In this episode, Tracy Hill, Director of Jigsaw Safety Training, describes how an effective health & safety culture is much more than having a policy and delivering statutory training. It takes leadership commitment, involvement of employees, monitoring and opportunities to learn from events. While most organisations have had to put Continue Reading
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Purpose with James Bolle
In this episode James Bolle of PRPSFUL explains the importance of organisational purpose in driving employee engagement and ultimately financial profitability. He describes purpose as something different to corporate social responsibility (although not mutually exclusive), where individuals achieve real psychological meaning in their work and working through the organisation. James gives the Continue Reading
Experiential Learning with Dan Barnfield
In this episode with Dan Barnfield, Director Developing Potential (UK) and an outdoor training specialist (one of many talents), we discuss the benefits of experiential learning. Dan uses Kolb’s experiential learning cycle model to explain how experience is vital component of learning – and this can be enriched away from Continue Reading
The Dark Side of Personality
On a typical, good day, people get to see our best side – our bright side. Under times of stress, pressure, or even self-indulgence, however, people might get to see the more extremes of our personality. Our derailers. Our dark side. In this podcast, Gillian Hyde, Chief Psychologist at PCL Continue Reading
MBTI and social distancing
Home alone or with others (constantly) over the next weeks and months, our personalities are going to play a big part in how we adapt to this experience. [Yes, it’s a Howard Jones LP in the video] Occupational Psychologist, Rory Fidgeon talks through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality Continue Reading
Snakes, Gangs, and Brain Tumours – pushing the boundaries of management development with Richard Egan
This fascinating interview was recorded with Rich Egan founder of Rich Learning Solutions. Rich describes how he has used snakes in training and is currently developing a management programme that will work with ex-gang members to deliver an authentic and profound learning experience for managers. At the heart of this Continue Reading
Board Development with Ali Gill
How do you develop the board of a company to meet the needs and challenges of a business? The role of boards came under scrutiny in the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2008. When the official inquiry was leaning toward procedural failings in governance at the heart of the Continue Reading