Blog - Bryony
The Quiet Thoughts That Shape Leadership
During one of my Elevate leadership sessions recently, I asked a group of experienced professionals a simple question: “What thoughts run quietly in the background when you step into leadership situations?” The room went quiet for a moment… and then the flipchart started filling up....
Small Habits, Big Impact: How Sustainable Leadership Really Begins
Leadership isn’t about becoming more confident, assertive, or more polished overnight... For many of the team leaders we’ve worked with recently, from those stepping into leadership for the first time to those with years of experience, confidence has grown in much quieter ways. Not through...
Why Coaching Skills Are Becoming Essential in Modern Management
Across industries, we are hearing the same tension expressed in different ways. Managers talk about younger team members who want purpose, feedback, flexibility and faster development, but who may lack confidence, resilience, or foundational workplace skills. At the same time, more experienced professionals hold deep...
From Peer to Leader: Navigating the Moment Everything Changes
One of the most challenging leadership transitions isn’t taking on more responsibility, it’s leading people who used to be your peers. When we speak to delegates at the start of our Forefront programme, a common theme emerges across some of the team leaders. Many describe...
Breaking the Hidden Barriers: How Women Can Transform Networking into a Power Tool for Leadership
This lunchtime, I hosted a Women in Leadership webinar where 70 incredible women signed up to explore the Centred Leadership Model, a powerful framework we’ll be diving deeper into when my Women in Leadership: Elevate course returns this September. In my work with female leaders,...
Clear is Kind: Assertiveness within our Insights Discovery Colour Preferences
I recently delivered an Assertiveness Training session here at Jarrold Training that sparked a lot of honest reflection and lively conversation, especially around what assertiveness feels like and how it’s often misunderstood. One of the most ideas we explored came from a quote from Brené...
From Text to Talk: Overcoming Phone Anxiety in a Digital World
In a recent training programme, I had the privilege of working with a talented team facing a challenge that’s becoming increasingly common in today’s workplace: fear of picking up the phone. While digital communication tools such as Email and Whatsapp may appear more convenient, they...
Inspired workforce= Increased Output
The importance of developing core skills no matter the ability or position of a person, will never ‘go out of fashion’. They are the fundamental trainings that shape a person-centred approach to business and ensure that teams align and thrive within their organisation’s values, service...
Why Gen Z and Millennials Prioritise L&D
New research conducted by Cloud Assess has revealed that Gen Z and Millennials are prioritising training and development more than any other generation. In fact, more than a quarter of employees aged between 16-34 believe training and development is the most important factor when it...
‘Why’, it matters
Have you ever been asked to do something by a manager and it felt like a pointless job to you? For the whole of human existence we have craved meaning. After all, “what is the meaning of life?” is one of the most popular...
