Peepul Bureau

As many of you will know, MorePerformance was established in 2003 as part of MorePeople's 'Total People Solutions' concept and our aim has always been to provide high quality, cost effective, down to earth training & development programmes delivered by fresh food and horticultural specialists with real industry experience.
 
Now, due to the continued growth and success of this part of our business, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new dedicated training website. Designed and built with our clients in mind it provides you with all the information you'll need to source the most appropriate training solutions for you and your businesses.
 
At www.moreperformance.co.uk, you'll find everything you need to know about the variety of training options we offer - from one day open courses, through to in-house bespoke workshops and of course, our industry renowned Leadership Development Programme.  You can browse our events calendar to see what courses are coming up and save time by using our new on-line booking system.

So please have a browse through our testimonials, read our case studies, and keep up to date with our news and events by visiting www.moreperformance.co.uk!
 
We hope you enjoy exploring the new site.
 
For any enquiries (and comments!), please contact Louise Dennington, Marketing & Communications Manager, on 01780 480530, or by emailing louise@moreperformance.co.uk.

With the potential shortage of young people coming into horticulture being highlighted again over the weekend, following the publication of the RHS's recent report and an associated big feature on the BBC's Countryfile programme, it's good to remind ourselves now and again about the quality of the great young people we've already got working in the sector.

This Saturday saw the Grand Final of the Institute of Horticulture's Young Horticulturist of the Year competition, held at Liverpool University's Botanic Gardens at Ness on the Wirral peninsula. It's our eighth year as sponsors of the competition and it was great to see that our original aim of encouraging more entrants from the business world seems to be bearing fruit as only two of the eight finalists were still in full time education, with all the rest having already started out on their horticultural career.

These eight were the sole survivors of nearly 2000 entrants who entered their local heats to win the individual regional finals and earn the right to compete for the highly sought after title of Young Horticulturist of the Year and take home a Percy Thrower Travel Bursary of £2,000.

Pictured right is the overall winner Jez Stamp. Representing the South East Region, Jez works for BBC Gardeners' World, so who knows, he might not only be a budding star of horticulture but also a recognisable face on your TV's in the near future!

On winning, Jez said "'It was an excellent competition that highlights all the exciting opportunities that horticulture has to offer as a career. Plants are my passion. I have thrown myself in 100% and am proud to have won this competition."  

With a particular interest in woody plants, Jez has already ticked off South America's flora on his travels to date and now it seems has his sights set firmly on China – courtesy of his Percy Thrower Travel Bursary.    

Our congratulations go to Jez, and the other seven finalists who all did a fantastic job just to get through to this year's Grand Final. Details of all the other finalists can be found on the IoH website www.horticulture.org.uk.

Earlier this month we had cause to celebrate another group of inspirational young people as the latest batch of future industry leaders successfully completed their ILM approved MorePerformance Leadership Development Programme (MLDP).

After completing the twelve module programme, each of the six delegates delivered outstanding presentations to their peers and sponsoring managers, highlighting the key points they've taken from the programme and outlining the benefits that their businesses have gained from the projects they undertook as part of their MLDP related tasks.

The 13th MLDP is currently under way and since the programme was launched in 2003, more than 150 aspiring managers from over 55 leading food and horticultural businesses have benefitted from this unique learning experience. Not only does it equip delegates with the key skills that they need to build their career but it also provides them with a platform to develop their networking skills and form contacts that can only benefit them and their businesses in the future. Or as a recent MLDP 'graduate' said:

“Not only have I met some great contacts in the fresh produce and agricultural industry, I've learnt some invaluable skills in this early stage of my career which I am positive has also given me the confidence to unlock my upmost potential as a future leader!” 

The next MLDP starts in July 2013. Anyone wanting to find out more should contact Jan Khan at jan@moreperformance.co.uk or Louise Dennington at louise@morepeople.co.uk.   Alternatively, please call us on 01780 480530.

