Development Centres
Development Centres at Emerge
For over two decades, Emerge has been at the forefront of delivering bespoke Development Centres, leveraging our extensive expertise to design and implement tailored solutions that meet your unique organisational needs.
What Are Development Centres?
Customised Assessment and Development
Development Centres by Emerge are meticulously crafted and designed to assess and elevate the capabilities of your workforce based on the criteria and capabilities that you want assessed. Customised to align with distinct roles or hierarchical levels within your organisation, these centres play a pivotal role in uncovering the developmental potential of managers, leaders, emerging talents, and other essential staff members. Our methodology guarantees a comprehensive evaluation against the pivotal competencies and skills deemed crucial for your organisation's success. Self-awareness is generally the beginning of the journey towards both personal growth and professional advancement.
Enhancing Workforce Potential
At the heart of our Development Centres is a commitment to fostering a deep understanding of each participant's strengths and areas for improvement. This insight enables us to support your organisation in crafting targeted development plans that not only address immediate gaps but also prepare your workforce for future challenges and opportunities. By integrating a variety of diagnostic tools and activities, such as interactive simulations, behavioural assessments, and feedback mechanisms, we ensure a rich learning environment that stimulates self-awareness and motivates change.
Alignment and Holistic Development
Our Development Centres can be designed to evaluate the implementation of and help reinforce your organisational values, assess key behaviours, and identify management styles. This alignment to what is important to you not only enhances the relevance of the development efforts to the organisation but also strengthens the significance to those attending. Through this holistic approach, Emerge's Development Centres serve not just as a platform for skill enhancement but as a catalyst for change and growth, driving your organisation forward with a competent, confident, and future-ready workforce.
Why Choose Emerge for Your Development Centres?
Emerge always ensures that our Development Centre services are tailored to meet the unique needs of your organisation. Our commitment to delivering bespoke solutions is evident in every facet of our approach, ensuring that our centres are perfectly aligned with your organisation's key criteria and strategic goals. Here’s why partnering with Emerge will benefit your organisation:
Bespoke Solutions
We go beyond standard offerings to customise every aspect of the Development Centre, ensuring it resonates with your specific goals, organisational ethos and strategic ambitions. Our tailored approach means that the whole development centre journey (pre-attendance activities, the experience itself, quality of feedback and action planning) is closely aligned with your specific objectives, fostering more meaningful and impactful outcomes.
Diverse Activities
Our Development Centres utilise a rich array of methods, including role plays, problem-solving exercises, presentations, and competency-based interviews. This diversity in assessment techniques ensures a holistic evaluation of participants, providing insights into various facets of their professional capabilities and potential.
Expert Faculty
Emerge boasts a multidisciplinary team of Facilitators, Coaches, Psychologists, Assessors, and Actors, each bringing a wealth of expertise to the table. Supported by our dedicated Client Services team, we manage all logistics and preparation with precision, ensuring a seamless and effective Development Centre experience.
Inclusive Approach
At Emerge, inclusivity is at the core of our values. We are committed to creating environments that are accessible to all, making necessary adjustments to ensure every participant can fully engage and demonstrate their competencies. This commitment to inclusivity ensures that our Development Centres are equitable and provide a fair assessment for all involved.
Personal Development Plans
The culmination of our Development Centres is the creation of actionable and personal development plans. These plans are designed to empower your staff to not only excel in their current roles but also to prepare them for future challenges. By focusing on both immediate and long-term development, we help your organisation build a workforce that is capable, confident, and aligned with your strategic objectives and targets.
Choosing Emerge for your Development Centres means investing in a partner dedicated to fostering the growth and success of your organisation. Our comprehensive, customised, and inclusive approach ensures that your team is equipped with the insights and skills needed to navigate the complexities of today’s business landscape and emerge stronger.
FAQ
Can Development Centres be customised for any organisation?
Absolutely. Our Development Centres are fully customisable to meet the specific needs and goals of your organisation.
What types of activities are included in the Development Centres?
We use a range of activities, including role plays, problem-solving exercises, presentations, and more, tailored to assess and develop the required competencies.
How does Emerge support mental health through its Development Centres?
We incorporate elements focused on mental health awareness, creating open cultures, and equipping participants with the skills to support well-being in the workplace.
What Our Clients Say
It was a real pleasure to finally meet up with you on Wednesday.
I just wanted to pass on my thanks for your help in defining the programme and, more importantly, in facilitating a really stimulating and engaging day. As promised, you did get us all moving and thinking.
For me it was a really positive and successful event, not least because of the passion and participation of the entire team, which was largely down to your own involvement. It wouldn’t have been half as successful without you.
Many thanks again,
Head Of Logistic Support UK
Passion And ParticipationThanks for this. We Thoroughly enjoyed the day and the exercise were well received and fitting to the theme. I've heard lots of comments about how they didn't just have fun but learnt lots from the whole event too.
Head Of International Team
Trust Team Building EventThank you for a fantastic session yesterday. Feedback from the team has been very positive, with lots of food for thought! Looking at our energy levels this morning, I can only imagine how exhausted you must been by the end of the day – although you would never have known it. The enthusiasm and energy with which you led the day was fantastic. I think we got a good balance of activity and presentation, and the examples and humour resonated really well to bring each section to life in a very real way.
Senior Manager
Fantastic Team Session
I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for yesterday.
The feedback has been universally positive, and the team have taken a lot from the session. Much of what we covered has really resonated, and the tone and energy of the workshop was perfect.
