Evolution - Personal and Corporate Development

08/05/2026

I'm running another free webinar next week, where I’ll share a useful technique tried and tested over 30 years to help you get your message across in meetings and conversations, stay calm when speaking in front of a crowd and be generally less stressed. You’ll get the recording by email so you can refer back to it whenever you need.

I’ll also tell you a bit about the anniversary Business Practitioner course that's coming up in May.

If you’d like to join, you can register here:

A practical webinar designed to help professionals and leaders strengthen the people skills that make them great at what they do.In this session, Martin Crump of Evolution Development explores why ...

23/04/2026

Since we've got a new (30th Anniversary special!)
Business Practitioner course coming up, here are a few testimonials from some of the 1000+ delegates who've taken the course.

You can find details of the online course here: https://bit.ly/4sN1ePt

And the in-person version: https://bit.ly/4tDXkK3

04/03/2026

Banter is a normal part of many workplace cultures, and often it’s a sign that teams feel comfortable with each other - but there’s a fine line between humour that brings people together and humour that leaves someone feeling excluded.

Here's a blog post on banter and how we navigate that fine line.

Spend enough time in any workplace and you’ll hear it sooner or later: “Relax - it’s just banter.” But where’s the line where banter turns into bullying, and how do we make sure it’s not being crossed in our workplace?A shared sense of humour is part of every happy workplace: a joke can ...

18/02/2026

This month marks 30 years of Evolution Personal and Corporate Development!

To celebrate, here's a blog post from the archives: "How to avoid falling off the top step", on the stages of getting good at things, from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence, and all the way back again.

How can you avoid falling off the top step? What is “the top step”?Did you ever learn to drive a car? If so, you would have gone through the four stages of development known as the Conscious Competence Model which was developed by Noel Burch in the 1970s.You have to start from a place of unconsc...

04/02/2026

I'm running a couple of civility workshops this month - one in-person, and one online.

The workshops are designed for anyone who wants to learn how to create a culture of civility in their working life, whether you’re leading a team, working within one, or self-employed, and really make it stick.

They're one-day sessions, interactive and grounded in real examples, with time to reflect, discuss and practice ideas you can use immediately in your own role and workplace.

Here's the link to the in-person event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/civility-in-action-a-one-day-workshop-on-workplace-civility-in-person-tickets-1981340759548

And the online event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/civility-in-action-an-one-day-workshop-on-workplace-civility-online-tickets-1981342198853

Any questions, feel free to ask, and feel free to tag anyone you think might be interested.

03/02/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined Chris Turner and I for our civility webinar last week - we've had some great feedback already.

If you missed it, you can watch the replay here (and feel free to leave any questions in the comments, or get in touch if you'd like to know more): https://bit.ly/4q8wQh7

09/12/2025

I'm really excited to introduce a new free email series, 5 Days to Civility.

It's a short, practical email series designed to help you build more respectful, collaborative and productive working relationships. Each day you’ll receive one simple, actionable step you can put into practice straight away, whether you’re a team member, a manager or a business leader.

As we head towards a new year, I hope this series helps you build the kind of interactions and relationships that bring out the best in you and the people around you.

If you do sign up, feedback would be most welcome!

You can sign up for free here: https://www.evolution-development.com/5-days-to-civility

28/11/2025

A civility story from Chris Turner on how easy it is to misinterpret each other and make assumptions based on our own preconceptions - and the impact that can have on performance.

06/11/2025

Quiz time. Just witnessing incivility at work results in a decrease in willingness to help others - but by how much?

A) 10% decrease

B) 25% decrease

C) 50% decrease

Answers in the comments below!

31/10/2025

After being demoralised by incivility at work - and seeing her dad suffer the same for most of his life - Christine Porath went back to school to study the effects of incivility.

Her research found that of those who experienced incivility at work, 66 percent cut back work efforts, 80 percent lost time worrying about what happened, and 12 percent left their job. They also ran studies that showed a drop in performance for those who witness civility, even when it wasn't directed at them.

A really interesting video on the effects of incivility and what we can do about it.