3 steps to improve training attendance
This video helps L&D understand how to improve attendance on their training courses and resources. The content was originally delivered as via a webinar co-hosted by Alexis Kingsbury and Jon Kennard. Click here for more information on improving training attendance 3 Steps to Improve Training Attendance (Shortened Video from Webinar) This video helps L&D understand […]
Ten top tips to leading successful change
What’s your change initiative? John Edmonds gives us some short sharp advice for success. There are many things that leaders can do to promote and successfully lead transformational change in their organisation. Here are ten of my favourite ones – in no particular order. As a leader, remember that it all starts with you. If […]
Training support for senior managers – what needs to change?
Insynergi’s Eddie Kilkelly highlights the need for training at every level of business. Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) have high-level accountability when it comes to programme and project management in an organisation. Not all will have the same range of experiences as there are a number of ways by which SROs reach this position of seniority. […]
Insight: Mergers top list of L&D uncertainty
Learning that the company you work in is about to be merged or acquired is now the most reliable indicator that a universal shake-up in the L&D department is on the cards. So claims a new insights study focused on the biggest challenges facing L&D professionals in the global workplace today. Created by Lumesse Learning […]
Harnessing the power of positive change
No-one likes change do they? Well – some people do. Gary Wyles is one of them. Change is often viewed as a negative and there are lots of statistics and market reports to back this up. There’s the oft-quoted figure that 75% of change projects fail. So it’s no wonder that business leaders, managers and […]
Charles Jennings: “70:20:10 is a framework for change”
Charles Jennings explains the why and the how of the golden ratio of L&D. Join Charles on the pilot of the 70:20:10 Practitioners’ Programme. Charles Jennings explains the why and the how of the golden ratio of L&D. Join Charles on the pilot of the 70:20:10 Practitioners’ Programme.
Change Management
So you want to initiate some changes in your organisation. This is what tends to happen: whether it’s a merger or introducing new values, new ways or working; whether it’s a restructure or moving premises certain reactions to change are constant. There are change lovers and change haters. I’m a change lover. I’ve changed countries, careers […]
The top ten reasons why employees resist change
We all hate change but, as an employer, if you expect resistance to change and then plan for it from the start, it will help to allow you to effectively manage objections, sometimes even before they are raised. Leona Barr-Jones gives us some advice in the face of resistance. The first step in any change programme however […]
Technology, work and management
Nearly everyone has been affected by the technology, which has both positive and negative effects. Vastly improved communication systems mean we no longer meet face to face as much. Stephen Walker looks at the impact of computing power and online communication on work. Introduction Better communication is leading us to being more isolated. That isolation brings management […]
The TrainingZone poll results 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you wondered what happened to the infographic of last year’s poll results, here it is. Sample stat: 87% of our community are confident in their body language. Would you agree? Have a look here to enter this February’s poll question If you wondered what happened to the infographic of last year’s poll results, here […]
The rise of elearning is set to continue in 2015
Tony Willson outlines what he believes will be the key trends for the coming year in elearning. After many years in a recession, the UK is slowly starting to recover but that doesn’t mean that businesses can rest on their laurels. The majority of organisations have a lot of ground to make up in a […]
How to work more effectively in 2015
As February kicks in, Bostjan Bregar tells us how to work smarter without the need for any extra limbs. The continual development of digital technology, coupled with the improving accessibility to it, means that companies of all sizes are now able to compete globally more than ever before. In such a competitive environment it is […]
Entitled or empowered? What we can learn from millennials
How do you motivate the more youthful elements of the workforce? James Brook takes some inspiration from Silicon Valley. The recent Wall Street Journal article ‘At Facebook, Boss is a dirty word’ outlines how companies can engage positively with millennials – defined as those born after 1980 – to strengthen their innovation, culture and results. […]
Coaching in a volatile world
Myles Downey tells us why coaching is the key to liberating your workforce in an uncertain business world. There is a generation growing up in our workplaces that has a very different sense of authority than for many within previous generations. This group have seen how older generations sold their minds and bodies to the […]
Life without Wikipedia – imagine that?
As we approach 2015, members of the Charity Learning Consortium look back at the huge changes in learning technologies over the last 15 years, and talk about their hopes for learning in the future. What were you doing in 2000, the start of the new millennium? I was at primary school watching chunky VHS tapes, […]
The TrainingZone podcast Christmas special
There may not be a guest, but that doesn’t mean the hosts have a shortage of things to say. Aurion Learning’s predictions blog post gets analysed, plus a look forward to Learning Technologies 2015. Subscribe free Please ensure that you have iTunes installed before subscribing. There may not be a guest, but that doesn’t mean […]
L&D industry insight: Marc Zao-Sanders
Recently we met Marc Zao-Sanders, MD of Filtered, to talk about online learning and more. L&D industry insight: Marc Zao-Sanders on online learning by Trainingzone on Mixcloud Recently we met Marc Zao-Sanders, MD of Filtered, to talk about online learning and more. L&D industry insight: Marc Zao-Sanders on online learning by Trainingzone on Mixcloud
Free exercise: Why do people stay?
Susie Finch from the Charity Learning Consortium has given us a great employee retention tool from their Toolkit for Managers Visit the site for more information about the Toolkit for Managers. Susie Finch from the Charity Learning Consortium has given us a great employee retention tool from their Toolkit for Managers Visit the site […]
From college to corporate – The first important steps on the career ladder
Prithvi Shergill looks at the important transition from college to career and how companies and employees can pave the way to a successful career. As if the time leading up to graduation would not have been demanding enough, the real challenge starts once young professionals leaving college who have managed to master job hunting and interviews have […]
Job titles of the future
Resilience expert Joao Bocas muses over a few future job titles. Today, having a job is not just a necessity but a question of pride and endeavour. If you think that 50 years ago the focus would be on a much needed wage to deal with hardship of life, this still applies today but its […]
