Feed your potential, SOUP

Our core practices are a series of learning and development workshops, which empower your people with the relevant skills, knowledge and tools they need to achieve their own objectives, and deliver your business strategy.

Each core practice is individually created to align with your business culture and current needs. We use the core practices separately and combine them together to form 3-12 month profesional development programs. Contact us to discuss how we can feed your employee potential. We also use the content in our Core 1 to 1s. Click on each core practice to find out more information and download our leaflets.

Read what our clients have to say about the core practices.

core time

In today's global market, we are all expected to facilitate greater output with ever shrinking resources: increase sales; respond to clients faster; add more value; and launch more products. Add to this a desire to balance work and personal life, and it's easy to see how stress can form.

It is the small things, done consistently well, which enable individuals to achieve their goals. By inspiring behavourial change, this program empowers individuals to enhance their daily output, by focusing on their high payoff tasks, and reducing their amount of reactive time. The program includes discussion, exercises and brainstorming sessions to help individuals create new solutions to old problems. Also, included are all the required tools, to work more effectively. Read more

core coaching

Coaching in the workplace enables leaders to work effectively and strategically, by working on the business, rather than in it. Through employment of coaching practices, leaders and managers can make dramatic improvements in how they support and motivate their teams to succeed.

This program guides individuals to become proficient business coaches, empowering them to inspire individuals to continually improve their performance. The program includes both coaching theory and skills, with a large emphasis placed on experiential exercises and feedback to develop know-how, self-awareness and coaching confidence. Also, included within the program are all the required tools to implement a coaching system into your organisation. Read more

core behaviour

How individuals behave around their colleagues, clients and suppliers, plays a large part in their ability to achieve their goals. People with behavioural flexibility can motivate others more easily, so are more likely to be successful. Learning how to interact differently with diverse character types, in ever-changing environments, can be both challenging and vastly rewarding.

This program uses the DISC profiling tool, to help participants understand their behavioural preferences, increase self-awareness & emotional intelligence, as well as learn new ways to interact with others displaying opposing styles. In addition, by understanding how differing communication tactics impact others, the workshop exercises provide opportunities for participants to increase their influence with those they work with. Read more

core negotiation

Everyday we negotiate. All businesses require effective negotiators to ensure they are successful. Negotiating well is a skill, which for many can be challenging. Once mastered though, negotiation can be used to win new business, improve stakeholder relationships, reduce workplace conflict and enhance levels of client service. It can also help us gain greater clarity about what we want from our personal and professional life.

By raising self-awareness, this program helps individuals to overcome their current challenges. It also illustrates ways to increase influencing power, and shows how to develop the mindset to achieve win/win outcomes. The workshop practices include discussion, best practice theory and real-life scenarios to empower participants with the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to negotiate effectively. Read more

core projects

Working in alignment with key stakeholders, to deliver successful project outcomes is often overshadowed by complex theory, tools and software. With a focus on both the systems and the philosophy that 'projects are people', this program empowers individuals to develop the skills required to successfully deliver their projects to meet the specified outcomes.

The workshop discussions and exercises emphasise the cultivation of best practice working principles, whilst taking into consideration the challenging reality of project management in today's workplace. With a focus on change, participants will experience interactive learning exercises and feedback, empowering them to improve their project effectiveness and current systems. The program covers the full scope of project management. Read more

core communication

We are always in communication with those around us. Even before any words are said, we are affecting other people. Communicating clearly with clients and colleagues, increases workplace effectiveness and impacts positively on the surrounding environment. Developing a toolkit of effective communication strategies is essential for any individual that needs to influence others as part of their role.

This program guides individuals to develop their inter-personal skills, emotional intelligence and flexibility empowering them to develop greater influence. The workshop exercises include theory, discussions and role-plays to empower participants with the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to communicate effectively. Read more

core leadership

The success of any business relies on the ability of it's leaders to create a compelling vision and motivate their followers to implement it. Many new leaders are given increased responsibility, with little or no training, and without the right support they can quickly get out of their depth.

The program utilises a range of practical leadership tools from the world of business and performance coaching. Participants will learn how to create a vision of the future, develop strategic plans and understand which approach to use in different contexts. The exercises include coach training, profiling tools and motivation techniques, all aimed at increasing performance. A large emphasis is placed on experiential learning to develop participant's skills and confidence to lead their teams effectively. Read more

core strategy

Every successful business has a strategic plan, defining both the vision and roadmap of how it will be achieved. Organisations without one lack focus, and are unable to chart their path or monitor progress. Creating strategy well is often challenging, as it requires an objective view of the business.

The program utilises a range of functional business planning tools to help participants define the vision, develop strategy, agree on milestones, capitalise on strengths and create stakeholder alignment. The workshop exercises, focus on drawing out the existing knowledge and intentions residing amongst the participants. Additional modules consist of creative thinking, project management techniques and respons-able action tools, to equip individuals with the means to deliver. Read more

core wellbeing

Maintaining a sense of wellbeing in the workplace is essential for people to operate effectively. Stress related illnesses, caused by excessive mental, emotional, or physical strains, are the reason for many lost days from the workforce. Individuals, who look after their physical body and employ techniques to calm their mind, can work more productively within pressured environments.

This program starts by clarifying personal priorities and helps participants learn about the nature of their mind and how different brainwaves frequencies can be used purposefully. The workshop experiences include meditation techniques, access to the ACT tool, which empowers people to take responsibility for themselves and the wellbeing planner, which assists in the improvement of the exercise routines. Read more

core service

core change

We can't avoid change. It's all around us. As technology speeds increase, this changes how we work, creating business environments that are rarely static. This can create stress at the human level as we try to keep up and respond to client and stakeholder needs. Effective change management strategies, along with leaders who can quickly adapt, are essential today.

This program explores the four phases of transition, giving participants a framework to understand change. Each phase is explored and a toolkit of change management techniques are introduced, including communication planning, processes to increase adoption, creative thinking and coaching practices. The workshop exercises empower participants with the skills they need to successfully plan for and manage change. Read more