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Always completely free for personal use

We have our own library of free personal and career development courses, designed for you.

Our commitment to learning extends to making learning easily available for everyone. Our Corporate Responsibility initiative is BusinessPotential, and we are proud to offer, completely free of charge, a number of complete end to end career development courses.

This supports our own Values, including the freedom of knowledge, personal responsibility and making a difference, and the principle that learning is so important, and so necessary for personal development and growth, that access to learning can't simply depend on a person's income.

There are no limitations, no need to sign up or share personal information, and everything here will enable you to build and develop transferrable skills. The expanding range of courses available is shown below. Come back regularly, to check out new additions to your learning library.

Customised for businesses

For businesses, we offer a range of customised options, all offering high value at industry-beating low prices. Commercial revenue from Client-bespoke customisation will add essential funding to the BusinessPotential project, allowing it to continue and develop further. Contact us for more information.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

Great interpersonal relationships are incredibly important today, and we can all benefit from upgrading our communication skills.

This is why we are particularly proud to release our Flagship Communication Skills programme, "Unleash Your Word Power", offering access to the full online programme completely free of charge! We won't ask you for your Email address, or any other personal details. You are free to consume the whole 15 modules of the course with our compliments.

  1. The Conversation Cycle
  2. Acknowledging
  3. Active Listening
  4. Effective Questioning
  5. Demonstrating empathy.
  6. Understand the components that carry your message to another person and the techniques to optimise them,
  7. Optimise your Body Language,
  8. Create your best vocal impact,
  9. Understand unintended conversations vias, and how to remove them from our conversations,
  10. Begin to understand your own natural rapport language,
  11. Understand how to recognise and adapt to the language preferences of others,
  12. Explore rapport building techniques of pacing, mirroring and matching.
  13. Why we don't always process communications in the way they were intended
  14. How to identify your own language habits and choose to optimise them
  15. Create clear and positive communications, that will be processed in the way they were intended. in every conversation
  16. Mastering Self-Talk, visualisations and anchoring.
  17. The Habit Loop,
  18. Mastering Self-Talk,
  19. Creating positive Visualisations
  20. Anchoring
  21. Embedded language and Embedded Commands,
  22. How to guide others toward positive outcomes, by subtly shaping how they process information,
  23. How to influence conversations effectively while maintaining ethical integrity.
  24. The Behaviour Continuum
  25. The Guardian Model
  26. Ego and Communication
  27. Conversational Safety Nets.

All of our expertly devised courses are completely free, so there is nothing stopping you from getting onto this courses right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

This course isn't simply about how to write an Email or letter. We produce written content every day, both in work and outside, in our private lives. This is about how we come across to a customer in a more challenging scenario, like a distressed person, or complaint, and how we represent our organisation. Do we leave an impression of care, collaboration, respect and dedication to service? Or do we use our processes and policies as ammunition in our customer interactions?

How we present ourselves becomes the customer's perception of your business, your organisation. To make this perception a positive one, we have the responsibility to carry your company Values as a fundamental part of your service intent, in each and every dialogue, whether verbally on the phone or in person, or in our letters and Emails.

This course will help you to develop positive and professional written responses to our customer requests and complaints.

There is nothing stopping you from getting on this course right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

This comprehensive course is designed to equip sales professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in sales while upholding the highest ethical standards. In today's market, trust and integrity are paramount. This course will guide you in understanding buyer motivations, shifting your approach from selling to guiding, crafting compelling narratives, ethically utilising persuasive techniques, overcoming buyer hesitation, and closing sales in a way that fosters long-term relationships.

There is nothing stopping you from getting on this course right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

The importance of mental health can’t be overstated. It shapes how we think, feel, and engage with the world. Yet, in the hustle of daily life, we often neglect it, postponing care until burnout, isolation, or emotional distress take hold.

Whatever you’re doing, today is the perfect time to make mental well-being a priority. This 7-day workout challenge is designed to help you cultivate resilience, self-awareness, and positivity, through bite-sized, practical exercises. Each day, we’ll explore a different aspect of mental health, from managing stress and practicing mindfulness to building supportive connections and re-framing negative thoughts.

There is nothing stopping you from getting on this course right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

This course will provide you with an introduction to the role of People Leader within your organisation. It's particularly relevant to people leaders working within their business's Customer Contact Centre.

