It’s as easy as falling off a skateboard… My name is Bernie, I’m 51 and 11 months and I fell off a skateboard last Saturday. There, I’ve said it, admitted it. I’m an idiot. We were having a family … Continued
Giving Back. Last week we hosted the inaugural Cumbria Dream Placement Alumni evening at the extremely impressive National Centre for Nuclear training facility in West Cumbria. The Cumbria Future Leader’s Forum (CFLF) is an idea to allow young people who … Continued
Why are you here? Recently we were asked to go and work with some Year 11 students in the East of the country who have been struggling with motivation in this important part of their secondary education. After speaking to … Continued
Bernie Discovers Excellence through Shingo. Our Director, Andrew Bernie Bernard, is now a qualified ‘SHINGO Discover Excellence’ Assessor. What this means is that Bernie attended a two-day workshop in February held by The Manufacturing Institute on becoming an assessor for … Continued
On Saturday 24th February I was honoured to be chosen as the guest speaker for #SkillsFest2018 in Barrow in Furness, South Cumbria. Skills Fest is an annual celebration of jobs, placements and opportunities in the South Lakes / Furness region … Continued
You are an influencer. Whether you realise it or not, you are affecting, influencing and inspiring people every day just by being you. Colleagues, friends and acquaintances will watch you , listen to you and be moved by you. I … Continued
Last Saturday, YES, Saturday, we went to Energus in Cumbria’s Energy Coast to deliver the Development Day for the 60 Year 12 and 13 students from Cumbrian schools and colleges who have been chosen from over 250 who applied for … Continued
Quiz time: Q: What do the following words have in common? Belief Understanding Interest Learning Decisiveness A1: They are all featured in our #YourEnterpriseAlphabet cards as definitions. A2: They spell BUILD as an acronym. Building (see what I … Continued
The theme I’m adopting this year for my business and personal life is embodied in the Socrates Quote at the top of this post: “The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but … Continued
From all of us, to all of you, Have an amazing and Happy Christmas and a prosperous and exciting New Year! Here’s to 2018 and all it may bring!