We are really pleased to offer our new course on Critical and Strategic Thinking. It comes from years of working with organisations across sectors and seeing problems they are facing when trying to implement strategy, It is designed for anyone who wants to improve the way they think and take decisions that will add value for their organisation.

The day will assist delegates to look at choices they are making and understand how to make feasible decisions that will bring engagement and implementation. We are delivering this session online or face to face – do get in touch if you would like to chat about this, or get more details.

We are also offering the session as an open course through The Hub Events – further details here: https://thehubevents.com/training-courses/critical-and-strategic-thinking/

We have just finished working on a new half day online session to help leaders and managers delegate well – it is such a critical skill that will not only enhance team productivity but will develop capabilities and improve motivation.

The session will give you space to understand when and how to delegate, techniques to find out about your team’s strengths and how to combat the most common struggles.

Main areas covered on the session:

• What does effective delegation involve – and why is it needed?
• The most common struggles with delegation
• 10 delegation tips for leaders
• Understanding current capacity before delegating
• Prioritising individual pieces of work
• How to decide what to delegate
• Understanding your team members’ strengths and potential – Manual of Me
• Questions to explore to build trust and empowerment, and ensure accountability
• Drawing up an effective request checklist
• Putting it into practice and planning next steps

Do get in touch if you are interested in hearing more.

Emma has just finished delivering a Management Development Programme for Bedspace, and we have received such lovely feedback. We were told the course was a resounding success – and team members shared their experiences. Here’s what some of them said –

💬 “Thoroughly enjoyed the course and Emma was a great trainer. It gave me the opportunity to mix with managers in other departments, allowing us to share our strengths and weaknesses and grow from this with Emma’s support. I have since nominated my team leaders to be enrolled on the next cohort!” (Operations Support Manager)

💬 “The course was well-led, and it provided a good chance for managers to use real-life examples and discuss best practices using the models provided by Emma.” (Group Living Team Manager)

💬 “Fantastic course delivered by a fantastic trainer, Emma. It was a great opportunity to spend time with several other Bedspace Managers and Leaders. Highly recommended course to develop management skills.” (Leaving Care Team Manager)

💬 “Excellent and informative course which allowed us to collaborate with colleagues we don’t always have the availability to spend time with. Emma was fantastic at keeping everyone engaged and was able to provide relevant, real-world examples.” (Outreach Team Leader)

Lots of travel again, lovely to meet and catch up with so many regular and new clients, as well as delivering online sessions for clients across the UK and overseas.

It seems that Spring 2023 is the time to think about how to effectively implement your strategy – we have had several requests to help with

• aligning strategy with projects

• how to effectively prioritise initiatives and assess for value, risk and bias

• how to plan clear and simple project processes.

We have lots of tips and resources to offer, and can help you with any element of this type of work.