Azimuth Brochure

OPTIMISING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

About Azimuth
CONSULTANCY: APPLYING OUR EXPERTISE TO YOUR ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT NEEDS
Azimuth is a training consultancy that
focuses on improving Knowledge, Skills
and Behaviours. We have two areas of
expertise; improving human performance
and providing professional consultancy in
training, learning and development.
Human Performance includes Business
Skills, Human Factors and High Performance
Coaching. Business Skills are those skills
an individual needs in order to succeed in
business; Human Factors are the mind
sets and behaviours that act as barriersto
safe and successful working in high
risk occupations and High Performance
Coaching is the one to one coaching for
those individuals where high performance is
essential, such as Senior Executives, Pilots
and Sports People.
Our consultancy services provide
organisations with expertise in training
analysis, design, assurance and
management. We work closely with our
clients to meet their exact requirements
whether it’s a specialist project or our fully
outsourced L&D management function.
Our management team and consultants
offer expertise and experience across a wide
portfolio of private and public sector clients.
We believe that developing the very
best training that adds value requires an
unwavering commitment to our clients.
Therefore, we work hard to partner our
clients and really understand their exact
needs and culture. This approach has its
roots firmly set in exceptional relationship
management and customer service which
allows us to build trust and develop the very
best learning and development solutions for
your business.
Our clients find that our
personal and detailed
approach to designing
training really changes
behaviour in the
workplace. We always
get to know the client
first, and ensure that the
training we deliver meets
their exact needs.
Azimuth helps businesses develop
Our consultancy helps businesses get the very best from their people by developing knowledge,
skills and behaviours through training, coaching, outsourced L&D management and consultancy.
OPTIMISING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Training Management
and Consultancy
We are experts at helping organisations to analyse, design and
deliver training. We can deliver against bespoke requirements,
manage entire L&D functions or implement systems that allow
organisations to assure training for high-risk professions.
Consultancy
Outsourced L&D Managed Service
Perfect for busy organisations with
limited internal resource or those unable
to justify an in-house L&D function, our
managedservice enables organisations
to outsource their needs, make financial
savings and continue to keep their
commitment to developing personnel.
We can conduct training needs analysis,
interrogate the results and design a
training curriculum that will deliver against
all of your needs while embracing your
organisational culture, vision
and values.
From managing your training booking
requests, to facilitating leadership
programmes, our managed service provision
takes away the stress and hassle of
managing learning internally. We simply
book what’s needed, as it’s needed and
ensure that your people receive effective
training, when they need it.
At Azimuth we partner with our clients
toget the very best from their people
througha managed service that is tailored
to the organisation’s exact requirements
and may include:
• Training needs analysis
• Training design, procurement and delivery
• Training evaluation
• Management of the professional
development review process
• Assurance against ISO 9001 or systems
approach to training processes
Training Consultancy
For organisations requiring professional
consultancy, Azimuth offers a wealth of
experience across multiple sectors. Whether
you require a scoping study, analysis, design
or assurance, we are experts in helping
businesses form a clear picture of their
training requirements and the systems
needed to manage these. This is extremely
useful for professions that carry substantial
risk and require robust training systems that
meet ISO 9001 and systems approach to
training processes.
Training Needs Analysis. Detailed
training needs analysis is fundamental to
establishing training needs against business
objectives, helping your organisation to
maintain a competitive advantage and safe
working practices. Whether you need to
establish training requirements or formally
consider training gaps and associated risk,
detailed training needs analysis enables
you to identify these and deliver effective
professional solutions.
Training Needs Analysis typically includes:
• Task/job analysis
• Training analysis
• Training gap analysis/identifying risk
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Consultancy CONTINUED
Training Design. Whether working
independently or in partnership with your
own experts, Azimuth consultants are
adept at managing and delivering the
design phase of any training programme.
Our consultants work closely with
stakeholders in this process to ensure that
the finished product is fit for purpose and
meets the exact requirements that have
been set.
Training Development, Evaluation and
Assurance. It is crucial that training
content, methods and media is always
fit for purpose and develops inline with
changing requirements. This is why
Azimuth consultants are experts in this
field and can help to continually develop
training, measure return on investment and
mitigate training gaps and the associated
risks to performance or safety.
Fully Assured and Transparent Training
Systems. Our consultants offer a wealth
of experience working with high-risk
organisations to implement and manage
fully assured training systems. These
systems ensure that personnel are
qualified to perform the task and are
fundamental when assuring stakeholders
and external bodies that personnel are
safe to operate and associated risk is held
at acceptable levels.
Victory through harmony: Creating excellence
in customer service for Arsenal FC
Azimuth partnered with Arsenal to help them understand their internal training needs following the annual appraisal
process. As a result of the training needs analysis we were able to recommend a full programme of training to meet
their needs. In addition to this comprehensive analysis, we have delivered training to over 250 Stewards and Hospitality
staff creating excellence in customer service.
