The Career Balance
I’m conducting new primary research with people who make significant career changes. For some, this could mean self-employment, for others a change in direction, perhaps even a return to what they always wanted to do before a corporate career took them down a different path. What I’ve discovered so far has some interesting implications for […]
4 ways to attract millennials to your organisation
With millennials set to make up 75% of the workforce by 2025, organisations around the world are scrambling to understand the needs and motivations of an age group which has wildly different viewpoints and work ambitions as previous generations. Often labelled as great disruptors (as well as being disrupted themselves), millennials have entered work wanting […]
Top tips to fully engage your learners
Every trainer encounters the reluctant student – the learner who has been told they need to attend a course or workshop and who doesn’t want to be there. Sometimes there is just an empty seat where a learner should be. The main reason that training initiatives fail is that there is little commitment on the […]
VIDEO: how to set challenging goals
“I lived in Hong Kong for ten years, and while I was there I set up a dragon boat team called The Sea Gods. We were a fun team, and we did a lot of drinking! We were a group of friends. When we started we just paddled, and over about just three or four years we got a […]
The new languages of virtual working
From discussing progress and having annual reviews to booking holiday and asking questions about a task, face-to-face conversations have always taken preference. With the rise of the gig economy, however, and businesses looking to reduce costs, more and more people are working remotely, making these conversations arduous. How, then, can business managers effectively communicate with […]
CEO Training Priorities For The Rest of 2019
As we move into the second half of the year, it’s fair to say that the pace of change hasn’t let up.And that means that CEOs are still operating largely in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. The global economy, continuing technological innovations, and the ever-present threat of competition mean that at any moment, anything […]
Campaign learning: what is it and why does it tackle eLearning challenges?
In the second part of her series on campaign learning, Issy Nancarrow outlines why marketing tools and techniques can be useful for learning providers and how to use them. A learning campaign is the process of using marketing alongside the delivery of learning or change interventions. The campaign delivers value by increasing awareness, engagement, communication, participation, […]
Introducing campaign learning: what’s wrong with our current approach?
In the first part of her series on campaign learning, Issy Nancarrow looks at the failures of existing approaches to learning and what we can learn from the world of marketing when it comes to transforming the field. Whether the audience comprises corporate execs or students engaged in education, the barriers that prevent learners from absorbing content […]
Learning on the spot: how collaboration encourages workflow learning
Do we need to be concerned with measuring the impact of training outcomes if employees are achieving their goals through taking a more collaborative, peer-to-peer approach to learning? Having worked in learning and development for the better part of a decade, I had to learn how to deal with one fact over and over again […]
What is blended learning and are you doing it right?
Learning professionals have abundant tools, technologies and approaches to help boost individual and organisational performance. To create the most relevant blended solutions, start with the performance challenge and an open mind about how to tackle it. Despite the term ‘blended learning’ being in use since the late 1990s, people often still disagree about its meaning. […]
Learning culture: the wake up call we all need
Developing what Towards Maturity refer to as the ‘high-performance learning culture’ is a long way off for most organisations. How can learning professionals take those first steps towards meaningful change while continuing with their day-to-day responsibilities? I tried to argue in my recent book ‘Workplace Learning: How to Build a Culture of Continuous Employee Development’ […]
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Workplace culture: train your staff to have a voice and reap cultural rewards
To truly make employees feel heard at work, organisations need to go beyond the comment box. Here’s how appointing and training staff representatives can transform your business. The last year, more than ever, has been dominated by questions and concerns around organisational culture for many of us HR, training and business leaders. From sexual misconduct […]
Mobile Learning Examples For Employee Engagement
In this article, I touch upon key facets of mobile learning and how can you use it to impact your employee engagement and performance. I also share 10 examples that showcase how you can achieve this mandate. How To Use Mobile Learning To Boost Employee Engagement And Performance Mobile learning is acknowledged as a key training […]
Video: great leaders guide rather than direct
What makes a great leader, asks John Wagner? He shares an example of a great boss who has shaped his leadership style. “Reflect back on the good bosses you’ve had and why they were good: why did you feel you really wanted to go to work and work harder and do the right job for […]
Nonsense Wakes Up the Brain Cells!
I don’t know if it’s a sign of impending middle age – I’m 52 so I’m probably nearly an adult now – but I’ve grown tired of the e-reader that I initially embraced with the same boyish fervour as every other new gadget. My love of paper books and real bookshops has been re-kindled (sorry […]
Data-driven L&D: how learning analytics can enhance the employee experience
Learning and development professionals have a lot to contribute when it comes to improving employee experience and, in particular, they are best placed to make use of all the data organisations have at their fingertips. One of the hallmarks of the digital transformation of modern business is the ability to deliver a rich, personalised user […]
Holistic learning: how to engage the body in learning
How to make learning a physical experience.
Lack of appreciation makes staff feel like leaving
Showing appreciation really is critical for the ongoing success of your teams. But often hard to properly quantify, a new study has started to put some numbers against the importance of recognising great work and giving thanks for efforts made. Published by Office Team, the report found that 66% of employees would leave their job […]
Mindfulness for trainers: one session ahead of the group
In part three of this content series on how to become a mindful trainer, Kay Buckby, Facilitator at The Mindful Trainer, discusses how trainers can be more responsive to their participants during training sessions. Years ago, when I started life as a customer care trainer, I had a one to one session with my mentor. […]
