Doesn’t it always rain in Aberdeen? Well no, not this time. This time we took the sunshine with us. A trip to the East Coast to meet with a prospective new client meant 2 days out – who knew how few flights there are from England to Aberdeen?? On our…
This month we began working with a new client, SmartSec Security Solutions, delivering a facilitated workshop with their top management team. *** We continued to support Her Majesty’s Courts with a second workshop on the benefits of a collaborative team approach. *** Liz has been confirmed as a support judge for…
This weekend I’ve been in Guernsey (pop 62,000) for a BIFM Channel Islands training day, where I was presenting on various topics to a fabulous group of FM professionals, many of whom had never met each other. I had not stopped to consider that Guernsey is such a small island and…
By Liz Kentish This article originally appeared in firstwomen.co.uk. Who hasn’t felt bored, frustrated and disengaged while sitting in a stuffy training room watching one PowerPoint presentation after another? With this type of theory-based training, people go back to their day job and immediately forget what they’ve learned. The same can…
Dave Kentish’s response to the question below originally appeared in FMJ. Do you think it is appropriate for an organisation to make socialising at industry events compulsory? What advantages are there to the individual and to the company? How does this conflict with the trend towards work-life balance? THE COACH’S…
The partnership between Kentish and Co, Johnson & Johnson and Sodexo has reached the final stage of the prestigious BIFM Awards 2016. Johnson & Johnson outsourced FM across a number of its European sites to Sodexo in 2013. Although Sodexo had been delivering against all KPIs, there was a degree of…
People development experts Kentish and Co has appointed Vanessa Shaw as an associate. Based in Dubai, Shaw will be focusing on designing and implementing leadership development programmes. Shaw joins the business as lead trainer and facilitator, and will work across various client accounts in the United Arab Emirates. In addition…
Dave Kentish’s response to the question below originally appeared in FMJ. We are often told how important it is to provide timely and constructive feedback to people. However, what tips do you have for providing feedback to your boss when they are behaving in a way that you find unhelpful…
March 2016 – Tim Carr joins Kentish and Co – read the announcement in FMJ.
October 2015 – David Kentish talks about how to meet the right people at networking events and get away (politely) from the wrong ones. Read more here.