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Human Performance
“Nil Satis Nisi Optimum.
Nothing but the best is good enough
Azimuth has partnered with Everton to help them create a comprehensive training
programme that gets the very best from their people. One year on and Everton’s
training catalogue is not only accessible to all staff, but is relevant to all staff,
bringing together a bespoke package of core business skills to promote a culture of
continual development within the club.
Training Courses
Azimuth’s training courses cover a wide range
of subjects, from 90-minute sessions delivering
snippets of learning to extended leadership and
management programmes. Our approach is
pragmatic and engaging; we challenge learners
to explore how their newfound skills can benefit
them, their teams and their business. We’ll help
each and every learner to apply their learning,
create an authentic change in their behaviour
and deliver genuine return on your investment.
In-House training. Azimuth’s business has been
built on delivering bespoke, in-house training
courses for our clients. We create training that
provides the knowledge, skills and behaviours
required to drive human performance further; our
drive is to make each and every learner the best
they can be whilst embracing the culture, vision
and values of the organisation they work for.
We believe the most successful peoplein
the workplace have a perfect blend of
knowledge, skills and behaviours that not
only allow them to deliver the physical tasks
that have been set but also the intrapersonal
and interpersonal skills they need to really
excel in business. We find this approach to
training design and delivery is the best way to
develop individuals and teams, creating a real
and lasting change in performance.
The subjects below are a broad (but not
exhaustive) example of what Azimuth
can deliver:
Manage Myself (Intrapersonal Skills)
• Assertiveness
• Emotional intelligence
• Stress and pressure management
• Time management
• Resilience
• Creative and innovative problem solving
Manage and Engage with Others
(Interpersonal Skills)
• Coaching for results
• Effective communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Persuasion and influence skills
• Management and leadership
• Presentation skills
• Conflict resolution
• Customer service excellence
• Effective sales skills
• Managing remote and virtual teams
• Mental health awareness
• Performance management
• Team development
Managing the Business
(Specialist Business Skills)
• Commercial awareness
• Change management
• Finance for non-finance managers
• Project management
• Strategic training needs analysis
• HR management
• L&D management
• Recruitment
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Human Performance
CONTINUED
Learning
shouldn’t
be heavy
Lite bites are our 90 mins,
no fuss sessions. They’re
ideal for those short on
time, allowing 4 subjects
to be delivered in one fast
paced and enjoyable day.
Lite Sessions
Lite Bites are 90 minute sessions that provide
a brief, thought-provoking introduction to a
subject. Interactive and informal, they are great
for providing a quick snapshot of the most
useful information and enable participants to
employ quick wins back in the workplace.
Session titles in our portfolio are:
• Commercial awareness
• Creativity and innovation
• Customer service
• Effective communication skills
• Increasing sales effectiveness
• Managing meetings
• Managing remotely
• Negotiation skills
• Personal impact
• Persuasion and influencing
• Presentation skills
• Pressure and stress management
• Time management
Public Courses
Public or open enrolment courses give
you the flexibility to train small numbers
of personal in a cost effective manner.
Each course is typically open to a maximum
of 15 participants meaning that your
people get the focus they require to really
make a change in their performance. The
courses bring individuals together from
a wide range of organisations, helping to
build networks and share best practice or
experience. Azimuth has a calendar of
public courses that runs throughout the
year; these are published with at least
three months’ notice, helping you to
plan effectively.
High-performance and
Executive Coaching
Azimuth’s coaches are a mixture of
occupational psychologists, ex-military
personnel and professional sportspeople, all
have real expertise in helping you achieve your
true potential and perform at the highest level.
“AON. Developing first
class individual and
team performance
Azimuth has worked with AON for over
2 years, creating a trusted partnership
that delivers training against their exact
requirements. Over this time we have
helped AON to improve the impact of
their client management teams, improve
resilience within their legal team and deliver
bespoke induction programmes for the
apprentice and graduate population.
OPTIMISING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Contact us
Telephone:
+44 (0) 1295 675 300
If you prefer, you can email us:
enquiries@azimuth.eu.com
Or feel free to contact either
of our Directors:
Paddy Thompson:
pthompson@azimuth.eu.com
Mark Radbourne:
mradbourne@azimuth.eu.com
Our team, working together for your success
Our management team and consultants are amongst the best in the business, with
genuine global experience across multiple sectors; all have corporate experience with
a commercial focus and a solid academic underpinning.
They range from world renowned lecturers, best-selling authors and managing
directors, with experience from the top ten investment banks, prestigious automotive
manufacturers, international universities, the UK’s leading business schools, global
technology companies, television broadcasting, premium retailers, public sector
and government.
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your needs in more detail and to see how
our experience can translate into a professional and effective product for you. To find
out what we can do for you, or if you’d like to know more about the work that we’ve
done and with whom, contact us.