Leadership and team skills programme at A. F. Blakemore
Published
18 February 2016
Written by
Jamie Thompson
Head Facilitator and Managing Director at MTa Learning
At MTa, we’re a small specialised team focused on designing and supplying training materials that enable facilitators to deliver world class experiential learning. We care about what we do. And so, when a kit leaves the shelf, we want to know what it’s being used for, who’s using it and what they think of it. So we asked four leading learning and development professionals about their MTa Kits.
Fourth in this series is an interview with David Cartwright, Senior L&D Officer at A. F. Blakemore
David uses MTa Insights in house across all levels within the company, from shop floor staff to senior managers.
Which MTa Kit(s) do you have?
We have lots of MTa Kits; Insights; New Dimensions; Select; KanDo Lean; and Coaching Skills – we’re saving up for a Team Kit! We probably use MTa Insights the most.
Who do you use MTa Insights with?
We use it in house at A. F. Blakemore across all levels within the company; shop floor staff; team leaders; first line managers; and senior managers.
Which activities do you run?
We use a range of activities. If I had to pick a favourite it would be ‘Leading the team’ from the Leadership 1 facilitator’s manual of MTa Insights. It’s a particularly strong activity because it’s challenging for the participants and it really draws out the learning by strongly replicating the behaviour observed in the workplace.
Do you find MTa Insights easy to use?
I find it very easy to use because the manuals are well presented and there’s a start to finish overview of the activity and learning outcomes: the manuals are complete and comprehensive.
What do your participants think of it?
The participants find the activities fun, engaging and they learn a lot from them. They each follow their own learning curve and come to really understand the value of the process.
Would you recommend MTa Insights to others?
Without a doubt I would recommend it to others, to anyone in learning and development. It really helps people learn, it’s easy to use and it’s good fun.
Written by
Jamie Thompson
Head Facilitator and Managing Director at MTa Learning
Jamie is passionate about inspiring and developing people through experiential learning. With an engaging, empowering and creative approach, he's trained over 1,000 facilitators and trainers from 37 countries through the MTa Masterclass. The creative activities developed by MTa Learning are now used in over 100 countries by thousands of the world's leading organisations including as Emirates Airlines, Amazon, Nissan, and Verizon USA. Jamie pairs his passion and experience with an impressive corporate and academic background, having started out at Deloitte before joining MTa, and now serving as a Leader in Residence and Guest Lecturer at Leeds University Business School.
