OTD wins Employer of the Year
We are overwhelmingly proud and honoured to have been awarded the prestigious UK Employer of the Year – Gold award at the Investors in People Awards. In a record-breaking year for entries, OTD was recognised in the category for companies with 2-49 employees. As a global training and coaching business, winning an internationally recognised award …
What have we been up to?
We were thrilled with the positive response to our last newsletter but we know that no one ever progresses by standing still. So we asked you how we could improve on what we last delivered. One of the things you most commonly asked us for is a round-up of what we’ve collectively been up to; …
Welcome Rubina and Sarah
We’ve welcomed two new members to our Birmingham-based team. Rubina Ramzan and Sarah Crotty have joined the OTD family as finance assistant and operational support assistant / FS tutor respectively. Rubina Ramzan Rubina has more than a decade of experience in finance, having previously worked in similar roles in the care and security sectors. She …
Five graduate as NLP Licensed Business Practitioners
It’s been a really long journey for this wonderful group of NLP Business Practitioners. We’ve been through lockdowns, postponements, illnesses and other setbacks since we first planned to conduct this training in 2020. At the same time this amazing group of students was able to attend a number of virtual sessions that Chris Cummins and …
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Meet… Marie Loney
You have enjoyed an interesting career so far! Tell us more…
Inspiring our communities: When Chris met Rohan
We’re working closely with the local community in Birmingham to help young Black people put themselves in prime positions for employment opportunities. Here’s why. “This has been on my mind for the last 20 years,” explains joint managing director, Chris Cummins. “Even before I set up OTD with Andy (Crotty), one of the things I …
The debate: customer training needs
Lucy – “Can you run a facilitation skills course?”, Jo – “Yes be guided by the customer so that they feel heard and understood but serve them better…”
The modern learner: it’s all about the individual
The seminal report “Meet the Modern Learner” by Josh Bersin, focused on how to engage the overwhelmed, distracted, and impatient employee. And its findings – first published in 2014 – still hold true. Whatever age you are, it’s increasingly likely that you are a tech-savvy, eager learner, who relishes the ability to freely connect with …
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