Last, but certainly not least, we would also like to give a special mention to James Moffatt, Container Nursery Manager at James Coles & Sons, (pictured here with MorePeople's Andrew Fitzmaurice) who won the MorePeople Employee of the Year Award at the recent Grower of the Year awards dinner.  Having worked in the business since 1996, James was chosen by the judges as he clearly demonstrated that he's made a significant and lasting contribution to the development of the business over the last 17 years.

And finally, there is one thing that all of these people also have, and that's progressive and forward thinking employers who see the value of developing the talent they have within their businesses, motivating their people to achieve their potential and then encouraging them to shout about it! So congratulations also to them and let's hope that together we can all raise our voices and encourage more people out there – young and old – to see what great sectors horticulture, agriculture and the food industry in general, are to build a career in!

As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting the fantastic range of technical career opportunities available in the food industry, MorePeople are delighted to be supporting the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) Spring Conference taking place on 17-18 April 2013 at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich.  With headline sponsors, Marks & Spencer and Greencell already on board, the conference will highlight some of the key challenges facing agriculture and the wider food chain, and explore some of the most up-to-date food science and technology thinking to determine to how we can best utilise these initiatives in the future.

MorePeople director Guy Moreton says, "We've developed a good working relationship with Jon Poole and the team at IFST over the last few years and were more than happy to be invited onto the organising committee for this year's conference. It's been a pleasure helping promote the event and raising the profile of the IFST in general withour clients, and we're really pleased that several of them are showing their support via various forms of sponsorship or by attending the conference itself. Looking at the agenda, I'm sure it will be an interesting and thought provoking 2 days."

Day one of the conference sees a schedule of tours and practical sessions, followed by the IFST AGM and then a special conference dinner at Delia Smith's restaurant at Norwich City Football Club.  On day two, as well as a fantastic programme of speakers, the IFST aim to bring sustainability onto a practical footing by ending the conference with a presentation and discussion of the key messages by a panel that includes George Freeman MP, Government advisor on life sciences.

For further information, including how to register, please visit the IFST website: www.ifst.org/upcoming_events/futuresupplyoffood

MorePeople is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Fitzmaurice as Recruitment Director. 
 
As Recruitment Director, Andrew will have day to day leadership and operational responsibility for the whole recruitment team as well as direct recruitment responsibility for a variety of roles, including senior level commercial, procurement, finance, HR and IT positions.
 
Commenting on his appointment, Andrew said "When I joined MorePeople 3 years ago I realised from the outset that I was joining a great business, a business with an excellent reputation, a real passion and understanding for what they did and, importantly for me, real aspirations to grow bigger and better.  It's been an exciting 3 years since then and in spite of the challenges we've all had to face with events in the wider economy (and in our particular sectors, the weather!) the business has continued to grow year-on-year. That's a result of continued investment by the Directors and a real team effort from a group of dedicated professionals. I am proud to become a Director of what is now, I think, an even greater business and lead a team of people with the culture, infrastructure and drive to take MorePeople somewhere really exciting."
 
Director and Founder Guy Moreton said "Andrew's previous experience in building and managing high-performance teams for a number of international recruitment businesses has allowed us to implement a number of new business processes to help ensure effective leadership of the team and maintain professional relationships with our clients.  Peter Hunt and I are delighted that Andrew will be joining the board and working at a strategic level with us to grow the business and further develop the range of recruitment and training solutions that we provide to our clients right across the fresh food, agriculture and horticultural supply chains."
 
Should you want to talk to us about the specific details of Andrew's role, or if you have any recruitment, training or consultancy needs you would like to discuss, please feel free to contact either Guy Moreton, Peter Hunt or Andrew Fitzmaurice on 01780 480530.

New IFST Member Guy Moreton ownshis own company, HuntMore Ltd. Find out more about his biggest professionalachievement, his involvement with IFST's Student LaunchPad events and why youshould attend the 2013 Spring Conference.

Since becoming a Member of IFST, what do you now know about the Institutewhich you didn't before joining?

