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17 January 2012 at 11:11
With economic uncertainty, problems with the Euro, rumours of a double dip recession many companies will revert to "preserve the cash" mode. Is Corporate Social Responsibility here to stay or will it be the first thing to go?
Companies facing tough decisions will often take the easiest route and postpone or cancel CSR activities that take their teams away from their core business. Those who are in it for the long haul may take a different approach and combine CSR activities with Team development- that can have a significant impact on the business.
This year Making the Link partnered with Cirencester Housing for Young People (CHYP) to offer a client an innovative approach to develop senior board members and have a positive charitable outcome. Senior European Directors for a huge multinational company spent three days in the Cotswolds- to take the team to the next level. The event was interesting and meaningful on so many levels- the directors working together engaged with the 6 young people housed by CHYP and redecorated their lounge and kitchen areas- in 24 hours.
So what are the benefits of a combined CSR and Team development experience?
1) Participants remember the challenges they met together- it's a shared experience
2) Workshop based development has a clearer point of reference and can be linked back to corporate challenges
3) There are clear charitable outcomes
In summary, despite the gloomy predictions for the economic future people are still going to need to get better at leading, working together, and delivering to tight deadlines- in fact,there will be more pressure to perform! CSR is here to stay.
Find out more about CHYP and the project here
Tags: Making the Link | MTL | CSR Team Events | make a difference | CHYP | Cirencester Housing for Young People | Team development
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09 May 2011 at 15:08
You're a manager, a boss, a supervisor, a chief but are you a leader? And are you in turn an authentic leader? A leader is a manager, a boss, a supervisor and a chief but is also a teacher, inspirati [ read more ]
Tags: Making the link | Training for business performance | Autentic leadership
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08 February 2011 at 13:39
Welcome to Spencer Holmes this months guest blogger and an International expert in developing Project Leaders.....
In the same way as for all the facet-specific articles, this piece will cover the [ read more ]
Tags: Projectleaders.com | Spencer Holmes | Victor Newman | Greenwich Business School | 7 Facets | | Makingthelink | training and development | inspiring your team | mike ponting
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11 January 2011 at 10:21
THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE . They did it! The Making The Link team climbed over 4000m to the summit of Mount Kinablalu successfully finishing in first place and raising over £20,000 for The Anthon [ read more ]
Tags: making the link | high performance team | charity challenge | borneo | team events | make a difference
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03 November 2010 at 12:59
There is a new team competing in the Kinabalu Challenge in Borneo in November 2010 to raise funds for The Anthony Nolan Trust.
The team comprises Regional Director Warren Portlock and Equine Vet P [ read more ]
Tags: Making the Link | Mike Ponting | CSR Team events | challenge events | training | online training | virtual training
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26 August 2010 at 11:19
Networking- does it work?
Many of us have attended Networking events and come away feeling like they were a total waste of time, full of people trying to sell their services and products. On the o [ read more ]
Tags: Making theLink | Sales training | Sales in the future | Emotional intelligence | business performance | face to face training | public speaking | mac mackay | mike ponting
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11 August 2010 at 20:52
MONEY TALKS MM HMM...
Sixth Formers from Wellington College recently raised £12,000 in a day by composing a CD and selling it for charity. The students took part in an innovative new learn [ read more ]
Tags: musikscool | wellington college | debra | making the link | csr team events | | mike ponting | facilitators in action
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10 June 2010 at 13:11
This blog is about unlocking people's potential at work and the measurable benefits of doing so for the individual, and the organization.
It is about retaining and building on the commitme [ read more ]
Tags: making the link | potential | measurable benefits | engagement
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17 April 2010 at 21:13
Mike Ponting faced the ultimate trainer's challenge on a recent charity event: leading a set of strangers on a six day race through the Borneo jungles. Mike, Director of training company Making The L [ read more ]
Tags: Mike Ponting | Making the Link | Kinabalu challenge | adventure race | emotional intelligence | leadership.
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24 March 2010 at 14:25
Making the Link- the Six Steps to Sales Success
Effective Sales Behaviours poll results.
When dealing with sales directors and managing directors who are considering the most appropriate tra [ read more ]
Tags: Making theLink | Sales training | Sales in the future | Emotional intelligence | business performance
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23 March 2010 at 19:49
How NOT to do it...films by Making the Link
How often when we are told how NOT to do something, do we truly learn what TO DO instead?
Psycologists may argue that a negative command is more like [ read more ]
Tags: Mike Ponting | Making the Link | Facebook fan page | open courses | LinkedIn | Twitter | Blogging | Real Learning |
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02 February 2010 at 08:52
"Training should make a real difference, to the individual and to the employer, otherwise what is the point in doing it? " says Mike Ponting, director of Cotswolds-based training company Making the [ read more ]
Tags: EI and training | People development | Mike Ponting | Jo Maddocks
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01 January 2010 at 20:53
Mike Ponting is all set and in the final phases of his training for the Kinabalu Challlenge later this month. The recent Musikscool event was a great success and four inspiring, original tracks were [ read more ]
Tags: Mike Ponting | Making the Link | Musikscool | Raleigh | David Bell | Strictly come dancing | CD in a day
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01 January 2010 at 17:47
Well, after a fantastic 10 days in Sabah, Malaysia Mike completed the Kinabalu challenge and came a respectable second! The challenge consisted of running, biking, jungle survival skills, white water [ read more ]
Tags: Mike Ponting | Making the Link | Raleigh | Leadership | Teamwork | Events for charities and business
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23 December 2009 at 16:11
Well, 2009 is almost over and MTL have had a good year culminating in a team building event with a charitable twist. Supported by learning and development and musical professionals from Musikscool we [ read more ]
Tags: Mike Ponting | Making the link | Training with a difference
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13 December 2009 at 12:08
I have just returned from a client conference where, at Making the Link's invitation, Dr Ed Coats (of the BBC's On Thin Ice) gave an inspiring and motivational presentation to an audience of 90. His [ read more ]
Tags: Ed Coats | Mike Ponting | Making the link | South Pole Race | Antarctica | Conference with a twist | Inspirational talks | Developing teams | Ben Fogle | James Cracknell
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24 November 2009 at 15:00
Well, my training for the Kinabalu challenge is going brilliantly, I have been swimming a mile every morning (64 lengths of the local pool) and running 10km between 2 and 3 times a week- the weight i [ read more ]
Tags: Mike Ponting | Making the link | Training | Emotional intelligence | Business results | leadership development
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11 November 2009 at 20:50
Developing sustainable organisational performance is all about being authentic, effective and true to your word. Emotional Intelligence, and individual effectiveness, can help organisations build and [ read more ]
Tags: developing authentic leaders | emotional intelligence diagnostic |
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17 September 2009 at 16:08
Blended Learning solutions- maximizing the impact of training Making the link are leading the way in the training market with a new approach to developing performance improvement in organizations, [ read more ]
Tags: MTL | Mike Ponting | Blended learning solutions
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15 July 2009 at 12:31
Team work courses UK
Effective ways to build your Team
Making the link are offering clients selected opportunities to develop Leadership and Management teams, with up to £1000 [ read more ]
Tags: business development | making the link | team development solutions | Government funding | Team work
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