If you look after the wellbeing of your people, they will be healthier, happier, more productive and loyal, delivering better business outcomes. So, when our industry leader’s forum of 30 Chief Executives asked us to set up a wide-ranging programme to promote healthy eating nationally, we were determined to include the workplace as one of our activities. In partnership with world-renowned ex...

Learn how coaching can help you get the most from your team. Watch the webinar recording and Q&A videos below to: explore how coaching can improve your workplace relationships, even if you’re not a line manager understand the different styles of coaching and how you might use them start using the G.R.O.W. model to support coaching conversations  get tips on asking questions and o...

Fresh The Good Food Market in Camden Street, Dublin picked up this award at this year’s IGD Awards . Here’s why. 1. This store is a feast for the eyes Counters serving deli food, salads, hot food and doughnuts occupy around half the store space. They’re all attractively presented, allowing their freshness and quality to stand out. The store’s layout helps shoppers see they can...

Carole Gaskin of Full Potential Group Carole Gaskin spoke at the Leading Edge Annual Conference 2018 (LEAC18) about the nine fundamental emotional drivers, and how you can identify those that matter most to you. We’ve summarized some of her points below. If you would like to attend next year’s conference register your interest in attending. Carole talked about how motivation is ke...

Christopher Barnatt www.explainingthefuture.com Christopher Barnatt (CB) closed the Leading Edge Annual Conference 2018 with his presentation about the future of the food and grocery industry. If you would like to attend next year’s conference register your interest in attending. CB laid out the global challenges facing future food production and demands for food and grocerie...

See top tips on progressing your career in supply chain in this short video with Boots Head of Supply Chain, Eddie Storr: What’s involved (0:10) The most enjoyable part of working in supply chain (0:30) Skills you need to be successful in supply chain (0:57) Opportunities to challenge yourself in supply chain (1:33) Tips on making an impact in your career in supply chain (2:14...

A behind the scenes look at Sainsbury’s central London store showing you how products make it onto the shelf. With thanks to Sainsbury’s. Learn more about the unseen spaces in supply chain: Behind the scenes: at a distribution centre   PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Learning with IGD newsletter Keep up to date with the latest learnin...

Boots open the doors to their innovative store service distribution centre to show you what’s involved in preparing products for their onward journey to stores. With thanks to Boots Learn more about the unseen spaces in supply chain: Behind the scenes: at a retailer PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Learning with IGD newsletter Keep up to...

David Hyner of Stretch Development David Hyner spoke at the Leading Edge Annual Conference 2018 (LEAC18) about how to set and achieve massive goals. We’ve summarized some of his points below. If you would like to attend next year’s conference register your interest in attending. A controversial statement for those who have been taught that business goals have to be SMART. David Hy...

Over 1000 food and grocery professionals have volunteered for IGD’s Feeding Britain’s Future since January 2018. The schools programme brings industry professionals into schools to inspire and educate students about the world of work, but we were very happy to learn how useful the volunteers found them too! When we asked, 91% of volunteers told us that participating had contributed t...