Your Work is your WORK
Charles Darwin is apocryphally quoted as saying, “It’s not the biggest, the brightest, or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest.” While he may not have actually said it, the sentiment stands. It is therefore vital that we develop ways and practices that assist us to learn about ourselves. Much has […]
Why ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ is damaging the workplace
As an employer or manager, one of your key responsibilities is to ensure that your staff or team is happy and healthy. For a long time there has been stigma surrounding the importance of mental health equalling that of physical health; the ‘Keep Calm and Carry on’ ethos of World War II is so ingrained […]
“We are bound to see more industries undergoing digital transformation.”
This is an interview with Gori Yahaya, founder of training and education consultancy UpSkill Digital. He has over 10 years of experience consulting and training thousands of SMEs, charities, and business owners across the UK on how to boost their digital skills and harness the power of the internet and tools effectively to drive growth […]
“The urgent challenge to HR leaders is to apply a consumer and a digital lens to the HR function.”
Jeanne Meister is the founder of HR advisory and research firm Future Workplace. In 2015, Jeanne was named to the list of the top 50 Influencers in Corporate Human Resources and Recruiting by Glassdoor. She will be keynoting at Learning Live on September 6th and 7th on what employees will look for in the future workplace and what this […]
A Toucan Doing the Can Can
Whatever one toucan can doIs sooner done by toucans twoAnd three toucans it’s very true Can manage more than two can do And toucans numbering two plus twoCan manage more than all the zoo canIn fact there is no toucan, who canDo what four or three or two can. A couple of blogs back, I made […]
How Language Training Can Benefit Your Business
Companies can find immense benefit in training their employees in foreign languages. Teaching employees foreign languages can help companies reach new markets, make employees feel more confident and business-savvy and expand a company’s access to other businesses. A company that learns to communicate in foreign languages can command greater respect from international businesses and local […]
Smart but silent – Making a career as an introvert
Being an introverted person can produce challenges that the rest of society can’t relate to. And most likely that is why introverts, who are actually most often than not quite intelligent, find it difficult to enter the job market, are bullied at work or are passed up on big promotions. I am not an […]
Emotional fluidity – the missing element?
Mary is a leader who seems to get things done without much fuss. She’s approachable and her staff describe how they can go to her with any emotional problems and feel listened to. However, she is no pushover. She says exactly what she expects from people in a clear and direct way, and always with an underlying […]
A Lesson from Dunkirk
Of all the articles written about the new blockbuster Dunkirk, I found this article in the Guardian particularly interesting. It shows how the same situation can look very different when your perspective is changed. In Britain, the mass evacuation of allied forces from Dunkirk is generally remembered as an incredible success; a time of great […]
Influencing culture through learning
In the second-to-last article in our series looking at how learning professionals can deliver on five key business outcomes, Laura Overton, CEO and founder of Towards Maturity, provides insights into how the most successful organisations are influencing culture through learning. Creating an organisational learning culture represents L&D nirvana. Organisations that learn are resilient in the […]
Getting people to work better together – what are the stages of successful team development?
Effective team work is the lifeblood of every organisation. Yet my experience is that very little time is spent developing teams that truly work towards a common goal. Most teams I observe are dysfunctional – goals are unclear, there are unhealthy habits such as ignoring team members, bullying disguised as banter, and poor standards of […]
Change management training in an uncertain future
There’s an old saying that goes “the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry”, whether the cause of this is internally or from matters beyond your control is trivial. For business people in the modern workplace having one ‘best-laid plan’ simply isn’t enough, the magnitude of international political changes over the last year […]
NLP Communication Model
Has anyone got any tried and tested innovative exercises for the NLP Communication Model, particularly around giving feedback. Thanks in advance…all ideas welcome. Has anyone got any tried and tested innovative exercises for the NLP Communication Model, particularly around giving feedback.Thanks in advance…all ideas welcome.
Innovation
Innovation is often core to business strategy. I’m keen to hear experiences, views and ideas on how L&D has successfully supported this business goal. From formal training and social learning through to everyday practices and culture, who is the best in the field and how have you helped build a ‘curriculum’ to foster innovation and a […]
Credit scores: how employers can help employees improve it
With all the big changes in the current political and economic climate, it’s fair to say that millions of employees are feeling a very large and painful financial pinch. In fact, in a survey of over 10,000 employees and 500 employers, 33% of employees said that financial worries are their biggest concern, after health (29%) […]
The debt stigma – how trainers can help
There is a stigma in UK workplaces that employers are rarely tackling, but must. It focuses on the vast levels of debt that millions of UK employees are carrying and which is shown, through mounting evidence, to have a debilitating impact on an employee’s wellbeing, their work and, as a consequence, a businesses’ overall productivity. […]
How defensive behaviour can cost your business
Have you ever been in a meeting where people’s behaviour creates an atmosphere that just isn’t productive? Or chatted on the phone to a customer services adviser and the person on the line just doesn’t want to help you? Creating the right climate between people within an organisation can increase business productivity by 22%; research we’ve […]
Why HR needs to support leaders to take a full break from the office
Taking time for a proper break and switching off from work is vital for our mental health, but why are so many leaders bad at doing it? Did you notice if the busy leaders you support looked refreshed after their holiday? This is vital for organisational health because we know the damage if leaders in terms of say […]
The algorithm for finding your Self-realization
What is a success, and how to achieve it? Despite the fact that written and said a lot, each of us goes its way to the goals. It’s not always easy, not all elections are obvious. We want to help you find yourself and give you the most useful advice on how to achieve your […]
Change: Are you a Driver or a Passenger?
This year, my partner and I drove more than 2,000 miles to Andorra and back on a tour of Western France. It was one of my favourite holidays ever. I loved the freedom, the ability to choose our own destination unfettered by timetables and fixed routes, to detour and stop at any scenic point to […]
