Author: Dave Thomas
What’s the difference between a leader and a manager? What motivates a person? How do you create a winning environment? All shall be revealed below.
New Banksy Art Shines Light On Homeless
Author: Dave Thomas
Street artist Banksy has recently unveiled a new mural in Birmingham, highlighting homelessness over the Christmas period.
5 Strategies To Boost Staff Motivation As Winter Closes In 2019
Author: Dave Thomas
How can you keep employee motivation high despite shortening evenings and tumbling temperatures? Some good hints and pointers in this article from “Annual Leave”.
Key Health And Safety Statistics For Great Britain 2018/19
Author: Martin Davies
Health and safety is the number one workplace priority in today’s world. So, what do the latest statistics say and how can we learn from them? Statistics by “Health and Safety Executive”.
What Leadership Skills Do 2019 Leaders Need?
Author: Mark Soanes
An article from “Learnlight” which takes a look into what skills a leader in 2019 really needs. This is a very intriguing read for someone who is interested in being one step ahead in today’s world, particularity in business.
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Why Employee Motivation Is Important (& How to Improve It)
Author: Dave Thomas
An important insight from “6Q” into the importance of motivation and clues on how you can improve it in your organisation.
Employee motivation is a critical aspect at the workplace which leads to the performance of the department and even the company. Motivating your employees needs to be a regular routine.
How Leaders Determine Workplace Ethics
Author: Mark Soanes
Interesting article from “Business News Daily” about how leaders determine workplace ethics, among other things.
Workplace ethics are not always top of mind in a profit-centric environment. However, the moral compass leaders establish for a company, and how they abide by those values, means a lot more than you might expect.
Leadership Resolutions And Courses For A Successful 2019
Author: Dave Thomas
An interesting article from the “Centre for Creative Leadership” that sheds light on leadership resolutions in 2019 and the most important leadership courses of 2019.
You can’t predict everything that will happen in 2019, but it’s a safe bet that change and uncertainty will continue to be major themes. It’s also safe to assume that your leadership will be critical for success.
How Leadership Training Can Improve Management Skills
Author: Dave Thomas
An interesting piece from “Business Family First” about how leadership training can improve management skills. Which can add huge value to any team, business or organisation.
Six Reasons To Take A Leadership Training Course
Author: Dave Thomas
Here are some great points made by “All Business” about the benefits of leadership training courses.
In today’s business arena, challenges can arise at any time, and to be an effective leader you need to be able to respond to those challenges with intelligence, strategy, and expertise. Here are 6 ways that a leadership-training course can help you improve your leadership skills, and thereby help you change your organisation from good to great:
15 Leadership Lessons Coaches Wish They Knew When They Started Their Careers
Author: Mark Soanes
An interesting article from “Forbes” with insights about being a leader and a coach.
Being a leader in your industry can be highly rewarding, but it can also come with its own unique challenges. Sometimes, though, these challenges may not become clear until you’re actually in a leadership position.
The Leader as Coach
Author: Dave Thomas
A very educational piece from “The Harvard Business Review” about how being a leader is now becoming more about being a coach.
Once upon a time, most people began successful careers by developing expertise in a technical, functional, or professional domain. Doing your job well meant having the right answers. The role of the manager, in short, is becoming that of a coach.
Simon Sinek – Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Author: Fran Burrows
A TED Talk with Simon Sinek about how great leaders inspire action. An interesting video with particular relevance to the world of business.
Have you ever asked yourself why some organisations are more successful then others? Simon Sinek thinks he has an answer.
We Need To Start Creating Better Leaders – And Fast
Author: Fran Burrows
Interesting piece in “People Management” about the how we can create better leaders moving forward
The Role Leadership Has In Company Culture
Stumbled across what I think is a very relevant article today in “Forbes” about the effects leadership has within company culture.
Finalists in Training Journal Awards 2019
Last week the shortlisted finalists for the Training Journal Awards 2019 were announced and we were lucky enough to have made it to the last four in the Best Engagement Programme category.
We’re delighted to be even shortlisted at these prestigious awards.
The TJ Awards 2019 – Recognising the Best in L&D Practice
The TJ Awards are part of the Training Journal brand which for over 50 years has been supporting those involved in workplace learning and development with their CPD. The Awards, now in their 14th year, recognise the ingenuity, creativity, passion and hard work of learning and development professionals from around the world. The awards’ categories allow a broad range of companies and individuals to participate and reflect the increasing diversity and scope in the L&D landscape.
