Six ways to recalibrate your learning strategy
Six shifts the L&D profession must make now.
Refreshing your learning strategy
Resolutions Shmesolutions! Try Reflection Instead
January feels like it should be a time for renewal and transformation. Yet, if we take our cue from the natural world, in the Northern hemisphere we are mid-winter, which is all about slowing down, turning inward and rest. This may explain why the annual battle to get fit, lose weight and change habits feels […]
Is learning and development essential for organisational survival?
I have not worked with any organisation – private, public or not-for-profit – where continuous improvement has NOT been a part of the conversation. Often though the concepts of continuous improvement are applied to processes rather than people, and conversations about L&D are separate from the conversations about quality and improvement. As we look to […]
How to deal with dinosaurs in the workplace
Tactics to deal with co-workers who are stuck in their ways.
What does 2021 have in store for learning and development?
Making predictions for the year ahead is a tall order given the events of 2020, but L&D expert Robin Hoyle has risen to the challenge.
2021 will be the year of online digital upskilling
On 30th January 2020 the world changed; literally overnight. Over the course of what was to be one of the most turbulent years in living memory many thousands of people across the world have found themselves out of work. In the UK, before the Covid-19 crisis, the unemployment rate was below four per cent […]
L&D Strategies to Prepare for Post-COVID Future
In the realm of the existing world health crisis, companies small or big had to transition towards digital mediums. This unprecedented move is not just limited to the way people and organizations work but also the way learning and development (L&D) is conducted. This rapid transition was fraught with challenges. According to a survey conducted […]
Learning strategy: how to upskill an agile organisation
How do we know what skills we’ll need in future?
TrainingZone’s 10 most popular reads of 2020
Which articles caught the attention of your L&D peers across the year?
Glühwein in the garden
As we toast the end of a challenging year, it’s an important time to reflect on how far we’ve come and re-examine our purpose and our values. We are managing. We are managing well. There are ups and downs. Bright days and less contented days. Alongside the drearier aspects of lockdown 2 and the iterations which […]
L&D’s keyword for the next decade: human
We have a unique opportunity build a better L&D model. Will we take it?
Learning culture: the five key DNA strands transforming learning today
What five strands of learning are transforming the L&D landscape?
Danger: Defunct rule ahead
Do you know what you are doing? Of course you do! After all you’ve had the training, you’ve been doing the job for a while, and you have the comfort which comes from a sense of ‘we’ve always done it like this.’ Oh, wait a moment. Do historic processes and procedures still hold sway in […]
Q&A: how the L&D industry is tackling its gender diversity problem
L&D leadership has a gender diversity problem – it’s time for change.
Managing Stressful Times
The UK is in another period of lockdown. My heart goes out to all sorts of people, including those who have been so excited about getting back to face-to-face training. I understand how disappointing this will have been for you. This has certainly been a year of unparalleled challenges, professionally and personally. I’m writing this week’s […]
Is purpose the way to save learning and development?
Is all this talk of ‘purpose’ real or not – and what does it mean for L&D?
Build back better: why L&D is key to sustainable economic recovery
For businesses looking to ‘build back better’ in the wake of Covid-19, L&D will play a critical role.
Why L&D needs to think like an unemployed teenager
In a world where the only constant is change, learning mindsets of teenagers may be essential for a scary future of work.
Webinar: Embracing a changing skills landscape
A recent webinar hosted by The Open University explores why skills investment is critical for post-pandemic recovery.
