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Rob Knowles

MD Cubet Ltd
Cubet delivers results by working with people (individuals, teams) to improve.As a result, the organisation always develops and delivers improved products and services.

Acting as a Critical Friend it brings challenge enabling you andyour people to achieve clarity and increased confidence by unlocking your and their potential potential.

It enables effective change. Most recently it has provided effective improvement through people to, among others. the National Skills Academy Process Industries, Remploy, Enterprise Employment and Training CIC, Nurture for Growth and Horizon Community Development Ltd and Benchmark Training Ltd.

Cubet is currently working with Stallard Kane, B&G HR, Knapton Wright, Papini, Unload and E-Mentor and the University of Lincoln.

Amongst Cubet's successfully delivered programmes are:
Addressing Workplace Silos
Advanced Communications
Assertiveness
Coaching & Mentoring
Competence, Development & Management
Design & Delivery of Individual, Team deevlopment Programmes
Effective Change Programmes
Generating Ideas
Innovation isn’t Rocket Science
Mindsets, Mindfulness & Resilience
Relationship Management & Development
Support for newly promoted line managers
Team Building
Team Leader Development Programmes
Understanding and Implementing Competence Systems
Understanding and Managing Risk
Understanding and Implementing and Managing Change
Understanding Managaging and Maintaining Relationships
All Change:

Latest posts by Rob Knowles (see all)

  • Why is it Important for Leaders to Manage Egos? - September 19, 2018
  • Why do people think Health and Safety is not important? - May 9, 2018
  • Of Beasts, Snowflakes and Lazy Criticisms - February 28, 2018
Why is it Important for Leaders to Manage Egos?

Why is it Important for Leaders to Manage Egos?

Rob Knowles
Featured Articles, Leadership
“The ego is not master in its own house.” - Sigmund Freud There are many historic examples of the consequences of actions but how many can be attributed to the ego of the leader? One such historic action ...
Why do people think Health and Safety is not important?

Why do people think Health and Safety is not important?

Rob Knowles
Featured Articles, Human Resources
“An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.” Stephen Covey It is...
Of Beasts, Snowflakes and Lazy Criticisms

Of Beasts, Snowflakes and Lazy Criticisms

Rob Knowles
Attitude, Featured Articles
As the popularly labelled weather phenomena the Beast from the East took a firm hold around where I live, I woke this morning to a blanket of approximately 4 inches of snow. The two meetings I had plan...
What-lessons-can-learned-from-hill-walking

What lessons can be learned from hill walking?

Rob Knowles
Featured Articles, Leadership
  What lessons can be learned from hill walking?*1 Recently some friends and I completed the last leg of the coast-to-coast walk. The other three had completed all stages. Due to work commitments, I ...
Research & Development Tax Credits - a well-kept secret?

Research & Development Tax Credits – a well-kept secret?

Rob Knowles
Featured Articles, Taxes
Recently during a wider conversation with one of my clients, the question of research and development was raised. It transpired that the company was eligible to apply for UK HMRC Research and Development Tax...
WHICH WAY IS UP?

Which Way Is Up

Rob Knowles
Business Basics, Featured Articles
Allied Landings As we observe the momentous events of 06 June 1944, it made me think about a comment made post landings by General Eisenhower, the Allied Supreme Commander. He said that “Once we landed - th...
Of Mosquitoes, Mandela and Mahatma Ghandhi

Of Mosquitoes, Mandela and Mahatma Ghandhi

Rob Knowles
Leadership
Mosquitoes are much in the news at the moment, with the Zika virus in South America. I had cause to have a conversation with somebody this week about a mosquito. “A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark” – Dan...
Are we all guilty of lazy thinking?

Are we all guilty of lazy thinking?

Rob Knowles
Leadership
In my dealings with businesses, I often encounter lazy thinking. “..there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”. From Hamlet by William Shakespeare During the Christmas holiday, I, as m...
Have we lost sight of the bigger picture?

Have we lost sight of the bigger picture?

Rob Knowles
Leadership
“In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth”. Xun Zi In the general day to day routines of running businesses...
Of mindsets, mindfulness and change.

Of mindsets, mindfulness and change.

Rob Knowles
Leadership
“After living with their dysfunctional behaviour for so many years, people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them”. Marshall Goldsmith In order to prepare for the uncertain...
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