Personal Development

Action Learning

Action learning is a process which involves working on real challenges, using the knowledge and skills of a small group of people combined with skilled questioning, to re-interpret old and familiar concepts and produce fresh ideas.

It provides a development framework that:

Delivers a simple yet powerful tool for personal and professional development Enables the opportunity to work on real problems and implement solutions – management development which is learning by doing Creates a powerful way for leaders to learn from other leaders

Participants in Action Learning can benefit from having a space for individual reflective learning learning to take back to the workplace and translate into action support and challenge from peers the chance to work smarter and find creative ways to bring about change a chance to test beliefs and assumptions and learn what works a safe environment to explore new ways of thinking and doing personal, as well as professional, learning and development insight into how others achieve different solutions a chance to progress new opportunities and develop new ideas

Alison Edbury comments, "Having taken the Leadership Skills Facilitation Training Programme run by the Action Learning Association, I highly recommend Action Learning to others. I found Action Learning to be a powerful process of sharing and exploring ideas with peers towards reaching effective solutions to whatever life throws at you."

If you are interested in exploring how Action Learning could benefit you personally or your organisation as whole contact Alison Edbury who is soon to be qualified as an Action Learning Facilitator accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management at alison@andco.uk.com or on 0113 234 6857.

Mentoring

Mentoring is a powerful personal development approach. It is an effective way of helping people to progress in their careers. It is a partnership between two people (mentor and mentee) normally working in a similar field or sharing similar experiences.

&Co has a number of experienced cultural marketing specialists that can work on a one-to-one basis with you, or people in your team to maximise potential, develop skills and improve performance. 

Through mentoring we can:

• Assess and identify specific needs
• Build training around your requirements
• Work with you or people in your team or on a one-to-one basis
• Offer friendly, practical help which has real impact

Please call 0113 234 6857 to find out more.

It was great to be under the 'tutorship' of a professional who obviously knew her stuff and who also had a true understanding of how to apply it to our work. Charlotte Bowen, The Birdhouse.