Bringing your L&D strategy back to life
For the best part of a decade, L&D as an industry has faced uncertainty about what the future has in store. Do we now have the answer on how best to take the next strategic step? In recent years, L&D has been heaped with challenges including the emergence of new technologies, a new multigenerational workforce and […]
Forget Work-Life Balance and Aim for Integration
Being a successful businesswoman in today’s world often means that you have to be able to impeccably juggle your work and life obligations and duties. And dropping even one ball can lead to a whole bunch of problems. In recent years, we have read about and talked about finding the work-life balance, that seemingly intangible […]
Leadership: why it’s time to ditch hierarchical decision-making
Too many organisations are still hung up on traditional hierarchical decision-making structures. In order to effect real change, it’s time these old structures were dismantled – but it won’t come without resistance from senior leadership. I’ve been invited to run a series of team offsites. This is not unusual. It’s my job. What is unusual […]
Classroom training: why do we still run instructor-led courses?
Why is classroom training still so popular in our technology-driven world? Here are two reasons – one good and one bad. I was working with Michelle Parry Slater the other week and at one point she brandished her smart phone and said to the assembled group – this changes everything. That started me thinking. If we […]
Jumping Ship or Stuck in A Rut? Help is Here!
In the last months of my career as a Barrister there were signs telling me that something was off in my life. I was feeling less and less inspired by the content of my work, even though I still found the skills I was using, challenging and fun. I was in a bit of a rut. […]
Learning in the digital age: the ‘flipped classroom’ method
Far from replacing traditional teaching methods, digital technology can actually enhance them for a new generation of learners. Most industries have undergone wholesale disruption and digital transformation in recent years. Consumers watch the entertainment they want when they want it. They can order food from nearly anywhere on a single app. High street retail outlets […]
Performance management: do you need to develop your middle managers?
Middle managers are often overlooked when it comes to training, but in order to keep a business running smoothly this should be an essential part of your strategy. Are your middle managers performing as they should? We know that middle managers are an important part of corporate strategy – their knowledge of processes and networking make […]
5 Essential Steps To Future Proof Your Career
It is really hard to predict the future of the workplace and certain professions, but it is certain that changing is the new constant of the modern technology era. There are job positions that didn’t exist just a decade ago and will disappear in the next five years. This trend is ongoing and every professional […]
Learning culture: taking the fear out of modern L&D
Recent advancements in digital technology mean we have more options than ever before when it comes to L&D tools, but there senior management remain sceptical about their application. A change in our learning culture is what’s needed to push forward. A 2016 Towers Watson Global Workforce study, revealed career advancement is now the top retention […]
Re-evaluating our learning culture in a time of major uncertainty
In today’s ‘always on’ digital culture, is there still space for traditional forms of learning? Yes, but much like planning your gym workout, you should consider all the different cognitive muscles that need to work together in order to plan a well balanced learning programme. The digital revolution and significant technological advancements in recent years […]
Why nurturing a love of learning will future-proof your organisation
Can continuous learning help future-proof your organisation, and how important are the leaders in creating a culture of learning? Today’s digital accelerating, politically unstable climate creates novel opportunities for business but also raises the threat of obsolescence across products, services and entire sectors. The organisations that succeed in this environment are those that can be […]
Learner engagement: why any corporate learning has to have the learner at its centre
For too long, our business learning culture hasn’t really been working, but times are changing. Today’s always-on working environment requires a system with users at its heart. The speed of technological disruption is accelerating and in our rapidly changing job market, with new job roles constantly emerging, we need to up-skill to survive, so training […]
Building your psyche for financial success
Your personality carries over into the way you think and everything that you do — especially finances. If you’re on the entrepeneur journey and need to be sure that you’re earning profits and growing, it pays to get your spending habits in check. The more that you know about your psyche, the easier it’ll be […]
My expectations are too high. How do I lower them?
A client at the iNLP Center said the following (and I got permission to post this): I’m a big dreamer. I always imagine myself being very successful if I take a certain path but I when I fail I get very disappointed when I don’t meet those exceptions. How can I lower my expectations? Here’s how […]
Sharism In Learning
Lifelong learning is accepted as a part of personal and professional life. Maybe that’s because technology brings with it such sweeping changes, or fast-paced globalisation means we can’t rely on previous understanding of our industries’ rules and regulations. The availability of easy to access training, much of it free, from sources such as YouTube or […]
Motivational video on ownership
Hi, I’m looking for a short inspirational video focused on Ownership/accountability to show at the end a internal Customer Experience conference. Does anyobody come across something powerful on the topic or perhaps you have something you could share with me? I’m browsing YoutTube as we speak as well, but I’ve got a tight deadline, hence why I […]
Learning innovation and strategic intent: moving L&D to the next level
In the third and final article of this three-part series on digital learning realities in 2018, Director of Research at Fosway Group, David Perring, draws on new research conducted in partnership with Learning Technologies to see how digital transformation is impacting the effectiveness of learning. Reflecting on the results of this year’s Digital Learning Realities […]
The rise (and fall?) of communication training
From traditional to online to VR: communication training changed a lot faster in this decade than in the dozens of years before. But will it still be important as chatbots take over our communication? We take a look at the rise, and potential fall, of communication training. Communication skills, or soft skills, are very important […]
Is L&D doing enough to create truly effective learning?
In the second article of this three-part series on digital learning realities in 2018, Director of Research at Fosway Group, David Perring, draws on new research conducted in partnership with Learning Technologies to see how digital transformation is impacting the effectiveness of learning. After over 15 years of talking about blended learning and over eight […]
Combatting disability discrimination at work
Combatting disability discrimination within your organisation What is disability discrimination? Disability discrimination refers to a situation where someone is treated less favourably because they have a disability or are perceived as having a disability. Even though the UK has had laws in place for over 40 years protecting the rights of disabled people, discrimination remains […]
