Writing with Copilot
The question worth asking isn't whether to use Copilot for writing, it's how to use it so it stays a copilot, not an autopilot.
Telling a client they’re wrong
Disagreeing with the client about things like how to deliver on their objectives is, at times, an integral part of bespoke impact-focused training design.
NHS Leadership and Management Framework
Earlier this month NHS England published the new NHS Leadership and Management Framework alongside the first national NHS staff standard on line management
How to build trust in a new team?
You have just been parachuted into a team that did not choose you and is still forming its first impression of how you work. What to do and what not to do in such a scenario.
How to support your team after redundancies
Redundancies happen - but never easy. This guide is for leaders now working out what comes next.
How to measure the impact of training?
Our attempt at trying to answer the ultimate question
The trust question behind every sign-off process
There's a pattern we see often when a team brings us in to help them build a clearer way of working
LGR: while everyone’s watching the map…
Preparing for LGR: things leaders should be doing right now
Continuous Partial Attention and why it matters for public sector writing
The term describes a state where people are continuously monitoring multiple sources of information at the same time. You are present, but not entirely.
Human-centred writing - what it means and why it’s important
Human-centred writing is writing designed around the reader. That sounds straightforward, but a great deal of communication is still written around processes, systems, policies or internal organisational habits rather than the person receiving it.
What is growth mindset, and why does it matter at work?
Growth mindset is the belief that people can improve their abilities through learning, effort, feedback, experience and adaptation.
Teamshaper wins Intellectual Property Office contract
We’re delighted to announce that Teamshaper has been awarded the contract to provide the Intellectual Property Office business writing services for the next two years.
Teamshaper case-study published in the Training Journal
Great to have our case study featured in Training Journal
How to learn from mistakes
Learning from mistakes isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to do that using root cause analysis techniques.
Public trust and confidence, and how it’s maintained
In most sectors, reputation sits alongside choice. In public services, there’s often no alternative so when trust is lost the repercussions are different.
Policy development at times of chaos
Public policy development is happening in a very different environment to the one most current approaches were built for.
Human perspective in public services
Why digital systems must be balanced with human understanding
“I did what had to be done"
When you need to deliver redundancies, the measure of leadership is not that you carried out the decision but how you handled the people affected
Authentic leadership and kindness
A lot has been written about authentic leadership in recent years. Human-centred, empathetic, compassionate leadership has become an expectation rather than an aspiration.

