...it’s all about you and what you need – and not about one size fits all, off the shelf product!

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The philosophy for Willow is to inspire (because people who are engaged learn more!) educate (giving people the ‘how to’) and empower (to motivate change)

In short, Willow is an external training provider who acts and feels like an internal resource to you and your teams. This is driven by:

• Knowledge of your business
• Knowledge of your people
• Knowledge of building businesses
• Knowledge of building sales teams
• Knowledge of managing people
• Knowledge of developing people

With over 25 years recruitment experience we believe that our difference is the ‘reality edge’. We’ve been in sales positions and managed teams, so we know some of the challenges you face. We’ve enjoyed buoyant markets and survived recession. Our training is built around ‘how it is’ which we’re told helps embed the learning and how it can be applied.

Who we help

Essentially we have three main areas of expertise:

• The recruitment industry: skills, strategy and behavioural
• Consultancy Training projects: Sales & Business Development and Leadership & Management
• Business Coaching: Consultants, Managers, Directors and Business Owners

Given our background, its probably no surprise that we work extensively with a cross section of recruitment companies.

But you may be surprised to know that through recommendations and reputation we have built valuable relationships and partnerships with businesses outside of the recruitment industry. 

It’s a growing list and currently we work within global logistics, pharmaceutical, supply chain and education. 

We can help If you want:

• Help securing new clients
• Better relationships with your clients
• Better relationships with your teams
• Help with your recruitment and retention strategies
• Help with your interview techniques
• To inspire and motivate, but not sure how 

We build programmes for; 

• Sales professionals
• Business development managers
• Team managers 
• Directors and business owners; from SME to corporate

How we help

Programmes can be a combination of or dedicated to:

• Bespoke course design
• 1-2-1 coaching and training sessions
• Call recording and feedback analysis
• ‘Learning bite’ sessions
• Training needs analysis
• Organisational development; job profiling, formulating CDP’s (continual development plans)

Here’s a snapshot of how we help:

Training and Learning Needs Identified

Training and Learning needs analysis has previously been known as TNA (training needs analysis) and looks at the skills, talent and capabilities within the organisation. It’s a systematic approach with the aim of ensuring there is sufficient capability to sustain business performance.

Having a clear idea of what learning outcomes are expected, provides a solid platform to build appropriate training and learning interventions and a focussed assessment of your return on investment.

Recruitment & Selection for non-industry

Having worked in the recruitment industry for over 2 decades, we have learnt a thing or two about finding the right people and then keeping them.

You may have a team of specialists responsible for direct hiring campaigns or work with recruitment agencies. But at some point you’ll need to decide who to interview and who in the business needs to be part of that selection process.

Willow’s expertise can help you with the crucial steps to a successful hire:

• Job profiling, competencies and specifications
• Assessment centre recruitment campaigns
• Advertising campaigns
• Improving results from your recruitment partners
• Interview techniques for your recruitment team and hiring managers

We often hear “people are our most important asset”, so it’s good to know that help is at hand to help find the right fit for your business. This will have a direct impact on staff retention and talent management and will engage the best talent available.

Course design & delivery

When we’re designing courses we focus is on the learning outcomes, behavioural change and delegate engagement and participation. We like to take people on a journey, so the knowledge builds logically and embeds naturally. We incorporate different learning styles and aim to make them fun and interactive. 

We can design company specific courses, such as your inductions or graduate programmes. We can also assist with delivering either as a back up to your training team or as a fully outsourced option.

a small selection:

• Induction and on boarding programmes
• Business development; internal and field sales professionals and development managers
• Graduate training programmes
• People Management; new to management to director  
• Appraisal training; for appraiser and appraisee
• Interviewing for the hiring manager
• Communication and influencing skills
• Building a client strategy
• Introduction to coaching in the workplace
• Time Management
• Introducing NLP
• Training the trainer

1-2-1 Coaching

A combination of skill based learning and personal development tackling motivation, mindset and other inhibitors of optimum performance. 

Organisational Development

Supporting the structure and process behind learning and development and the wider business; implementing training and continual development plans through to full HR support and company strategy. With our associate and partner model, we can assign the team that fits your business, your people and your needs.

What you get

We can tailor the service to suit your needs and this may include:

• Company branded workbooks
• Company branded course presentations
• Feedback questionnaires
• Feedback analysis and review meetings
• Follow -up support
• Full account management
• Sector specific content
• UK coverage