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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Coaching & Mentoring
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Coaching & Mentoring \nJuly 18th @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\nOver the course of the year\, participants will develop the skills and confidence\nto hold effective and powerful coaching and mentoring conversations. You\nwill:\n• Confidently apply frameworks and models to support the training and\ndevelopment of colleagues.\n• Be able to coach people at any level of the organisation\, to the standard\nof a professional management coach.\n• Develop your leadership skills by integrating non-directive\, and\nempowering\, communication approaches.\n• Have a positive impact on your organisation’s culture and performance\nby integrating coaching and mentoring into your daily interactions\nwith colleagues and clients. \nBPG Lead: Alex Firmin\, MSC Ed\, MSC Psychology \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-coaching-mentoring-6/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250723
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250224T102434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T091949Z
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SUMMARY:FLL Development Experience
DESCRIPTION:  \nOUR FIRST LINE LEADER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE\nThe design and delivery of the 9-day experience is driven by our 12 best practice indicators.\n• The LDC team will support with the selection of individuals\n• We deliver the 9 days with a maximum of 10 people\n• The cost for each participant is £2100.00 – Payment will be required 30 days in advance of the experience starting.\n• We’ll facilitate discussions with previous participants\n• We hold a briefing session for sponsors and line managers before the experience starts\n• The final day involves a team presentation to sponsors and line managers – outcomes and recommendations\n• Dates are available on the LDC website\n• On completion of the 9-day experience participants will then become members of the LDC FLL Alumni community. \nKey Points of the experience:\n• The experience will meet the needs of both aspiring and existing FLL\n• There will be a minimum of 4 benchmarking visits over the 9 days\n• The LDC delivery team will hold discussions with all the participants prior to the start of each experience\n• A more detailed schedule will be made available well in advance of the experience starting                                                                                                            • Evidence suggests 2 participants from the same organisation works effectively- on each experience                                                                                              • Travelling and some overnight stays will be involved\n• The experience will include a Kaizen event in partnership with one of the sponsoring organisations. \n 
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/fll-development-experience-27/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250724
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
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SUMMARY:FLL Development Experience
DESCRIPTION:  \nOUR FIRST LINE LEADER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE\nThe design and delivery of the 9-day experience is driven by our 12 best practice indicators.\n• The LDC team will support with the selection of individuals\n• We deliver the 9 days with a maximum of 10 people\n• The cost for each participant is £2100.00 – Payment will be required 30 days in advance of the experience starting.\n• We’ll facilitate discussions with previous participants\n• We hold a briefing session for sponsors and line managers before the experience starts\n• The final day involves a team presentation to sponsors and line managers – outcomes and recommendations\n• Dates are available on the LDC website\n• On completion of the 9-day experience participants will then become members of the LDC FLL Alumni community. \nKey Points of the experience:\n• The experience will meet the needs of both aspiring and existing FLL\n• There will be a minimum of 4 benchmarking visits over the 9 days\n• The LDC delivery team will hold discussions with all the participants prior to the start of each experience\n• A more detailed schedule will be made available well in advance of the experience starting                                                                                                            • Evidence suggests 2 participants from the same organisation works effectively- on each experience                                                                                              • Travelling and some overnight stays will be involved\n• The experience will include a Kaizen event in partnership with one of the sponsoring organisations. \n 
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/fll-development-experience-28/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250725
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250520T092100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T092100Z
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SUMMARY:FLL Development Experience
