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At Dale Carnegie, the majority of our team are used to being in the classroom, training our clients. Not surprisingly, it turns out that changing the behaviours of a Senior…

What Next For Workplace Wellbeing?

November 11, 2020

Employee wellbeing has been top of the agenda for every business this year. But as we live through another period of lockdown, leaders will need to refocus on the impact…

Your First Team

October 7, 2020

It has been a year like no other. In unprecedented times we’ve seen the way we socialize, shop and work change potentially forever. With many of the UK workforce now…

What Makes a Good Leader?

October 7, 2020

Define leadership Does being the boss just mean you tell people what to do? Orders can be executed by anyone, but a great leader surely does more than just bark…

Home Vs Office: How to Develop a Hybrid Company Culture

October 5, 2020

Employee Engagement, Leadership, News, Northern England

Hybrid, in this context, refers to work from home vs. return to office combined with the middle ground of part home / part office. This is every bit a 2020…

5 Ways to Support a Returning Workforce

September 2, 2020

Employee Engagement, Leadership, News

Our view of the workplace has changed. Whilst for many employers working from home was a temporary measure, research indicates that many employees feel differently. As businesses across the UK…

Changing a Crisis into an Opportunity – Building Online Relationships with Customers

August 18, 2020

The way we sell has changed – forever! Research by McKinsey shows that 90% of selling has now moved online and more than 50% of companies surveyed believe this is…

People Buy People

August 4, 2020

A new relationship It’s an overused saying but that doesn’t make it any less true; people buy people. You wouldn’t rush into any relationship in life and it’s something that…

Why Invest In Training?

August 4, 2020

You’ve gone through the interview process and trained your team member surely that’s enough to invest in them? Wrong. We know that relationships are the key to sales. It’s not…

How Lockdown has been the Perfect Time to Train

July 1, 2020

With the pandemic and lockdown, life changed for everyone this year. With so many people unable to go into work and therefor either working from home or furloughed and unable…

E-Learning in the Time of Covid-19

July 1, 2020

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that many businesses can function perfectly well with a team of remote workers or with flexible working patterns at home. There has…

Applying Change Management Principles to The Every Day: Moving Offices

June 10, 2020

Pete Burbidge

Change Management, News

It is commonly accepted that a hallmark of the 21st century is unapologetic and insuppressible change. It is now widely accepted that change is a constant and prevalent feature of…

Practical Ways to Engage Furloughed Workers

May 21, 2020

Crisis Management, News, Well-Being

Before COVID-19, the majority of us had never heard the word ‘furloughed’, and now it has become a main stay of our daily conversations. The statistics speak for themselves: More…

Building New Habits

May 18, 2020

News, Well-Being

I’ve always been fascinated about how our minds work – how can I improve and become a better version of myself, what drives new behaviours, what makes them stick, etc…?…

Should I Still be Trying to Sell During the Crisis?

April 8, 2020

Change Management, Leadership, News, Sales Effectiveness

A little girl that had fallen A boy that had dropped their ice cream Me, pushing in the queue in front of someone at the sweet shop It could have…

“How Long Will It Last?” – Being a Leader Through COVID-19

April 8, 2020

Change Management, Leadership, News

Returning early from holiday in Mexico to help steer our business through this crisis we found ourselves in a chaos manifesting itself in a ludicrous shortage of toilet rolls and…

The 3 Keys to Organisational Resilience and Agility in Times of Crisis, Disaster and Breakdown

March 12, 2020

The ability of an organisation to overcome a crisis is fast becoming an important facet, especially in the current climate, which is impacting strongly upon worldwide economies. The need to…

10 Tips For Managing Remote Workers

March 10, 2020

Crisis Management, News

According to the Office for National Statistics 1.54 million people in the UK currently work from home, up from 884,000 10 years ago. The current global challenges businesses are facing…

3 Steps to Assessing If Your Business Really is ‘Agile’

March 9, 2020

Crisis Management, Leadership, News

‘Agility’ is the buzzword in business at the moment. Business owners preach they are designed for ‘flexibility’ and embrace ‘change’. However, evidence suggests that not all businesses are fit for…

Creating Comfortable Workshop Settings for Shy Employees

January 27, 2020

In order for a company to truly succeed over a long period of time, it is vital that employees feel safe, feel loved and valued, and that they have the…

What’s Holding Women Back in Business?

January 13, 2020

5 Key Equality Facts For every £1 the average man earns per hour, the average woman earns 82p (Government Equalities Office) Across the UK 37.9% of management roles, be it…

Stay Clear and Focused to Get the Job Done

November 26, 2019

Life is hectic. We all face times in the workplace where we are tired, have not had enough sleep the night before, and are not as fully focused or alert…

5 Time Management Tips to Avoid Festive Stress @ Work

November 25, 2019

News, Well-Being

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but for 73% of the UK workforce the build up to Christmas is anything but merry, with concerns that work will ruin their festive…

Improving your Personal Skills to Become a Better Professional

November 17, 2019