Five Coaching Skills to Boost Employee Performance
by Adalta on March 19, 2018
The complex and constantly changing world of work is fast paced and high pressured, and places increasingly tough demands on employees within organisations. A particularly powerful tool in the modern workplace is coaching. This has proven to be a highly effective way of developing individual and organisational performance by unlocking talent and capability. The focus […]
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Making the 20% Off-the- Job Learning Rule Work for the Business
by Adalta on July 19, 2017
A significant part of the new trailblazer Apprenticeships and probably the most talked about ‘funding rule’ is the 20% ‘off-the-job learning’ requirement. This is defined as learning which is undertaken outside of the normal day-to-day working environment and leads towards the achievement of an Apprenticeship. This can include training that is delivered at the Apprentice’s […]
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Expectations for 2013
by Adalta on February 5, 2013
With the economy as it has been over recent times, the role of the manager has never been more challenging. It is always good to come across some research suggesting that things are starting to turn around for the better. The latest in the CMI’s Future Forecast series, expectations for 2013, shows that positivity among […]
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Are you in synch with your organisation’s values?
by Adalta on December 4, 2012
In our experience, it is rare to come across organisations that don’t have values. Yes, sometimes, they are a plaque on the wall but often, the majority know they exist and generally what the values are. Naturally, a lot of time is spent crafting organisational values but often little time is spent helping people to […]
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Are nearly half of all UK line managers ineffective?
by Adalta on August 27, 2012
Nearly half of all UK line managers ‘are ineffective’… Yet new research reveals how management and leadership skills can drive up UK performance. 43% of managers consider their line managers to be ineffective, according to the largest ever in-depth study into the business benefits of management and leadership development, released recently by the Chartered Management […]
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Do you have Leadership Pipeline?
by Adalta on February 18, 2012
We love this book; it is so relevant to what is going on in Business today. Historically, people have been promoted due to their operational competence and then when they become managers, they require a whole new set of skills and behaviours and often do not receive the required leadership training to make them good managers. […]
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