30 July 2015
3 Peaks Challenge – 2nd update
OK, so our training is going slowly but surely! Not a massive amount has happened, certainly not as much as is on our training plan, but I can report the following exciting bits of progress!! Liz – has broken in her boots and managed to get away with only one blister. She has done 2 […]
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17 July 2015
Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Our Pro-Development Challenge; 3 women; 3 charities; 3 peaks OK, so we’ve signed up for this, we’ve been given a training plan, we’ve chosen our charities, we’ve created a JustGiving team page ….. now all there is to do is ….. PANIC!!!! Aghhhh! For those of you who don’t know what the Yorkshire Three Peaks […]
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17 July 2015
A new member of the team!
We are pleased to officially announce that we have a new member of our team! Liz Dunn has joined us and will be working with the social media and IT side of things along with supporting Michelle and Sue on lots of other projects. Liz has a solid training background and worked at York NHS […]
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10 June 2015
Meet the boss – Article printed in the York Evening Press 27th May 2015
It was 2011 when Michelle Mook set up Pro-Development, an employee engagement and development specialists now working with SMEs in and around Yorkshire and the Humber. The venture was established to deliver bespoke people, learning and development solutions that drive value and achieve the right outcomes for businesses. With more than 20 years’ experience in […]
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28 May 2015
Learning about yourself and others
You might think that your strengths are ‘just things you’re naturally good at’, but they’re so much more than that! Strengths are something that exist within us, come naturally to us and give us energy. Sometimes we don’t even know we have them! So beware…strengths can easily be overlooked when it comes to personal development. […]
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28 May 2015
How we’ve been helping our clients Play to Strengths
We’ve been focussing on playing to strengths with a couple of our clients recently. Here’s how we’ve been doing it. Jack’s story Jack had worked for a financial organisation for nearly 30 years, and had recently been made redundant. He hadn’t been happy in the organisation for a number of years, and was relieved to […]
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28 April 2015
Learning at Work and International Coaching Week – 18th – 24th May 2015
Learning at Work Week is an annual awareness campaign organised by the Campaign for Learning since 1999. You can take part as a learner, company, or learning provider. Last year, thousands of organisations took part including large corporations, SMEs, public sector organisations and government departments. Learning at Work Week aims to put the spotlight on […]
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28 April 2015
How we’re supporting Learning at Work and International Coaching Week
Monday 18th May Playing to Strengths Supporting local business ‘Partners PR’ in identifying their team’s strengths and running sessions with individual members so they can maximise on these strengths and find opportunities to develop them further. If you’d like to know more about the importance of learning about yourself and others, developing self-awareness, living to […]
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28 April 2015
How can you support Learning at Work and International Coaching Week?
There are lots of thing you can do to get involved. Here are some ideas to get you started. • Talk to your employees about their development needs and career aspirations. • Run a couple of events where you can share with your team what development is available and how to access it. • Run […]
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