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Business training

Every piece of business training I do is designed around each client’s specific needs.  For a list of the sort of topics I cover scroll your mouse over Business Training above.  If you prefer downloads here is a selection :

The Secrets of Successful Teams   download pdf

Righting Wrongs   download pdf

Isn’t it just common sense?  download pdf

Happiness and Motivation   download pdf

Can’t we all just get along?   download pdf

Protecting sensitive data   download pdf

It’s not our job to sell, is it?   download pdf

Business training – other topics

  • Team leadership skills
  • It’s time for a proper chat – appraisal skills
  • Presentation and personal impact skills
  • Managing workplace stress
  • Writing in Plain English
  • Telephone / email communication skills
  • Problem solving tools and techniques

The payback on business training

My experience tells me that a traditional one-off one-day course rarely pays back the investment.  An approach that has really worked for my clients is : three or four half-day workshops about 4/6 weeks apart, with practical tasks set in between and experience shared of how those tasks went and what the group members learned from them.  They then become accountable to each other for follow-up implementation of the learning in the workplace.  The learners go on a journey together and work out for themselves how to achieve their objectives and those of the programme.

The result is that people actually use the knowledge and skills they have learnt.  I then work alongside many of my clients to give guidance on how to evaluate the outcome of this business training in a straightforward measurable way.

Prices

Prices start from as little as £25 per delegate for a half-day workshop.  There are quite a few variables to consider, so why not, get in touch for a no-obligation chat, at no charge ?

Becoming a better employer makes success easier

business guru

Hi, I’m Lance and I care about making a difference.  I get my buzz from working with teams of people to improve their performance.  Businesses and not-for-profit organisations of all sorts benefit from working with me as their consultant, and consider me something of a business guru.  Recently I have achieved a lot with housing associations, builders, professional service firms, engineers and social care charities.

If you are a business owner/manager, it’s likely that what you have achieved is a success, and you deserve congratulations for that.  Your employees have increased in number, you have survived some tough times and you have become much smarter in the way you do things now.

‘So why do I need a business expert?’

The simple answer is :  to gain some powerful insight into how the way you do things compares to best practice.  Here are the questions you face:

  • How can you stop fighting fires, get more hands-off and  do what you had originally planned to do when you started ?
  • How do you reduce stress, look after strategy, get involved in the things you like doing and spend more time with your family ?
  • How do you sustain this for the future ?

The answer lies in thinking more deeply about the people in your team. My strong conviction is that there is always more potential to be fulfilled.  Giving your management a tune-up, helping everybody get along better and working on skills will make sure you capitalise on all the hard work you have put into systems, hardware and recruitment.

The results are that life becomes easier for everybody.  Your people care more about your business, become more professional and communicate better with each other.  Your stress levels reduce.

If, like me, you believe that becoming a better employer will boost your bottom line, and that fostering an increased sense of direction and togetherness in your team will lead to business success, let’s talk!