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Where we started
Mind Tools began as a blog in 1996, the brainchild of entrepreneurial husband and wife team James Manktelow and Rachel Thompson. They were driven to help people become more effective managers and leaders. That blog grew into a leading authority on career development, attracting over 2 million visitors a day.

Many of those subscribers were – and still are – HR and Learning and Development professionals. They told us they wanted an effective way for managers and leaders across their organizations to have access to Mind Tools. In response, we launched Mind Tools for Business in 2020.

Now, 24 million learners across 160 countries benefit from our inspiring learning resources focused on management, leadership and personal effectiveness.
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We've helped hundreds of companies focus their L&D - and their people have flourished.
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Sanya Selak - Mind Tools member for 2+ years
“It does not present one particular point of view and one single recipe for the success, but presents a compilation of different theories, scientific studies and also gives lots of useful pointers for further reading (e.g. suggestions about books, articles, etc.)."
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Kathy Martin - Australia
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Sharon Getz - Mind Tools member for 1+ years
"Mind Tools allows me to focus in on my needs as well as the needs of my team. It allows me to tailor my learning as a leader with the assessments and articles that it provides."
Read Sharon's story
Kathy Martin - Australia
"It's great. Its easy to find, comprehensive, well researched and accessible. A good mix of theory and practical work books, work sheets and exerises"
Paula Mount - United Kingdom
"Varied and extensive learning available on the subject of Leadership which I am both professionally and personally interested in - all offered at a high standard and includes latest thinking."
Sanya Selak - Mind Tools member for 2+ years
“It does not present one particular point of view and one single recipe for the success, but presents a compilation of different theories, scientific studies and also gives lots of useful pointers for further reading (e.g. suggestions about books, articles, etc.)."
Read Sanya's story
Maureen Parkinson - New Zealand
"Discover the latest thinking, get information to help me perform in my role and provide information to help people perform in theirs."
Kathy Martin - Australia
"its great. Its easy to find, comprehensive, well researched and accessible. A good mix of theory and practical work books, work sheets and exerises."
Aaron A. Kendall - United States
"I see Mind Tools as a source for good professional advice on many self- and team- improvement topics."
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