Use your Apprenticeship Levy funds to train tomorrow’s managers

We can all probably think of a bad manager or two who we have encountered during our careers. There are a variety of things that can make someone a bad manager: a lack of communication skills, bad work ethic, or simply being uninspiring. Whatever the reason, at its root is often a lack of basic […]

Leadership and Change: meeting the wall of resistance

It is easy to say that change needs leadership. But with change programmes failing, or never even getting off the ground to start with, what kind of leadership is it that enables change and brings innovation past the wall of resistance? It might be tempting to take a sledgehammer to the wall, just as it […]

The Cost of Failure

Today we stare failure in the face, yet time and time again we see it as the enemy of innovation, improvement and operational leadership. In it’s broadest term failure is the neglect or omission of meeting an expected result and is our constant companion during our working day. However because we aren’t looking to learn […]

5 examples of Leadership as told by some familiar faces

What makes a good leader? Are they all about results? All about being liked? All about keeping staff happy? Here are some examples of good and bad leadership, as told by some faces you may recognise! Target Driven Leader This leader cares about one thing and one thing only, money. They will make their employees […]

Why is there a negative Apprenticeship Stigma?

The Current Picture The negative press surrounding Apprenticeship training and the Apprenticeship Levy shows no sign of slowing. As well as negative press surrounding apprenticeships, it seems to be a daily occurrence we read about lack of productivity and the skills gap. Madness. How can we continue to bash something that is there to fix […]