DESCRIPTION:  \nOUR FIRST LINE LEADER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE\nThe design and delivery of the 9-day experience is driven by our 12 best practice indicators.\n• The LDC team will support with the selection of individuals\n• We deliver the 9 days with a maximum of 10 people\n• The cost for each participant is £2100.00 – Payment will be required 30 days in advance of the experience starting.\n• We’ll facilitate discussions with previous participants\n• We hold a briefing session for sponsors and line managers before the experience starts\n• The final day involves a team presentation to sponsors and line managers – outcomes and recommendations\n• Dates are available on the LDC website\n• On completion of the 9-day experience participants will then become members of the LDC FLL Alumni community. \nKey Points of the experience:\n• The experience will meet the needs of both aspiring and existing FLL\n• There will be a minimum of 4 benchmarking visits over the 9 days\n• The LDC delivery team will hold discussions with all the participants prior to the start of each experience\n• A more detailed schedule will be made available well in advance of the experience starting                                                                                                            • Evidence suggests 2 participants from the same organisation works effectively- on each experience                                                                                              • Travelling and some overnight stays will be involved\n• The experience will include a Kaizen event in partnership with one of the sponsoring organisations. \n 
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/fll-development-experience-29/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250729T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250729T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T124528Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Safety in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Safety in the Workplace \nJuly 29th @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\n• Process\, policies\, and procedures\n• Creating a positive safety culture\n• Safety and effective onboarding\n• Safety champions and safety representatives\n• Safety audits\n• Ergonomics/Musculosketal\n• Manual handling\n• Effective training and development\n• Behaviour and human error\n• Reward and recognition \nBPG Lead: Michael Buckley\, LDC Delivery Team \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-safety-in-the-workplace-6/
LOCATION:Constantia Northampton\, 1-7 Tenter Rd\, NN3 6PZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250912T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250912T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250829T154428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T154428Z
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SUMMARY:Online Development Workshop-1 to 1 development/performance reviews.
DESCRIPTION:Online Development Workshop-1 to 1 development/performance reviews. \nFriday 12th September 11am-12pm \nOur workshops are always fun and provide a wealth of information and knowledge to help you excel and thrive in the workplace. \nThey also support individual CPD- Continuing Professional Development and help to build a development community which shares best practice. \nHosted By Alex Firmin.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/online-development-workshop-1-to-1-development-performance-reviews/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250917T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T113149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T115306Z
UID:15504-1758099600-1758128400@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Building an Intentional Culture
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Building an Intentional Culture \nSeptember 17th @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\n• What do we mean by culture and what does a great culture feel like\n• Importance of being clear on mission\, vision & values\n• Turning clear values into clear behavioural expectations\n• Leadership commitment to living the culture everyday\n• Developing a high-performance state of mind\n• Culture as a source of real competitive advantage\n• Sustaining a healthy culture through coaching & mentoring\n• What are the stakeholder perceptions\n• Measuring cultural impact on the organisation \nBPG Lead: Mark Dewhurst\, business coach & owner of Simply Culture Ltd \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-building-an-intentional-culture-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250917T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T124636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T115210Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Safety in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Safety in the Workplace \nSeptember 17th @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\n• Process\, policies\, and procedures\n• Creating a positive safety culture\n• Safety and effective onboarding\n• Safety champions and safety representatives\n• Safety audits\n• Ergonomics/Musculosketal\n• Manual handling\n• Effective training and development\n• Behaviour and human error\n• Reward and recognition \nBPG Lead: Colin Adderley\, LDC Delivery Team \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-safety-in-the-workplace-7/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250920
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250829T155233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T155233Z
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SUMMARY:Benchmarking Visit to Nissan
DESCRIPTION:LDC members inviting their customers/suppliers to a benchmarking visit to Nissan.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/benchmarking-visit-to-nissan/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250919T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250829T154539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T154539Z
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SUMMARY:Online Development Workshop-Introduction To Mentoring.
