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All workshops are available in-house to obtain maximum value, as they can be tailored to your own specific needs. For costs please e-mail us at info@develop.uk.com or telephone 0870 760 1221.

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Upcoming workshops

All workshops take place in London unless otherwise stated.


Difficult Conversations about Performance: 7 September
Fast Track Partnering Skills: 14 & 15 September
Organisation Design: 28 September
Transforming Corporate Services:
21 October
Developing as a Business Partner:
22 October
Effective Change Management:
7 October
HR Metrics:
21 October
Workforce Planning: 2 November
Project Management: 9 November
HR as a Business Partner: 16 November
Shared Services: 8 December
Lean and Corporate Services: 9 December


Further Information on these workshops can be found below.

(Please confirm the venue for each workshop)

Cancellation Terms
For cancellation between 21 and 7 days of the workshop, 50% of the agreed fee is payable. Within 7 days, the full agreed fee is payable. At any point, you can transfer the place to another delegate or, alternatively, transfer to another workshop for the day delegate rate of £100 + VAT to cover venue costs.

If you have any questions or requests please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

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Effective Change Management & Business Transformation
This workshop will enable you to understand HR’s role in Business change, including Business transformation and change management principles. It will help you to take practical steps to take your organisation forward through these difficult times.


If you have any questions or requests about this workshop please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The date for this workshop is as follows:
7 October 2010 in London


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Business Partnering & Transforming Corporate Services
This workshop is aimed at professionals from across corporate services/resources teams and looks at what we mean by business partnering, the key drivers for transformation and lessons learned. We look at a range of case studies from across sectors and disciplines to review models and approaches, build success measures and deliver value based support services. It is full of valuable tips and experiences for anyone looking at transforming their function.


If you have any questions or requests about this workshop please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The date for this workshop is as follows:
21 October 2010 in London


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Developing as a Business Partner
This workshop is for aspiring or current business partners from across corporate services. We explore the role of the business partner, what it means in practice and how as business partners we can operate strategically and add value. Contents includes role definitions, key competencies, tools for ensuring success as a business partnering and key activities including building credibility, managing stakeholders and demonstrating value. Participants construct their own action and development plan.

If you have any questions or requests about this workshop please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The date for this workshop is as follows:
22 October 2010 in London


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Lean and Corporate Services
This practical workshop is designed as an introduction to lean Corporate Services. Lean Corporate Services seeks to radically restructure into ‘value streams’ with the aim of streamlining processes and removing non value add waste to improve efficiency, improve customer service and add value.

If you have any questions or requests about this workshop please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The date for this workshop is as follows:
9 December 2010 in London


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Helping Line Managers with Difficult Conversations
Managing performance in the line is critical for people planning and delivery and no more so than in a challenging business environment. This workshop will enable HR professionals to plan and deliver a robust approach to working with line managers that places responsibility in the line but provides support and essential back up from HR.

If you have any questions or requests about this workshop please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
31 August 2010 in Scotland & 7 September 2010 in London


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Image Management
The image HR portrays is absolutely vital and may even determine an organisation’s success and its ability to manage its people, yet is frequently ignored. This workshop will help you to personally present the image of a senior manager and to be accepted as one of their peers. We do this by reviewing the messages you portray, the impact you create and the impression you leave on others.

If you have any questions or requests about Image Management please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The date for this workshop is as follows:
12 August in London


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Workforce Planning
Organisations gain significant advantage if they can define their future needs and develop realistic, manageable plans to have the right people in the right place at the right time. This workshop is aimed at HR professionals who need to include workforce planning in their portfolio of skills, working with business managers and finance to deliver effective plans which add value to the business. The workshop is highly practical, includes case study and tools and will build confidence and capability in this key area.

If you have any questions or requests about Workforce Planning please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
2 November 2010 in London


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Organisation Design
This workshop will enable HR Professionals to facilitate organisation structure reviews and advise their managers on organisational redesign. It's important that organisational structure is aligned with overall strategy.

If you have any questions or requests about Organisation Design please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
28 September 2010 in London.

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Engaging Line Managers

Transforming your HR Department is not just about changing HR. True success depends on line managers and their willingness and ability to manage their people. This workshop identifies what is required of line managers and outlines HR’s role in engaging them in this process.

If you have any questions or requests about Engaging Line Managers please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
To be confirmed

Also available as a version for line managers - 1 day.

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Relationship Management and Influential Partnering
This workshop explores the relationship management and influencing skills, knowledge and attitude needed by HR professionals. Content includes building rapport, personal drivers, political mapping, negotiation, advocacy and demonstrating value. There is the opportunity to explore personal relationship management and influencing challenges.

This workshop will enable aspiring and existing HR professionals to:
  • Influence key stakeholders within the business

  • Build credible relationships and create a lasting impression

  • Demonstrate how they can add value to the business

  • Engage people in the leadership goals

If you have any questions or requests about Relationship Management & Influential Partnering please call Judith Strange on 07866 676230.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
to be confirmed

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)


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Developing as an HR Business Partner

This workshop provides valuable information on how to develop yourself or your people as HR Business Partners. It gives an overview of all the skills required, focuses on some of the key areas and provides a springboard for further development.

