Marston’s: Making an impact
Explore how Marston’s transformed their L&D and re-engaged 12,000 furloughed employees with engaging, measurable, and impactful gamified training with Attensi Skills.
500kplaythroughs in the first 7 weeks
99%of team members say they now know how the guest experience applies to their daily role
6.6xrepetitions per module on average per user
10kbattles in the first 7 weeks"Attensi was a massive game changer and helped transform our whole L&D offer."
What was your experience
of training before Attensi?
From leadership positions to front and back of house staff, there were a few common themes appearing when it came to traditional training methods:
Information overload
Participants found it difficult to retain the sheer amount of information given to them throughout a session.
Lack of flexibility
Particularly for those working shifts, fitting their training in was challenging.
Inability to measure success
Leadership had no way of ensuring that everyone had completed and understood the training to the high standards Marston’s expected.
Engaging teams at all levels
Finding something that would keep participants engaged and motivated to complete was a key thing missing from the learning and development offering.
What made you decide to work with Attensi?
The leadership team at Marston’s knew they needed a training solution that would not only operate at an enormous scale, it needed to provide the consistency, flexibility and engaging content teams were craving.
Management also needed to be able to reliably measure the effectiveness of the training to inform modules created in future.
"Attensi was a massive game changer and helped transform our whole L&D offer."
Liam Powell
HR Director | Marston’s PLC
Taking on board what teams want and need from training
Providing training is about more than ticking a box for the Marston’s L&D team. It’s about supporting Marston’s most important asset, its people. And that meant finding the most relevant, engaging learning and development possible.
Jane Murray, Director of Learning and Development, was conscious that leadership and L&D teams can easily become removed from what life is like running a hospitality venue day to day. And that’s where Marston’s met Attensi.
For Jane and the team, providing quality learning is about making sure that teams know their employer cares about them, their growth and knows what will be relevant. Jane describes it as providing the feeling of "Oh my God, my employer gets me."
A manageable, engaging playful way to learn
General Manager of the Woodman, Jack Donnelly, explains how he’s noticed his team are much more engaged with their training because of the playability of the Attensi gamified simulations. Across the Marston’s organization, players have been getting involved in ‘battle mode’ and trying to one up their colleagues on the leaderboard.
Jack recalls how some of his colleagues would struggle to retain the amount of information given during classroom learning. Attensi’s bitesize modules have allowed players to take in information in a much more digestible way. Players also have the ability to revisit and play these modules as many times as they need for the information given to stick.
Ability to track and measure success
Reaching 12,000 staff nationally is an enormous undertaking. Trying to get 12,000 people to complete training is another undertaking altogether.
From Liam’s HR perspective, Attensi’s tracking and measurement capabilities were a huge draw. Senior management now have clear visibility of the success of the training and who potentially needs further support in specific areas.
And the numbers speak for themselves
500kplaythroughs in the first 7 weeks99%of team members say they now know how the guest experience applies to their daily role6.6xrepetitions per module on average per user10kbattles in the first 7 weeks"The impact has been undeniable. It’s a clear correlation for us. The more people are playing Attensi, the more guests are happy, the more money we make."