DESCRIPTION:Online Development Workshop-Introduction To Mentoring. \nFriday 19th September 11am-12pm \nOur workshops are always fun and provide a wealth of information and knowledge to help you excel and thrive in the workplace. \nThey also support individual CPD- Continuing Professional Development and help to build a development community which shares best practice. \nHosted By Alex Firmin.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/online-development-workshop-introduction-to-mentoring/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250923
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250829T155351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T155351Z
UID:18669-1758499200-1758585599@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:Day Visit to Nissan
DESCRIPTION:Day visit to Nissan\nAn opportunity to observe best practice around operational excellence\, training and continuous improvement.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/day-visit-to-nissan/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250925T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T115051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T155615Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Employee Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Employee Wellbeing \nSeptember 25th @ 9am-5pm \nAreas to be discussed and developed:\n• Designing and developing a wellbeing strategy and\nidentifying the key ingredients\, the role of organisational\nleaders and their visibility.\n• The selection and development of wellbeing champions and\nmental health first aiders.\n• Developing a strong business case for employee wellbeing.\n• Identifying the areas of wellbeing support which appear to\nhave the most impact.\n• Developing a support infrastructure for wellbeing champions\n– a series of workshops and events\n• Maintaining pace\, impact and momentum around the\nwellbeing strategy.\n• Measuring success – how will we know that the wellbeing\nstrategy is effective.\n• Building a collaborative picture of best practice \nBPG Lead: Saleem Shafi \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-employee-wellbeing-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250926T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250926T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T114154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T115105Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Coaching & Mentoring
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Coaching & Mentoring \nSeptember 26th @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\nOver the course of the year\, participants will develop the skills and confidence\nto hold effective and powerful coaching and mentoring conversations. You\nwill:\n• Confidently apply frameworks and models to support the training and\ndevelopment of colleagues.\n• Be able to coach people at any level of the organisation\, to the standard\nof a professional management coach.\n• Develop your leadership skills by integrating non-directive\, and\nempowering\, communication approaches.\n• Have a positive impact on your organisation’s culture and performance\nby integrating coaching and mentoring into your daily interactions\nwith colleagues and clients. \nBPG Lead: Alex Firmin\, MSC Ed\, MSC Psychology \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-coaching-mentoring-7/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250829T155913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T155913Z
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SUMMARY:FLL Development Experience
DESCRIPTION:  \nOUR FIRST LINE LEADER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE\nThe design and delivery of the 9-day experience is driven by our 12 best practice indicators.\n• The LDC team will support with the selection of individuals\n• We deliver the 9 days with a maximum of 10 people\n• The cost for each participant is £2100.00 – Payment will be required 30 days in advance of the experience starting.\n• We’ll facilitate discussions with previous participants\n• We hold a briefing session for sponsors and line managers before the experience starts\n• The final day involves a team presentation to sponsors and line managers – outcomes and recommendations\n• Dates are available on the LDC website\n• On completion of the 9-day experience participants will then become members of the LDC FLL Alumni community. \nKey Points of the experience:\n• The experience will meet the needs of both aspiring and existing FLL\n• There will be a minimum of 4 benchmarking visits over the 9 days\n• The LDC delivery team will hold discussions with all the participants prior to the start of each experience\n• A more detailed schedule will be made available well in advance of the experience starting                                                                                                            • Evidence suggests 2 participants from the same organisation works effectively- on each experience                                                                                              • Travelling and some overnight stays will be involved\n• The experience will include a Kaizen event in partnership with one of the sponsoring organisations. \n 
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/fll-development-experience-30/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251023T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250829T160729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T160729Z
UID:18674-1761210000-1761238800@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Environmental and Social Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Environmental and Social Sustainabilit \nOctober 23rd @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\n• The environment and local community being at the heart of\norganisational culture – robust evaluation and self-assessment\n• Leading and not following others. Setting the pace and making\nbold decisions\n• An opportunity to share best practice and benchmark against\nother organisations\n• Building a framework of best practices\n• Understanding the needs and expectations of stakeholders.\nWhat do our local communities actually need from us –\nresearch and engagement before action\n• Collaborative projects and sharing technology\n• Emerging legislation and the likely consequences \nBPG Lead: Dr Andy Brookes\, University of Lincoln \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-environmental-and-social-sustainability/
LOCATION:Nissan
