Ready-to-deploy 60 to 90-minute sessions from our catalogue of 15 critical human skills.
We help your people build the work-ready human skills they need to thrive in the age of AI, through standalone Critical Skills Sessions designed for immediate impact with minimal input from you.
Built from nearly two decades of award-winning Early Careers programme design, our catalogue of 15 sessions is ready to deploy, face to face or virtually, and delivers measurable behaviour change from day one.
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Critical Skills by TST
Ready-to-deploy sessions that build the human skills people need to thrive in the age of AI.
Build, use and maintain a network with intention, across operational, personal and strategic connections.
Step into the world of the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully and discover how networking, like an orchestra, is about intention and strategy as much as collaboration.
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Understand the behavioural science of collaboration and build high-trust working relationships.
What do Angkor Wat and La Sagrada Familia have in common? Great things built from decades of collaboration. Discover why we rarely work at our best in isolation.
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Use empathy mapping to understand an audience and create presentations that resonate.
A great presentation is like a great gift: it makes a lasting impression. Discover the value of knowing your audience, using empathy mapping.
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Treat setbacks as learning, and build the growth mindset that a changing career needs.
What can games teach us about our careers? A collective ‘video game’ trial shows how embracing setbacks creates new opportunities to learn.
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Spot the barriers that get in the way of a message, and communicate clearly at work.
Communicating is like taking your audience on a journey: the scenic route or the highway. Knowing your passengers tells you which route to take.
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Understand how change affects people, and respond to it proactively and positively.
Professional basketball players make fast decisions in fast-changing conditions. When you are open to change, you can respond well and grow.
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Manage your own emotions and use emotional intelligence to build stronger working relationships.
To be in sync with others, you first need to know yourself. Discover how professional dancers build high levels of emotional intelligence.
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Set healthy boundaries and build the small daily habits that support peak performance.
How did painting the inside of a lorry white help British Cycling to its most successful Olympics in 100 years? The power of the 1% factor.
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Keep your skills relevant by choosing what to learn, and what to let go of.
It starts with telling the facilitator how to make a cup of tea, and noticing the steps we do on autopilot. To improve, keep what adds value and drop what doesn’t.
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Recognise your strengths and use them to make a consistent impact in your role.
Learn the fundamentals of personal impact from the surfers of O’ahu’s North Shore: choose the right moment, read the context and know your strengths.
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Build an authentic professional presence, grounded in your own values.
From Lady Gaga to Winston Churchill, persona creation helps shape careers. Participants start building an authentic professional presence of their own.
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Understand the psychology of stress, and respond to pressure by gaining perspective.
Under pressure, participants must find a person missing in the mountains before time runs out. The answer to both challenges is the same: zoom out and gain perspective.
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Use the science of storytelling to make presentations compelling, impactful and memorable.
A well-told story can change the way the brain works. Participants learn the science of storytelling by telling the story of their favourite pair of shoes.
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Understand the roles people play in teams, work well together and handle difficult conversations.
In 1926, Louise Arner Boyd led an expedition into the polar seas with no experience. She used teamwork to survive and thrive.
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Manage your time and energy to prioritise well, get more done and protect your wellbeing.
A high-energy Formula 1 pit stop challenge, and the story of the fastest pit stop ever: 1.82 seconds. Precision, accuracy and efficiency under pressure.
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