GM: I knew a bit about the Institute before Ijoined as I have known Jon Poole for a number of years and in addition mybusiness, MorePeople, works within food (as well as the land based andhorticulture sectors) and so had some awareness of the brand from marketresearch. Since I have joined (and become more actively involved) I have beenvery impressed with the range of services and advice provided by the Institutebut more specifically about the plans for the future which are very excitingand will help make the Institute an even more positive force within the FoodIndustry.

Tell us about your current role, what do you most enjoy?

GM: I own a company called HuntMore Ltd,which in turn owns and operates three separate “people solutions” businessescalled MorePeople, Imperium Executive and MorePerformance.

Briefly (which will be a strugglefor me !), we are a recruitment and training group working exclusively withinthe food, land based and horticultural sectors and recruiting management anddirector level roles…this covers graduate trainees right up to CEO's. Thetechnical function is one of the roles that we cover (in addition to sales,procurement, operations, etc) but is a major part of our business and one thatwe are constantly trying to grow.

Quite simply I think I was bornto do this role and love it...anyone that knows me knows that I love talking topeople and getting to know them and the businesses that they work for, so arole that involves constantly meeting and talking to new individuals suits medown to the ground ! But also, the ability to connect people and help ourcandidates and clients fulfil their needs is a very satisfying thing to do.Also, and I know it is a constantly mentioned anecdote, but every day isdifferent…and I mean it!...we have no idea what is going to happen tomorrowregarding who is going to call which makes the whole thing very exciting with aconstant need for activity and new business and new candidate development.

What's your biggest professional achievement?

GM:  I have two. I was involved in the development and actually thecreation of the supermarket flower selling concept. I joined a flower marketingcompany after university with a specific brief to help create a businessselling flowers to UK supermarkets …at the time (1985-ish) the multiples didnot sell any flowers and today EVERY retail food outlet has a range of flowersand plants on display and the industry is worth c.£1 billion AND I was involvedin that….and am proud of that.

Also, obviously, I am extremelyproud of my business and what we have achieved over the past 12 years….thereare approx 20 people actively involved/employed by me (and my business partnerPeter Hunt) and we have built a great reputation within our market forexcellent service BUT have more to do to grow the business and I am a realfanatic about “customer service” and therefore am always trying to make usbetter at what we do! We have helped hundreds of people find a new job, some ofwhich were in a desperate situation and that is always a great thing to do andI am justifiably proud EVERY time we help someone move or find something ofinterest.  

MorePeople have been active supporters over the last couple of years inmany activities, but especially providing mentors for the Student LaunchPads –why has MorePeople been so keen to support these?

GM: This is easy!.....quite simply to helpsecure the future for our sector…and obviously I have a vested interest inthat! In more detail, the food industry is a fabulous place to work BUT I am abig believer in the fact that we (as an Industry) are very poor at selling oursector from a career point of view. We all need to do more to help promote OURindustry and know that this is one area that Jon and his team at IFST areintending to do….this would mean getting at school children more than graduatesof course.

With regards to the Student Launchpads, we think this initiative is brilliantand have supported it since day one and intend to keep supporting it as it developsand hopefully continues!...the simple reason is we must all engage as much aspossible with people who have made a decision to work within food to ensurethat they stay within the industry and grow a fulfilling career within thesector and the IFST Launchpads will help do just that….the opportunity forpeople studying a relevant subject to meet a large range of people from withinthe sector but covering retail, wholesale, foodservice, manufacturing,government, research etc.. is unique and one which we are extremely excitedabout.

MorePeople have also been actively involved in the planning for IFST'sSpring Conference in April – this year on an Agri-Food theme.  Why shouldpeople attend?

GM: Quite simply anyone involved in food oragriculture with a technical interest and a desire to learn about new thingsand to engage in a debate and discussion about the food industry's future!…..sounds fairly dramatic of course, but actually the topics on the agenda arenot just important but vital with regards to how the food sector grows tosupport the population growth across the world….some of these topics are goingto be, quite bluntly, a matter of life or death, and it's great that the IFSTare actively promoting dialogue on these matters. Also, it's a great opportunityto meet fellow professionals from a range of different sectors within the sameoverall industry and network/meet new friends.  

