Would you like to know more about what we do and how we can help you or your business? Lucy and Anita will be on stand A9 at the North Somerset Business Show at the Winter Gardens in Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th March 2022. Billed as ‘North Somerset's Festival of Business and Innovation,’ this FREE event [...]
