The Development Company

At The Development Company, we know that aligning development programmes with the needs and goals of your business is critical to your success. As effective talent development is your strategic priority, it is imperative that learning and development programmes are relevant and effective. We don’t do “off the shelf”. We believe that any course we deliver should be designed specifically to deliver the changes you need to see.

An Assessment Centre is an objective method of selection. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) approximately a third of organisations now use assessment centres as part of their recruitment process.

A Development Centre is a day or number of days where the participants are actively involved in the assessment of their own and others’ behaviours as part of their professional development.

Facilitation is one of the most important aspects of the work we do to deliver strategic business benefits for organisations. We make a significant difference to the involvement levels of participants and the outcomes achieved.

This form of coaching is when we focus on developing the skills of another person to achieve an improvement or an agreed standard within a defined time period. It has a clear focus on results and performance.

Mentoring is relationship, rather than task or skill focused, and is a long term commitment between two people with the intention of developing the lesser experienced person for both their current and future role.

Psychometric Tests are designed to measure an individual’s psychological attributes. They either test a person’s maximum performance or their typical performance depending on their format.

If designed and administered properly, employee surveys can provide invaluable feedback to any organisation. We offer organisations the SONAR Staff Survey service. The strength of sonar is being able to gather intelligence on otherwise imperceptible sounds. In the workplace, the things that go unheard are often the views and opinions of your staff. The larger and more diverse your workplace, the harder it is to retain a complete picture of staff opinions on the issues that really matter.

We offer a generic and bespoke 360 Degree Feedback service. This means you can run a process that is suited to your organisation’s specific requirements. We also provide a 360° Feedback process that uses the EQ-i2.0® to measure an individual’s Emotional Intelligence levels. The EQ-360 is our most popular feedback report and is often used as a part of formal coaching sessions and to measure progress of individuals.