What people say about my team and I
‘…we have identified that the health and well-being of our staff is a key factor in how engaged they are with their work and how well they perform. We recognised that the ability to manage stress effectively within our organisation is a key factor in ensuring the wellbeing of our people and the organisation as a whole.
To that end, we have been working with Simon Ward and Dave Algeo, who are both experts in their respective fields – Simon in the field of Health and Fitness and Dave, an expert on stress. The workshops have been delivered with staff from Bands 1 through to 9 (service deliverers to strategic level department/ area heads) and have been exceptionally well received.
Feedback comments from some of those attending the course include:
‘this was the best experience I’ve ever been on,’ &
‘The workshop was a brilliant day and really helped me fully understand stress and not only how it affects me but also others. I must congratulate you on your excellent style of presentation- it was the best workshop I have attended and I recommend it to others.’
Overall, I would highly recommend working with Simon and Dave in the development of a tailored and effective health and wellbeing programme for your organisation.’
Alison Dubbins, Head of Learning and Development, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
‘We asked Dave Algeo, an expert in managing the pressure of conflict to design and deliver a course to help our new apprentice medical receptionists in dealing with conflict. Dave presented an engaging and humorous workshop which provided invaluable tips, tools and techniques in defusing and resolving conflict situations. The feedback from the delegates was excellent and we are looking forward to working with Dave again on this and other workshops.
I have no hesitation in recommending Dave if you are looking to engage a speaker or trainer.’
Susan Harris, Director of ‘Durham Training’
‘We asked Algeo Training to provide some bespoke ‘presenting evidence at court training‘ for our prison staff facing the possibility of attending court. Dave and John ran the course in a real court setting and the feedback has been fantastic. All of the staff attending have raved about it stating how valuable they thought the course was in preparing them for the stressful experience of attending court as a professional witness. Indeed, one of our longer serving prison officers said “In all my 18 years as a prison officer, this is the very best course I have been on. Brilliant!” My thanks to Dave and John for a fantastic series of courses and a great personal approach to their business.’
Jackie Hall, Business Manager, HMP Frankland
‘I run a successful training company providing high quality training to a range of public sector clients. I utilise only the best quality trainers who routinely demonstrate knowledge of their given subject, integrity, professionalism, a capacity to engage and entertain an audience and, most importantly of all, bring about effective learning.I have worked with Dave now for over 3 years and have found him to be all of the above as well as innovative, creative and a top class trainer who is passionate about his craft, utterly reliable and over delivers every time.
I would recommend Dave as a trainer and professional speaker to anyone looking for informative, entertaining, credible and effective learning and development.’
Stuart Powell, MD SP Training Solutions Limited
‘Dave’s entertaining session, “The S Word”, proved a great warm up for our key note speaker this year, the Rt Hon Michael Portillo and, given the challenging times we are all facing, provided some food for thought around effectively managing stress.Our 2010 annual conference is a lively and engaging 3 day event which aims to tap into current issues of relevance to our members. With that in mind we asked Dave Algeo to deliver an engaging and informative session on Stress.The session proved to be a hit, providing much needed laughs and thought provoking information along with hints, tools and tips on how to manage stress more effectively in our work and personal lives.
Helen Davies, Training Manager, Society of Local Council Clerks
‘I thought the session was excellent yesterday – you both work very well together as a double act and a few people have come up to me already and commented how much they enjoyed it. I think there is a demand within TS for this type of training, as maintaining professional knowledge and skills is essential in the ever changing legal and investigative environment. You presented what are sometimes dry and complex issues in a down to earth, reality based and engaging manner’
Steve Playle, Surrey Trading Standards Principle TSO
“David is an excellent, motivational and personable trainer. I have worked with Dave on a number of occasions, all of which he has never failed to impress both our team at P&P and our clients. With a strong work ethic and a great sense of humour David is able to adapt his delivery style to suit all audiences – ranging from 8 in a class to 120 delegates at corporate events. With 100% feedback rates, I would highly recommend David on both a personal and professional level.” September 2, 2010
Liz Wilch, P & P Training Limited
‘Our team, like so many others at the moment, is constantly working under demanding pressures. We have always taken stress seriously as it can so easily impact on performance. Recently, we asked Dave of Algeo Training to tailor a stress management session to meet our current needs. As a result, Dave spent time with us running a group stress refresher workshop followed by one to one stress coaching with individual team members. The workshop was pitched at exactly the right level for us – enjoyable, but engaging and informative, and the one to one sessions were especially beneficial, allowing staff to formulate individual stress management plans. I have no doubt that Dave’s efforts will help us to continue to work effectively under pressure and would have no hesitation in recommending his service to others. He is approachable, professional and passionate about stress and its impact upon team and individual performance.’
Paul Buie, General Manager, Tyne & Wear Development Company
“Overall, I’d say the best thing about Dave and his training methods is that people come away feeling positive about things. Not just positive about the organisation they work for, but positive about themselves – knowing they have the tools and self-belief to deal with issues they may have found difficult in the past.”"This has helped a lot when it comes to some of our key operational goals – better relations at work, improved efficiency and a more motivated workforce.”
John Moran, Head of Unscheduled Care Team,
Darlington Primary Care Trust
‘At She’s Gott It! Events we work with some of the best trainers and facilitators in the Country for conferences and business events. We recently planned an event for the contact centre industry and were tasked with providing a workshop relating to overcoming stress in the workplace.Algeo training provided a session ‘Distress to de-stress’, that was not only engaging, fun and interesting but also gave some excellent tips and advice that delegates could take away with them.I would have no hesitation in recommending Dave and his team to any business looking to invest in their staff development.
Nickie Gott, Managing Director,
She’s Gott It! Events
What people who go on our courses say…
‘I have to say the session is one of the most useful and ‘enjoyable’ if that’s the right word, that I have done during my service and I have already passed my thoughts to other Senior Managers.’
‘I feel 100% more confident in my ability to give evidence . Top Lads.’
‘Feel much more confident now and the whole day was very engaging and fun.’
‘All Prison Staff should be given the opportunity to attend this course as it would be so beneficial.’
‘Tutors were excellent and made everyone feel welcome and feel confident thoughout.’
‘More courses like these as standard training.’
“Feel much better, more confident to carry out my role.”
“Just wanted to let you know that yesterday’s Time-Out on Team Building/Conflict Resolution with Dave was fantastic . We had 100% turn-out and everyone enthusiastically participated. It is our intention to have a follow-up session in probably about 3 months’ time”
“Engaging, approachable and enjoyable. Left feeling I’d learned a lot about myself and others.”
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