Many businesses now offer team training and development days which often include team building activities to enhance team dynamics and strengthen employee engagement. In fact, for those in professional service firms team training is vital as continuing professional development (CPD) is a requirement of the professional bodies.
However, many professional service firms heavily focus their CPD activities around the technical skills related to their qualification. This means that the soft skills training and development is most often overlooked, but these skills are some of the most valuable when it comes to client relationships and leadership development.
Through our sister business SMART Support For Business Ltd we also offer a range of team development packages that are designed to build an effective culture within an business. Things like our facilitated team development days that focus on communication skills training and delivers personality driven leadership training. By helping employees to better understand themselves and each other through the use of tools like DiSC and Enneagram and more specifically how and why they are perhaps different from each other you can help foster a better sense of empathy and increased compassion which will strengthen the working relationships.
Strengthened working relationships can also improve employee engagement, retention and well-being which has a direct impact on productivity and profitability.
If you would like to explore how I can support you with your training and development days – book a no obligation conversation with me or click below for more information on our coaching packages and what we will cover.
As part of the training and development days the use of personality tests for team building can have a direct impact on employee engagement. By understanding the personality type of your employees, you can learn more about their core skills and communication preferences. When you have this knowledge, you can then ensure that you are matching individuals’ roles and responsibilities to match their skills.
It feels far less effortful for people to do the things that they are skilled at meaning that they will enjoy their work more and from a productivity perspective they are more likely to get through tasks faster than someone who has to ‘work at it’ and they are not going to procrastinate and put off tasks because they enjoy doing them.
According to leadership research another key way to increase employee engagement is to have a shared sense of purpose and clear boundaries and one of the best ways to do that is to have a set of shared core values. Core values when identified and implemented properly is about more than coming up with a nice set of ‘buzzwords’ that feature on the company website.
Discover Insights take you through a structured process that helps you to identify and implement core values in your business that truly reflect what you, your team and your business represent. Our process involves everyone in the team so that the values are agreed by all which supports the adoption process amongst the team.
At the end of the process you will have a clearly defined set of core values that represent your business, that your team has bought into and that you can explain to your clients how you live by them. This will have a positive impact on team dynamics which will improve your employee retention and recruitment and your productivity and profitability.
If you would like to explore how I can support you with your employee engagement – book a no obligation conversation with me or to get started on your core values.
Due to the increasing focus on the mental health of employees and rising levels of workplace stress many businesses are investing in offering employee well-being programmes.
The best programmes are preventative rather than looking for a cure, proactively investing in your employee wellbeing is proven to reduce the costs of absence, staff turnover and recruitment and increase productivity and engagement in teams.
Discover Insights personality testing and coaching can form a valuable part of any workplace stress management or employee well-being programme. One of the biggest benefits of the increased self-awareness that personality testing and exploration through coaching is that of understanding the underlying causes of our stress.
This support can be offered to individuals who business owners feel have a specific need at a specific time as part of their employee well-being. Or it can be offered to small groups or teams as part of wider well-being programmes within businesses.
If you would like to explore how I can support you with a wellbeing programme for your entire team, book a no obligation conversation with me.
Or for one to one support for an individual check out our personality coaching bundles.
Complete the short form below and a member of our team will be in touch shortly to arrange your attachment style assessment.
The attachment style assessment costs £48 per person and helps identify how individuals typically build trust, respond to stress in relationships, and communicate within teams and leadership structures. Understanding attachment styles can provide valuable insight into collaboration, conflict resolution, and how people react to pressure or uncertainty.
If you would like a broader personality and behaviour overview, you can combine this with the DISC profile and the Enneagram assessment at a discounted bundle price. Simply mention this when our team contacts you and they will explain the available options.
We’ll respond quickly to confirm your booking and guide you through the next steps.
Complete the short form below and a member of our team will be in touch shortly to arrange your Enneagram personality assessment.
The Enneagram assessment costs £48 per person and explores the deeper motivations behind how people think, behave and make decisions. It helps uncover core personality drivers, strengths, blind spots and how individuals typically respond under pressure or during change.
If you are also interested in gaining a broader behavioural picture, you can combine this with the DISC profile and the Attachment Style quiz at a discounted bundle price. Simply mention this when our team contacts you and they will explain the available options.
We’ll respond quickly to confirm your booking and guide you through the next steps.
Complete the short form below and a member of our team will be in touch shortly to arrange your DISC profile assessment.
The DISC profile costs £48 per person and provides valuable insight into communication styles, behaviour patterns, and how individuals interact within teams.
If you would like a deeper understanding, you can also choose to add the Enneagram personality test and the Attachment Style quiz at a discounted bundle price. Simply mention this when our team contacts you and they will explain the options available.
We’ll respond quickly to confirm your booking and next steps.
