5 Essential Elements in Elearning
No two elearning courses are exactly alike. Ideal elearning strategies vary between industries and between companies in those industries. Some training programs are aimed at existing employees, and some for onboarding new employees who have never worked in the company before. However, all elearning courses have something in common: they are all trying to teach […]
What could personal resilience training look like?
Mental health issues received unprecedented levels of media, political and health service attention during 2015, and will continue to do so, not only into 2016, but for the foreseeable future. The Health and Social Care Act 2012, secured explicit recognition from the Secretary of State for Health, to work towards ensuring 'parity of esteem' between physical […]
Don’t let leaders pay the price for empty words
Is your organisation on a ‘transformation journey’? (Most of our clients seem to be.) And how does that phrase make you feel? If the answer is annoyed, or bored, you’re not alone. Chad Murphy and Jonathan Clark from two US universities studied how leaders share a workplace’s vision, values, or purpose with the people employed […]
How to get tech-resisters on board with elearning
Despite its ever-growing presence in our lives, not all workers are au fait with technology. In fact, you’ll find during your tenure as a manager that many workers are almost completely tech-resistant. Convincing these people that an eLearning course will be of any benefit to them can be tough. Mentally, they are wired to avoid […]
The lost art of networking
I recently went to a conference in India and attended another event in Bangladesh. Great networking opportunities. At both I couldn’t help but notice the proliferation of business card exchange that was going on. I found myself joining in and doling out my own card as well as adding loads to my now very large […]
How much information do we need to know in advance about our learners?
This was the question from @LndConnect during one of their #ldinsight discussions on Twitter. An excellent question that encouraged a great debate from all angles. Sadly, I could not participate fully due to a meeting, but it certainly got me thinking enough to write this article! My first thought was, “Enough information so that whatever the […]
Age is no barrier any more – that must be reflected in L&D
Robin Hoyle is a writer, trainer and consultant. He is the author of Complete Training: from recruitment to retirement and Informal Learning in Organizations; how to create a continuous learning culture both published by Kogan Page. Robin will be chairing the World of Learning Conference at the NEC on 19th and 20th October, 2016. Last week saw a performance of Anniversary at […]
Coffee Briefing: Collective intelligence, independent learning and black box thinking
You've worked hard enough today – so take five, kick back and catch up on the week's L&D happenings, from opinion to research. Let us know what you think in the comments, and feel free to share what you've enjoyed reading too! Strategy – How to fix our senseless compliance training (E-learning provocateur) – How WD-40 created […]
Running a Team
One of my favourite things about my job is that there is no end to the experiences that demonstrate ways that I can do it better. Last weekend was no exception. That said, I would prefer it if these experiences did not often involve a 6am alarm call on a Sunday morning… So why did […]
Let’s have a “comfort break”
There are certain words or expressions in the "real world" that REALLY get up my nose. The biggest of which is "skinny latte". In MY day, it was a milky coffee! In the "training world", three terms that make me cringe are: "Comfort break", "Plenary" and "Action Learning Set" – say what you mean for Heaven's sake! […]
What’s your opinion?
What are the five "must have" skills for an L&D professional to exhibit in order to:- >maintain credibility with customers/line managers, >build credibility with learners >facilitate learning? You don't have to give five…just your persoanl top ones. Rus What are the five "must have" skills for an L&D professional to exhibit in order to:->maintain credibility […]
Going for gold: 8 characteristics for long-term sustainable success
Professional sport is a success-driven vocation and is often cited as being a good model to work to. Ashridge findings show a number of major characteristics that are required by elite performance coaches to achieve long-term sustainable success. To get more insight, watch the full webinar entitled Mentoring Madness: what can the road to Rio teach […]
Coffee briefing: Emotional learning, organisational psychology and motivating reluctant learners
The days are getting colder and darker, so there's even more reason to make yourself a brew and set aside five minutes to catch up on the week's highlights. Here are our picks of the week's L&D news and opinion – don't forget to let us know what you think! Industry – 13 years of […]
Change the Recipe for Success
Have you ever suddenly been confronted by an unexpected change forced on you by the actions of others? How did it feel to have your status quo unexpectedly thrown off kilter? Did you feel shocked? Or was it anger that overwhelmed you? Maybe you wanted to cover your ears, close your eyes and scream "Noooooooo"? […]
Oh no! I hate role play!
Every now and again, we include role play in some of our training sessions. More often than not, one or two learners will sigh and make it quite clear that they HATE HATE HATE role play! One of my colleagues calls it "skills practice". Nevertheless, however hard we try to "wrap it up" as something […]
Five key steps toward creating a learning culture
Businesses have tendencies to develop and stick to ‘success formulas,’ processes and strategies that were carefully honed, and which have served their firms so well in the past, that executives are loath to change them regardless of the circumstances. However, with the fast pace of today’s digital markets, this is no longer a viable approach. […]
Unconscious Bias Training
Has anyone designed or delivered training around Unconscious Bias before? I'm looking at designing a session to heightened people's awareness of this. I'm aware of the Implicit Association Tests but if you have any experience of delivering this kind of training, then I'd love to hear from you. Has anyone designed or delivered training around […]
Culture and storytelling – learning a key lesson
Robin Hoyle is a writer, trainer and consultant. He is the author of Complete Training: from recruitment to retirement and Informal Learning in Organizations; how to create a continuous learning culture both published by Kogan Page. Robin will be chairing the World of Learning Conference at the NEC on 19th and 20th October, 2016. Sometimes two completely unrelated events spark a […]
What does it take to motivate a TZ reader?
797 people have read the post about the survey into what makes a job boring…. but only 18 people could be bothered to fill in a three minute survey….https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/L55T2LH what do I have to offer to get a half-decent number of people to answer one single question? 797 people have read the post about the […]
In praise of procrastination: the good, the bad, the ugly
Are you a procrastination PRO? As a matter of fact, I have never met anyone who never procrastinated in their life, including myself. I write and blog about personal effectiveness and smart working amongst other things, but after accepting Jamie’s [HRZone's editor] offer to write for HRZone about this very topic, I proceeded to postpone […]
