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06.06.22

Professional networking: 7 tips for meeting new people

Professional networking is an important part of developing your career and personal brand. It’s easy to think these situations are geared towards those of us who are more outgoing and…

by Lucy Limb
24.05.22

Role of L&D in mental health and wellbeing at work

Research has found that preventative mental health support such as awareness-raising and line manager training yields a much higher return on investment than reactive support like therapy.  It’s no surprise…

by Lucy Limb
29.03.22

How to encourage employees to attend training

In-company training – delivered to a group of employees from a single organisation (as opposed to run on set dates and booked individually) has many benefits. Read what one client…

by Lucy Limb
17.03.22

Bitesize Training Courses

We offer high-impact and interactive, 120-minute, trainer-led courses to help solve managerial and interpersonal problems in the workplace today. Our courses help employees work and manage more effectively and communicate…

by Lucy Limb
24.03.22

Resilience: 5 tips to improve performance

Research suggests that mental ill-health is responsible for 72 million lost working days and costs of £34.9 billion each year. Resilience or our ability to recover from or adjust easily…

by Janice Benning
27.01.22

How to increase training ROI with coaching

From strengthening performance to developing leadership potential, coaching offers a range of benefits. Coaching can also be used to increase training return on investment (ROI). At BiteSize Learning, we often…

by Lucy Limb
15.01.22

Manage Upwards: 5 ways it creates value

For the relationship between manager and team to function well, both sides need to be empowered to communicate effectively. But often organisations focus on the downward relationship a manager has…

by Lucy Limb
04.11.21

How to Stress Less

Stress is our body’s response to pressures from a situation or life event. It’s often triggered by unexpected events, or increased responsibility, or by high levels of uncertainty. We feel…

by Janice Benning
23.02.21

Four ways to get your managers coaching now

In our view, one of the most important things a manager can do now is coach. It’s a style that lends itself to building empowerment and ownership – helping people…

by Paul Hodder
01.10.21

Why is it important to train your managers?

It’s not uncommon for people to start their management careers without management training or preparation. In this article, we look at why it’s important to train your managers and the…

by Paul Hodder
29.07.21

Hybrid working: how to communicate effectively

If we’re no longer eyeballing each other at work, how will workplaces continue to flourish? A key success criterion of hybrid working is good communication. In this blog we look…

by Paul Hodder
09.07.21

What is hybrid working and how do you make it a success for your people and your business?

Anyone working in HR right now is having conversations about hybrid working. As we consider a safe return to office life, there’s growing interest in combining our working lives with…

by Lucy Limb
03.06.21

Giving feedback – what we all need to know to improve working life

Feedback is an important part of job performance but often fails for some simple reasons. In this blog, we look at some ways you can ensure your feedback is successful.…

by Paul Hodder
14.05.21

Six simple ways to improve your employee wellbeing

Employee wellbeing is a concern for learning and development and human resource professionals more so than ever. As Janice Benning, BiteSize Learning’s Wellbeing Lead explains “prevention is so much better…

by Lucy Limb
13.05.21

The best way to build trust in the workplace

Employees in high-trust organisations are more productive, have more energy at work, collaborate better with their colleagues. Here are some ways leaders can maintain and grow trust: Be consistent in…

by Paul Hodder
26.04.21

Worried about work? Techniques to help

The Office for National Statistics reports anxiety affected the work of one in five people last year. Amongst these figures are HR professionals, who have been at the frontline of…

by Paul Hodder
05.03.21

These initiatives are challenging gender inequality in the workplace

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is Choose to Challenge. A call, we believe, is needed now more than ever. This is because in the months since last…

by Paul Hodder
12.01.21

BiteSize Learning’s 2020 review

As the tumultuous 2020 draws away from us, we feel it’s important to recognise what we have learnt. Our clients have been our biggest source of inspiration. Listening to them…

by Lucy Limb
15.12.20

The winter wellbeing MOT

Traditionally a time of reward, socialising and celebration, the winter season is already very different this year and the third lockdown this winter seems to be having a greater impact…

by Paul Hodder
06.11.20

Five signs you may need a sick day

Covid-19 has killed the sick day. Previously a good indicator of whether you were fit enough to work was whether you felt able to drag yourself into the office. Now…

by Paul Hodder
23.10.20

How to be assertive at work (even remotely)

If you watched any of the US presidential TV debates in late 2020, you might recall the then Democrat candidate Kamala Harris (now vice-president elect) sparked a discussion with the…

by Paul Hodder
08.10.20

Is your employee mental health programme accessible to all?

This year’s World Mental Health Day campaign is Mental Health in an Unequal World. The cost of poor mental health to UK businesses is rising. However,  for every £1 spent by…

by Paul Hodder
07.09.20

The FCA has big expectations, are you ready?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have signalled that they are not pleased with the embedding of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR). In particular the understanding and application of…

by Paul Hodder
01.09.20

What our attitude to holidays says about employee mental health

I was struck by a recent conversation on LinkedIn on the topic of holidays in relation to employee mental health. The rise in remote working is clearly making it harder…

by Lucy Limb
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