Jun
29
2017
Improve your proofreading in 5 easy steps
Having the job of proofreading a long, important document can be daunting. With a deadline in the diary and the looming fear that you no longer know how to spell anything, proofreading is often met with a panicked expression. However, once you’ve got the
Jun
26
2017
21 facts about the Centre
This year the Centre is turning 21, and we’re just a little bit excited (and not just because it gives us an excuse to eat cake). We’re so proud of the Centre’s growth and progress, and we’re so happy we’ve been
Jun
22
2017
5 top tips for better emails
By Jakki Bendell. We’ve all been there. You spend ages constructing your email. Your message is clearly important and urgent (you even marked it with a red ‘important’ flag). But you receive no response…When you chase up a few days
Jun
15
2017
Without emotions we would all be like robots
By Jessica Toms - Office Manager Emotional intelligence is the ability to sense, understand, and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions as a source of human energy, information, connection, and influence. - Robert K. Cooper, PhD Being a busy Office Manager
Jun
08
2017
How to give effective feedback
By Daljeet Singh. Feedback is one of those words that will often make us cringe. We have all heard somebody come to us and mention feedback that they would like to give, or that someone else has given, and we prepare ourselves for
Jun
02
2017
Managing volunteers this National Volunteers’ Week
Happy National Volunteers’ Week! 1-7 June 2017 is your chance to say a big ‘thank you’ to your dedicated and hardworking volunteers, and it’s also an opportunity to take a look at your organisation’s relationship with its volunteers.To help you and your
May
25
2017
Building the foundations of brand ‘you’
Brands are all around us; from that Starbucks coffee you picked up this morning, right down to your M&S socks. But have you stopped to think about your personal brand? Whilst you might not be on the same level as Nike, you still
May
18
2017
5 reasons to be creative during Learning at Work Week
This week sees the return of Learning at Work Week, an annual event that inspires organisations to take a good, hard look at their learning and development. For us, every week is a learning at work week, but not everyone can be as well
May
16
2017
Creativity driven learning at CIPD
Last week we attended the CIPD Learning & Development show at London Olympia, and boy did we have a great time! As well as meeting loads of friendly and ambitious people, we put one of our trainers onto the Topic Taster platform to give
