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 are delighted to offer members the chance to question Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden at our annual Talent Pool conference. Deborah has accumulated a wealth of relevant and practical experience about what it takes to be succesful in the commercial world.
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 - next event, May 2009
- 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 the following choices:
- 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 are delighted that the session with Deborah Meaden of the BBC’s Dragons Den fame will be will be delivered live at the annual Leadership symposium
- covers?
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- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network
Coming soon: “What can business leaders learn from the world of sport?”, featuring Colin Sexstone, Chief Executive Bristol City Football Club.
An audience with…
A unique opportunity to dine with a prominent business leader and learn from their wealth of experience. This will form part of the annual Leadership symposium. The next symposium in May 2009 features Deborah Meaden, one of the investment ‘Dragons’ from the BBC’s Dragons Den.
- when?
- a two hour face-to-face live lunch session
- where?
- at the annual Leadership symposium
- covers?
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- the bigger picture
- results through others
- business support network
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