How to drive organisational efficiency through learning
This week we kick off a series looking at how learning professionals can deliver on five key business outcomes. Laura Overton, CEO and founder of Towards Maturity, explores 13 years’ worth of data, collected from L&D professionals in the Towards Maturity benchmark, to provide insights on how the most successful organisations are positively impacting on […]
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The key to successful cloud technology implementation lies with the workforce
Implementing new cloud hosted technology in companies of any size presents challenges and opportunities. It also induces uncertainty and anxiety among the workforce who may see their jobs under threat. There is no doubt that some companies introduce new technology to reduce headcount. But simply replacing people with technology implies that the human capital of […]
360-degree feedback can lead to worse results – we can’t let it
Real-time feedback tools have been around for a number of years. JP Morgan is only the latest to launch its own. The tools promise a great deal. They allow employees and managers to give feedback on their colleagues in real-time on their smartphones. But are we in danger of solving one problem only to create […]
Change or die? There’s an alternative: change by choice
There is a particular word that has become very popular in recent times within business-change speak, that was thrown around a lot on the 1980s American pop psychology scene back in the day: it’s ‘transformation’. At a seminar I attended back in the ‘80s, the facilitator held up an apple and said, “If I were […]
How to see change as a potential for growth
We may not always enjoy it, but change is an inevitable part of life that we all must experience at some point or other. This becomes evident quite early on in life, as we lose teeth and grow out of our favourite clothes. But while we often assume that progress and change go hand-in-hand, this […]
Who saw that coming? Effective transition
Last week I began a new chapter in my professional life; making the move from corporate team building with Bluehat Group to interactive learning and development programmes with Expedite Learning. It has been an interesting transition with a variety of new things to learn, not only in terms of the services provided but […]
Imposed v chosen change: strategically manage change in your business
Human beings are pretty amazing, and one of our many impressive elements is how adaptable we are. In our everyday lives we may find solace in routine or familiar surroundings, and may feel all at sea if our routine is interrupted, but it is evident that it is our ability to undergo significant changes that […]
“Bloody difficult” Brexit? How to handle your own tough conversations
The start of the Brexit negotiations has highlighted the problems with handling difficult – sometimes embarrassing and emotionally-charged – conversations. The PM has already set out her position by promising to be “bloody difficult”. A sense of awkwardness puts people on the defensive, makes them reticent and has a negative affect on decision-making in general. […]
Does your business expect a ‘prescription for performance?’
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. He will be speaking at the CIPD L&D show, at London’s Olympia on 10th May, 2017 Does it sometimes feel that as an L&D team […]
Why do 95% of companies make bad hires?
95% of organisations of all sizes admit to making bad hires every year, according to Brandon Hall Group’s 2015 Talent Acquisition Study. Nothing seems to have changed since The Economist reported in 2006 that finding the right people is ‘the single biggest problem in business today’. What’s the cost? What does this cost a business? […]
Feeling good about change in your workplace
Hopefully you got to read my blog last month on self-managed learning – why you should create a learning plan? Taking ownership and being in control of your learning is key to getting what you want out of your career and life. Taking this a step further, we thought essential to look at how being in control of […]
“If you feel stuck in a rut and are not developing on a daily basis, it’s up to you to drive change.”
We’re always curious to hear how our members and contributors tackle the challenges that the ever-changing world of HR throws at them. We’ve got a wealth of experience and knowledge across the site, and what better way to showcase the diversity of our community than to get them to walk us through an average day? Want to […]
L&D has a bad rep – and it needs to fix it
This is not ‘click bait’ (as my 11-year old twins tell me is the correct phrase for attention grabbing headlines fronting disingenuous articles of little related value) – this is reality street. Let me share thoughts and provide some evidence to substantiate this. First off, it’s nothing personal: most of the people I meet in […]
Reducing L&D overwhelm and simplify your workplace
Reducing the overwhelm Recent studies by Deloitte* on human capital trends have highlighted that over two-thirds of organisations identified issues with the “overwhelmed employee”. More technology and too much access to employees being the key drivers. So, what does this mean for the L&D department? Let’s first think about the overwhelm the L&D team may […]
How To Destroy Training Side-Eye
I’ve worked at companies where Friday mornings were training mornings. We bustled in early with the excitement of the weekend, the complimentary cheese toasties and the likely chance to take away a piece of knowledge which would genuinely improve our work glowing before us. Yes, we had a lot to get done before the week’s […]
Learning Journey for Collaborative Change
. What did we do ? ‘Learning Journeys’ or ‘Discovery Journeys’ encourage you to move out of your daily routine, allow you to observe more deeply and to experience a workplace, team or community challenge, or system through the lens of different stakeholders. What happens on a facilitated Learning Journey? For our Learning Journey, UK and International climate change […]
Itec appoints new director to help boost skills
I’m pleased to welcome a new addition to our board at Itec. Gareth Matthews, from Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley, brings over 40 years’ experience in skills and employability in a variety of senior operational and business development roles. Most recently, Gareth worked as Serco’s director for welfare services, delivering employability and skills contracts for […]
CIPD Leaders in Learning Feb 2017
Time for L&D to take action CIPD Leaders in Learning is a free to attend network for L&D leaders and I am lucky enough to attend their events, learning from and networking from L&D peers and thought leaders. At the most recent meeting on the last day of February the agenda was focused on two areas; L&D […]
Triad structures, goal setting and the positives of frustration
Another week, another round-up of the freshest L&D news, thinking and ideas! Take a look below and get some insight today. Skills Feeling Frustrated Isn’t All Bad — It’s a Sign of Growth (Frank Calman, Chief Learning Officer) How to Identify Skill Gaps in Your Company? A 5-Step Process (Karla Gutierrez, Shift) Developing leaders: what really works? […]
