14 April 2016
On the move ….
We’ve moved!!! We’re very excited to announce that we’ve moved into new offices at Forest Farm Business Park. Yes, we made this bold decision after years of being cooped up in an extremely small office with a very large printer that took up far too much of our valuable space! It was so bad that […]
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30 March 2016
Fun in the sun!
Just a little update on our team trip to Murcia in Spain. We had a fantastic time recharging our batteries and celebrating over 4 years of business! We managed one fairly lengthy team meeting but once that was done, we pretty much had a ban on “work talk” and concentrated on sunning ourselves with the […]
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30 March 2016
Dealing with Change
The Four Stages of Change Here we describe the four stages most people go through as they adjust to change. Stage 1 – Shock or Denial When first faced with the change, people’s initial reaction may be shock or denial, even if the change has been planned in advance and is known about, people still […]
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24 February 2016
Being an Authentic Leader
Just take a minute yourself and think….why should anyone be led by you? Umm…not easy is it! It’s quite a difficult question to answer and one we ask people on our Management Development Programme quite often! However to help people find their answer we introduce the theory of Authentic Leadership developed by Goffee and Jones. […]
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29 January 2016
Are your Employees Engaged and Motivated?
We do a lot of work with businesses who contacted us because they were worried about losing some of their most talented people. Recruiting the right people with the right attitude, values and skills is extremely difficult and the costs associated with replacing people has been said to cost between 12-18 months’ salary! So, here’s […]
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7 January 2016
Setting Goals
Have you thought about setting your goals for 2016 yet? Is it one of those things you know you should do but never get around to? Well it’s time to break the habit and write something down as according to a study done at Dominican University, those who wrote down their goals accomplished significantly more […]
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21 December 2015
Leadership through horses
Bringing out the best in your team “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man”. – Winston Churchill We’ve just had an amazing day working with some brilliant team members. Let us introduce them…… Why horses? Because your ability to […]
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18 December 2015
Celebrate your success!
As the year draws to a close its time to reflect on all that you have achieved and celebrate your success, but how many times do we forget the latter? At Pro-Development we believe one of the most important parts of goal-setting is celebrating success. Taking the time to celebrate […]
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30 November 2015
Christmas Advent Calendar!
Happy Christmas from Pro-Development! Its that time of year again! This year, for a bit of fun, we have created an advent calendar with relevant hints, tips, quotes and information for each day of December! Click on the date below for todays suprise! If its a video it will open in YouTube on our Pro-Development […]
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