Development Group International Ltd
Consultancy: design and delivery of people and organisation development solutions in areas of management and leadership, teams, sales, project management and interpersonal skills.
Our story
We are four highly experienced business men who started our consultancy during the worst recession for a generation. Our relationships were forged in fire, so we’re a steel-strong team. In many ways that’s all you need to know about us – we understand the underlying problems your business faces. We’ve faced them ourselves.
Our purpose is to improve the health of organisations and individuals
Our philosophy is founded on total honesty. We started with a commitment to create the kind of company we’d want to work for, and a promise to treat our clients the same way we treat each other. To be strong an organisation needs nurturing and regular health checks.
Since 2010’ we’ve built up a business that improves the health of multi national organisations and individuals. We allow them to achieve their goals by spearheading positive change and improved performance. We’d like to help you do the same.
Products and services
Training with Cambridge Network: New Managers’ peer learning group
This group supports managers new to managing people. Regular sessions enable peer-exchange with colleagues of similar levels in different organisations which builds trust and a collaborative environment.
This group supports managers new to managing people. Regular sessions enable peer-exchange with colleagues of a similar level in different organisations which builds trust and a collaborative environment.
Each session, the agenda addresses members’ real-life leadership priorities under expert facilitation. This peer learning group is a natural progression for managers who have taken our popular Transition to Management course.
Key benefits:
- Confidential and collaborative peer-to-peer learning environment
- Increases your network to meet your peers across different sectors
- Increases confidence
- Company visits and guest speakers (where relevant)
- Highlights and tackles common challenges
- Exposure to different industries and management models
- Blended learning resources (including books, videos, online learning)
- Expert facilitation
- CPD accredited
Who should attend
- Team leaders, supervisors and project managers with up to two years’ experience in their new role
- High potentials who look to be promoted in the next 6 months
- Technical and project leads who would like to ‘up skill’ on their management techniques
Training with Cambridge Network: Transition to Management
The ‘first line manager’ role is unique in organisations as this person is the one level who manages ‘non-managers’. This brings its own set of hurdles to overcome, and for people new to managing others there is a lot to learn.
This course is aimed at those new to management; those with about 6 months experience as a manager; or those you are looking to promote in the next few months.
Overall, being a new manager can be tough; and a practical toolkit of best practice do’s and don’ts will really help new managers avoid mistakes, and feel more equipped to cope in the early days.
Who should attend
- Team leaders, supervisors and project managers with up to one years’ experience in their new role
- High potentials who look to be promoted in the next 6 months
- Technical and project leads who would like to ‘up skill’ on their management techniques
Training with Cambridge Network: Transition to Leadership
Promotion makes us managers - often with no management experience or training. We sink or swim and our people sink or swim with us. Some of us are good at 'getting it done' but what damage may we cause along the way?
We have our natural leadership style but unless we are aware of it, we will be unable to flex when required and the morale and resilience of the team will be negatively affected.
This two-day event is designed to highlight what is important, what you currently 'measure up to' and where you can change to ensure greater leadership success.
Objectives
- To enable managers to become effective leaders
- To know what to work on to create a high performing climate through leadership behaviours
- To provide tools and techniques to lead through change
- To become highly self-aware and be able to adapt self to achieve maximum potential of the team
Training with Cambridge Network: Time Management
Time is one of the most important assets at work and everyone has a responsibility to ensure it is well managed. This doesn’t always mean being ‘maxed’ out – it’s about getting balance into your life to ensure your priorities are taken care of.
This one day programme will help you develop a strategy for ‘event control’ and give you a range of tools and techniques to help you plan and organise yourself to be effective
Who should attend?
Time management is a key competency for all people at work and this programme will benefit anyone who has any element of control and influence about when they do things.
Training with Cambridge Network: Dealing with Difficult Behaviour
It is said that ‘variety is the spice of life’ but sometimes the range and diversity of people we come across can be really challenging.
It is said that ‘variety is the spice of life’ but sometimes the range and diversity of people we come across can be really challenging.
As colleagues and professionals, we all must work with each other, and the rewards for doing so are clear. But it can require real understanding and a toolkit of skills to make working with some people a success.
Who should attend?
Managers and team leaders at all levels who wish to extend their approach and understanding when dealing with the challenges of difficult people, so the outcomes can be more effective.
