Ally Yates

Member Since: 19th Sep 2017
Ally Yates is author of ‘Utter Confidence: How what you say and do influences your effectiveness in business’ and an expert on Behaviour Analysis and the interactions that define us. She combines a deep understanding of people and how to achieve results, based on her many years’ experience working with large corporate clients around the world.
Since 2000 Ally has been working as an independent consultant, facilitator, trainer and coach. She has collaborated with international business schools and has received national and international training awards.
Ally’s approach is grounded in a sound understanding of theory, trends and practice in learning and development, business development and leadership development. Clients value her insights, pragmatism and influence.
She is passionate about family, rugby union, travel and learning.
Independent Consultant Ally Yates
5th Aug 2021
Emotional intelligence: The EAR approach
A senior manager in a global equipment manufacturing business recently shared a story with me, and I have her blessing to share this story...
Strategy
8th Jun 2018
Training spend: eight ways to maximise your ROI
Too many businesses plan their training without considering how to measure its value. It’s time to re-evaluate this. Against a backdrop of...
Training
23rd May 2018
How accurate is our ability to self-evaluate? Are you as good as you think you are?
Research published in 1999 revealed the existence of what’s known as The Dunning-Kruger effect. This is a cognitive bias of illusory...
Talent
8th Nov 2017
How to disagree constructively
As a trainer or facilitator, I am sure you’ve heard people exclaim “No, I can’t accept that”, “That’s not right”, “I don’t think so”, “That...
Talent