You must see first-hand the difficulties employers have in attracting newtalent into the sector – what do you think industry needs to do to ensure itattracts and retains the very best?

GM: Wow, I could talk all day on this onequestion so not sure I can do it justice in 60 seconds.  The food sectormust do a number of key things if it wants to attract the best. First of all itmust ensure that it behaves itself and acts/works in an ethical and honestway…the recent “horse burger” debacle which made national headlines doesnothing to promote the positive and professional aspects of our industry...sowe MUST all try and work together to ensure that we minimise “national” foodscares as much as possible…obviously every industry has disasters and this willnever be eradicated but some of these can be eliminated if we all do our jobsproperly.

We must also do more collectivelyand individually to help promote ourselves, and therefore the sector, locallyand nationally, to the overall consumer and specifically to schools andcolleges. Food is a fundamental thing ! Everyone needs to eat and food iseverywhere.  It is not difficult to get youngsters to think about food butwe need them to understand and appreciate the absolutely massive range of rolesthat exits and that the food industry does not just mean a job flipping burgersor stacking shelves but can involve a huge multitude of functions and jobsacross a huge range of categories and products and in fact countries!  TheStudent Launchpad concept is brilliant BUT we need to come up with aninitiative as AN INDUSTRY that gets the food industry into the minds of childrenthinking about GCSE and A level options and this is a whole different topic.

I have a particular “soap box”topic which I rant on about at every opportunity and that is that if we as anindustry ALL just adopted our local school and invited children to visit ourpremises or visit them and talk about what we do then we would revolutionisethe awareness and impression of our sector overnight!
Lastly and with specific regardto recruitment, and I am at the forefront of this of course, so many businessesdo not help themselves enough with regards to their own individual image andhow they go about attracting talent.  Businesses need to shape up andcritically look at themselves, their offices, their reception, their premises,the local reputation, how they treat potential candidates and what they offerthat makes them better than other businesses. Every company in the sector isafter the best and the numbers of talented individuals doing food relevanttopics at college, etc, is not big enough to cope with the future requirementsof the industry and therefore EVERY business will absolutely have to workharder in the future to get the right calibre of individual.

And finally…..Tell us something about yourself that few people know

GM: I am a very active and dedicated supporterof Peterborough United and have become a bit obsessed I am afraid to say….muchto the annoyance of my wife! It started out as a way for my son and I to spenda bit of male bonding time but has turned into a weekend ritual as we go toboth home and away games all over the place!

New IFST Member Guy Moreton owns his own company, HuntMore Ltd. Find out more about his biggest professional achievement, his involvement with IFST's Student LaunchPad events and why you should attend the 2013 Spring Conference.

Since becoming a Member of IFST, what do you now know about the Institute which you didn't before joining?

GM: I knew a bit about the Institute before I joined as I have known Jon Poole for a number of years and in addition my business, MorePeople, works within food (as well as the land based and horticulture sectors) and so had some awareness of the brand from market research. Since I have joined (and become more actively involved) I have been very impressed with the range of services and advice provided by the Institute but more specifically about the plans for the future which are very exciting and will help make the Institute an even more positive force within the Food Industry.

Tell us about your current role, what do you most enjoy?

GM: I own a company called HuntMore Ltd,which in turn owns and operates three separate “people solutions” businesses called MorePeople, Imperium Executive and MorePerformance.

Briefly (which will be a struggle for me !), we are a recruitment and training group working exclusively within the food, land based and horticultural sectors and recruiting management and director level roles…this covers graduate trainees right up to CEO's. The technical function is one of the roles that we cover (in addition to sales, procurement, operations, etc) but is a major part of our business and one that we are constantly trying to grow.