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251120T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T124759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T114215Z
UID:15561-1763629200-1763744400@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Safety in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Safety in the Workplace \nNovember 20th & 21st @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\n• Process\, policies\, and procedures\n• Creating a positive safety culture\n• Safety and effective onboarding\n• Safety champions and safety representatives\n• Safety audits\n• Ergonomics/Musculosketal\n• Manual handling\n• Effective training and development\n• Behaviour and human error\n• Reward and recognition \nBPG Lead: Colin Adderley\, LDC Delivery Team \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-safety-in-the-workplace-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251127T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251128T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T115253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T111938Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Employee Wellbeing (Annual Gathering)
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Employee Wellbeing (Annual Gathering) \nNovember 27th and 28th @ 9am-5pm \nAreas to be discussed and developed:\n• Designing and developing a wellbeing strategy and\nidentifying the key ingredients\, the role of organisational\nleaders and their visibility.\n• The selection and development of wellbeing champions and\nmental health first aiders.\n• Developing a strong business case for employee wellbeing.\n• Identifying the areas of wellbeing support which appear to\nhave the most impact.\n• Developing a support infrastructure for wellbeing champions\n– a series of workshops and events\n• Maintaining pace\, impact and momentum around the\nwellbeing strategy.\n• Measuring success – how will we know that the wellbeing\nstrategy is effective.\n• Building a collaborative picture of best practice \nBPG Lead: Saleem Shafi \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-employee-wellbeing-annual-gathering/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251204T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T114400Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Coaching & Mentoring (Annual Gathering)
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Coaching & Mentoring (Annual Gathering) \nDecember 4th & 5th @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\nOver the course of the year\, participants will develop the skills and confidence\nto hold effective and powerful coaching and mentoring conversations. You\nwill:\n• Confidently apply frameworks and models to support the training and\ndevelopment of colleagues.\n• Be able to coach people at any level of the organisation\, to the standard\nof a professional management coach.\n• Develop your leadership skills by integrating non-directive\, and\nempowering\, communication approaches.\n• Have a positive impact on your organisation’s culture and performance\nby integrating coaching and mentoring into your daily interactions\nwith colleagues and clients. \nBPG Lead: Alex Firmin\, MSC Ed\, MSC Psychology \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-coaching-mentoring-annual-gathering/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251216T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251217T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20241128T113429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T113342Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practice Visit- Building an Intentional Culture (Annual Gathering)
DESCRIPTION:Best Practice Visit- Building an Intentional Culture (Annual Gathering) \nDecember 16th & 17th @ 9am-5pm \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:\n• What do we mean by culture and what does a great culture feel like\n• Importance of being clear on mission\, vision & values\n• Turning clear values into clear behavioural expectations\n• Leadership commitment to living the culture everyday\n• Developing a high-performance state of mind\n• Culture as a source of real competitive advantage\n• Sustaining a healthy culture through coaching & mentoring\n• What are the stakeholder perceptions\n• Measuring cultural impact on the organisation \nBPG Lead: Mark Dewhurst\, business coach & owner of Simply Culture Ltd \nCosts:\nTo facilitate the visits\, there will be an investment per participant of\n£600.00 (per Best Practice Group). Payments are to be made to The\nLDC during 2025 to cover participant involvement. Each member\norganisation will be required to sign an agreement with The LDC to\ncommit employees to the 2025 process. This agreement commits The\nLDC and its member organisations to work in partnership and deliver\nsome positive outcomes through our Best Practice Groups. \nShould a BPG visit be at Nissan\, this will incur an additional charge of £250.00 per person.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/best-practice-visit-building-an-intentional-culture-annual-gathering/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250920
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20250604T114134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T114134Z
UID:17934-1758240000-1758326399@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:Developing The Relationship With Customers and Suppliers
DESCRIPTION:  \nSeptember 19th @ 9am-5pm \nStructure Of The Day  \nLDC member organisations invite their customers or suppliers to a benchmarking visit at the Nissan plant in Sunderland.\nAn opportunity to build on existing relationships with customers and suppliers. Being together in a different environment\, observing\noperational excellence and identifying new ways of working together. The team from Nissan will share their strategy around supplier\npartnerships\, best practice methodologies and creating sustainable relationships. \nThe day visit covers a range of areas and is a building block for further research and implementation of new ideas: \n• Recruitment Centre which allows us to observe the selection\nprocess for manufacturing staff\n• Standard Operating Procedures\n• Continuous Improvement – tools & techniques\n• The Kaizen process\n• Role of the supervisor – including a visit to a supervisors zone\n• Shift Changeover \n• Approach to training – including the assessment of competency\n• Safety Dojo – an interactive training method around the 10 safety\nbehaviours at Nissan\n• The training and development infrastructure\n• Cascading of objectives\n• Audit process\n• The Cultural Journey \nThe LDC will offer this pilot experience but with the ambition to build a best practice community around customer and supplier\npartnerships. Our 1-day visits to Nissan cover a range of areas and have become a building block for further benchmarking activities\nand implementation of new improvement ideas. \nCosts:\n£295.00 per person
