Profitability Blog

Living the Triple Bottom Line

Designing a new simulation focused on People, Planet and Profit - the triple bottom line.

The global financial skills survey - some worrying findings

To start with a cliché, in today’s challenging economic climate, businesses need people that know and understand the levers they can use to make the company more profitable.
Companies like Prêt a Manger, who today have announced ...

Musings of a facilitator (VII)

The lightbulb moment (in just two hours)

I am always amazed by the buzz and excitement after one of our simulation-based courses. Participants just get it. And why?

Why it’s crucial to talk the language of your CFO

We are delighted to have a Guest Blog Post this month, from Nick Eades, former Chief Marketing Officer of Psion Plc.

How many steps does it take to become a Leader?

Leadership development is hot, because it is crucial today. But the mindset of the Learning & Development community is still looking for one-step solutions.

Second day, first ProfitAbility simulation - and heck did it bring out my natural style

It was my second day on the job, and I was required to meet my boss at the client’s headquarters very early that day. My understanding was that I was to observe a Magnetic Leadership simulation that was being facilitated by Alex (my boss) ...

Musings of a Facilitator (VI)

New Year – new LEAN simulation

A lot has happened over Christmas and New Year and my first assignment was to Chicago to run various courses, among them “The Lean Simulation”.

ProfitAbility awarded High Impact Badge of Honour

On Friday 18th November, at Collingwood College, two teams of students battled it out to see who could build the most competitive business...

ProfitAbility Insight 2012

In early 2011, ProfitAbility undertook an Insight survey, to try to understand what makes our clients tick, and what we – as an experiential service provider – can do to help our clients deliver more effective learning interventions every day.

Interview with Brian Helweg-Larsen

As part of a project that ProitAbility is working on jointly with the ACCA, Brian was interviewed by Richard Badeley and Neil Johnson, and here is the output from that conversation