Brass Tacks - Management development

The most effective learning and development increases the yield of the business. 

Brass Tacks' message is unpretentious: 'Simple to understand - Easy to implement'. It's aimed at middle management who have the potential to develop and take the business forward, thus increasing the yield.

Brass Tacks is a no-nonsense approach to learning and development - fully interactive, fun sessions, supported by extensive on-line activities and materials through the Marshall Gurney Institute, which is a web-based college, and a tailored coaching programme, so the learning is embedded and used to provide a valuable return on the training investment.

This week in the shops it's 'back to school', so as the new term approaches it's a great opportunity for businesses to invest in the learning and development of their staff - to increase the yield!

Management Development - Brass Tacks

I'd like to share something with you about a project which I've been working on that I am really excited about.  I have been working with a group of associates on a concept called Brass Tacks - a unique approach to management development, providing basic training across a broad range of management, supervisory and general business skills. 

The concept uses a blended learning approach, combining highly interactive training workshops, candidate self-study and reflective learning and assessment. One of the best features that immediately struck me was the level of flexibility making it attractive to a broad range of individuals and organisations because the learning can be tuned to their specific needs, a bit like a “pick and mix” approach to skills development!

Another very positive aspect is that the programme, which is endorsed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), is focussed on embedding and using the learning rather than simply giving training.  Often a major frustration is seeing training manuals sitting on the shelf gathering dust rather than their owner putting the content into practice.
  
Part of the Brass Tacks approach is offering ongoing support to ensure that the learning is embedded and used to provide a valuable return on the training investment by delivering sustained performance improvement by the candidate.

More information to follow.