What's included
Members of The Talent Pool have access to a wide array of development activities. Just click on the symbols below to find out more about each component.
Personal consultation
A one-to-one personalised development planning session with an expert coach to identify unique development needs.
Benefits
- produces focussed outcomes
- ensures membership time is not wasted
- when?
- at the start of the programme
- where?
- by telephone
- covers?
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- understanding me
The Leadership Symposium
We were delighted when Rene Carayol MBE, the internationally-renowned business guru and media personality joined Talent Pool members at the 2010 annual conference. Rene has a wealth experience working with boards in FTSE 100 companies and central government as well as being a regular media personality on Radio 5 Live and Sky News.
This is a full day off-site event that allows members to gain new skills, listen to industry experts, and network with other members.
Benefits
- unique opportunity to learn from the experience of a highly successful entrepreneur
- development of business network and commercial acumen
- avoid current techniques becoming obsolete
- when?
- annually
- where?
- at a central location
- covers?
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- understanding me
- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network
Development days
Membership provides access for all members to two full-day development workshops which they can attend with other members.
Workshop 1 promotes the maximisation of personal effectiveness. Workshop 2 can be selected from a menu of choices, such as:
- motivational strategies: optimising influencing and motivational approaches
- how to be a better boss: getting the most out of your staff
- creativity and problem solving: developing innovative solutions to everyday issues
Benefits
- provides skill development and avoids narrow repertoire of techniques
- sharing of best practice ideas and solutions
- targeted to meet development needs
- when?
- twice per year on dates chosen by the member
- where?
- at a venue chosen by the member
- covers?
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- understanding me
- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network
How-to half-hours
Unlimited access to online media sessions and support materials covering a wide range of relevant management issues, such as: motivating others, telephone sales, being proactive and assertive.
- when?
- any time the member chooses
- where?
- the member’s work or home
- covers?
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- understanding me
- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network
Leaders lunch
A unique opportunity to listen to, watch and question a prominent business leader at your desk during your lunch hour using online technology.
Benefits
- learning fits around key business priorities
- access is provided to key business leaders
- members can submit their own questions
- when?
- once per quarter and timed to allow you to get your lunch, participate in the session, and return to work within your lunch hour
- where?
- the member’s workplace. We were delighted that Deborah Meaden of BBC’s Dragons Den and business guru Rene Carayol MBE spoke live at the last Leadership symposiums.
- covers?
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- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network
Preview interview with Colin Sexstone, CEO of Bristol City Football Club.
Leader’s Lunches have also included key business leaders from Mercedes Finance, Land Securities, Universal Pictures and Deborah Meaden.
Psychometrics
An opportunity to complete a personally selected online psychometric profiling questionnaire that will help to develop greater self awareness and support your personal plan.
Benefits
- unearths key drivers of behaviour
- creates strategies to heighten your ability to work
- reduces blind spots
- when?
- annually
- where?
- the member’s work or home
- covers?
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- understanding me
One-to-one coaching sessions
“Unlocking a person’s potential to maximise his or her performance. It is helping a person to learn rather than teaching him or her” John Whitmore.
Every member receives two one to one coaching sessions delivered by expert executive coaches.
Benefits
- individual targeted development
- delivers significant performance improvements
- tackle issues you would not raise in a group setting
- when?
- twice per year on dates chosen by the member
- where?
- at a venue chosen by the member
- covers?
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- understanding me
- the bigger picture
- results through others
My forum
The opportunity to join other members in discussion and gain support in dealing with day to day challenges.
Social networking is a hugely popular method for communication and we use this medium to focus this on sharing great ideas to solving everyday business issues.
Benefits
- access different perspectives and develop creative solutions
- helps reduce failure rate as ideas have already been tested elsewhere
- when?
- 12 months access
- where?
- at home or work
- covers?
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- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network
Hot topics
Each month a topical business issue is posted and online peer group debates ensue. Flexible enough to be completed at a time convenient for your organisation.
Benefits
- discuss the latest commercial issues affecting your business
- develop greater business acumen and networking skills
- when?
- 12 months access to ongoing debates
- where?
- the member’s work or home
- covers?
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- the bigger picture
- business support network
Learners’ anthology
Unlimited access to all archive material. This helps members in many different ways, for example when creating business presentations, carrying out research, and influencing senior managers, suppliers or customers.
- when?
- 12 months access
- where?
- the member’s work or home
- covers?
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- understanding me
- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network