Quite simply I think I was born to do this role and love it...anyone that knows me knows that I love talking to people and getting to know them and the businesses that they work for, so a role that involves constantly meeting and talking to new individuals suits me down to the ground! But also, the ability to connect people and help our candidates and clients fulfil their needs is a very satisfying thing to do. Also, and I know it is a constantly mentioned anecdote, but every day is different…and I mean it!...we have no idea what is going to happen tomorrow regarding who is going to call which makes the whole thing very exciting with a constant need for activity and new business and new candidate development.

What's your biggest professional achievement?

GM:  I have two. I was involved in the development and actually the creation of the supermarket flower selling concept. I joined a flower marketing company after university with a specific brief to help create a business selling flowers to UK supermarkets …at the time (1985-ish) the multiples did not sell any flowers and today EVERY retail food outlet has a range of flowers and plants on display and the industry is worth c.£1 billion AND I was involved in that….and am proud of that.

Also, obviously, I am extremely proud of my business and what we have achieved over the past 12 years….there are approx 20 people actively involved/employed by me (and my business partner Peter Hunt) and we have built a great reputation within our market for excellent service BUT have more to do to grow the business and I am a real fanatic about “customer service” and therefore am always trying to make us better at what we do! We have helped hundreds of people find a new job, some of which were in a desperate situation and that is always a great thing to do and I am justifiably proud EVERY time we help someone move or find something of interest.  

MorePeople have been active supporters over the last couple of years in many activities, but especially providing mentors for the Student LaunchPads – why has MorePeople been so keen to support these?

GM: This is easy!.....quite simply to help secure the future for our sector…and obviously I have a vested interest in that! In more detail, the food industry is a fabulous place to work BUT I am a big believer in the fact that we (as an Industry) are very poor at selling our sector from a career point of view. We all need to do more to help promote OUR industry and know that this is one area that Jon and his team at IFST are intending to do….this would mean getting at school children more than graduates of course.

With regards to the Student Launchpads, we think this initiative is brilliant and have supported it since day one and intend to keep supporting it as it develops and hopefully continues!...the simple reason is we must all engage as much as possible with people who have made a decision to work within food to ensure that they stay within the industry and grow a fulfilling career within the sector and the IFST Launchpads will help do just that….the opportunity for people studying a relevant subject to meet a large range of people from within the sector but covering retail, wholesale, foodservice, manufacturing, government, research etc.. is unique and one which we are extremely excited about.

MorePeople have also been actively involved in the planning for IFST'sSpring Conference in April – this year on an Agri-Food theme.  Why should people attend?

GM: Quite simply anyone involved in food oragriculture with a technical interest and a desire to learn about new things and to engage in a debate and discussion about the food industry's future!…..sounds fairly dramatic of course, but actually the topics on the agenda are not just important but vital with regards to how the food sector grows to support the population growth across the world….some of these topics are going to be, quite bluntly, a matter of life or death, and it's great that the IFSTare actively promoting dialogue on these matters. Also, it's a great opportunity to meet fellow professionals from a range of different sectors within the same overall industry and network/meet new friends.  

You must see first-hand the difficulties employers have in attracting new talent into the sector – what do you think industry needs to do to ensure it attracts and retains the very best?

GM: Wow, I could talk all day on this one question so not sure I can do it justice in 60 seconds.  The food sector must do a number of key things if it wants to attract the best. First of all it must ensure that it behaves itself and acts/works in an ethical and honest way…the recent “horse burger” debacle which made national headlines does nothing to promote the positive and professional aspects of our industry...so we MUST all try and work together to ensure that we minimise “national” food scares as much as possible…obviously every industry has disasters and this will never be eradicated but some of these can be eliminated if we all do our jobs properly.