Thanks so much for all your input
Vice President Technical Services
A Big Thank YouI wanted to take the time to drop you an email to thank you more formally for the last 2 days. I was, as you may have noticed, slightly concerned on Tuesday morning about how the delegates would respond to the agenda and programme we had designed. I was blown away by how well they did. I had comments at the end of Wednesday from a number of people that this was the best management meeting they had ever attended. That’s testimony to the superb work you did as facilitator, engager, challenger, developer and energiser. I am very grateful to you for all your efforts both on the 2 days but also over the past weeks in designing and developing.
Eileen Girling - Regional HR Director - Crown Worldwide
Best Management Meeting Ever!
Thank you for an engaging development programme on advanced presenting skills - 'Dynamic Design & Delivery'.
Although I've attended this sort of training before, this course gave me new ways of thinking about what I do, innovative facilitation techniques and ideas from the latest research in psychology. I would call this a real game changer in terms of equipping me with a whole load of skills that are already giving me different positive results when I present. Highly recommended.
Lead Technical Manager - Automotive
A Real Game Changer
I just wanted to say thank you for everything for our Space2B event last week. We have been inundated with emails saying how much everyone enjoyed it and how they connected with the topic. It was great to see the ripple of nods going around the room as you spoke. It was one of the first events where we’ve had a senior women stand up and say I’m not perfect and there are areas where I have had to work hard on and I think that was really impactful and empowering.
It was great working with you and watching the event develop into such a success. What I thought was particularly special was to see the transformation throughout the group after learning new tools and techniques and creating an environment where they felt open to discuss aspirations and barriers.
B&P Manager - Defence Industry
Space2B - Women In The WorkplaceThe coaching programme was perfect, with so much relevant material that we can use in all aspects of our management roles to help transform the bank. I am happy that we had time to practice what we had learned and receive feedback from Mr. Justin - I wish every bank branch had him on site every day!
Senior Retail Customer Service Manager - Banking, United Arab Emirates
A Perfect Coaching ProgrammeThe feedback from the team was extremely positive following the session with Emerge. On our journey over the last few years we have encountered a number of inspirational people who have really helped us (in different ways) to grow and get better and stronger. The session yesterday and how Gillian brought her experience and professionalism to it was definitely one of those occasions. It was very timely and useful, and we have a clear plan of action and I look forward to us all being in a much more positive place by the next time we meet.
Head Of Business Operations - Financial Services
An Inspirational EventI want to say a massive thank you for the session last week. I really enjoyed it and found all of the Emerge material so useful. Julie is a great trainer – I love her relaxed style and her knowledge and insight shines through.
Company Director
ILM Level 5 Coaching & MentoringAlong with a member of my team, I recently attended an Emerge leadership programme. At the start I had some doubts (which I shared with the facilitator who was very professional and open) as I have been leading people for many years. However, I have completed the 4 days face-to-face training and the practical work in between, and found myself utterly enjoying the learning and the real life things I have started to change. I am already getting some positive feedback from my team, my manager and some of my customers. The course, the facilitator and the support from Emerge were first class - thank you.
Plant Manager
Exceeded Expectations"We have been working with Emerge now for a few years and during that time they have continually demonstrated their commitment to understanding our business needs and have provided solutions tailored to those needs in both training and consultancy. They completely work with us in partnership from design to delivery. I would have no hesitation in recommending these a highly experienced team, innovative, flexible, great quality training and fun team to any organisation."
HR Director - Media Sector
Commitment To Understanding
“As a Professor, I don’t really see my job as a people manager – I am a specialist and an academic
and I don’t really enjoy managing day to day people issues. After attending a leadership and
coaching programme run by Emerge, I have changed my opinion and see coaching and inspiring people to raise their game pro-actively as a good way of helping me spend more time on the things I enjoy, rather than having to ‘manage’ them! A real eye-opener and engaging course – thanks.”
Professor, UK University
A Real Eye-Opener“Useful time away from the office to focus on management skills which are normally just assumed”
Xchanging
Leadership And Management“The team of coaches from Emerge have built a very strong reputation and brand within NBAD – and are viewed as partners by both Human resources and business leaders alike. Their professionalism and tenacity to support their client- both NBAD and individual executives has been outstanding. This partnership has been instrumental in building our culture of learning and growth – and enabling our business to achieve our strategic objectives.”
National Bank Of Abu Dhabi
CoachingWe have been delighted with the quality of coaching and the outcomes achieved, Emerge have high calibre coaches that are able to truly change behaviour and help people to think more strategically. They also have excellent processes that they use to ensure that coaching is regularly reviewed and that outcomes have a real impact on the business. We feel that the coaching Emerge has delivered has made a real difference to our organisation.”
Harper Collins
Outcomes AchievedWe've been using Emerge for several years and I am always impressed with their professionalism and pleased with their delivery. So many consultancies listen to what you think you need and then shape this into something that they already have - Emerge are different they take time to really understand what you're seeking as a client and then check that they are really meeting your objectives. This coupled with some great trainers and facilitators, great admin back up and an open approach to doing business, is why we've kept using them and intend to in future!"
HR Director - Pharmaceutical Company
Business SkillsI really enjoyed that training session! Very informative and you were brilliant
That was by far the most informative and useful training session I’ve attended since I started at VM
Thank you Rob. It was a great day - and your reminder on involving the team and using their 'motivational colours' is very timely as we are planning our first actions for Monday!”
Created a safe environment to question ideas and thoughts
Excellent, engaging and polite, really made the group integrate well
