4 December 2019
Winter Solstice – a time for reflection
God rest ye merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay…… ahem and god rest ye merry gentlewomen too… the truth is Christmas for many is certainly not a time for rest … nor do we give ourselves time! For most of us preparing for Christmas becomes hectic. Shopping, wrapping and social events and of course preparing […]
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26 November 2019
When People Aren’t Self-Aware…
We have all probably had the experience… where you work with someone who isn’t self-aware… or maybe they think they are but perhaps for what ever reason they are not seeing what you are seeing. In a recent study by Harvard Business Review they found out that “In our nearly five-year research program on the […]
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26 November 2019
Want to improve Productivity? Be kind to yourself!
This isn’t the usual blog about productivity, this one is a little different. In this blog we are going to explore productivity aligned with Self Compassion and Kindness. What has Self Compassion and Kindness got to do with Productivity we hear you say? Well we think there is a big connection. Have you ever listened […]
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26 November 2019
Monday Morning Blues
“I woke up this morning…with the Monday morning blues. I couldn’t hardly find… my Monday morning shoes…. searched all through my bones…. Monday morning blues”. Yep its Sunday night and you start to get that feeling, in the gut that you have another week of work coming. At Pro-Development we call it ‘mucky Monday’ and […]
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24 October 2019
Zombie Apocalypse – 5 things you wish you had done
You wake up one morning and everything has changed. The world hasn’t stopped turning, but life as you know it has stopped. As you look out of the window there is this eerie light on the horizon … you see some folks you used to know, but they are staggering around in faded ripped clothes […]
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24 October 2019
Neuroscience – becoming supernatural!
As neuroscience becomes more mainstream, we are learning so much more about ourselves and our brains. The truth is we don’t really know the full extent of what our brain can do and what we are therefore capable of. However, neuroscience is really challenging some old thoughts and beliefs when it comes to learning. So, […]
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24 October 2019
It’s frightening … the implications of losing your good people?
“Nobody cares about me here, I’m just a number!” “I don’t feel valued and nobody says thank you for what I do!” “I’ve never had a 1:1 or a review with my Manager since I started here!” “Training … what training? I’ve never had any development for me in my role!” Scary quotes aren’t they? […]
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27 September 2019
Exciting News – We’re recruiting for that special someone to join our lovely team
Learning and Development Consultant Salary is negotiable Based in York, North Yorkshire Job Details At Pro-Development, we love to help businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber to create a great place to work by engaging and developing their people and teams. That also includes us – we are a small but perfectly formed team and […]
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26 September 2019
Another Great Personality Tool – MBTI
You may have recently read our DiSC Blog discussing our team DiSC profiles. But perhaps what we haven’t told you is that at Pro-Development we use many different types of profiling tools. Another favourite for our team is the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and we offer this fantastic tool to help support our clients. The […]
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