How can HR professionals become the ‘go to’ for the #MeToo movement?
The words ‘Charitable Trust’ have taken on a completely different meaning in recent weeks with the opening of the floodgates of wave after wave of inappropriate behaviour and cover up allegations levelled at aid workers in parts of the world populated by the most vulnerable people where lives have been torn apart by war and […]
Learning through the ages: making it work for all
One of the main challenges faced by UK businesses comes in meeting the L&D needs of their multi-generational workforce that takes account of their different motivations and learning styles. What we must increasingly consider is how to make training work through the ages. Increasing the skills of the UK workforce could generate £80 billion for […]
“But it’s different here!”: Helping learners to embrace the new
I wish it wasn’t true, but I’ve heard it too many times to be able to ignore it… “Ah, but things are different here at XYZ ltd.” Or “That’s all very interesting, but it’s an idea from the private sector and we’re a charity.” Or “Here in the public sector, we have very specific ways […]
“We need to train people to be ready to constantly learn, because there will always be more to learn.”
We spoke with Geoffroy De Lestrange, Senior Product Marketing Manager EMEA, Cornerstone, at Learning Technologies 2018 about the past, present and future role of technology in HR and learning. Becky Norman, Deputy Editor, TrainingZone: Throughout your career how have you seen the role of technology in both the learning and HR landscapes change? Geoffroy De […]
Your Brain On Mindfulness
The evidence just keeps on coming! Investing just a few minutes every day in your mindfulness practice can give you the edge when it comes to performance, stress management, and even pain relief! We now know that our brains are plastic – in other words the brain grows and changes depending on how you use […]
What is good customer service anyway?
At the end of last year, I was booked on a flight from Goa to Mumbai. Two hours before the flight, I received a text message from the airline saying the flight was cancelled due to bad weather. And that was it. You might assume that this was a budget operator, but no, this was from […]
Building a SADEL organisation: the individual learner
Building a Self-Directed, Agile, Digital, Exponential, Learning (SADEL) organisation is critical to survival in a digital world. In part 3 of a 5-part series, organisational behaviourist and learning strategist Kerryn Kohl takes an in-depth look at the framework required to build this type of organisation. In part 2 of this 5-part series, I outlined the model […]
New Year Resolutions for Healthier Leadership
In the spirit of change and personal improvement this January 2018, Mary Sisson takes a look at what New Year Resolutions leaders should be making to ensure they’re Fit to Lead through the volatility that 2018 may bring. Mary agrees that mind and body health are linked to effective leadership. Leadership is as much about […]
‘When do you get to be you?’
When do you get to be you? This might seem like a strange question – you get to be you every day, don’t you? Actually no. Not all of us do. A great many of us get to be a busy working parent who spends most of our time looking after someone else’s needs, and thinking […]
Chunking – the efficient way to store information in your brain and succeed
You can’t learn a complex skill instantly. Your brain has to break down incoming information into manageable, bite-sized ‘packets’ in order to embed them into your long-term and muscle memory. The number of steps depends on a number of factors, including intelligence, interest in subject matter, and learning environment (learning in a dance studio versus […]
Building a SADEL organisation: the framework
Building a Self-Directed, Agile, Digital, Exponential, Learning (SADEL) organisation is critical to survival in a digital world. In part 2 of a 5-part series, organisational behaviourist and learning strategist Kerryn Kohl takes an in-depth look at the framework required to build this type of organisation. In part one I outlined three major shifts that need […]
Holding your ground against the outsourcing wave
Globalization has made it possible for people from different countries and cultures to successfully coexist and work together. Moreover, globalization has fueled the development of multinational companies and it has facilitated companies to expand their business to other countries. Then, due to the differences in the development of national economy, the next logical step was […]
Directing data security
GDPR! It’s a topic which seems to be on everyone’s lips and yet when a colleague recently attended a business show the organiser was complaining that they could find no-one to deliver a seminar on the subject. Perhaps that’s not so surprising. The General Data Protection Regulations don’t take effect until 25 May 2018 and, […]
What is a SADEL organisation and why should you transition towards this model?
In part 1 of an 8-part series, organisational behaviourist and learning strategist Kerryn Kohl introduces us to the Self-driven, Agile, Digital, Exponential Learning (SADEL) organisation, and highlights the need for companies to move towards this framework in order to be successful within a fast-moving digital age. Learning is fast becoming a business-critical priority. We can all ‘feel’ […]
Change management video
Hi all, I’ve been preparing a change management training (primarily for top and mid level managers). My aim is to make it as practical as possible. 1) Could anyone share some case studies that worked well in this kind of trainings, please? 2) It’s going to be a 2 day training, where I would like […]
Talking about my Generation X
How can you make sure that your Generation X employees benefit from learning and development opportunities? Nicky Little, director and head of consulting at Cirrus, considers how we can keep this core group motivated. Millennials are rarely out of the news these days, and we hear a lot about what they want from work. And […]
Forget millennials! Focus on training the modern learner
There are now five generations in the workforce, from those born in the 1940s to the youngest employees born in the 1990s. In many organisations though, it seem like the millennial generation is taking over. A recent PwC report, Millennials at Work, found that by 2020, millennials – those born between 1980 and 1996 – […]
How to Gain Buy-in for Training Technologies
Agile training organisations like yours will, eventually, face a conundrum: In order to increase course bookings and offerings, do they hire an army of administrators or invest in a training management system? When seeking fast and sustainable growth, training technologies tend to be the answer. These systems are, ultimately, less expensive than inflating the wage […]
Business development through big data
All the leading brands recognised as world-class companies share one common quality. Design thinking. Modern-day marketing is not just about having the perfect logo or the perfect social campaign, you must form a genuine connection with your customer. Design thinking allows leading brands to engage with their clients psychologically and outmanoeuvre the competition. On the […]
Why learning transfer is more important than evaluation
Most learning and development professionals are great at building content focusing on the learner. We can also evaluate and test if this knowledge retrospectively. However, we don’t have the data and insights to know that behavioural and skill development is being displayed in the work place. Being able to measure learning transfer and look at […]
