How do you evaluate remote training?
How should you get feedback from delegates who have attended an online training session? I was interested in the advice given on this topic to someone who’d attended training to become a Certified Online Learning Facilitator. The programme had recommended a series of questions that could be used to gather feedback at the end of […]
How can we use the crisis to take L&D to the next level?
The future of L&D requires disruption, innovation and influence.
Why employee belonging is vital for agile digital-centric organisations
If your employees don’t feel psychologically safe, they won’t be able to help your organisation build a successful future.
Why ‘pit stop thinking’ is what L&D needs now
The two choices you now have for training.
Why there’s still a place for face-to-face training in the ‘new normal’
Reflections from the first in-person training sessions since lockdown.
Demonstrating the value of learning and development in times of uncertainty
The pandemic has revealed the business-critical nature of L&D.
Training and Regaining a Sense of Control
We can learn a lot from dreams. For example, the other night I learned that if you go mountain biking, it’s best to choose a practical bike with brakes, rather than a more handsome one without any. As you’ve probably guessed, in my dream I, rather unwisely, chose the latter. I subsequently discovered, without coming […]
Back to work: a sailor’s technique for adjusting to life after lockdown
Lockdown left us isolated and all at sea. How do we readjust to going back to the office?
Digital transformation: How first aid training went online during the Covid-19 pandemic
How eLearning is providing essential first aid training throughout Covid-19 pandemic.
The legacy of lockdown on learning and development
Self-directed learning is here to stay – and it’s a good thing for L&D practitioners.
Panic and pandemic: long-life lockdown
Some may be returning to the office this month, but others won’t be going back in a hurry – or at least, may still work from home some of the time. So how will we all adapt to this new way of working in the long-term, now that the initial shock of lockdown is over? […]
How can L&D embrace business-aligned learning in difficult times?
What should ‘the new normal’ look like for L&D? Charles Jennings explores…
Social Styles: communication in lockdown
While no single lockdown experience has been the same, for most, it has been an opportunity to learn what makes us, and those we live with, tick so that we can reduce friction and get along better. Under pressure, it can be surprising what you might find out about yourself and others. Notice your reactions […]
Virtual training: three lessons from the lockdown experience
Virtual training is here to stay, but we need to be careful and creative with it.
Remote Working: An Opportunity for Win:Win:Win
Home working has traditionally been viewed as a perk; a privilege often exclusively given to managers. But will that change as a result of the pandemic? Will the twenties be remembered for a new sort of industrial revolution; the rise of remote working? I’d like to think so, because remote working can unlock unique opportunities […]
Six emotional skill sets for remote workforces to thrive
With home working set to be a long-term norm for many, the emotional skills required to thrive in this environment must not be overlooked.
A new sense of teamwork: adapting to a restructured workforce during Covid-19
Don’t underestimate the power of team connections when navigating this crisis.
Using improv to get past Covid-19 and create more relevant L&D
Improvisation should not be left to the comedians, actors and dancers of the world. It’s also a priceless tool for learning practitioners.
How learning and development can prepare for the post-pandemic world
The world as we know it has changed, but will L&D change with it?
How furloughed employees can ‘find their flow’ with self-development
L&D has an opportunity to help furloughed employees to develop – but it requires empathy.