Best Engagement Programme Category
Shortlisted finalists are:-
- Project FIRST at The Holly Private Hospital : Aspen Healthcare
- Ashfield Insight & Performance : Ashfield Insight & Performance
- Talis UK -People Programme : Call of the Wild Ltd
- Strengths-Based Coaching Conversations : Cumbria Constabulary
The judges will be looking for organisations that demonstrate how they harness the talents and creativity of their people to make their organisation more productive and a better place to work. This can be through a holistic, cultural approach or through a specific programme or initiative. Organisations that have engaged employees demonstrate key behaviours.
- Give their people control at work
- Empower them to make decisions
- Trust them with the benefits of working flexibly
- Allow them time to work on their own special projects
- Encourage diversity and inclusion
- Have a process for listening and feedback from staff
- Adapt organisational practice on the basis of staff feedback
- Encourage personal development
- Create a culture of care
- Build creative benefit packages
We’ve been shortlisted for our work with the Talis People Programme
The programme included a training and OD programme which was innovative, creative and stimulating. Seeking a more engaged workforce being managed effectively with timely communications, resulting in high achieving teams and productivity. After recognising that key areas within the organisation required attention Talis selected Call of the Wild to help design and deliver some of the key components of their people programme.
The outcomes were exceptional and included increased productivity and sales together which a much improved staff retention rate combined with new vision and values.
The awards take place in December at the Pavilion at the Tower of London.
Winners Institute of Directors Awards (Wales) 2019
We are pleased to announce that our MD Geraint Lewis won the Institute of Directors Award (Wales) in the Corporate Social Responsibility category. Geraint was announced a winner at the awards lunch at Sophia Gardens the home of Glamorgan Cricket Club.
Our Approach To Business
Geraint was recognised for his work aligning the business to the local community and the benefits for both that flow from this approach. Geraint is in the centre of the back row in this photo
Why Geraint Lewis
In 1998 I had a long term 10 year strategy for the Company which has been implemented. This required that CSR was intrinsic to our core purpose and embedded in our vision and values creating a culture which enhanced stakeholder engagement. I adopt a practical and pragmatic approach spending a significant amount of time ensuring the culture & values of the Company are always in the mind of colleagues. This has been successful as in recent appraisals a number of staff said this is the best place they’ve ever worked.
You can’t be a Director or a ‘leader’ without having followers and this is what we have with Call of the Wild. A strong dedicated and committed team. You can’t achieve this without having self-awareness and understanding how your behaviour impacts on others. It’s about having respect for others. It’s as much about embedding this same mindset in others, setting the standards through our vision and values, focussing on professionalism, ethics and performance. Being ethical is built into our vision and acting with integrity is a key behaviour in our performance management behaviours matrix. When you’re a Director you’re not only an advocate in a business environment but also in the community.
Shortlisted in Training Journal Awards 2019
Last week the shortlisted finalists for the Training Journal Awards 2019 were announced and we were lucky enough to have made it to the last four in the Best Engagement Programme category.
We’re delighted to be even shortlisted at these prestigious awards.
Winners at The Institute of Directors Awards (Wales) 2019
We are pleased to announce that our MD Geraint Lewis won the Institute of Directors Award (Wales) in the Corporate Social Responsibility category. Geraint was announced a winner at the awards lunch at Sophia Gardens the home of Glamorgan Cricket Club.
Wales & British Lion Rugby Legend Alun Wyn Jones Visits Call of the Wild
We welcomed a DofE and rugby giant Alun Wyn Jones to the shadow of the sleeping giant at our training centre in the Brecon Beacons last week to celebrate us becoming a new Silver Business Supporter of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme .
Alun is a Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Ambassador.
Our MD Shortlisted For An Institute of Directors Award
We are delighted to announce that our MD, Geraint Lewis, has been shortlisted for an Institute of Directors Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility Category. The winners are announced at the ceremony on 17th May 2019. Fingers crossed!
Lone Workers – Are You Aware of Your Legal Obligations
Is it legal to work alone and is it safe? Working alone is not in itself against the law and it will often be safe to do so. However, the law requires employers to consider carefully, and then deal with, any health and safety risks for people working alone. Employers are responsible for the health, safety and welfare at work of all their workers. They also have responsibility for the health and safety of any contractors or self-employed people doing work for them.
Winners At Regional Business Awards 2019
We are delighted to announce that on 22nd February we won the Best Entrepreneurial Business category at the Swansea Bay Regional Business Awards 2019.
This is the second time we’ve won an award at these awards which is very gratifying.