We grow people and their potential. We work with individuals, teams and businesses helping them get clear about what they want and how they can achieve it. We love what we do and passionately believe in the power of the human spirit.
The Aspiring team have become an extension of us. They know our business and they know their stuff. Whether it’s development, organisational change or employee relation advice, the Aspiring team are always on hand. They provide us with sound, forward thinking options that makes my decision making clearer and safer.
Liz and Patrick worked tirelessly to get us where we needed to be. They balanced strength, fierce feedback, encouragement and stretch in just the right measure to get us the outcomes we were looking for. A truly commercial and courageous partner for times of challenge and growth.
Aspiring are critical partners for the delivery of our People Strategy. Liz and her team are experts in skill development, leadership, employee relations, coaching and change and ensure we always have the support we need - delivered with a pragmatic and commercial approach. Things are just easier with them around!
We have had the pleasure of working with Aspiring over the last six months, which happened to be a period of significant flux for the business. I have found their support, in the form of reliable, practical and commercially minded questioning and advice invaluable to my decision making.
A wealth of experience, peppered with anecdotal stories and role play scenarios, made our sessions highly engaging. Aspiring empowers participants to take their learning forward into every-day life. They are our go-to trainer for people related coaching.
Whether you are the life and soul of the party or prefer to sit back and let others take the lead, a work Christmas party is a chance to switch off from the busy year you’ve had and socialise with your colleagues. Here are our tops tips for getting through the party.
“Survivor syndrome” describes what happens with those who remain in the organisation after major redundancy programmes. Research shows that the personal and emotional consequences for them can be considerable. This can include feelings of grief and loss for the colleagues who are departing; guilt at having survived; and fear for the future, including anticipation of increased workloads and more lay-offs later.
In the first of our Leadership stories series, Liz Beck talks with Danny Milton, Director of Rugby at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Physical Education and former Wales National under 18’s Coach.
Liz Beck and Patrick Ballin on how you get your teams on board and connecting with the company vision
Why should a company vision mean something to its employees? How does it affect them and the way they work? Liz Beck and Charlotte Allfrey discuss…
“The most powerful impact comes when we can integrate authenticity – the power of being ourself – with capability – learning from the best.”
We really enjoyed hosting our full day Insights Discovery Workshop at the Sofitel, Gatwick
Despite growing awareness, bullying in the workplace continues to be a problem for at least a third of UK employees. American business magazine Forbes even rates it as a much higher statistic at 75% of US employees having encountered workplace bullying. It can come from a manager or colleague and usually constitutes clear and deliberate […]
Recruiting new team members is both time consuming and costly, but imagine going through the process of placing an advert, shortlisting, interviewing, selecting and referencing someone, only to find out on their first day at work that they haven’t either got the right to work in the UK, or they are limited to certain hours […]
Although many women choose to wear makeup, a large percentage do not. How does that fit in with dress codes and can an employer insist that female employees wear makeup to work or would that amount to discrimination? As we know, ‘discrimination’ is to treat a person less favourably because they possess a particular characteristic. […]
