You may not be aware that OTD began life as an organisation that delivered single training events. Those events often consisted of a day or two at a time. Naturally, it didn’t allow us time to consolidate learning outcomes and inspire lasting change. It’s why everything we do nowadays is focused on effective, long-lasting customer …
As all of our team knows only too well, being part of OTD is something significantly bigger than just a job. After all, inspiring lasting change in workplaces around the world asks a little more of all of us than that. We like to think of our global community of coaches as a diverse collective …
Slides or no slides? That is the question. For this season’s debate, we spoke to OTD’s Marie Gardner. She’s an ICF certified executive and personal coach with more than 25 years of marketing and sales experience in pharma, at a senior level. In recent years, Marie has focused on helping organisations to build their strategic …
The pandemic thrust us into a digital world where we had to adapt our skills for a virtual audience. Although it was daunting, I was soon in a routine of delivering as many as three Zoom sessions in a working day. Having worked from home for so long, I’m now finding it quite …
It’s a little after 8pm and Kiminari Azuma has just finished dinner with his family
If you know Kiminari, you won’t be surprised to know that his meal contained chicken. This is a man who really loves chicken.
Here’s the final stop on this edition’s tour of our latest news, views and opinions. We wanted to share how excited we are to be furthering our work with one of our chosen charities, Birmingham Children’s Trust. The Trust exists to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the city. It …
OTD’s Head of Outcomes, Ali Barker, introduces the summer edition of Inspire Me, our regular round-up of news, views and opinions. There’s much to be excited about as we head into the summer break, not least the appointment of three fabulous new members of our outcomes team. Why is the team expanding? Customers are increasingly …
We had a surprise in store for our account managers when they gathered for a recent workshop in Birmingham. Julian James is a mind magician and a longstanding member of the Magic Circle. He is also a master communicator that has captivated audiences worldwide. We invited Julian to join us to give an insight into …
We’re thrilled to have added three new faces to our outcomes team in Birmingham, led by Head of Outcomes, Ali Barker. The new appointments are a key part of OTD’s mission to deliver sustainable learning outcomes for our customers, giving us greater capacity to explore even more opportunities. They will be responsible for consolidating the …