About Us

Josie Hastings Associates

Practical training that makes a real difference

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 and 1:1 coaching with actors. 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.

Actor Coaches

work with a number of actor-coaches to support our training.

Claire Harding

Lloyd Campbell

Parminder Sekhon

Patricia Gibson Howell

Farzana Elahe

Sakuntala Ramanee

John McKinney

Angela Dixon

Tor Clark

Duncan Moore

Zina Badran

Matt Broad

Sarah Strachan

Using actors to support training

All our courses offer the option to work with professional actors to bring the ‘theory to life’ replacing the need for participants to role-play on courses. Our actors are trained in coaching skills, giving effective feedback and questioning techniques and have worked with a wide range of corporate clients, NHS organisations and the public sector.

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 or colleague.

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.

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