This is part three of my story of employee engagement at LifeSearch – an organisation that knows it’s why (see part 2) and uses situational leadership to enable people to do the what. This series of blogs are exploring what we can all learn to benefit from employee engagement. Quotes are from Anthony Andreoli, Adviser […]

This is part two of my story of employee engagement at LifeSearch – an amazing company doing amazing things. LifeSearch is not a client of mine, I’ve never worked for them, and I’m not their client. I became interested in their culture through the words, energy and engagement of Facebook posts of Anthony Andreoli, who […]

Employee engagement is high on the agenda for all organisations nowadays. When an employee is engaged, they perform better, and they have more peak experiences at work. They also tell others of their engagement. Facebook posts of a friend of mine, Anthony Andreoli, intrigued me enough to ask him if I could meet to find […]

Developing effective networking skills is a core skill for any professional, whether you are self-employed or employed. Thanks to Paul Green of NN Connect – who has shared his tips on networking with us. He shares 3 further tips in Part Two… Building on the last article, here are some more shared thoughts on how […]

Networking is a core skill to develop for any professional, whether you are self-employed or employed.  Paul Green of NN Connect shares his top tips on networking with us. This is part one – Paul will share three tips for effective networking with us… Given my experience of networking over the last 15 years, I thought you […]

Hello, my name is Julia! I am a year 12 student at Northampton Academy, and I got the chance to complete two weeks of work experience with The Development Company. When I first came to the interview, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew that the business was local, but that they trained people all […]

My Work Experience at The Development Company My work experience at The Development Company was very welcoming from the beginning. As soon as you walk in and start working it feels comfortable. My days were arranged to suit both me and them and the times were acceptable and suitable working hours. I achieved what I wanted […]

How to turn sudden retirement into a new life By Adrian Freeland I always knew that unless something really unexpected happened (if you can call something as inevitable as skipping off this planet “unexpected”) I was going to retire at some stage. I had a target date in mind and had given some thought as […]

A more considered leader part three Background to this Leadership article… The true satisfaction for any trainer is finding out that someone you have facilitated has truly changed their behaviour. I ran a twelve month, modular management development programme for TGW Group in 2014 to 2015 and I am still delighted to hear that the […]

A more Considered Leader part two Background to this Leadership article… The reason why I do the job I do…it’s to enable people to be the best they can be. I always learn about myself with every group, every individual I work with. Being an effective trainer requires effort, being able to manage constructive feedback, […]