25 November 2015
The true recipe of Authentic Leadership
This dish, if served as team portions, provides the following nutrients:- Meaning – to help others to make sense and connect with what is happening Direction and communicating with the team Information to enable the team to feel empowered and accountable Establishing how the team work together and value each other Trust and an atmosphere […]
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28 October 2015
The Great Giant Sunflower grow-off 2015
My goodness me – what a bumper crop we have had this year! Thanks to everyone for sending in your pictures of your whoppers! The competition has been tough; over 30 people have been competing for this esteemed title, and once again we saw the return of the scoundrel squirrel. But none of this affected […]
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19 October 2015
First Line Manager Programme
Through our employee engagement reviews we often uncover that line managers are a contributing factor for people feeling less engaged in their work. Research supports this, reporting that 62% of people leave their job as a result of their manager! But save a thought for the manager! Many of the managers we meet have never […]
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16 October 2015
Can you afford to lose your good people?
Can you afford to lose your good people? We’ve been working with some amazing companies recently who have all engaged with us because they are worried about losing some of their best people – and with recruiting the right people with the right attitude, values and skills becoming increasingly difficult, they can see that now […]
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2 October 2015
The skills to grow your business, the funding to make it happen!
We wanted to remind you that Pro-Development are a registered provider with Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Skills Service. What this means This is exciting news for SMEs as it means if you work within the Leeds region 50% match funding is available for training and development provided that the eligibility criteria is met. […]
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16 September 2015
3 Peaks Challenge – Final Update – WE DID IT!
Well, its with great relief that we are writing this blog! Yes we did it and we survived in one piece – sort of!! Can we start off by saying a massive thank you to all of you that supported us with messages and sponsor money – we are all very grateful. We had fabulous […]
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25 August 2015
3 Peaks Challenge – 4th update
As this is written there are less than 2 weeks to go until our Marathon in the Mountains!! Here is the next episode: Sue – decided to embark on a practice walk with the family…5.5 miles, she was looking forward to some quality family time! It unfortunately didn’t quite go to plan. First a pre […]
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13 August 2015
3 Peaks Challenge – 3rd Update
Our training is continuing and we now have less than a month to go! Here are the latest in our trials and tribulations! Liz – did two very hot and painful runs in Murcia whilst on holiday. It was approx. 35 degrees everyday so the only possible way to run was to go out early […]
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6 August 2015
DriveSpeed Group Case Study
The client DriveSpeed Group provide tailored vehicle solutions to clients across a range of industries from a base in North Yorkshire. The business has grown significantly since its incorporation in 2011, and has doubled in size in the last three years, with over 20 staff at their office on Fishergate in York. Chairman Roger Bodill […]
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