Research, Points of View, Advice & tips
Here we share with you our expertise, insight and comments on the challenges facing manufacturing industry in the UK.
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| 2010 | In this article the National Skills Academy look at Festo Training & Consulting's unique training approach using birds of prey to demonstrate how to encourage employee engagement. | Download |
| 2010 | David Strydom spent a day on Festo Training & Consulting's managament training course, entitled Don't Just Feed Me Chicken, and discovered why MD Gary Wyles places such importance in skills and employee engagment. | Download |
| 2010 | Gary Wyles responds to this troubleshooter in People Management Magazine. 'I am the HR manager of a manufacturing firm. Although we have seen a downtum in output, we are confident we can continue to trade and are already starting to consider how we can make the most of the green shoots of recovery. However, while senior managers seem keen to maintain their own development, I am under pressure to cut back on more general staff training opportunities. This doesn't feel right and I think we need to balance the investment we make in our people across the business. Am I right - and how should I broach this issue with the top team?' | Download Online |
| 2010 | In this article about why investment in training employees is essential for business, Gary Wyles outlines the key actions you can take to ensure you get the greatest benefit from your training. Published in Payroll Professional, reproduced with permission from the IPP. | Download |
| 2010 | Gary Wyles, managing director of Festo outlines some of the steps you can take to make your role as team leader more satisfying, engaging and productive.
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2010 | Festo's Gary Wyles gives his thoughts to the online publication ' Fresh Business Thinking' on 'How to leverage the principles of lean in your organisation' | Online |
| 2009 | Festo Didactic's Mark Hemming, convinces highly competent individuals of the benefits of working together as a lean and efficient management team by consigning them to 'Hell's Kitchen'! | Download |
2009 | In this article we look at the current training fund initiates that are available both locally nationally to assist you with your business training plans. | Download |
2008 | Festo Didactic's Gary Fuller takes a look at the skills gap in UK manufacturing industry, considers why 50% of training is often wasted and takes a look at what might be done to improve the situation. | Download |
2008 | Festo Didactic's Mark Hemming, gave a personal insight to the topic of people optimisation at a recent Association for Field Services Management (AFSM) UK. He considers how employee engagement / disengagement in the workplace impact on their ability to fulfil their individual roles to maximum effect. | Download |
2007 | In this article from Service Management Magazine, Festo Didactic's Mark Hemming argues that service engineers must aquire new skills as their role continues to evolve. | Download |
2007 | Project Management is critical to the smooth running of many organisations but it doesn't always go to play. Here we take a look at the top 50 reasons why project go pear shaped. | Download |
2007 | Really good, memorable presentations all have one thing in common – their presenters have left nothing to chance. So here are some tips from the experts on how to make your next presentation the best yet! | Download |
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