Know anything about Marketing Data Consultancy?
I am thinking of buying a database from the Marketing Data Consultancy. Their offer of several thousand contacts for less than £200 seems too good to be true. Does anyone have any info about this company? I am thinking of buying a database from the Marketing Data Consultancy. Their offer of several thousand contacts for […]
Can we link or combine 360 data to create new insights for clients?
If you're an HR, Training or Talent consultants, it's worth considering how 360 Degree Feedback data can be used and combined with other data offer to offer new insights to your client. Data that can be combined creatively include basic HR data such as absence, sickness, qualifications, etc (which abound in most organisations!), data produced by processes such as […]
Six tools for collaborating remotely
Graham Allcott returns after a brief hiatus with some great remote working advice for the community. I'm a big fan of productivity tools, but also a big advocate that learning and communication happen best face to face, where you have the fullest range of visual and verbal cues at your disposal. As technology improves, it […]
Delivering negative or constructive 360 feedback: what works best?
I’m interviewing for a book on 360 Degree Feedback for consultants, and am fascinated by the variety of consultants’ viewpoints on every aspect of 360, from how to sell the benefits in to their client, to the best way to coach someone through their 360 report. One area that is particularly interesting is how to […]
10 Influencing and Communication Quotations
Use on training handouts, noticeboards, newsletters and campaigns. Here's our top 10 favourite influencing and leadership quotations………. “The most important thing in life is sincerity. If you can fake that, you have it made” WOODY ALLEN "I know that you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what […]
What makes an effective 360 Feedback system?
360 Degree Feedback can sometimes seem like a complicated process, with elements that require expertise in people development, project and change management, online systems, understanding data, coaching and facilitating! In this article I have listed all the key elements to consider and prepare for when using 360 Degree Feedback as a development tool. Jo Track […]
In-house Training
We’ve been sharing the fundamentals of ‘content marketing’ and this has reminded us of the need to practice what we preach. So, we are now creating a guide for training managers which we can share and encourage others to share too. Our webpage on inhouse training is quite bare and so we have also been […]
The importance of reflection
As training professionals we know that reflection is a good thing and we encourage our learners to do it. Needless to say, we also use reflection as a development tool for ourselves; right? Well, maybe not as much as we should. Jo Ayoubi investigates. Why is reflection so important? The science behind reflection is compelling. We know […]
Transactional Analysis (TA) Training – video clips
I’ve been asked to add into a Transactional Analysis training course for Managers some video clips to help them spot Parent, Adult, Child behaviour and communication in action. My problem is the first session is Wednesday next week and I haven’t the time to study lots of films to find good examples – anyone know […]
6 Tools For Creating Visual Presentations
Like it or not PowerPoint remains the staple for most presentations and is the backbone for much of the visual content delivered in online presentations and trainings. In recent times presenters have been able to add multimedia content to presentations to make things interesting. I wanted to enlighten you on several other tools which can […]
Communications: beware the corporate slumber
There is little point in having a communications strategy if you are not prepared to act on it, says James Flanagan. To engage stakeholders and therefore to win, people running businesses or large programmes need to communicate effectively with them. In spite of the simplicity of this statement and the wealth of communication knowledge available […]
Developing ‘out of the office’ leadership behaviours
Ok ok, it’s a couple of days late, but Anthony Etherton has a different take on the ‘out of office’ theme. Read on for more… There comes a point in an executive’s personal development where they’re sitting behind a desk, in a room, being swamped with theory via text-heavy PowerPoint slides; and finally being handed […]
Forward thinking organisations are making mobile learning work
The first week of Spring 2012 played host to an elearning event focused on forward thinking organisations who are making mobile learning work for them. Kate Graham of Ascot Communications went along to find out the details. ‘Mobile gamification’. If there is a phrase to sum up the current trends in elearning, then this would […]
Bridging the gap from personal leadership to group leadership
Are you a high performer? Aubrey Stuart tells the community how to translate that personal drive into leading a team. Having spent a number of years working in the field of people management and leadership, I’ve observed first hand many people who have led themselves to success and become high performers. But what continues to […]
Leadership: Enabling creativity and innovation
Margot Zielinska of Kenexa explains how leaders can promote the conditions for creativity and instil a culture of innovation. Today’s leaders may be educated, knowledgeable and experienced but many are still struggling to keep their companies competitive in the current climate. Their expertise and scientific methods will not help them to predict the future […]
Will happen or should happen?
Another of our long-serving members to usher in the New Year with a feature, Robin Hoyle has stopped predicting the future and instead gives us his New Year’s wants list. This is the third year I’ve made a set of predictions about ‘what next in learning and development’, simply because the calendar clicked around another […]
Breaking down language barriers means better business
Armin Hopp, founder and president of dp, suggests ways in which senior managers can assess the organisational requirements for multilingualism. In an increasing globalised corporate environment, the need to communicate effectively is more crucial to business growth than ever before. A study contracted by the European Commission Directorate General for Education and Culture revealed that […]
Who’s doing what with mobile learning right now? Part 4
In the final part of his series on mobile learning, Andrew Jackson look at how mobile can be harnessed for communication as well as learning. In most organisations, there’s a daily flow of information that needs to be communicated. And as a rule of thumb, the larger the organisation, the greater that flow. In some […]
How do you welcome new starters to your company?
Hi Everyone, Seems like a very basic question, but how do you welcome people into your business? I’m looking at the period from offer of employment through to the first week or so at the new place of work. I’m keen to see what innovative, or just plain easy ways you have to make sure […]
How to communicate using your brain
Understanding how our brain works when we communicate can help us improve the way we communicate with others. Amy Brann provides some tips. Communication training is one of those tricky things. There are lots and lots of different models out there telling us which words are good to create this effect and which words we […]
