Emotional intelligence: The EAR approach
How can leaders better engage with emotions in the workplace?
Organisational development: why being agile requires a different mindset
Being agile is about people, not processes.
Show Racism the Red Card
Like most of the country, we were glued to our televisions just over a week ago watching England battle it out in the Euro final. (Well, actually, I have a confession to make; I was exactly two minutes late bringing the food through to the lounge and missed Luke Shaw’s brilliant goal!) It was fantastic to […]
How to apply inner game coaching principles
The main thing standing in the way of your performance is your mindset. Discover how coaching can help.
Personal development: how to increase your adaptability
Are you as adaptable as you think? Here’s how to find out – and increase your skills.
Can charisma overcome resistance towards training and development?
Proven techniques to engage learners who are resistant or negative.
The 9-5 Office – Why I’m Backing the Alternative
The battle has commenced between those advocating more remote working after the pandemic and those wanting people to return to the office. Take this recent article on the BBC news website, for example, in which Paul Swinney, spokesperson for Centre for Cities, says he is “quite hopeful that we will see people return five days […]
Me, a Left-Hand Drive Dog and Normality
A few weeks ago, following our move to France, I was finally reunited with my two horses. They’d been due to arrive in the first week of December, but their move was delayed by numerous Covid and Brexit related barriers, which at times felt insurmountable. The biggest problem, post Brexit, was that the folks at Defra […]
Learning at Work Week 2021: The superpower available to us all
While the prospect of the government’s ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ is exciting, it’s important we harness the superpower that is learning in our everyday lives.
Company culture: simple tips to create a grateful workplace
Creating a culture of gratitude in the workplace can boost employee morale.
Ending workplace racism starts with talking
Another high-profile employer – the Church of England – has been exposed as trying to keep staff grievances under wraps, according to a BBC Panorama investigation. Instead, the Church is accused of “buying silence” as well as the tactical use of non-disclosure agreements. The picture presented by the Panorama programme is one of insensitivity and […]
The four Cs of humane leadership
Ogre bosses are out, and human-focused leadership is in.
Drawing Attention to the SubConscious
Sometimes, I think, learning requires no more than shining a light on what should be obvious; those things that are going on at a subconscious level. It’s like when we were watching Pitch Perfect the other day and learnt that Darth Vader means Dark Father in German. Except, apart from containing an embarrassing admission, this […]
Sharpening L&D’s communication skills to help gain influence among the C-suite
There are many learning and development professionals who feel that they are not heard. Why does nobody understand what you are trying to do? It’s a great question and one we must ask ourselves if we are in this role. If we continually feel frustrated by this then it’s time to change our behaviour and […]
Training for a new ‘new normal’
Reacting If leadership in 2020 could be summed up in one word, that’s probably it. Over the last twelve months we have had to react to lockdowns and ever changing regulations, to furloughs and flexible working, and latterly to the demands of a post-Brexit world. Along the way businesses have shown themselves to be resourceful […]
Redefining leadership: why it’s time for leadership to become more inclusive
Traditional (masculine focused) approaches to leadership are outdated in today’s business environment.
Learning transfer: Why now is the time to change our learning strategies
We need to adapt our learning strategies to our ever-changing new reality – and must always be fast.
What does a modern-day skills assessment strategy look like?
Find out how integrating a 360-degree skills assessment will help build a solid foundation for your organisation.
Retraining the culture
What is your first thought when training is mentioned? Is it perhaps learning a new skill in order to progress through the organisation? Or maybe it is the need to become familiar with a new piece of equipment or a software development? These are fairly standard training requirements and, whether delivered via a one-off module […]
Snapshots We Retain
The other day, as I was trying to get to grips with a left-hand drive Nissan Micra on snowy hill roads in France (my car was in the garage), I suddenly thought; how on Earth did I get here?! I am, after all, the boy that never wanted to leave the village I grew up […]