We must also do more collectively and individually to help promote ourselves, and therefore the sector, locally and nationally, to the overall consumer and specifically to schools and colleges. Food is a fundamental thing! Everyone needs to eat and food is everywhere.  It is not difficult to get youngsters to think about food but we need them to understand and appreciate the absolutely massive range of roles that exist and that the food industry does not just mean a job flipping burgers or stacking shelves but can involve a huge multitude of functions and jobs across a huge range of categories and products and in fact countries!  TheStudent Launchpad concept is brilliant BUT we need to come up with an initiative as AN INDUSTRY that gets the food industry into the minds of children thinking about GCSE and A level options and this is a whole different topic.

I have a particular “soap box”topic which I rant on about at every opportunity and that is that if we as an industry ALL just adopted our local school and invited children to visit our premises or visit them and talk about what we do then we would revolutionise the awareness and impression of our sector overnight!
Lastly and with specific regard to recruitment, and I am at the forefront of this of course, so many businesses do not help themselves enough with regards to their own individual image and how they go about attracting talent.  Businesses need to shape up and critically look at themselves, their offices, their reception, their premises, the local reputation, how they treat potential candidates and what they offer that makes them better than other businesses. Every company in the sector is after the best and the numbers of talented individuals doing food relevant topics at college, etc, is not big enough to cope with the future requirements of the industry and therefore EVERY business will absolutely have to work harder in the future to get the right calibre of individual.

And finally…..Tell us something about yourself that few people know

GM: I am a very active and dedicated supporter of Peterborough United and have become a bit obsessed I am afraid to say….much to the annoyance of my wife! It started out as a way for my son and I to spend a bit of male bonding time but has turned into a weekend ritual as we go to both home and away games all over the place!

How to transform yourself, your people and your business...

To thrive in today's business world, you can't afford to be anything other than World Class at what you do. But how can you achieve this? What makes the best businesses in your sector stand out? Just what is the secret of their success?

The good news is that they don't possess any magic formulas or gifts that you can't possess. They simply employ a few world class basics.

Imperium is delighted to be working with champion rally driver and TV presenter Penny Mallory to deliver a one day masterclass designed to help you create your own world class team.  
 
Having worked with numerous world class businesses, Penny will show you how to install high performance skills & behaviours and help team members adopt the right mental approach. You'll discover how to optimise team performance by challenging existing structures, behaviours and cultures, that open up new possibilities, new opportunities and new perspectives and, drawing on her experiences in World Rally and F1, she'll show you how to build and develop a team with one clear aim, a team that combines and compounds their individual talents and ultimately reaches their goal and become world class performers.

Being world class is a choice. Is it a choice you can afford not to make?

WANT TO BUILD A WORLD CLASS TEAM? Then contact us to find out more!

We know its a great price anyway, but book by 28th March for our £100 early bird discount! Normal price £599 + vat.

For more information about this workshop or the services offered by Imperium, please contact Louise Dennington, Marketing & Communications Manager on 01780 480535 or e-mail info@imperiumexec.com. www.imperiumexec.com.

It seems that for as long as we can all remember the fresh food and land based sectors have been complaining about the shortage of young people coming into our industries. That's still an issue that's not going to change in the short term but if MorePeople's recent experience is anything to go by then whilst we might be lacking the quantity of talent that we'd like to see, what we have got coming through the system is certainly encouraging as regards to quality.

At the end of November we got involved with a couple of initiatives aimed at promoting careers in the food and land based sectors. First, MorePeople Director Peter Hunt was, once again, a mentor at the Royal Agricultural College's New Shoots Challenge. Students from the UK's major Agricultural Colleges had to pit their wits against one another in a business game designed to teach them a few of the practical skills they need to launch and manage a successful business. They say that you learn more by your mistakes than your successes, and let's hope that's true for one or two of the teams! However, that certainly wasn't an issue for the victorious team of ladies from Scotland's SRUC, who ran away with the competition. Just a pity for them their £1m+ winning total wasn't real!

