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Ann Hartland, the Deputy CEO and Growth Director of Cedar, talks about how engaging employees shapes a happier workplace. After completing her Level 7 Senior Leadership Programme, she discusses her personal growth and growth as a leader.
Did you know that there is a faster way to add up numbers in Excel? One of the best features of Excel is how you can use calculations (or formula) to save time. In this quick, 2 minute tutorial, Nicky shows you how to add up a list of numbers with just a few clicks using the Autosum formula.
If you have been using Skype, you'll have noticed the giant warning at the top of the program, stating that Skype is closing on 5th May 2025. After this date, which is coming up quickly, you will no longer be able to use any of the Skype features. It's time to start transitioning to a new platform, especially if you work from home and use Skype.
“I felt totally out of my depth when I started this course in October 2022. As someone with dyslexia only diagnosed at 15, I left school with a handful of low-grade GCSEs and genuinely questioned whether I belonged in the room on a Level 7 programme." "As we head into 2025, I feel both Dogstar and I are far better prepared for whatever comes next."
Happy is proud to announce that we have been named on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 List by Great Place To Work.
We now have a range of Continuing Professional Development, or CPD, certified courses. CPD is an essential, recognised approach to helping you keep your skills and knowledge up to date. It supports conscious and pro-active learning and demonstrates commitment towards your role or profession. Our CPD certified courses have been checked by a third party, including all handouts, slides and other supporting learning materials. This ensures our courses have the latest information and are relevant to your role.
We believe that great leadership training should be available to everyone. We're excited to announce that there have been significant changes to apprenticeship programmes that make our Leadership Apprenticeship Programmes more accessible than ever before. This includes the removal of the Maths and English requirement for over 18s (unless required by the employer) and updated course outlines.
When we talk about sexual energy, it often brings up images of intimacy and desire, and often brings a discomfort to the fore. But what if I told you that sexual energy — the life force that fuels attraction, passion, and creativity — is also one of the most powerful assets you can bring to your work? Sophie Bryan explains more in this guest blog.
There is much talk about different generations, and at times the narrative seems to imply how incompatible Gen Xers like me are with our younger colleagues. Managing a team with people across the generational divide can bring serious challenges – there are more over 60s in the workplace than ever before and digital natives at the other end whose adult life experience has been totally in the post-COVID world.
Join us on 5th March at 9.30am for an opportunity to reflect and celebrate this International Women’s Day. This free one-hour session will be a safe space for women to explore challenges they face in their working life, particularly around leadership and tech. We will also have a free training session on AI and how it can be used as a co-thinker to help overcome feelings of imposterism.