Author: Rich Holmden

Great Training: Bring Back Your Childlike Curiosity Let’s be honest: most training sessions feel like a long slog through thick fog. You sit there, half-asleep,…

Alternative Education Deserves Our Full Attention – And That’s a Fact Let’s get straight to the point: alternative education isn’t just an afterthought; it deserves…

The UK Skills Puzzle: Time to Join the Pieces To say the UK’s skills system is a “mess” feels like an understatement. Yet, after attending…

Change Begins at the Top: Why CEOs Matter in Lean Transformation Let’s cut to the chase. If you think that having a Lean team or…

Mistakes: The Unexpected Birthplace of Innovation We’ve all heard the old saying, “Failure is not an option.” But I believe that’s a misguided view. Mistakes…

Are You Really Maximising Your Team’s Potential? Let’s face it, if you’re not clear about everyone’s role in your team, you’re potentially sitting on a…

The Off-the-Job Training Puzzle Just Became Clearer Let’s face it. The world of apprenticeships has been a bit of a muddle for years. If you’ve…

Redefining Your Values: The Heart of Real Change Are you ready to redefine your values and make a real impact? At City Skills, we’ve been…

Meetings Should Energise, Not Drain: Are Yours Doing Their Job? Let’s face it. Meetings, for many of us, have become the bane of our work…

Skills Development: A Necessity, Not an Option In today’s rollercoaster world, ignoring skills development is a disaster waiting to happen. If you’re not investing in…