Succession Planning for SMEs: Securing the Future of Your Business
Succession planning is often overlooked by SMEs, but for businesses operating at this level it’s absolutely essential to develop their future leaders.
The Benefits of Outdoor Management Development
Acorn’s outdoor management development (OMD) programmes offer a unique and powerful way to enhance leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Unlike traditional indoor and classroom-based training, OMD helps participants break free from the constraints of the office environment, encouraging deep connection, fresh perspectives and creativity.
Don’t Let Bad Apples Spoil Your Team
Do you ever wonder just how many perfectly good barrels of fruit get spoiled by just one ‘bad apple’? The bad apple analogy is well-known and generally accepted, but how often is this off-the-cuff remark taken seriously and acted upon in the workplace?
Recognition for Team Contribution, Regardless of Role
Whilst the majority of Acorn’s work is with individuals and teams at the forefront of an organisation’s activities, we were recently included in an internal communication piece which demonstrated a company’s culture of collaboration and enhanced teamwork cascading through the business.
RACER Team Pushing to the Finish Line
Acorn’s involvement in the Repository Asset Care Enhancements and Remediation (RACER) programme for Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is scheduled for completion in the summer and as covered in our last update, the trajectory of this project continues to rise.
Mining for Conflict to Cultivate Effective Collaboration
Conflict in high performing teams can be healthy and help stimulate creativity and innovation. In this article, we look at the types of conflict, the importance of trust and ways to help ensure conflict remains constructive.
ROI: The Collaboration Questionnaire
How can a management development company like Acorn demonstrate return on investment and team improvement through the lifespan of a coaching programme? The Collaboration Questionnaire provides evidence that’s hard to ignore.
Authentic Leadership
Leadership shapes the performance of any organisation. Who you are and what you do determines how successfully you lead and others follow.
Update on the NWS RACER Programme
We’re at the end of the second year of Acorn’s involvement in supporting the Repository Asset Care Enhancements and Remediation (RACER) programme for Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) and there’s plenty of positive progress to report.
Bid Winning and Joint Ventures
Acorn’s experience of working with joint ventures and bid winning teams spans over 20-years and stems back to our early involvement within PFI’s across sectors like rail, construction and defence. More recently we have worked within the UK’s nuclear sector, helping companies with various bids for Sellafield.