26 June 2019
Clear Desk Policy
Clear Desk Policies are nothing new, in fact they have been around for many years and there are varying different opinions about them. Some people really see the value of having one and believe they benefit teamwork, whilst others believe that they put too much pressure on teams to comply. So, before we consider the […]
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25 June 2019
Playing Your Part
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. William Shakespeare Have you ever thought about the role you play in a team? Do you think members play a role or do they simply act […]
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10 June 2019
What are you doing as a team?
The word team is used a lot in so many businesses we come across. Most people, if you ask them, will tell you, that they enjoy working as part of a team. But when we think of being in a team, are we really a team or just a group of people that work together […]
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7 June 2019
Kindness
“My religion is very simple, my religion is kindness” Dalai Lama” When Vicky in our team first started her kindness and compassion journey a Buddhist monk asked her to think about the ways in which kindness can flow. She thought for a while and then told him ‘well it is something we give to others […]
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23 May 2019
Here comes the sun
Here at Pro Development Towers, we do love to see the sun. It makes such a difference to the working day. We get out more, go for walking meetings, sit in the courtyard to take telephone calls and we enjoy a stroll with Ruby the dog at lunch. To do this though takes discipline. It […]
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22 May 2019
Funding for you and your team
Great news! Funding for training is now available through The Skills Service for eligible SME businesses in the region. You may qualify for 40% funding from the European Social Fund towards training you and your team. How great is that! We’ve already accessed this training for some local business for our Management Development Programme, short […]
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21 May 2019
How refreshing!
Well we all know how refreshing a lovely glass of wine can be, however how refreshing was this employer’s attitude when a fine wine was served by mistake. Let us explain. In the news recently there was a story where an employee in a restaurant served the wrong bottle of wine worth £4,500. The customer […]
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8 May 2019
Can you afford to lose good people?
We all know how hard it can be when you lose a key member of the team. When you lose talent, it impacts in so many ways. • There is a sadness that comes from losing the day to day contact with someone who often has become a friend. • People are often unsettled by […]
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24 April 2019
Shaping Your future!
Learning at Work Week 2019 takes place from 13th to 19th May and the national theme this year is ‘Shaping the Future’ and has three strands: Future Open, Future Ready, Future Active! Now we often invest time in shaping the future of others. Simply by listening to people, providing opportunities for them to grow, providing […]
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