Bespoke DevelopmentBespoke Development
At Jo Ouston & Co, a major part of our work is delivering bespoke development solutions for our corporate clients - in blue-chip companies, SMEs, public sector bodies and not-for-profits.
We often work with Talent and Leadership groups and on special projects - for example, to kick-start strategic initiatives or to help embed change.
Client focussed
Bespoke solutions always start with your needs as a client. Our role is to support Management and to help Business Partners, Learning & Development professionals and Training Specialists to add value and deliver objectives in line with organisational strategy.
- Our hallmarks are flexibility, reliability, stoicism, delivery and value for money
- We are creative in problem solving and finding workable solutions in complex situations
- We are sensitive to organisational politics and what is achievable
- We have many long-standing relationships - 80% of our work is with clients who have been with us for five years or more and who use us repeatedly.
Special Projects
Clients often approach us when faced with new situations for which they have a feeling but no definite answer.
We enjoy working in creative partnership to achieve appropriate and effective solutions at the right price - drawing on our experience of projects and assignments over the last 25 years and on a substantial network of specialists, in addition to our own team of training consultants and mentors.
Examples of special projects that we have undertaken include:
- Development of a client-specific post-graduate Diploma/Masters programme in Creative Talents & Solutions in conjunction with a business school
- Design and development of in-house mentoring schemes for clients in the public and private sectors
- Roll-out nationally of a sales improvement plan for a major retailer
- A pre-merger 'preparing for change' programme for an insurance company
- Preparing an SME for Investors in People
- Supporting a transition programme for a group with the NHS
Bespoke Training
We also deliver a range of tailored programmes - from courses for large cohorts, such as graduate entrants, to specialist interventions for small groups and in-house versions of our open courses. Some of the areas in which we work include:
- Developing Personal Presence and Impact
- Presentations with Impact
- Sending the Right Message
- Managing and Motivating People
- Inspiring Others Through Change
Locations
Locations too are flexible. We deliver in the UK, in Europe, the Middle East and North America. We have our own training facilities at our offices in London SW1. Alternatively, we can deliver at your premises or at external venues in the UK or overseas.