People Services - Clients & Projects

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Examples of how our clients have benefited

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Managing change

Using staff attitude surveys to identify staff concerns, we have assisted the development of effective communication and change strategies.

 

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Identifying and solving problems

We have facilitated workshops to develop staff-inspired solutions to problems and issues.

 

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Creating the workplace of the future

Changes in the workplace have enabled organisations to improve productivity, motivation and customer services.

 

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Attracting and keeping the best staff

The re-design of the working environment and the adoption of flexible working practices encourages individuals to develop a healthy Work-Life Balance.

 

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Improving quality for staff and customers

We have prepared complex organisations for assessment as Investors in People, assisting them to achieve the national standard, and helped others achieve successful re-assessments.

 

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Implementing new practices

Through training programmes we have helped clients to increase their use of leading edge technology, achieve outstanding productivity gains, and enhanced sales and marketing performance.

Sample Clients

bulletProviding a series of workshops on development and strategy to senior management at Wales Tourist Board which facilitated the prioritisation of projects and activities through the Impact Matrix™.

 

bulletOn behalf of Scottish Enterprise completing the second phase of the EU funded Premiere Advisor Programme through delivering the Economic Development module to business advisors in Scotland.

 

bulletDelivering a course on E-government to the management team of Communities Scotland.

 

bulletMentoring and coaching senior staff in national and global positions for Andersen (formerly Arthur Anderson). Coaching and developing prospective partners to be able to fill the role, requiring the development of a number of different skills.

 

bulletWorking with a wide range of people within KPMG to assist them to improve all aspects of their interpersonal, negotiation and presentation skills as well as their overall business development activities.

 

bulletWorking with Scottish Enterprise on their Workplace of the Future project, which challenges traditional working practices and explores innovative workspace design.

 

bulletAssisting a variety of companies to achieve the Investors in People national standard including Schlumberger Industries, Crieff Hydro Hotel, Edinburgh Petroleum Services, Wren and Bell (Consulting Civil Engineers), Scottish Business Services, and Cairellot Day Nursery.

 

bulletFacilitating staff attitude surveys for Lothian Region Council, Scottish Sport, Dumfries and Galloway College and Barony College during times of considerable cultural change. 

 

bulletAssisting Scottish Airports Ltd and Glasgow Airport Ltd (part of international airport operators BAA plc) to shape career development, performance management and training policy to meet the challenges of the 21st century. 

 

bulletDesigning and running sales training courses tailored to the client's specific industry and brief for professional companies, including accountants, solicitors, engineers and management consultants.

 

bulletFacilitating and managing change seminars for the Byre Theatre, Dance Base, MacRobert Arts Centre, AnLantair, Scottish Youth Theatre and others.

 

bulletDeveloping and delivering an e-commerce training programme under the BITT initiative in partnership with Glasgow City Council. The grant funded programme targeted companies with the desire and need to bring up a fully functioning Internet e-commerce site.

 

bulletAssisting the Scottish Police College to prepare training and information systems strategies.

 

bulletProviding confidential personal development feedback to senior executives within Scottish Enterprise and local enterprise companies.

 

bulletLeading a team of consultants to develop and deliver a customised programme of training for Martin Currie plc.

 

bulletDeveloping and delivering a series of marketing, sales, strategy, and idea generation training programmes to individual clients in the not-for-profit sector, on behalf of organisations including Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.

 

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