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Insights Discovery

Improve collaboration and care outcomes through behavioural insight

Insights Discovery is a psychometric-based learning solution that helps your people better understand themselves and others.

At NHS Professionals, we combine personalised profiles with facilitated workshops, helping your teams apply their learning to strengthen workplace relationships, improving communication and collaboration.

Whether they lead with Fiery Red, Sunshine Yellow, Earth Green or Cool Blue, participants gain practical insights into their working style and learn how to adapt their approach to work more effectively with others.

Benefits

  • Bring insight to life through facilitated workshops
    Our facilitators help your teams apply their Insights Discovery profiles to relevant scenarios.

  • Create a shared language across teams
    Enables clearer communication, more constructive feedback and stronger working relationships.
  • Increase self-awareness and personal impact
    Recognise strengths, understand potential blind spots and adapt behaviours to achieve better outcomes.
  • Strengthens collaboration
    Breaks down silos by increasing understanding between teams, departments and professional groups.
  • Support inclusive and collaborative cultures
    Encourages greater understanding of different perspectives, helping teams create more inclusive working environments.

NHS Professionals is the NHS’ leading flexible workforce provider, with more than 20 years’ experience. Owned by the Department for Health and Social Care, we operate the NHS’ largest temporary staff Bank and work closely with more than 100 Trusts and other healthcare organisations, reinvesting our surplus back into the wider healthcare economy.

What sets us apart:

  • Deep understanding of NHS workforce challenges
    We understand the realities of frontline delivery, cross-team working and system pressures.
  • Proven reach and scale
    Over 100,000 learners supported across the healthcare sector.
  • Trusted NHS partner
    Long-standing relationships with Trusts, ICBs and healthcare organisations.
  • Bespoke facilitated workshop delivered virtually or in person
  • Personalised Insights Discovery profile for every participant
  • Interactive exercises and discussions focused on real workplace challenges
  • Practical tools and techniques for applying learning in the workplace
  • Principles of pastoral care and professional development support
  • Optional team profile and follow-up support
  • Organisations undergoing transformation or change
  • Management and leadership development 
  • Coaching and mentoring conversations
  • Organisations seeking to build a more inclusive, collaborative and positive culture

Participants will:

  • Recognise personal behavioural preferences and understand how these influence communication, decision-making and relationships.
  • Identify the four Insights colour energies and describe how different styles show up at work.
  • Appreciate the strengths, motivations and needs of colleagues with different preferences.
  • Adapt communication to build trust, reduce misunderstandings and improve collaboration.
  • Use the personalised report to reflect on strengths, development areas and potential blind spots.
  • Create practical actions to apply learning in the workplace.
  • Personal profile review: explore individual style, communication preferences, strengths, potential weaknesses and value to the team.
  • The four-colour model: understand Fiery Red, Sunshine Yellow, Earth Green and Cool Blue energies in a simple, practical way.
  • Communication and collaboration: learn how to connect with different styles and flex your approach for better outcomes.
  • Blind spots and barriers: identify behaviours that may limit effectiveness and discuss strategies for improvement.
  • Team application: use a shared language to support feedback, resolve challenges and strengthen working relationships.
  • Action planning: commit to specific workplace behaviours that will improve personal impact and team performance.

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