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9 Years of Celebration with Team AO

It’s been quite a year hasn’t it? But now, Spring is here, the sun has appeared and the UK is starting to come out of lockdown. There is an atmosphere of hope, and optimism. And Team AO is celebrating! 1 April 2021 is our 9th Birthday (and no, that’s not an April Fools spoof). So,

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Go Virtual. Stay Personal – How to Continue Learning in Disruptive Times

With the COVID-19 outbreak, organisations are rethinking work and development. HR and learning professionals are shifting to virtual training platforms to build critical skills that will differentiate their workforce when we emerge from the current crisis. We too have been thinking hard about how best to meet the needs of our clients and our commitment

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Antoinette Oglethorpe wins Business Woman of the Year award at the SME MK Business Awards 2020

Winner of the Business Woman of the Year Award 2020

The SME MK & Buckinghamshire Business Awards have announced their winners for 2020. I am thrilled to say I won the Gold Award for Best Business Woman at the SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2020. The SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards celebrate the achievements of local businesses in the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire

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Antoinette Oglethorpe wins Business Woman of the Year award at the SME MK Business Awards 2020

Winner of the Best Coach Award 2019

The Best Business Women Awards have announced their winners for 2019. I am thrilled to say I won Best Coach! The Best Business Women Awards seek to find the very best female business talent from across the UK. The business world is full of talented and dedicated female entrepreneurs. The Best Business Women Awards are

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Associate Trainer – Leadership Development and Career Management

Update 22/03/19: This is now closed We are growing and so are looking for two exceptional Facilitators/Trainers to support our leadership development and career management programmes on a freelance, part-time basis. Antoinette Oglethorpe Ltd. is a globally operating, world-leading training provider.  Through leadership development and career management we unlock leadership potential so that empowered individuals and ambitious organisations can

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UK Career Development Awards 2019 - Shortlisted

We’ve been shortlisted for an award!

Well, what an exciting start to 2019!  Yesterday we learnt that our Career Conversations Programmes have been shortlisted for a Career Development Award in the category of Innovative and Impactful Employer Engagement Activity.  We’re delighted! The Award is sponsored by the Careers and Enterprise Company.  The winner of the Award will be announced at the UKCDA ceremony,

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Looking Forward – Developing Leadership Talent in 2018

Well, here we are. Back to work after the best break in the year, a break when everyone closes the door on work and focuses on family instead. And that’s what all of the AO team did too. I’ve spent the last few days in Keswick in the Lake District walking and enjoying the views,

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Fit-For-Purpose Leadership

Fit-For-Purpose Leadership. What can you learn?

They say that writing books is addictive. Well, I haven’t written another book (yet!) But I have written a chapter for a new leadership book, Fit-For-Purpose Leadership.  It’s the result of a collaborative project and profits will go to The Prince’s Trust. It launches today and we need your help. Fit-For-Purpose Leadership Fit-for-Purpose Leadership is the

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Creating a Sustainable Leadership Culture

Creating a Sustainable Leadership Culture – A Twitter Q&A

Last Friday I was delighted to take part in a Twitter Q&A hosted by Sage on the subject of Creating a Sustainable Leadership Culture. I know that Twitter can sometimes be hard to follow – especially if you’re trying to catch up after the event.  So, I have created a “story” of the tweets for

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