The first of a number of elearn modules, in this module you will:

  1. Understand the key purpose and role of People Leader in the Contact Centre
  2. Begin to define the most appropriate working culture that supports to aims and objectives of the organisation while engaging with every individual team member
  3. Develop a consistent leadership approach with flexibility to address any situation effectively.

There is nothing stopping you from getting on the management track right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

The role of a People Leader is to support the individuals and team, while getting the job done. In a nutshell, those are the critical elements of any managerial role. Remember Adair's "Action-Centred Leadership" model from Module 1, and how we need to achieve a balance between all three elements of leadership.

"Getting the job done" though, requires us to examine, analyse and understand, how our people are actually performing, and what reasons there could be for lower (or higher) performance with individuals within your team. It's also challenging continuous improvement. The fact is, (and we'll say this again and again), today's "WOW""" is tomorrow's expectation!

In this module, we'll introduce you to your new team! Well, in this case, it's a virtual team, one we made up - each with their own story, their own background, their own likes, dislikes, attitudes, motivation and performance. You'll be creating performance action plans for the people in this virtual team, then prioritising your activities, so you are likely to make the biggest impact quickly.

In this module, then, you'll

  1. Connect the dots between the motive of your organisation to serve and the motive - and motivation - of your customer to do business
  2. Understand the key performance areas in which you can really drive performance in your team
  3. Be able to identify your team outliers, and create realistic KPI targets
  4. Identify - and work with - your Real Time Management Tool Kit
  5. Understand SMART goal setting
  6. Create performance action plans, and a powerful briefing template that will keep your team engaged.

In addition, we'll explore the opportunities for discussing and challenging performance, and how to optimise these opportunities, including your team briefings, buzz sessions and daily "stand up" planning sessions. any situation effectively. There is nothing stopping you from getting on the management track right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

This module - one of the series designed to develop new managers in a customer Contact Centre - is based around people. Organisations always say that people are their most important asset, but don't often give them the focus that treats them like unique individuals.

This module is about leading performance, though it's about understanding your people. By the end of this module, you will:

  1. Understand the different management approaches you need to consider for different types of people
  2. Understand how change is perceived by different people types
  3. Have the tools to develop a motivation strategy that addresses the motivational triggers of every individual in your team
  4. Create a strategy for developing your team to be a high-performing team.

There is nothing stopping you from getting on the management track right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

One of the most important responsibilities of a people leader is around developing their people. You will have regular interventions, one to ones, coaching sessions and team briefings within your operational "operating rhythm" - all of which give you the opportunity to stimulate growth and improvement in your team, while underpinning the strategy for continuous customer improvement.

In this module, we'll explore techniques for developing your people through structured and unstructured coaching, and at the end of this, you will:

  1. Understand how to develop and maintain a coaching culture within the Contact Centre
  2. Understand feedback approaches for both Internal and external validators
  3. Work with the GROW model of coaching
  4. Begin to formulate detailed performance and coaching aids for the people in your team.

There is nothing stopping you from getting on the management track right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from international contributors.

This course will help you identify your personal Values. Practicing your core Values infuses work with a greater sense of purpose.

Knowing your Values empowers you to make career choices that align with your authentic self. And showing up as your authentic self is key to feeling more confident, passionate, and invested at work.

There is nothing stopping you from taking this course right now! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from Articulate elearning system.

So many jobs these days are project-based, and exist as temporary assignments to deliver change or transformation within an organisation. Learn the basics of project management here, and be ready for the challenge! Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from Articulate elearning system.

This short course will give you a great foundation in how to deliver training in the business, with authority, authenticity and gravitas. As an internal employee, you already know the job, so training within your peer group can really be a win-win, as your colleagues and internal network will already be aware of your track record and ability.

Additionally, new employees will be learning from someone who knows the position inside and out, so they'll immediately see and feel the value of being trained by you. Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential, in conjunction with Revolution Radio, Northampton, and with input from the Articulate elearning system.

In this short course, you’ll learn the basics of managing stress. First, you’ll discover what stress is and how your body responds to it. Then, you’ll learn 3 common stress triggers and how to manage them, by eliminating, reducing or coping. Get Started.

Produced by BusinessPotential and with input from the Articulate elearning system.

