People Development

Helping your talent to grow and develop is a win-win scenario.

You are much more likely to retain people if you invest in them. Your teams feel valued and supported, their morale and confidence will grow supporting your business to achieve its objectives and benefit from improvements in performance and productivity.

Did you know that unless new managers are trained and upskilled, they can cause lasting damage to an organisation? It’s reported that poor management costs employers around £84 billion a year. Meanwhile, the CIPD states that stress continues to be one of the main causes of short and long-term absence – most often caused by workload.

At ARK, we have a team of skilled learning and development professionals who can support you with these priority areas for businesses:

Improving leadership & management

  • Project Management
  • Managing Conflict and Resolving Disputes
  • First Line Management Skills
  • Motivation Skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Presentation Skills
  • Effective 1-2-1s
  • Coaching Skills

Health & wellbeing

  • Work-Life Balance
  • Resilience
  • Mental Toughness Training
  • Stress Management
  • Energy Management
  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Range of MHFA Accredited Courses
  • 1-2-1 Coaching

Housing & property services

  • Disrepair: Housing Legislation and Regulation
  • Development Services
  • Customer Services
  • Introduction to Social Housing
  • Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Housing Law
  • Homelessness Law
  • Governance
  • Safeguarding

Key contacts

Simply call 0121 5153831 or complete the enquiry form and we will be in touch.

Email enquiry

Helen Scurr

Company Director

Joanne Turley

Performance Coach and Trainer

ARK worked with us to create a bespoke solution that was delivered to over 400 people. They also created an online learning resource that will be used to support our people in the future. The feedback on the training has been excellent and we’d highly recommend them.

Lisa Ashton
L&D Business Partner, New Charter

We are very pleased with the sessions that ARK created specifically for us. They took the time to meet with us and really understand the challenges our colleagues are facing and designed a solution to meet their needs. The feedback has been excellent.

Victoria Roden
HR Manager, whg

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Case studies

Read some of our recent case studies to find out how we have worked with clients to achieve excellent outcomes.

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Epping Forest District Council | Independent Living Strategic Review

ARK Consultancy’s partnership with Epping Forest District Council resulted in a strategic review of sheltered housing, leading to enhanced services …

Langley & ARK Consultancy – Enhanced Leadership Effectiveness

Discover how Langley enhanced leadership effectiveness through ARK Consultancy’s 360-degree feedback programme, driving tangible outcomes.

Regional Housing Association – Strategic review of supported housing

Recently, we worked with a regional housing association in the South West that has a sizeable stock of supported housing …