1 August 2022 Leading Midlands training and meeting venue Ashorne Hill officially opened its brand new Carson Centre last Thursday at an official ceremony. Based in Leamington Spa, the award-winning Ashorne Hill recently invested over £40k to transform an under-utilised building into the self-contained meeting space that holds up to 20 delegates and compliments the neighbouring Shedden Centre…
27 July 2022 Many organisations do not realise the magnitude of the problem they are facing with knowledge leaving the company, through retirement or resignation. The key responsibility of the organisation is to ensure the knowledge they have obtained through experience is passed on to their successor, or the knowledge is as least recorded. Implement a succession plan…
12 July 2022 Next up in our getting to know you series is Learning and Development Manager Rich Tricker. Find out all about Rich’s role on the Learning Team and how he’s developing coaching models to help people improve business performance. Your name: Rich Tricker Your job title: Learning and Development Manager How long have you worked at…
13 June 2022 Next up in our getting to know the team series is Dale. Find out from Dale how he’s finding working at Ashorne Hill and what his future career goals are. Your name: Dale Murphy Your job title: Assistant Food & Beverage Manager How long have you worked at Ashorne Hill for? Since January 10th, so…
13 June 2022 Emma is one of the newer members of the learning team here at Ashorne Hill. Find out how she’s finding her role so far and why she thinks the learning programmes on offer are so successful. Your name: Emma Foote Your job title: LMS Content Coordinator How long have you worked at Ashorne Hill? Just…
10 June 2022 In our previous article the Pygmalion effect and the Golem effect (how others’ expectations of an individual can affect performance) were discussed, how these effects may be perpetuated by managers were outlined, and ways in which management styles can be altered to harness the Pygmalion effect summarised. However, the question remains…how does an individual’s expectation…
8 June 2022 Josh has been working at Ashorne Hill for six years now. Find out how Ashorne Hill has helped Josh grow and progress his career in hospitality. Your name: Josh Tucker Your job title: Front of House Operations Manager How long have you worked at Ashorne Hill for? 6 years and I look forward to many…
26 May 2022 Looking to improve leadership and performance in your team? Take a look at the latest article from our Learning Team as they explain what are the Pygmalion and Golem effects and by understanding it how you, as a manager, can use it to improve employee performance. Overview of the Pygmalion and Golem effect Although many…
11 May 2022 What is learned helplessness and how can you, as a manager, ensure you are not enabling this behaviour? Read on to hear from our Learning Team on their considerations on this important concept. What is learned helplessness? Learned helplessness is the concept that, if an individual is exposed to a problem that they initially perceive…
