Education doesn’t stop after school or college. The requirement for smart and agile thinking never goes out of fashion so it pays for professionals to stay attuned to new ideas and processes.

Continuing professional development is a popular element of today’s business landscape as business owners and executives seek to maximise their own potential.

Here are four brands with history, operating in the business improvement arena, helping to upskill Australian professionals.

Action Coach is a high profile global brand that’s been helping business owners maximise their potential for the last three decades. The 30-year-old business has more than 1000 coaches operating in more than 80 countries worldwide. These franchisees are serving more than 10,000 businesses with its strategies and processes. Franchisees operate from an exclusive territory.

FocalPoint provides executive, business and professional coaching based on more than 20 years of research and results. Experienced executives, business owners, sales professionals and consultants can leverage their skills and connections and base their business on their industry expertise.

Self-improvement author

The Dale Carnegie business is inspired by the 20th century American self-improvement advocate and author of the classic How to Win Friends and Influence People. The book, written back in 1935, has now sold more than 30 million copies.

Carnegie himself was teaching business courses back in 1912! Today the coaching varies from business communication to sales training to leadership and people skills.

At Life in Balance Careers practitioners operate a consultancy that can help transform the lives of individuals and businesses. It has a 30-year history of developing professionals, helping them to market to and secure clients.

The programs are based on psychology and evidence-based programs for life skills, business and leadership training. Training can be conducted through workshops, introductory seminars and one-on-one coaching. Life in Balance Careers has presented to more than 220,000 people across the globe.