If you have any questions or requests about Developing as an HR Partner please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
to be confirmed

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)


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Strategic Tools for HR Partners

Strategic Tools for HR Partners is aimed at current and aspiring HR Business Partners who want to move from an operational focus to creating and building strategic value. It will help HR Partners to increase their credibility within their businesses and enhance their career opportunities!

The one-day workshop covers:
  • HR Business Partners in the strategy process - how the new HR is good for business and great for HR careers.

  • Tools to enable you to work with groups to develop purpose, vision, values and goals for any organisation

  • Developing an action plan to apply the key tools to the business

If you have any questions or requests about Strategic Tools for HR Partners please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

Strategic Tools for HR Partners
will run in central London. The dates are as follows:
to be confirmed


The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Building Organisational Capability and Performance
This workshop makes it clear what is meant by organisational capability, provides tools that HR professionals can use to identify and build on capability and performance, reviews the competitive positioning and critical industry success factors for organisations in the public and private sectors, enables HR to align structure, people, skills and resources to improve performance and action planning.

Building Organisational Capability
and Performance workshop is for Partners who want to further stretch their strategic capabilities and learn about further tools and techniques to facilitate the development of strategy.

Building Organisational Capability and Performance will run in central London. The dates are as follows:
to be confirmed

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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HR Metrics
- Demonstrating Added Value

HR metrics are often under used by HR and the organisation. This workshop explores the selection, alignment and analysis of metrics and how they can be used as an effective change tool. It gives participants the added opportunity to maximise and demonstrate the value of HR’s contribution to organisational success.

If you have any questions or requests about HR Metrics please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
21 October 2010 in London.

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Business Consultancy

This workshop will provide you with the consultancy skills you need in order to operate as an Internal Consultant. It is particularly useful if your organisation takes an HR Partnering approach.

If you have any questions or requests about Business Consultancy please call Judith Strange on 07866 676230.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
to be confirmed

Also available as in-house workshop - 2 days.

The fee is £895 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Talent Management - HR's Role

Effective talent management is a key HR deliverable. Through facilitation and case studies we explore what talent management really means and provide tools and tips to develop a tailored and appropriate talent management strategy and programme. There is a guest speaker who presents their organisation’s approach to talent management.

If you have any questions or requests about Talent Management please call Judith Strange on 07866 676230.

The date for this one-day workshop is as follows:
to be confirmed

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Shared Services - Beyond the Myth

Gain full benefits from your Shared Services. This workshop will help you to address the key issues in setting up and running a Shared Service Centre and develop a clear plan of action to ensure success.

If you have any questions or requests about Shared Services please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739.

The dates for this one-day workshop are as follows:
8 December 2010 in London

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Project Management - Practical Tools for HR Professionals

Effective project management is increasingly becoming a core skill for HR professionals. This workshop provides practical project management skills and tools bespoke for HR, to support HR professionals design and deliver strategic and tactical projects and enhance credibility with business customers.

The workshop will enable participants to:

  • Turn strategy into action to deliver results
  • Fulfil a variety of project roles and responsibilities
  • Initiate, co-ordinate and deliver projects effectively
  • Enhance credibility with business customers - particularly those who already use project management disciplines

If you have any questions or requests about Project Management please call Judith Strange on 07866 676230.

The dates for this one-day workshop are as follows:
9 November 2010 in London

The fee is £450 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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Fast Track Partnering Skills

This new two day workshop is an intensive fast track programme for HR professionals. It draws on four of develop uk's most popular programmes to equip you with the essential skills and tools needed to be effective.

If you have any questions or requests about Fast Track Partnering Skills please call Judith Strange on 07866 676230.

The dates for this workshop are as follows:
14/15 September 2010 in London


The fee is £895 per participant. (With 10% reduction on second places booked and invoiced at the same time.)

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HR as a Business Partner

An introductory workshop - what makes business partnering work in some organisations rather than others? The key lessons learned. Learn how to really add value to your organisation and increase the credibility of your HR function.

The date for this workshop is as follows:
16 November 2010 in London.

Please call Shirley Dalziel on 07740 737739 if you can not find it, or have any questions.

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Quotes

The following are examples of quotes from some of our workshop participants:


‘I particularly found useful the specific tools I can take away and use. For example, next week in a proposed office restructure’.
Department for International Development

‘The tailored material was helpful and we had great discussions. We gained practical tools and a different perspective’ ‘Confident and knowledgable tutors’
Sun Microsystems

‘There are a variety of tools and techniques I can use to improve my skills in the role. I have also come out of the workshop with a clear view that is is my role to be more proactive’
Department for Work and Pensions

‘I have gained confidence that some simple ideas should have a big impact on client areas’
Harcourt Education



‘The Business Consultancy Workshop was excellent! It has given me a really useful toolkit and a great practical model to use with the business.’
David Barker, PC World Business



‘A very useful process for business planning that I will use in future team meetings. Found the stakeholder management tool and competencies particularly helpful. Excellent again!’
Friends Provident



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