22 May 2018
Productivity Leadership
Did you know that productivity has hardly grown since the 2008-9 recession, compared to the historic average of around 2%? The UK lag behind all but one of the other G7 nations. Pro-Development have been bringing this important issue to the attention of Yorkshire businesses from the very beginning of our existence! It is something […]
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11 May 2018
Is this the end of the appraisal?
This is becoming an increasingly common question we are asked by managers, often with a hopeful glint in their eye! Some organisations are indeed ditching the annual appraisal, finding it time consuming, not really understanding the purpose of it and therefore not getting any value. In some organisations the original purpose of introducing appraisals has […]
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18 April 2018
Is that the sun I see?
We’ve been talking in the office about how lovely it is, driving home, and it’s… sunny! Yes, its bright and light outside and we are feeling great! We’ve been thinking, shall we go for a run, cut the grass, go for a walk or swing a golf club? This is great news as our usual […]
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3 April 2018
Reward and Recognition
Having undertaken numerous employee engagement surveys in businesses of different shapes and sizes, we are beginning to build up a picture of how local companies are finding different and innovative ways to recognise and reward their employees. We have known for many years that money is a short-term motivator, plus many of the businesses we […]
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3 April 2018
Receiving Feedback
We have talked a lot about having honest conversations and delivering feedback to help people grow and develop…however, we’ve noticed something recently. When we ask people to gather feedback on themselves, there is always a sharp intake of breath and more often than not, complete inaction in gathering any feedback. Ok, so getting feedback on […]
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26 March 2018
Cooking up a storm
This month our fearless Management Development Leaders got hot under the collar in our cookery extravaganza. What can you learn about leadership in a kitchen we hear you cry? Well quite a lot as our Management Development delegates will tell you. Having to perform under pressure, in unfamiliar situations, providing direction, clarity and communication can […]
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20 March 2018
Managing the Transition
Over the last few months we have come across numerous managers who have struggled with their transition to manager. This isn’t the first time we have written about this; however the issue of transition doesn’t ever seem to go away. For some reason, when we get promoted up the leadership ladder we have a tendency […]
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20 February 2018
How good are you at delegating?
At a recent session we shared some recent research on delegation. In 2016 it was reported that only 30 percent of managers think they can delegate well, and of those, only 1 in 3 were considered to be a good delegator by their team members. This means that only about 1 in 10 managers are […]
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