by Switch Direction | Oct 5, 2026 | All posts, Growth Mindset, Leadership & Management
Over the years of delivering leadership and management training, one conversation comes up time and time again. Organisations are working hard to recruit good people, only to see them leave within a year or two. Pay and benefits play their part, of course. But when...
by Switch Direction | Aug 18, 2026 | All posts, Business Solutions, Growth Mindset, Professional Development
Why empathy, awareness, and communication are becoming the real markers of modern leadership For decades, leadership was measured in outputs—targets hit, timelines met, hierarchies respected. That model hasn’t disappeared, but it’s no longer enough. The...
by Switch Direction | Jul 22, 2026 | All posts, Business Solutions, Growth Mindset, Professional Development
For decades, workforce planning has been a rear-view exercise. Most organisations track what skills their people have, fill gaps as they appear, and only react once disruption has already hit the bottom line. We see it all the time — and we know it doesn’t work...
by Switch Direction | Jul 5, 2026 | All posts, Business Solutions, Goal Setting
Ask most business owners or businesses how they decide who gets sent on a training course, and you’ll usually get a shrug. It could be:- Someone mentioned a course A manager had a hunch Budget was left over at year-end and needed spending before it disappeared...
by Switch Direction | May 26, 2026 | All posts, Business Solutions, Goal Setting, Growth Mindset, Professional Development
For years, generic training has been the backbone of learning and development—providing consistent, scalable ways to upskill teams and share knowledge across organisations. It still has a place, but expectations have changed. Today, organisations aren’t just looking...