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Manager as Mentor – Avoiding the Drama Triangle to Successfully Empower, Not Enable

As a mentor, you may find yourself as the sounding board for the challenges your mentee faces. There’s a fine line between being supportive and taking on their responsibilities. We look at the perils of the Drama Triangle and how through recognising the individual states, you can act accordingly, empowering your mentee to take ownership.

Jane Savage

Thu 23 Jan

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KnowledgeBrief nominated for national award for best use of technology in the apprenticeship sector!

This incredible recognition highlights our commitment to innovation in delivering impactful learning experiences through cutting-edge technology. The nomination is a testament to the hard work, creativity, and dedication of our team, as well as the trust and collaboration of our clients and learners.

James Askew

Wed 18 Dec

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Manager as Mentor – Inspiration for Transformation

The word inspire comes from the Latin meaning “to inflame”. In mentoring context, it means to excite, to encourage or to "breathe life into".

Jane Savage

Wed 11 Dec

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Manager as Mentor - Ask Better, Lead Better: Powerful Questions Can Unlock Potential

Powerful questions prompt deeper thinking, transforming your mentoring conversations. By asking, rather than telling, you encourage individuals to take responsibility for their own development. Just as importantly, it shows you have real interest, and that you’re invested in their growth.

Jane Savage

Fri 15 Nov

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Expert Viewpoint: People Management and Neuroleadership

Nathan Moyler-Black, KnowledgeBrief’s People Partner, shares his latest insights on people management and neuroleadership.

Louise Ward

Wed 06 Nov

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New project management apprenticeship launched

Whilst KnowledgeBrief has been leading the way with our leadership and management courses, one area that was noticeably absent was that of project management. Although there were aspects of project management in all the team leader, department leader and senior leader courses there had never been a dedicated project management apprenticeship. Based on this and the desire and feedback from apprentices it was agreed in early 2024 to launch the first project manager apprenticeship.

Tom Kennedy

Wed 31 Jul

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Manager as Mentor - SMARTER Goals

How many of us keep our well intentioned New Year Resolutions? Our desires to give up, do more, be better …It’s highly likely that our desires are rarely kept even until the end of January. Setting a clear goal helps to create measurable steps for what we want to achieve, but it seems we are not accountable to ourselves like we are to others and without accountability, we are very likely to push working towards our goals to the bottom of our to do lists.

Jane Savage

Fri 05 Jul

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What does successful mentoring look like?

Often a potential mentee won’t have taken the time to process their thoughts and formulate a plan for what they want to get out of a mentor relationship. They come to you like a hungry child ‘Feed me. Feed me your wisdom, I want to absorb it all now’. Maybe you have been a mentor before, you know what’s needed so off you go, following the same path as before. But has anyone stopped to consider if the path is going in the right direction?

Jane Savage

Thu 06 Jun

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KnowledgeBrief Well-being Day: Supporting Young Lives Vs Cancer

Today, KnowledgeBrief hosted a day dedicated to Well-being in support of our Charity Partner of the year, Young Lives Vs Cancer. Through this well-being day, the KnowledgeBrief team hopes to raise essential funds for this amazing charity.

Izzy Litton

Fri 26 Apr

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KnowledgeBrief Excels in Ofsted Inspection: A Trio of Strengths Delivering Exceptional Benefits

Our Managing Director of KnowledgeBrief (KB), Matthew Wolstenholme, is delighted to share the findings that illustrate the extraordinary benefits experienced by our clients and learners, all of which are attributed to our three distinctive capabilities working in harmony.

Matthew Wolstenholme

Tue 23 Apr

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