Our Partners
We work closely with a number of partner organisations and specialist companies to bring added value and expertise to our programmes. Long-standing partner organisations include:
Synergy Employment Law, specialists in employment legislation.
Leornian Group, a business management consultancy.
Opportunity Now, an organisation working toward inclusiveness for women in the workplace.
Bliss & Associates, providers of professional voice training.
Cedar Talent Management, providers of coaching, assessment and leadership development.
As part of our increasing capacity to deliver training outside of the UK, we now work in collaboration with drama-based consultancies in the USA and Ireland and we are developing affiliations with providers in other global locations. Please contact us to discuss how we can best meet your needs.
Synergy Employment Law
We have worked successfully in partnership with Synergy for many clients over a period of years using drama alongside legal input to provide engaging, memorable and practical training around issues where employment law is key.
Synergy combine advice with training, enabling employers to implement the law, minimise risk and anticipate problems themselves.We allow our clients to manage diversity in the workforce, making individual differences work to their organisation's advantage.
Leornian Group
Leornian Group specialises in developing people to be successful at work and aims to enhance both individual and organisational performance by developing business solutions using: Learning & Development, Coaching and Consulting.
We have worked in partnership with Leornian for clients such as Pfizer and Kimberley Clark. We are currently developing a joint initiative to provide a comprehensive package providing consultation and training on the issue of Diversity.
See A Business Case for Diversity by Paula Hutchings of Leornian.
Opportunity Now
Opportunity Now is a Membership organisation representing employers who want to transform the workplace by ensuring inclusiveness for women. They have a membership of around 350 employers from the UK’s largest organisations in the Private, Public and Education Sectors.
We have a long-standing relationship with Opportunity Now and have worked with them on a number of high profile events addressing issues such as flexible working, domestic violence and bullying in the workplace.
Bliss & Associates
Bliss & Associates offers voice training for professional speakers at all levels and across all sectors. Using highly skilled trainers, the organisation delivers a practical, adaptive and no-nonsense approach to vocal training.
We recently worked with Bliss & Associates on a Networking and Presentation Skills Training programme for private bankers at Kleinwort Benson. The programme used drama methodologies to develop communication techniques, and left delegates with bespoke vocal notes, personalised advice and a DVD of their individual performance.
Cedar Talent Management
Cedar Talent Management helps organisations to identify, attract and retain talent. This encompasses executive coaching, assessment and leadership development at senior executive and high potential levels. Services also include a proprietary 360° benchmarking instrument and highly effective talent retention programmes. Clients, including 57 of the FTSE 100, range from major industrial and telecoms companies to leading professional services firms and the not-for-profit sector. Cedar Talent Management is a member of the Savile Group of Companies.
Peter Hilton (USA)
Based out of New York, Peter is a drama-based learning specialist who has worked extensively in North America and Asia Pacific helping to impact positive change to corporate cultures worldwide with realistic and instantly applicable training programs. He has developed an extensive knowledge of issues in the global workplace and, working with Steps, Peter brings well-established contacts and a high-level of cross-cultural creativity to the needs of global organisations and their learning initiatives.