Rhys Davis from Armstrong Watson shares his story of how PDW helped him with his professional development goals, and gives some great tips on how you can start your own journey towards self-improvement!
Our Methodology
We use a proven process in our work called Define, Assess, Develop, either in part or in full depending on our client’s brief.
Define
So ‘what does great look like’?
Solutions here can come in many forms. A full business plan, a people strategy, company values, a competency framework, job specifications, objectives & KPIs are all part of the picture. In short, the more guidance and context people are given, the clearer people are about what is expected of them, and the more likely they are to achieve it.
Assess
So ‘where are we now?”
Assess and measure for individuals via a people assessment centre or 360 feedback initiative.
For the department or organisation, conducting a robust employee engagement survey or customer survey can be a critical factor in understanding how the organisation is viewed by its people and its customers.
Add greater organisational discipline via a KPI scorecard is another area where we help many of our clients.
Develop
So ‘how will we get there?’
Here we work with each client to prioritise the areas for improvement, and agree the what, the when and the how. Examples are…
- Transforming the behaviours and skills of your people in a variety of personal and management disciplines via our unique training and coaching solutions or team development days
- Renewed processes and tools, to help support people in their roles
- On line applications such as HR & Performance management, learning management and talent management
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Business Training Courses
We adopt a unique practice and feedback-based approach with the use of high-quality filming of simulated scenarios to drive self-awareness and develop new behaviours.
People Assessment
Unique people assessment solutions to improve recruitment and to target learning investment.
Company Feedback Survey
Gain the insights your business needs from your customers and employees.
I often hear myself say “Great opportunity to use your PDW skills” – or, in shorthand, just “PDW!” This has been the most effective training I have done in my career – and to call it training downplays it.
Particularly good feedback from the team on all the practise sessions as this really brings the theory to life – and a great team helping to do that.
Good structure, very well facilitated and the combination of project and personal skills training meant that it was easy to see how the personal skills could be practically applied.
I often hear myself say “Great opportunity to use your PDW skills” – or, in shorthand, just “PDW!” This has been the most effective training I have done in my career – and to call it training downplays it.
Particularly good feedback from the team on all the practise sessions as this really brings the theory to life – and a great team helping to do that.
Good structure, very well facilitated and the combination of project and personal skills training meant that it was easy to see how the personal skills could be practically applied.
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