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The Fruitful Toolbox are Hiring
The Fruitful Toolbox are looking to recruit a Marketing and Administration Assistant to join the team in Bromsgrove. Permanent: 28-35 hours per week over 4-5 days Salary: £17-18k per annum (pro-rata) - depending on experience Holiday: 5 weeks (pro-rata) plus bank...
Wiley are returning to the UK in September, to deal with Workplace Conflict
A typical Manager spends 25%-40% of their time dealing with Workplace Conflict and workplace teams not performing as productively as they should, so it’s no wonder...
The Human Side of Productivity: Why Employee Engagement is Your Most Valuable Asset
Last updated: October 2026 Everything DiSC - The human side of productivity from Business Reporter Film and Video on Vimeo. Employee disengagement is one of the most expensive problems organisations face, and one of the most solvable. Everything DiSC gives people a...
“No quality of characteristic is more important than trust”
To quote Patrick Lencioni, author of best–selling book ‘The Five Dysfunctions of a Team’. In order to create effective and cohesive teams, Patrick states that teams must overcome the five dysfunctions highlighted in his model and ‘Trust’ is the foundation required to...
Just Launched – New Online DiSC Training Programme
We are pleased to announce the launch of Wiley’s brand new online DiSC training programme, Everything DiSC Essentials. Who is the online DiSC training programme for? This online DiSC training programme is designed to introduce managers, team members and...
Wiley Showcase Birmingham 12th June 2018
The CBI estimates that ‘Conflict costs UK businesses £33 billion per year and time lost equates to 60 million hours every week’. Are you searching for a way to overcome common workplace challenges? Perhaps your teams struggle with conflict, or you want to take...
Launch of New Productive Conflict Facilitation Kit
With the launch of the Everything DiSC Productive Conflict Facilitation kit, you can help your teams or clients overcome the common and uncomfortable challenges of workplace conflict and encourage better ways of working to increase workplace effectiveness. Our recent...
Official Wiley 2-day Everything DiSC Certification Programme
We are proud to be the only Everything DiSC Authorised partner in the UK, offering Wiley’s Official, 2-day Everything DiSC Certification programme. This DiSC Certification programme is designed for HR and L&D Professionals, Coaches and Facilitators, Independent...
A New Approach to Workplace Conflict
The CBI estimates that 'conflict costs UK businesses £33 billion per year and time lost equates to 60 million hours every week.' Many people try their best to avoid conflict in daily work or home life, however, of those surveyed via CBI 25% of workers said that...
Join The Fruitful Toolbox at the CIPD L&D Show, 25th-26th April
The Fruitful Toolbox will be available on Wiley's Everything DiSC® and the Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team™, stand 512, at the CIPD L&D Show, Olympia, London, on Thursday 26th April. Please contact us to make a specific appointment time or just pop along to...
Recruitment – Reduce the risk and hire the right people first time
Last updated: September 2026 Whether you manage recruitment in-house or work with a recruitment agency, the hiring process can be tedious. Sifting through hundreds of applications, making difficult decisions and managing the resources involved can be a huge drain....
Fall in Love with Everything DiSC®
Last updated: October 2026 Workplace relationships are shaped by how well we understand the people around us — and Everything DiSC gives individuals and teams a practical, shared framework to do exactly that, turning behavioural differences from a source of friction...