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Spell it out - your value proposition

1 April 2023
The customer focused company talks to customers in their language. Their language is the language of benefits - how your product or service improves their lives. It's also the language of impact - how does this give me a return on my investment. And finally, it's the language of evidence - show me the proof. In Winning Pitch, we use the acronym F.B.I.E: Features Benefits Impact Evidence It really is amazing how often customers, even...
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Respecting the month of Ramadan in the Workplace

29 March 2023
The arrival of Ramadan this week brings a month of worship, devotion and community gathering for many Muslims in the UK – and a responsibility on employers to support their employees during a month-long holy period. Ramadan begins on Wednesday 22 March and finishes on Friday 21 April, with the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of Ramadan, when Muslims break their daylight fasting. The beginning of Ramadan is an ideal time to remember the...
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Harnessing the Power of Neurodiversity for Employer Success

14 March 2023
Everyone is different. There’s no single "right" way when it comes to how we think, learn and behave. Which is why ‘Neurodiversity’ (the term that describes these differences) has become such a ‘live’ topic for anyone involved in recruiting or developing the human capital that every organisation needs to succeed. This week (13th-19th March) is Neurodiversity Celebration Week across the world - and Venture is celebrating this fascinating and crucial field, by exploring what employers...
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The latest in Skills & Talent across South East Wales

10 March 2023
February brought news of a major skills funding boost for Creative Industries in our region, together with two studies showing a surge in apprenticeship uptake and the importance placed by Gen Z on training and development. Those reports made Welsh Water’s record apprenticeship offering look inspired – but celebrations were muted by news of a continued gender pay gap, even in female-dominated industries …. CCR’s Creative Industries receive major skills funding boost: One of CCR’s...
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Delivering Integrity

1 March 2023
Living your life within a framework of honesty and trust is key to gaining respect through integrity and is vital in forging important relationships that can help you get you to where to want to be. Projecting integrity will have a powerful effect on boosting your reputation, which you need to nurture and protect to achieve success. Damaging your reputation can seriously dent your ambitions. Practising honesty and trust will help you to build a...
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Confronting Your Fears

1 February 2023
Virtually anyone that has succeeded in their profession, career or sport has had to overcome their inner fears and anxieties. These will be personal to you, and you need to take action to overcome them or run the risk of them holding you back from what you want to achieve. In many instances, fear is an emotion you create in your own mind and it often results from a lack of confidence in your abilities...
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Moneyworks Wales

25 January 2023
Working together to build a brighter financial future with and for Welsh employees Looking for a way to support your employees and your business by prioritising financial well-being in the workforce? Looking to alleviate financial worries and improve well-being leading to happier employees and improved productivity? Why not explore becoming a Payroll Partner. Money worries are the biggest cause of stress amongst people in the UK so bringing in an ethical payroll lending scheme can...
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The 5 main factors shaping Skills & Talent in 2023

17 January 2023
2023 promises to be a year of challenge and opportunity for Skills & Talent in South East Wales. The Venture team will be at the heart of it all, working with employers of all sizes and sectors to help them recruit and develop the talent they need - and these are the five defining factors that we see shaping the year ahead. 1. The Candidate Experience will be Key Given the skill shortages and ‘candidate...
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Building Momentum

3 January 2023
Success is built on dreams - but it won't happen by magic. So many people fail to reach their full potential, the main reason being that they just keep thinking and neglect to remember. "They need to do the doing!" Some thoughts: Success is 20% strategy - 80% doing. Work on the basis of "life is unfair and owes you nothing" - a great starting point. Are winners born or made - THEY ARE MADE...
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Building a reputation

1 December 2022
Do you have a great reputation – are you a functional master? Are you positively acknowledged and respected by your peer group? Are you immersed in your chosen field? Do you excel in your trade or profession? Is it evident that you are making a difference to your team or community? As you strive for success, you must excel at your given vocation, talent or field of expertise. This is called functional mastery – the...

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