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The Tools & Logistics of taking an L&D Programme Online

We have been spending a lot of time recently reworking our training & development programmes to ensure they work just as effectively in a virtual world. The first major component is to understand how we can ensure that learning is actually taking place as effectively in a virtual setting, and how we can [...]

By | March 8th, 2021|News|0 Comments

How we adapted our learning programmes for online delivery

For nearly a year, we have been delivering our learning & development programmes almost entirely online. It has of course been a learning curve for everyone, but there have been some key takeaways for us at Brightstone and some fantastic tools which have made the process easier. For us, there were two big [...]

By | March 8th, 2021|News|0 Comments

Covid-19 and Virtual Learning Delivery

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant having to change the way we deliver our coaching, training and performance improvement programs, moving from on-site face-to-face activities to virtual learning and remote working, pretty much overnight. There is lots to consider for a virtual learning programme, from technology implications to learner engagement. We are fortunate to [...]

By | August 17th, 2020|News|0 Comments

Improve your time management skills

What is it and why does it matter? Time management is something we talk about a lot with our clients, because it is so fundamental to the success of nearly everything! We have all heard the phrase, “time is money” – its true! Poor time management in just one employee can waste [...]

By | October 15th, 2019|News|0 Comments

Do you have mood hoovers in your organisation?

Mood hoovers can be very damaging to the morale and effectiveness of an organisation. Many people will have worked with them in the past without realising they have a name… Mood hoovers are individuals that bring negativity and a host of other bad traits to your team. They suck the mood out of [...]

By | May 23rd, 2019|News|0 Comments

Self Limiting Beliefs: What are they and how do they affect us?

Self limiting beliefs are a hot topic in 2019. In our personal and our professional lives, these beliefs can frame how we view ourselves, how we think people view us, how we think and ultimately how we behave. These beliefs can be both conscious and unconscious, and through a process of introspection and [...]

By | May 15th, 2019|News|0 Comments

How do you know if you need management training?

As managers, we like to think we’re good at identifying areas for improvement in our staff. But who’s there to help you? For most companies, employee performance reviews, development plans and organisational targets can all be used to evaluate the need for training and management input. However, it’s not always easy to identify [...]

By | April 29th, 2019|News|0 Comments

The new(ish) government apprenticeship levy

On April 6th 2017, a new apprenticeship levy was introduced by the government to try to tackle a skills shortage problem in the job market, a problem supposedly costing the economy £2bn per year. The target of the new scheme is to create three million apprenticeships in the private and public sectors by [...]

By | April 13th, 2018|Training|0 Comments

What are the benefits of skills training?

What is skills training? The term 'skills' is very broad and really covers all manners of soft and hard skills we need in order to be successful in our professional and personal lives. So what do we mean when we talk about skills training? In order to be truly successful, we believe [...]

By | September 14th, 2017|Training|0 Comments

Sales is a Dirty Word

“They’re a good sales person, they could sell ice to the Eskimos." That is a line I used to hear all the time. The problem is Eskimos (these days, it’s more acceptable to call these peoples Inuit anyway) don’t want ice, because they’ve got plenty of it, and as consumers we’re becoming a [...]

By | July 14th, 2016|Blog Posts, Coaching, Training|0 Comments