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The cutting edge of leadership and management innovation, in brief
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Whats Included

Hot Topic
& Checklist

A key topic for great leadership, right now.

High performance
management

The latest ideas and fresh thinking from around the world.

Innovation
leadership

New findings on building the innovative enterprise.

Expert
Viewport

Guest expert shares their latest insights on the future of leadership

Recent Hot Topics
Research

Create a Culture of Belonging

Like food and shelter, a sense of belonging is a fundamental human need. In today’s culturally and age-diverse workplace, the need to feel connected to others and accepted as a group member is more important than ever. If leaders are to not only survive, but thrive in this new era of innovation and disruption, it is essential they learn to embrace these changes and foster a culture of belonging.

KnowledgeBrief

March 2020

Research

Create a Culture of Belonging

Like food and shelter, a sense of belonging is a fundamental human need. In today’s culturally and age-diverse workplace, the need to feel connected to others and accepted as a group member is more important than ever. If leaders are to not only survive, but thrive in this new era of innovation and disruption, it is essential they learn to embrace these changes and foster a culture of belonging.

KnowledgeBrief

March 2020

Research

Rewire your brain for agility and resilience

Today more than ever, companies across sectors are scrambling to adjust the demands of our fast-changing world. We all strive to reinvent the way we operate and innovate. In this ever-shifting culture, it is easy to forget that while everything else has changed, the way our brains operate has remained the same.

KnowledgeBrief

February 2020

Research

Trigger Innovation and Creativity through Play

When was the last time you played? As we grow older, we are told to be serious, professional and composed, and that playing is an activity meant only for children. Psychologically, this raises a few concerns because human beings, and animals, are born and designed to play. It is in our nature to explore the world in different ways and have fun with it.

KnowledgeBrief

January 2020

Research

Building A Future–Ready Organisation

Predicting the future is not an easy task, nor is it realistically achievable. And yet leaders have always been eager to see into the future and ask themselves: What are the prospects for future success? What external factors will influence the business in six months, a year, two decades?

KnowledgeBrief

December 2019

Research

Unleash Talent Using Sport Psychology

With the increasingly fierce competition to attract and retain great talent, leaders are faced with the question: how do we retain talent? And when is it time to let that talent go? Is there a right way? Surprisingly, most companies get this wrong. And yet, career transitions – whether expected or not – are inevitable throughout the trajectory of our working life. These shifts are commonplace in sport and, if done well, can leave your culture and performance in a better place.

KnowledgeBrief

November 2019

Research

Explore your Customers' Hidden Needs

In this Hot Topic, we will shed light on some of the non-traditional methods that you can use to capture your customers’ imagination and unveil their hidden needs. We hope this month’s Hot Topic will help you gain deeper, original insights on product positioning and messaging.

KnowledgeBrief

October 2019

Research

Enhance the Human Mind with Smart Technology

In this Hot Topic, we will explore the role of human expertise and the use of technology in organisational contexts, examining how human thinking and learning can work together with technology and Artificial Intelligence to get the best of both worlds. We hope that this Hot Topic will stimulate you to re-think the value of intuition, inspiration, and the spark of creativity in shaping human thinking and the future of technology.

KnowledgeBrief

September 2019

Research

Become a Smarter Innovator

In this Hot Topic, we will debunk many innovation myths and clichés for you to embrace an innovation mindset in pursuit of endless possibilities.

KnowledgeBrief

August 2019

Research

Timeless Leadership Advice

Throughout history, priests, academics, sages and wisemen have advised leaders on how to lead. How to wield power, conduct yourself with dignity, and inspire love or dread in your people: all these questions have been answered in different ways across the centuries.

KnowledgeBrief

December 2018

How we can help

Creating a Happier and Healthier Workforce

Sustain a positive and psychologically healthy workforce

Better Management Training, Better Results

Our professional development courses are available to individuals or teams. Funded via the apprenticeship levy, the UK’s government apprenticeship scheme.

Essential Training to Grow Your Small Business

You can now get the same leadership, management and customer service training as the world’s most successful companies – funded via the government apprenticeship levy.

Maximise your Apprenticeship Levy

The Apprenticeship Levy, now in its third year, can on the face of it appear complex and inflexible and is often overlooked as a solution to recurring HR and L&D challenges. The good news is, the Levy doesn’t have to be disruptive at all.

Testimonials

Trusted by over 200 organisations

2000+ people are already learning with KnowledgeBrief

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind

"As the line manager of a senior team member enrolled in the Senior Leader apprenticeship, I've witnessed firsthand how the functions, skills, study elements, and learning have enhanced the knowledge of the individual. While I have seen how the course benefits the individual, it also has benefited the organisation through an improvement in the breadth of leadership skills, policies, procedures, and strategic effectiveness. I believe our partnership with KnowledgeBrief will strengthen our organisation, and I will be encouraging other staff to participate in the apprenticeship."

ManpowerGroup

"KnowledgeBrief are best in class for their Leadership and Management training, highly professional and extremely knowledgeable coaches"

Wiltshire Council

"My Apprenticeship through Wiltshire Council with KnowledgeBrief has enabled me to have a wider understanding of management principles. The guidance given was invaluable to enable me to obtain my chartered management qualification with Distinction."

Wiltshire Council

"Throughout the course, I was guided and supported by skilled Personal Learning Advisors and attended informative workshops. By gaining my CMI qualification in leadership & management, I have been able to advance my career to the next level in management."

AVIS Budget Group

"They are incredibly easy to work with and focus entirely on what’s required for success in your organisation and for your employees."

CLIC Sargent

"I would recommend KnowledgeBrief to any organisation looking for impactful leadership and management training. "

AVIS Budget Group

"In every aspect of our relationship with KnowledgeBrief, from sales to accounts and the Professional Learning Advisors, we encounter passionate and engaged people."

Tata Chemicals Europe

"The benefits the programme brings to you in your role, and throughout the organisation are incredibly valuable. I would recommend the Level 5 to anyone in a management or leadership position."

Flogas

"It doesn’t matter what stage you are at in your Leadership or Management career, a Level 3 or 5 course will make you a better leader."

JPI Media

"I recommend anyone who is in a management or leadership role to take the course. It’s both challenging and rewarding and can only augment your existing knowledge and skills. You will grow as a leader if you take this course."

Equip your employees with the skills to increase results

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