How We Help

Learning and Development

Inspire Development Ltd is a bespoke Learning and Development consultancy who work with our clients to provide a full training cycle service, whether you have diagnosed the learning need your self and would like us to design and deliver a solution or if you would like us to conduct a full consultancy project from learning needs analysis to evaluation.

Virtual Learning Events

At Inspire Development we pride ourselves on creating online experiences which are as engaging and inspiring as our face to face workshops. We have delivered virtual or online events to many of our clients over the past twelve years. Ranging from bitesize 1-hour high impact sessions to multi-day programmes.

Our familiarity with a number of virtual platforms, online technology and tools plus our understanding of how people learn has enabled Inspire Development to ensure online learning is effective and memorable. Try us…

We design and deliver customised training solutions for your specific needs.

We begin by asking you the all-important questions such as “What outcomes are you looking to achieve?” and “What changes do you want to see?” From here, together we decide what the appropriate skills, knowledge and attitudes are that are needed to make this change a reality.

Learning Needs Analysis

All of our training is built around the training cycle and we will spend time with you during the LNA phase to fully understand where you are and where you want to get to as a result of this training. We will also understand your business and business environment.

Design

At inspire Development, we pride ourselves on creating both engaging and effective learning events. During the design phase, we employ the latest research into the human brain and how it learns best. this ensures we maximise your time and engage all individuals.

Assessment

We assess via the use of quizzes/teach backs/skills practice and other demonstrations of competence. These sessions are used to correct and enhance the delegates new skills.

Delivery

Don’t expect “chalk and talk” your delegates will be involved in individual or group working right from the start. We believe that people learn by doing not listening and that creation is better than consumption. Where possible we will use real-life workplace cases to practice new skills, this could even involve the use of actors to enhance practice sessions.

Evaluation

We feel that evaluation is best managed by the training sponsor and are always glad when asked to be involved in the evaluation process.

Tools

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The MBTI instrument is the best known and most trusted personality assessment on the market. Far more than just a personality test, MBTI provides a constructive, flexible framework that can be applied to all areas of human interaction and personal development. The MBTI profile reveals how we see and interact with the world, giving insight into our motivation and the motivation of others. This provides a strong foundation for personal growth and development, underpinning enhanced personal effectiveness.

MBTI identifies personality type, made up of four basic preferences, and provides a positive framework to explain how we interact with the world and each other.

Inspire Development have fully qualified practitioners who are able to design and deliver high impact team development days based on the insights from MBTI. Our coaches are also qualified to utilise the MBTI report to provide insights for coaching clients growth and development if required.

The MBTI instrument is the best known and most trusted personality assessment on the market. Far more than just a personality test, MBTI provides a constructive, flexible framework that can be applied to all areas of human interaction and personal development. The MBTI profile reveals how we see and interact with the world, giving insight into our motivation and the motivation of others. This provides a strong foundation for personal growth and development, underpinning enhanced personal effectiveness.

MBTI identifies personality type, made up of four basic preferences, and provides a positive framework to explain how we interact with the world and each other.

Inspire Development have fully qualified practitioners who are able to design and deliver high impact team development days based on the insights from MBTI. Our coaches are also qualified to utilise the MBTI report to provide insights for coaching clients growth and development if required.

Inspire Development Coaching Overview

This overview will give you:

  • Some initial understanding of coaching – what it is and the potential benefits
  • An understanding of what the client can expect from our Coaches and what the coach will expect from the client
  • An insight into the coaching process
  • Encouragement to the client to begin thinking about any goals or objectives they may have and how coaching could help them to achieve them.

    • Your coach will encourage you to stay committed to the coaching process. That means scheduling and attending sessions and taking your own notes where appropriate.

    Your coach also needs you to be open and contribute to conversations honestly. For example, if something is not working, your coach needs to know; if you have concerns or problems, voice them; if you know why a problem is occurring, say so. The strength and power of coaching relates strongly to the level of openness and trust between you and your coach.

    Having decided that coaching is the right approach, the first step for the prospective client is to choose a coach. It is essential to find a coach that the client can work well with. The client needs to take time to talk to a range of possible coaches so that they can find the best one for them. These discussions are often referred to as ‘chemistry meetings’ – ensuring that the relationship between the client and the coach will work for both parties.

    Once engaged, the first activity is to set up and agree the context within which the coach and client will be working. If the client’s coaching is being sponsored, the coach can facilitate a three-way meeting to ensure that any input the sponsor wishes to contribute is clear and understood by all involved. This is also a useful meeting at which to agree how and when progress will be measured and reported, and by/to whom.

    The coach will also work with the client to agree logistics such as:

    • The duration and frequency of sessions
    • Whether coaching conversations are to be face to face, over the telephone or a combination
    • The number of sessions that might be required
    • The various options in terms of how they can be packaged.

    A further topic for exploration and agreement is the expectations the client and coach have of each other i.e. how they will work together. This could include how active the client wishes the coach to be and the level of challenge the client is looking for.

    Finally the coach will help the client to clarify what it is they want from the coaching i.e. its overarching purpose, and what success will look like. This provides the overall direction for the coaching. The coach will also encourage the client to identify outcomes for each coaching session. Bear in mind that the client’s overall goals may change as a result of insights gained through the coaching process.

    If you are the client, take a few minutes to think through the areas you want to explore through coaching and any current goals you may have. You may wish to involve other key stakeholders such as your manager, colleagues, family and friends. You might find the following helpful:

    • How might coaching benefit you?
    • What goals or objectives are you focused on?
    • What would you like to change, do more of, less of?
    • What will indicate to you that the coaching is being/has been successful?
    • What coaching have you received in the past? What worked well for you? What pointers would you give to a new coach to help them work most effectively with you?