Ideas and Inspiration

Ever wonder why some teams just click while others clash? Discover how understanding workplace personalities – and using the right personality tools – can transform management style and supercharge team performance.

From 'Gru' in Despicable Me to Michael Scott in The Office, we look at a few examples of bad bosses, what their management styles are & how our Managing People courses could have helped them.

Want to know the secret recipe for planning the best management development programme? Read on for the key things to consider, practical tips, email templates and a ready-made plan to download.

Company culture is a difficult thing to define, but really useful to know, here’s a straightforward approach to go beyond just ‘feeling’ it and how to then use that to make better decisions.

From adjusting your communication style, to how different cultures deal with confrontation, we start with the 5 common errors and build on this to show how managers can improve relationships and team working.

Fresh ideas to attract and retain the best people. When your managers are hiring, get them thinking like a salmon, thinking independently and embracing a new approach.

Download the 69 skills/behaviours and 7 competencies that define a great manager and find out how to measure them, the easy way.

Looking at the contrasting values and expectations of Gen X, Boomers, Millennials, Gen Z and Alphas, how can you bridge the gap?

Just measuring turnover? Dig a little deeper and help your managers drive attraction, productivity and motivation.

Long weak and wishy-washy coffee, or a shot of high impact espresso training for upskilling your managers? A few ideas on upgrading your brew.

Clients tell us they worry about their managers not being able to recruit, motivate and retain the best people. The…

“Will you still need me when I’m 64?” Not a question many Millennials and younger generations ask, but your managers need to be building skills to support and motivate all generations, but how?

Back to the future to improve the bottom line? Not as silly as you might think. Sometimes we get lost in always looking for something new, some things don’t change, here’s one of them.