Your next-gen learning partner

We help modern managers and teams to build in-demand skills for work today. Our formula? An evidence-based blend of personalised insights, timely resources and social experiences — all measured against your cultural and commercial priorities.

Growing together
Growing together

From foodie favourites to FTSE 100 firms, detail-loving design studios to scaling tech-stars — our partners can connect the continuous development of their managers and teams to their cultural and commercial success. Sharing learning across this community is central to our approach.

Our community
The Productivity Paradox...
The Productivity Paradox...

When managers actively identify coachable moments with colleagues, and ensure that feedback flows in their teams — they supersize the development of others, and get precious time back for themselves. But they so often see themselves as too time-poor to diarise the time needed to learn and flex these core skills. Low productivity, high-team-turnover and iffy Glassdoor reviews await.

Sound familiar?

Our focus and expertise

A performance enhancing PDF
A performance enhancing PDF

This short, shareable PDF offers an overview of our modern manager modules, timely team topics and motivating modes for delivery. You'll see how proven elements of development combine to engage and connect key groups throughout any kind of development effort. Helpful we hope as a prequel to exploring potential pilots and partnerships.

Here's the PDF

Head and shoulders above any other training and development partner in terms of relevance and originality

Andy O'Callaghan. People Director, Dishoom

New and noteworthy

Leading with Feedback. Join an open, virtual session
Leading with Feedback. Join an open, virtual session

This open, virtual session is for L&D leaders and people managers keen to continuously improve their approaches to giving and receiving feedback — and to benefit from peer perspectives too. Taking on Wednesday 30th October, 9.30—10.30am UK time, the session will be led by YCN coach-facilitator Kate Lloyd, alongside YCN Director Nick Defty — with exercises, experiments and perspectives pulled in from those participating.

Join us!
Building a learning culture
Building a learning culture

In the short film shared below, MCM Managing Director Shannon shares insights with YCN Director Nick on the impact of a blended approach to continuous learning, throughout their architectural practice. Aligning to company values, and recognising the roles of managers and peers in stimulating discovery and application are key.