Strengthening Connections, Collaboration, and Company Success In today’s fast-paced work environment, teamwork is essential for productivity and innovation. While individuals may bring their own expertise, creativity, and drive, it’s often the synergy of a well-connected team that leads to breakthrough ideas and solutions. Team building, therefore, is more than a corporate activity—it’s a strategy that […]
A Strategic Approach When implementing personality assessments within a team, it’s essential to approach the process with a sense of purpose and strategy. Here are a few best practices for making the most of personality assessments: Create a Culture of Openness Introduce personality assessments as a tool for growth rather than a label or a […]
Uncovering the Keys to Team Success Gone are the days when technical skills alone defined success. Now, more than ever, companies realise that personality, communication style, and interpersonal dynamics play a critical role in achieving organisational goals. Personality assessments have proven invaluable in this regard, giving leaders deep insights into how team members operate, communicate, […]
In today’s fast-paced business world, effective communication is the cornerstone of success. Whether you’re managing a team, negotiating a deal, or building relationships with clients, the ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and persuasively can set you apart. While it may seem simple in theory, mastering communication in a business context requires intentional effort and strategic […]
In today’s fast-paced professional environment, staying ahead means embracing innovative ways to learn and grow. That’s where Game-Based Learning (GBL) comes in! GBL integrates game mechanics into training programmes, offering adult learners engaging, effective, and flexible solutions to meet evolving skills and knowledge requirements. It’s not just about fun – it’s about achieving real learning outcomes through […]
A Kenyan firm has scooped two prestigious awards at the recent international Association of Business Psychology conference in UK. Lantern Training, based in Nairobi, is one of Kenyan’s leading people development and training firms, and its work with regional clients in the areas of people development and business psychology has seen it beating nominations from […]
Lantern Training, one of Kenyan’s leading people development and training firms has just scooped the global award for ‘Excellence in Valuing Diversity’, awarded by Lumina Learning: a world-leading provider of highly innovative psychometrics. Collecting the award at this year’s global conference in London, amongst some of the world’s leading trainers and coaches, Lucy Brewster, Managing […]
Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent. Bill Gates For new businesses and start-ups, agility can be easier because they are more flexible. They don’t have many processes and are not more traditional in their ways of doing compared to more established businesses. We are not saying […]
High level of self-awareness means really understanding who you are, why you act, communicate and respond as you do, truly knowing your strengths, weaknesses, positive and negative emotions and what motivates you. When you are self-aware, it is easier for you to understand other people and be aware of how they view you. It also […]
What is workplace diversity? Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between individuals in an organisation. Diversity not only includes how individuals identify themselves, but also how others perceive them. Diversity within a workplace encompasses race, gender, ethnic groups, age, religion, personality, sexual orientation, citizenship status, as well as other distinct differences between people. […]
Presenting can be tough especially for those of us not born with natural eloquence. To be a better public speaker, one has to develop a personal speaking style. You can do this by packing the presentations with enthusiasm, unique data and having plenty of jokes and short stories relating to the topic. How do […]
Team Building We all love a bit of teambuilding! When morale is low, people are a bit fed up, or perhaps the team is just tired, the leadership team might suggest a teambuilding day to inject energy and enthusiasm back into the team. But just running around and playing games, whilst good exercise, may not […]
First impressions create lasting memories, whether positive or negative. It only takes seconds for someone to decide if they like you or not and, on the telephone, these decisions are made simply by what they hear. A pleasant greeting and a positive attitude will set the stage for each call and by speaking positively, professionally […]
The Lumina Learning suite of psychometrics is the next generation of personal and professional development tools supporting individuals and teams to work more effectively, to drive performance and improve the bottom line. Lumina Spark is the first step on this journey and provides an accurate, personalised Portrait focusing on increased self-awareness and practical development points to assess […]
They say that leaders are born, not made. While it is true that some people are born leaders, some leaders are born in the midst of adversity. Often, simple people who have never had a leadership role will stand up and take the lead when a situation they care about requires it. A simple example […]
Update your social media accounts Decide which social media account(s) you are going to focus on, and delete any old accounts that you are no longer using. Make sure all of your information is complete and accurate. This will help you to build traffic to the networks you want to showcase your work. It can […]
STEP UP WITH YOUR PRESENTATION SKILLS! Most of us have experienced dull, irrelevant, or confusing presentations. But think back to the last really great presentation you saw – one that was informative, motivating and inspiring. Wouldn’t you love to be able to present like that? We share some insights on how you can improve; 1.All […]
Servant leadership is one of this decade’s management buzz words, but what does it really mean? Take a look at some of the characteristic traits of a true servant leader: Lead by example; Leaders who don’t walk the talk lose trust. If you want your team members to display certain behaviours, you need to display […]
Is your team building objectives ticked off just once a year? Perhaps it is a “fun session” during the end of year retreat or perhaps a “fun day out” for the whole company to thank them for all their hard work. Whilst that is all well and good, team building should be a continuous focus, […]
