Taking inspiration from Pearn Kandola’s Mirror workshop, Ernst &Young (E&Y) is educating its managers to become more aware of personal bias and its impact. The professional services firm has seen immediate and direct results – both in the workplace and beyond – from introducing this innovative and interactive training programme. A key outcome of encouraging […]
Working with Pearn Kandola, AXA UK has introduced a talent management strategy aimed squarely at driving future competitiveness and performance. As a result, the company has a clear idea of its current leadership strengths and any action needed to plug gaps. Potential leaders are also more self-aware, motivated and better equipped to develop themselves. A […]
Linklaters LLP are a leading global law firm, with a sizeable business services function that provides internal support services. The Head of HR for Business Services, Vicky Twibell, engaged Pearn Kandola to provide individual assessments as part of the Senior Manager promotions process. There were three key drivers for this project: To enhance the candidate […]
Pearn Kandola has been working with NFU Mutual since 2012 on an ambitious programme to develop its agents into strong leaders. Many of the participants have said it is the best training they have ever experienced, and it is producing tangible results in terms of attendees taking action to improve their businesses. Determining why agencies […]
NERC – the Natural Environment Research Council – is the UK’s largest funder of independent research, training and innovation in environmental science, funding over £150 million pounds of research grants annually. To retain and build on their position of funding research excellence, NERC is working in partnership with Pearn Kandola to further increase the quality […]
Strongly committed to diversity, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) aims to increase the number of women partners in the firm. Pearn Kandola’s Mirror workshops are playing a part by making senior managers more aware of how personal biases can influence decision making. PwC has worked with Pearn Kandola for a number of years to promote diversity and cultural […]
Achieving business goals is easier when you know where your management strengths lie. Bank of Ireland worked with Pearn Kandola to benchmark people in its talent pool and map out clear development paths for them. It is now confident that it’s investing development resources in the best candidates, and in the most effective way. Aveen […]
The Environment Agency stands out as an organisation making real and measurable progress in diversity. Its achievements in creating a more inclusive culture have won recognition from Race for Opportunity, the CIPD, and the Civil Service. Behind its successful strategy is a close working relationship with Pearn Kandola. When Rob Sutton joined as the Environment […]
TAQA is a prime example of a high-performing multinational organisation that values, thrives on and actively promotes cultural diversity. To improve cross-cultural communication and teamwork TAQA engaged Pearn Kandola to run a ‘Cultural Intelligence’ workshop for its senior management. The initiative comes at a time of rapid expansion for TAQA. It currently operates in nine […]
An individually-tailored version of Pearn Kandola’s ‘Mirror’ Workshop is helping The Department for Transport (DfT) to fulfil a key commitment to train senior staff in diversity. Early indications are that the workshop is successfully challenging and changing people’s behaviour. The workshop, which is essential training for 200 of the DfT’s top tier staff, reflects typical […]