PROFESSIONAL, FLEXIBLE, AFFORDABLE
You want your people and business to grow — but the reality is, you’re already stretched. When you’re juggling clients, cashflow, and a hundred daily decisions, developing yourself, your leaders, and your team, can easily slip to the bottom of the pile.
The pressure usually shows up as things like:
Too many decisions landing on the owner’s desk — because people aren’t sure what “good” looks like
Managers struggling with confidence — unsure how to lead, challenge, or set expectations
Inconsistent ways of working — everyone doing things slightly differently
Team communication slipping — misunderstandings, crossed wires, avoidable tensions
Delegation gaps — leaders carrying far more than they should
People stepping up, but without enough support
Training that doesn’t stick — workshops that feel generic and don’t change day-to-day behaviour
None of this means something’s gone wrong. It’s what naturally happens as a business grows. People need more clarity, more confidence, and more support — but the pace of work makes it hard to provide it.
That’s where L&D Blocks come in. Simple, flexible support that helps you fix the things getting in the way of performance — without long programmes, heavy costs, or taking people out of the business for days at a time.
Local | Professional | Flexible | Affordable
'Blocks' are simple, flexible units of L&D support — without retainers or long commitments. 'Blocks' give you L&D expertise on tap, focused on practical outcomes you can use straight away, while keeping things simple, transparent and easy to scale up or down. It’s a straightforward way to design and deliver learning that directly meets your business needs.
Blocks are flexible units of L&D support that fit around your immediate, medium-term, or longer-term needs. They work for quick fixes and bigger strategic shifts—no retainers, no heavy programmes.
Think of Blocks as a suite of options to move your L&D forward - with a professional partner by your side.
You choose what matters. This week it might be a quick diagnostic and action plan, shaping a team workshop, or delivering a focused coaching session. As your dedicated partner, we can easily switch gears as your priorities change.
No retainers, just simple, flexible support you can scale up or down, keeping strategy, design, delivery and coaching moving with momentum and heart.
Clarify priorities, build a L&D plan aligned to business goals
Leader / team assessments
Learning objectives, agenda, materials, slides, activities, handouts & templates
Programme / workshop delivery, on-site or remote
Focused on a live challenge or skill gap
Team reset, problem-solving or performance building
Graduate / apprenticeship pathways, commercial and personal development
Support and coaching for people facing change or 'at risk'
Role-based pathways, checklists, buddy guides
Toolkits, e-learning modules
Success metrics, dashboards, pulse checks
Plan / facilitate away days, learning breakfasts, communities of practice
Brief development, review proposals, quality assure delivery
Practical inclusive facilitation and tips
Meet your L&D partner
L&D Partner | CMI Executive Coach | ILM Business Advisor | CIM Marketer
As an experienced Learning & Development Partner, I bring first-hand expertise in leadership development, team performance, early talent, and organisational learning.
Over the past decade, I’ve shaped and delivered impactful programmes for boards, senior leaders, and frontline teams — partnering globally with organisations such as Knight Frank, Capgemini, and Fujitsu.
Working as a Business Advisor, Facilitator, and Coach with Lancashire Boost, I've helped local SME's translate people strategies into practical, results-driven solutions. My work combines strategic insight with an understanding of regional challenges — ensuring that every L&D initiative feels relevant, grounded, and sustainable.
I connect people priorities to business challenges and outcomes — ensuring L&D is not just learning for learning’s sake, but a lever for growth.
Equally comfortable working with boards, senior leaders, managers, and front-line teams — I know how to align diverse voices around shared goals.
With depth in business strategy, marketing, and stakeholder engagement, I design L&D that lands, sticks, and tells a story.
Lancashire-based, I’m close to hand when needed — offering trusted, responsive support built on genuine collaboration.
Understand your goals, context and where a block (or two) will have the most impact.
Each block is 2 hours. Use blocks as you need them. You can use some now for an immediate fix, and keep some back for another time.
Use blocks for L&D strategy, diagnostics, learning design, leader development, team building, workshops, coaching.... you decide!
Focused check-ins to capture outputs, impact, measure ROI, and ways to embed L&D into the business.
Try Blocks with this low-risk, high-impact offer.
3 Blocks (6 hours)
Like to test the model? Make immediate progress? Experience flexible, L&D support in action?
FREE L&D Focus Session — to cut through the noise, clarify priorities, and channel effort into what matters most right now.
3 Blocks to use where they’ll land best — from quick fixes to capability boosts.
Impact report so progress is visible.
3 Blocks of L&D Support delivered over 30 days. Starter offer is limited to 1 per organisation.
All packages are shareable across leaders/teams, mix remote and on-site, and can be topped up as needs evolve.
6 Blocks (12 hours)
Perfect for: businesses with live priorities and in need of an immediate L&D boost.
12 Blocks (24 hours)
Perfect for: businesses wanting to build L&D momentum, and deliver learning without heavy programmes.
20 Blocks (40 hours)
Perfect for: businesses looking to combine direction and delivery over a sustained period.
You've got questions. We've got answers.
One Block = 2 hours of expert L&D support you can use flexibly
Starter: 3 Blocks (6 hours) — use within 1 month
Boost: 6 Blocks (12 hours) — use within 3 months
Growth: 10 Blocks (20 hours) — use within 6 months
Scale: 20 Blocks (40 hours) — use within 9 months
Anything within my L&D skillset: L&D strategy, programme/workshop design, leader/manager coaching, team sessions, launch/rollout support, light learning content/toolkits, diagnostics and action plans, and simple ROI/impact tracking.
Yes—share across leaders/teams. Please nominate one internal point of contact for prioritisation and sign-off.
An initial scoping/kickoff, a shared Block/time log, and a short feedback/summary note after each sprint or milestone.
We agree success criteria up front and track inputs → outputs → outcomes. You’ll receive a short impact note at the end of your plan (or monthly for larger plans).
Usually within 5–10 working days. For urgent needs, we’ll try to carve out early sprints.
Plans are prepaid by invoice (bank transfer). Receipts provided for procurement.
I don't advise or deliver on topics such as health & safety, legal HR issues, technical or specialist subjects. I'll always be honest on what I can and can't do.
Travel time, travel costs, other out-of-pocket expenses, and any requests requiring outsourced delivery (we’ll flag and agree before proceeding).
No, unless agreed in advance (e.g. delivery is booked for a future date).
I’ll remind you ahead of expiry and help you allocate remaining time Expired time isn’t refundable.
≥ 48 hours’ notice: no charge.
< 48 hours: the booked time may be deducted (we’re reasonable in genuine emergencies).