Josie Hastings Associates
Led by Josie Hastings, Josie Hastings Associates offer practical interactive training solutions that engage managers and staff.
With over 25 years’ experience, we have a comprehensive understanding of employment law and aim to assist participants in dealing with challenging situations at work, promptly, fairly and legally.
We offer a range of interventions: trainer-led workshops; workshops supported by professional actors as role-players, 1:1 coaching with actors and e-learning. Our training is always participative, informative and engaging.
The team
Josie Hastings – Owner
A consultant and trainer with extensive experience of delivering training and advice in all the areas offered by the company.
Matt Burgon
E-learning materials designer and project manager.
Actor Coaches
work with a number of actor-coaches to support our training.
Our coaches are:
Claire Harding
Lloyd Campbell
Parminder Sekhon
Patricia Gibson Howell
Farzana Elahe
Sakuntala Ramanee
John McKinney
Angela Dixon
Tor Clark
Duncan Moore
Zina Badran
Using actors to support training
The types of interventions they offer include:
Forum Theatre:
The group watches a scene tailored to a real situation from their workplace and then get to re-direct the action. It’s an invaluable way to experience the changes in a relationship when the participants adapt their conversations and behaviour.
One to One interactions
This allows for an in-depth practice with an actor/coach of a delegate’s real-life challenging conversation with a staff member. They are able to stop-start the dialogue and get honest feedback from the ‘other’ person? It’s an opportunity for some life-changing light-bulb moments.
Demonstration of Theory
Our actors bring ‘theory’ to life. They will skillfully and realistically create scenarios that allow the group to experience theory in practice. Participants then practice how to deal with the situation themselves.