It’s not how creative you are, it’s HOW you are creative

The demand for creativity is beginning to outstrip supply.

A recent study of IBM CEOs discovered that they believed in 5 year’s time, 50% of their revenue will come from things that haven’t yet been invented. You need only look to recent news reports to see how a once-innovative company can easily fall into serious problems if creativity is neglected.

Fresh from a keynote spot at last year’s CIPD HRD conference, Dr Mark Batey CPsychol delivered a passionate,  practical session exploring creativity and leadership for the Association for Coaching.

Take the guesswork out of teamwork

Following on from our Making geography history blog, the final interview in our series looks at open accreditation programmes for the Team Management Profile. Programme leader Janet Leonard explains the benefits of attending a two-day programme: 

Making geography history!

Following on from our Building teams in company blog, this time we focus on live webinar accreditation for the Team Management Profile and talk to one of our programme leaders, Sue Marwood, about the benefits of becoming accredited in this way. 

You need to get the best out of your people – key thoughts from the IoD Women as Leaders Conference

A heartfelt opening speech from Dame Fiona Reynolds Director General of the National Trust set the tone for a truly motivational day today during which nearly 300 delegates, including TMSDI Learning & Development Consultant Sue Marwood, had the opportunity to listen to a range of highly regarded speakers on a variety of topics.

As a “people person” who cares about others as individuals, Dame Reynolds said she has a good relationship with her staff and that her approach is “open and honest”.

5 leading thoughts from talent management experts in Barcelona

On 26th & 27th October, over 100 senior HR professionals gathered in Barcelona to hear from a panel of expert speakers on how to deliver strategic talent management in a world recovering from recession.

Learning & Development Consultant Mark Gilroy reports back on the top 5 messages from the conference.

Building teams in company

Whichever accreditation option you choose – in-company, webinar or open programme – each has its own advantages. Here we focus on in-company accreditation and talk to one of our course leaders, Mark Gilroy, about the benefits of this route to accreditation.

Hitting the right notes at the TMSDI Network Forum

Today TMSDI network members gathered in London for another informative and thought-provoking network forum.