The lighter side

A short relocation poem about tannins
by T Gaskin

Damian, based in South for sins,
Located now in St ‘Albins’.
He's finding 'tea' the major source
of feeling homesick for the North;
The water yields a heavy slick,
He serves the tea in wedges, thick.

Tetley, Typhoo, Yorkshire Gold,
(He's not very posh if truth be told)
PG, Clipper, 99 brand,
(that's 'Co-op', which the South have banned)
They all just taste of muddy water,
The tea 'don't taste like what it oughta'.
And even cups in cafés, dear,
Where you would hope the water's clear,
They put the milk in on the bag,
with water cool and high price tag.
Despite a search Home County-wide,
He's just not being satisfied.

At night, with bag and mug he roams,
and pines for brews of Northern homes.
So cheer him up, for goodness sake,
Pop in for slice of tea and cake.

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Testimonials

"Well, what do you have training for? You have training to provide confidence and it definitely did that."

Andy Martin

Managing Partner, Strutt & Parker

"The aggressive client work, that was definitely a case of saving people leaving."

Paul Stubbs

Head of Learning & Development, Davis Langdon

"You were incredibly responsive and did something that was really important to us very, very rapidly."

Judith Hardy

Head of HR, Addleshaw Goddard

"I was looking for your expertise in the theatre and then what emerged was a clear understanding about learning. This led to a much more collaborative partnership blending The Forum Partnership's expertise on theatre with our expertise on coaching."

David Love

Principal, Learning & Management Development, Office for Public Management

"Fresh, innovative and amusing and which resonated and lasted with people and got the message across very effectively."

Judith Hardy

Head of HR, Addleshaw Goddard

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Whether it's our monthly poem or meeting up for a coffee we are in regular contact with our clients and partners. We value our relationships and we measure our success not only against outcomes but against our partnership values.

As part of that evaluation process the following clients have been kind enough to sit down and talk to us about our relationship. This is what they say:

Learning and Development Sector

Name
David Love
Job title
Principal, Leadership & Management Development
Where
Office for Public Management
Relationship
External consultant and partner in delivery

"I was looking for your expertise in the theatre and then what emerged was a clear understanding about learning. This led to a much more collaborative partnership blending The Forum Partnership's expertise on theatre with our expertise on coaching."

Construction and Project Management Sector

Name
Paul Stubbs
Job title
Head of Learning & Development
Where
Davis Langdon
Relationship
commissioning client, Constructive Feedback Project, Dealing with Aggressive Behaviour Project

"The financial value? That's hard to put a figure to. The aggressive client work, that was definitely a case of saving people leaving."

Legal Sector

Name
Matthew Bruce
Job title
Senior Associate
Where
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Relationship
commissioning client, "The Virtual Office" - Training for newly qualifieds

"You make my life easier: I will give you the material, I will have one meeting with you in September and then everyone will turn up when they need to turn up, they will do what they need to do and we get great reviews. That is, frankly, what I'm looking for at the end of the day."

Public Sector

Relationship
commissioning client

"it was very pragmatic, it was very skills-focused and that was just what people wanted."