13th April 2018
"We can't change what we don't acknowledge..." It's a truth universally accepted that unless you are aware of a problem, unless it is quantified or measured in some way, you can't...
What is the benefit of 360 degree feedback?
10th April 2018
360 degree feedback coaching can be vital in maintaining and nurturing high-performing teams. Used predominantly in performance reviews, this type of feedback assesses a member of...
What Skills Make a Good Manager—and How to Develop Them
7th April 2018
Firstly, what do we mean by a ‘Manager’? A manager of things, tasks, activities, results or a manager of people, or indeed both? Whether you directly manage people or not; people,...
Why Is Employee Engagement Important To A Company's Success?
4th April 2018
Do you want to increase your revenue and reduce cost? In a world where costs are spiralling and many business revenue figures are not always following the same trajectory, then it...
What is Management Skills Training?
22nd March 2018
The phrase management training is one of those “management speak” phrases that seems to make sense to some of us, but can mean lots of different things to many of us!
Celebrating Success... whatever your gender
8th March 2018
Written by: Jo Mousley Today I am contemplating the fact that it is International Women’s Day. I often wonder… have I done enough in my life and could I do more to help others? At...
Game Changing Management Development
28th February 2018
PDW Group has been working with Whittingham Riddell, a leading firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors based in Shropshire & Wales on People Development initiatives for the...
My Apprenticeship so far…
14th November 2017
When I started my apprenticeship role at PDW Group as a Business Support Assistant the term ‘blog’ came into discussion a few weeks after starting, so my line manager and other...
Overcoming the challenges & unlocking the potential
14th November 2017
Written by: Tim Sayers Feeling the pressure of your workload? Stressed & anxious? Struggling to prioritise? Waiting on others to take action? Worried about that difficult...
Adopt These Behaviour Change Strategies In Your Business
20th September 2017
Written by: Jo Mousley In our experience there are four important steps essential to enhancing performance and achieving results through behavioural change.
The PDW Experience Through the Eyes of a Delegate
21st June 2017
Written by: Elan Thomas PDW Group have recently co-developed and delivered a Development Programme for Openfield, a leading supplier/partner to the UK farming industry. We spoke...
Practise, Practise, Practise. Build Your Confidence and Capability as a Manager with a PDW Workshop
7th June 2017
I’m sure that we’ve all had that feeling… when it’s Monday morning and that ‘performance chat’ you should have had last week is still sitting on your to-do list from Friday.
So Why Should We Use the “F" Word More in Business?
14th June 2016
Written by: Elan Thomas Now if this title has got your attention you may be thinking 'woh there PDW’, there is no need to encourage swearing in the workplace, that's not very...
The Law - An interview with Jim Thomas
3rd May 2016
The below is an extract from 'The Law' a publication by Armstrong Watson. It is an interview with Jim Thomas, Managing Director at PDW Group, specialists in all aspects of...