Our other glimpse into the future came courtesy of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST). MorePeople Director Guy Moreton and Head of Recruitment, Andrew Fitzmaurice acted as mentors at their 'Careers LaunchPad' events, held recently at both Camden and Chorleywood Food Research Centres.  Over the 2 days 200+ students got the chance to talk to representatives of companies such as PepsiCo, Sainsbury's, Heinz, Compass, Barfoots – and of course MorePeople, about what a career in the food industry is really like and what they can expect when they graduate next year. We've been working with the IFST for a few years now and it's our second time at Career LaunchPad, and just like the RAC'sNew Shoots Challenge, it's great to see the quality and enthusiasm of the students who will be coming on the jobs market in the next couple of years.

These are great events for giving us an opportunity to 'sell' our sectors to the potential future employees of all our clients but there's also a great way for our horticulture clients to promote the latent talent that they've already got – and that's the Institute of Horticulture's, Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition! The 2013 competition has just been launched and it's an excellent way to promote your business and showcase the knowledge, expertise and talent that your company has at its disposal. It's not just for students but open to anyone under 30 as at July 31st 2013 and the winner gets a £2000 travel bursary, courtesy of the Percy Thrower Trust. Not only is a great motivator for current employees but it's not a bad way to spot upcoming talent. Just ask the Garden Centre Group about the talent they've spotted from being involved for the last 2 years and also S&A Produce about the return on their investment from having the foresight to sponsor  last year's overall winner Douglas Makay! So if you are interested in YHOY 2013 then contact the admin team at ioh@horticulture.org.uk.

MorePeople are proud to maintain our association with the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust and sponsor their annual pre-conference dinner, held on 22nd November at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon. The evening was an impressive opening to the conference that followed where NFU President Peter Kendall presented twenty two Scholars with their Awards.
 
The Trust's objectives are to promote agricultural, horticultural, forestry and countryside management education in the UK and abroad and to advance the standard of UK farming through the provision of Scholarships enabling the study of practices and techniques employed anywhere in the world.   Kendall expressed the importance of investing in the leaders and innovators of the future to challenge and empower the agricultural industry – a subject close to the hearts of all here at MorePeople.
 
We would like to congratulate those who have completed their scholarships and those who will be embarking on their studies next March.
 
We would also like to congratulate John Stones on his 10 years of stewardship at the Trust, wish him well for the future and send our best wishes to new Director of the Trust, Mike Vacher who will formally take up the post from 1st January 2013.
 
To find out more visit www.nuffieldscholar.org.

The MorePerformance Leadership Development Programme (MLDP) will be going into its 10th year in 2013, and continues to equip aspiring managers with the core leadership skills they need to build a successful career in the fresh food, horticulture and agri sectors.

Designed in partnership with our clients, and approved by the Institute of Leadership & Management, the MLDP enables delegates to develop their management skills, confidence and mindset in order to make an impact and add immediate value to their organisation. In fact, a survey of a sample of past delegates and their managers showed that 100% of managers felt the skills developed by their employees on the programme benefitted their business, and 93% of past delegates felt the leadership programme made an impact on their career!

Key topics covered include communication skills & self understanding, problem solving, finance for non financial managers, time management & effective delegation, negotiating skills, managing within the law, account & category management and leadership in practice.

So with the New Year looming, why not grab this opportunity to realise the potential of your future leaders and book them on to one of our courses:

Option 1: February 2013 – September 2013
Option 2: April 2013 - November 2013
Option 3: July 2013 - February 2014
Option 4: October 2013 - April 2014

To find out more, e-mail jan@moreperformance.co.uk or louise@morepeople.co.uk or to talk through the programme in more detail, call us on 01780 480530.

 
“Having identified our 'Leaders of Tomorrow', one of the key tools used by MMUK in its approach to learning and development is our participation and support for the MorePerformance Leadership Development Programme.

An overwhelming support for the quality and delivery style of the programme was identified by several of our employees who were interviewed as part of our recent Investors in People audit. This was highlighted in the feedback given to us by IIP and is an association that the auditor felt was key to delivering our learning and development strategy.”

Andrew West
Senior HR Manager, MMUK