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Conflict Management Forum Theatre Workshops

Conflict Management Forum Theatre Workshops We are delighted to announce that we will be delivering 2 x FREE online 90-minute forum theatre workshops on Thursday 27th February 2025, focusing on conflict management. Conflict resolution skills is the current number 1 request for our workshops. So we have decided to develop a completely new scenario focused […]

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Feedback for our inappropriate behaviour and banter video

This week we received feedback on our inappropriate behaviour and banter video.  Delegates watched the video as part of a management development programme. You can view it on our YouTube channel I’m delighted with the feedback they gave us, because it demonstrates that a video resource can bring these difficult issues to life. As with […]

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Bias & Stereotyping in Performance Reviews

Are your managers still using bias and stereotyping in performance reviews? Unfortunately, according to the latest research by Textio, labels such as ’emotional’ and ‘unlikeable’ regularly appear in these conversations. An important skill all managers need to develop is the ability to provide specific, relevant, actionable feedback on the performance of each of their team members. […]

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Our 20th Anniversary Offers

Our 20th Anniversary Offers     20TH ANNIVERSARY OFFER 1: 20% OFF OUR ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership & Management Go to our ILM page for more information   20TH ANNIVERSARY OFFER 2: JUST-IN-TIME-COACHING SESSIONS £99 + VAT     20TH ANNIVERSARY OFFER 3 IS A GIFT! We are offering 3 x FREE 90-minute […]

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Humour. Woman laughing

“Humour is a learning juggernaut”

An unexpected benefit of having Covid recently was having the time to finish reading a wonderful book called “Your Brain on Art – How the Arts Transform Us.” It really cheered me up and made me think about all the fun I’ve had over the years working with our team of professional actors and how […]

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How to deliver a workshop in an ambulance station cupboard!

“This is the best I can do” said the station commander gruffly, as he opened the door onto what looked like a large cupboard with windows. “Someone double booked the training room”, he added as he turned away and marched down the corridor, leaving us staring into a small, dark, uninviting space. My first thought […]

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Stories create lightbulb moments

“OMG that’s me.” A stunned silence filled the room and the young woman who had just shouted out got up and left. We were in the middle of delivering a forum theatre workshop for a local council on bullying and harassment at work. Stories create lightbulb moments. The main character in our scenario was a bubbly […]

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Manager talking to team member

Lack of management training is an accident waiting to happen

A depressing weekend read in the Guardian claims that 82% of UK managers are ‘accidental’. In other words they have not received management training for their role. The article cites research conducted on behalf of The Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The phrase “action and inaction have consequences” echoed in my head, from a distance of […]

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A question mark on its side

What you can expect when you book a forum theatre workshop

Bespoke or off-the-shelf options You can opt for a bespoke workshop or one of our off-the-shelf workshops.  For the bespoke option we start with user research to ensure our scripted scenarios accurately reflect the everyday challenges that your managers are experiencing at work. We invite your feedback on our scripts, make any amendments and agree […]

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Bullying and Harassment

Brace yourselves, because we’re about to tackle a tough topic head-on—the nightmare of dealing with bullying and harassment in the workplace. Dealing with toxic staff members who unleash this unacceptable behaviour on colleagues is not easy. But complacency is not an option if we want to have healthy workplaces. Through our Forum Theatre workshops we […]

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