Smashing time for footballers

Can smashing through a piece of wood really help boost performances on the football pitch?

Wimbledon AFC team building

AFC Wimbledon have called in motivational coach Tom Bushnell to help improve their standing in the Blue Square South league (Watch the clip here).

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When does change stop?

It’s been a week of changes – the historic US election and the Bank of England slashing interest rates by 1.5%

Barack Obama talking about change

Barack Obama talking about change

Some say the slow-down is slowing down and that, following a wave of structural changes across most organisations, it’s now time to think about marking the end of change and the beginning of a fresh start. All too often managers fail to acknowledge the end of change. Consequently the low morale that inevitably accompanies periods of uncertainty continues, eroding productivity day after day. Read the rest of this entry »

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Training your way out of the recession

The Times Online has a very interesting article about spending money on training and therefore saving money during the recession.

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The newspaper says: Britain’s employers are being urged to “grow their own” after researchers at Cranfield School of Management discovered that investing in training not only saves money but is more effective than shopping around for talent.

To read the full artcle on The Time Online website click here.

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Event Focus – Change Workshops

If the end is far from sight and change is very much on the agenda, consider holding a change workshop.
A change management workshop
A change management workshop

Using footage from Jamie Oliver’s school dinners programme accompanied by memorable team games and activities, we take groups through a process where they learn to embrace change rather than fear it. Consequently the process of change runs more smoothly with majority buy in eliminating the all too common threat of sabotage from within. For more information or a meeting to discuss this workshop contact Dan Collins on t: 01920 822 220.

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