Interviews can be exciting, nerve-wracking, and sometimes, life-changing. Whether you’re looking for your first job, preparing for a promotion, or navigating a career transition after redundancy, one thing remains the same: an interview stands between you and your next opportunity.

This course is designed to help you prepare with confidence. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

    1. Understand how interviews are structured and what hiring managers are really looking for.
      Use the STAR | SAR Method to deliver compelling, structured answers that showcase your skills.
      Optimise your vocal tone, body language, and posture to create a strong presence.
      Analyse job descriptions effectively, mapping your experience to the role.
      Craft a powerful elevator pitch that demonstrates your value in seconds.
  • You’ll also have the chance to practice mock interviews and get feedback to refine your technique.

    Whether your next interview is tomorrow or months away, these skills will help you walk into the room, or log into that video call, feeling confident and ready.

    Get Started.

    Produced by BusinessPotential.

    Fake news thrives in today's information ecosystem. The good news, though, is you can take control. By learning to critically evaluate information, questioning sources, and understanding the techniques used to manipulate audiences, you can become a gatekeeper of truth rather than a carrier of misinformation. In this course, you'll discover:

    1. The different types of fake news, misinformation, and propaganda,
      How to spot misleading headlines, distorted images, and biased reporting,
      Why people fall for misinformation - and how you can help others think critically,
      The ethical responsibility of sharing information in the digital world.
  • Through engaging discussions, case studies, and interactive exercises, you’ll sharpen your ability to dissect information like a journalist, fact-check like a researcher, and think critically like a philosopher.

    Get Started.

    Our free Quick-e Library

    When your time is limited, you can still make time to learn with our "Quick-e" series. All with full audio accompaniment, these take no more than 10 minutes to listen and 30 minutes to read. Why not try one? Who doesn't like a Quick-e! Contact us for more information.

    Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from Articulate elearning family, and the wider Internet.

    This course, from our free "Quick-e" library, will take you no more than 30 minutes to complete, and in this content, we'll cover:

    • What is a Performance Improvement Plan?
    • Some examples of Performance Improvement Goals;
    • What's included in a Performance Improvement Plan, with simple examples;
    • Essential considerations;
    • A link to downloadable templates, that can be customised to your organisation's document standards.

    Get Started.

    Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from Articulate elearning family, and the wider Internet.

    Welcome to this Quick Guide to becoming a Diversity Ally, made with significant input from the Articulate family and the wider Internet. This course, from our free "Quick-e" library, will take you no more than 20 minutes to complete, and in this content, we'll cover:

    • What is a Diversity Ally;
    • 5 Roles of being a Diversity Ally;
    • How to embody the 5 Roles;
    • Developing into a true Ally - additional thoughts;
    • Summary, and further learning.

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    Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from Articulate elearning family, and the wider Internet.

    Welcome to this Quick-e on how to identify, and avoid, phishing scams. In less than 20 minutes, we'll cover:

    • What are phishing attacks?
    • Phishing Facts;
    • Typical phishing scam example - and clues to identifying it;
    • A quick knowledge check;
    • A short summary, with helpful links to additional material.

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    Produced by BusinessPotential, thanks to much help from Articulate elearning family, and the wider Internet.

    In less than 30 minutes, this Quick-e guide will cover:

    • What is a Performance Review;
    • Pros and Cons of Performance Reviews;
    • Considerations;
    • An Example Approach;
    • A short summary, with helpful links.

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    Produced by BusinessPotential.

    In less than 30 minutes, this Quick-e guide will cover:

    • What is Gravitas;
    • How to command your voice;
    • Improving your body posture;
    • Uplifting your confidence;
    • Developing Depth in Conversation.

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    Produced by BusinessPotential, with input from the Articulate community.

    In less than 30 minutes, this Quick-e guide will cover:

    • What causes a mental rut;
    • Definitions - mental ruts and clinical depression;
    • Why we can get stuck in a mental rut;
    • Six techniques for breaking out of a mental rut;
    • A seventh quick tip for giving yourself a boost..

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    Produced by BusinessPotential, with input from popular AI tools.

    In less than 30 minutes, this Quick-e guide will cover:

    • Understand the main types of AI and their capabilities.t;
    • Recognise common AI technologies and how they work;
    • Identify practical ways to use AI in personal and business contexts;
    • Be prepared to explore and adopt AI tools responsibly.

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