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/developing-the-relationship-with-customers-and-suppliers/
LOCATION:Nissan Sunderland\, Washington Rd\, Sunderland\, SR5 3NS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260227T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260212T191604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T191604Z
UID:19938-1772190000-1772193600@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:Development Workshop - An introduction to using AI
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to AI fundamentals\, some tools\, and how to prompt AI to create efficiency in your role.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/development-workshop-an-introduction-to-using-ai/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260305
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T194530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T194530Z
UID:19988-1772668800-1772755199@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:Sustainability Strategy & Leadership
DESCRIPTION:The aims of the programme are to increasing knowledge about sustainability as well as enable participants to make an impact at multiple levels: career\, organisation\, sectors\, community and wider society. We envisage the programme comprising of x4 sessions that could be completed over a 12 month period. The sessions will be run as a collaborative learning community with participants also working on a joint project.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/sustainability-strategy-leadership/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T194604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T194604Z
UID:19990-1773705600-1773791999@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:North East Steering Group
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/north-east-steering-group/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T194645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T194645Z
UID:19992-1773792000-1773878399@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:BPG Employee Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/bpg-employee-wellbeing/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T194830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T194830Z
UID:19996-1774396800-1774569599@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:BPG Safety in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/bpg-safety-in-the-workplace/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260408
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T195123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T195123Z
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SUMMARY:BPG Partnerships with customers and suppliers
DESCRIPTION:Our BPG will focus on the opportunity to build strategic and sustainable partnerships with customers and suppliers. Measuring success and return on investment will be a key feature of our work. \nA robust evaluation of current relationships with customers and suppliers. Identifying a best practice framework for this evaluation.\n• Building a model of best practice through our benchmarking visits\, research activities and collaborative projects.\n• Identifying continuous improvement opportunities with suppliers and customers.\n• Effective communication and internal development around customer and supplier relationships. ‘Paying attention’ to these important areas.\n• Opportunity to invite customers and suppliers to our benchmarking visits\n• Building ‘Big’ relationships – trust\, transparency and upholding the psychological contract.\n• Kaizen events with customers and suppliers \nBPG Lead: Colin Roe\, Director of Operations at Powell (UK) and a member of the LDC Leadership Group.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/bpg-partnerships-with-customers-and-suppliers/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260416
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T195219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T195219Z
UID:20000-1776211200-1776297599@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:BPG Building an Intentional Culture
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/bpg-building-an-intentional-culture/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T195420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T195420Z
UID:20004-1776729600-1776815999@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:North East Steering Group
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/north-east-steering-group-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T195553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T195553Z
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SUMMARY:BPG Standardisation & CI
DESCRIPTION:Our BPG will focus on the benefits of standardisation in the workplace and developing an effective culture around continuous improvement. We will have ongoing support from the Nissan car plant in Sunderland. \nKey areas of discussion and implementation:  \n• Developing a strategy for standardisation and continuous improvement in the organisation – exposure to best practice\n• Evaluating current strategies\n• Design & implementation of standard operating procedures\n• Continuous improvement – evaluating the full range tools and techniques. What will work best for my organisation.\n• Auditing process\n• Running a Kaizen event\n• Standardisation & CI champions\n• Training & Development to support standardisation and CI in the workplace\n• What does effective leadership look like in terms of promoting standardisation and CI in the organisation \n  \nBPG Lead: Graham Scott\, The LDC
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/bpg-standardisation-ci/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTSTAMP:20260501T052919
CREATED:20260217T195645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T200448Z
UID:20008-1777334400-1777593599@ldconsortium.com
SUMMARY:FLL Development Experience
DESCRIPTION:The next FLL Experience begins on 28th April and runs over May\, June & July \nFind out more.
URL:https://ldconsortium.com/event/fll-development-experience-32/
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