Robert Macleod - Update on ANE
Recently
I attended the annual general meeting of the NECC and heard about
some of the successes the region has had in the last 12 months.
Especially highlighted was the resilience of the people in the
North East and their adaptability to change, and change
we will too. For the last 15 years, we have operated the
Investors in People award and in that time, over 3000 organisations
have used it. Sadly, our time with Investors in People comes to an
end this month as the UK licences have been restructured. I hope
you have been able to make use of our New Year offers leading up to
this change. Before I move on, I would like to say how
proud my staff, our assessors and myself have been to provide you
with support over the last 15 years. We've had some wonderful
feedback from you and it's been greatly appreciated. It is great to
know that our work has made a difference.
Along our journey as a company, we've developed a range of other
services to complement and enhance organisational and individual
development, such as our Institute of Leadership and Management
qualifications. We've brought new things to the region, for example
Managerial Assessment of ProficiencyTM
(MAPTM) services, and we have assisted over 800 managers
to understand their strengths and development needs. We've
developed an excellent team of legal professionals to assist legal
firms to develop their practices and we've been successful in
becoming one of the top centres for the Lexcel award. And this is
what we will continue to do, bringing new things to region to help
you.
Over the last year, we've been working with a series of equality
and diversity standards to see how they assist organisations to
firstly improve their practices and secondly to ensure that they
meet their new statutory obligations. As the public sector
condenses, more contracts will be placed with the private and third
sectors. With the implementation of the Equality Act 2010, the need
to prove your equality credentials will become increasingly
important, it is also good business practice. If you'd like to know
more about this then we are running a free
awareness event on 5th April. Please call us on 0191 516 6464
if you'd like to book a place.
And finally, thank you once again for your support and we look
forward to working with you again and enjoying our continued mutual
success.