Gareth Southgate as a leader: What went wrong?
What is it about Gareth Southgate’s leadership skills that captured our attention? And where did it all go wrong? L&D expert Nigel Paine investigates…
Skills England: A Beacon of hope or a missed opportunity?
Could Skills England address the skills gap, where the apprenticeship levy and other government initiatives have fallen short? TrainingZone columnist Erica Farmer is not new to this game and will not be fooled.
Angela Rayner: What does it take to keep your leader in check?
As a self-proclaimed “rebel with a cause”, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will be unafraid to keep Prime Minister Keir Starmer in check. Blaire Palmer, author of “Punks in Suits – How to lead the workplace reformation” considers how valuable such a role is… but not everyone is cut out for the job.
Four workplace culture trends observed in 240 progressive organisations
From analysing the activities of 240 people-first organisations, HRZone’s Culture Pioneers campaign reveals four workplace culture trends to pay attention to. As a media partner for the campaign, TrainingZone examines these trends and offers key takeaways for L&D professionals.
Navigating generational perceptions of GenAI
Deloitte research highlights both worry and excitement among Gen Z with regards to Generative AI. Erica Farmer explores how accounting for different generational experiences of GenAI is a strategic imperative for employers and L&D.
Share the load with AI to create great training
Training designer Sheridan Webb explores why your role in learning and development is safe if you collaborate with AI rather than compete with it – and how to do it.
Reckoning with Pride… and the rest of the year
In the final instalment of this content series on reckoning with DEI, Lior Locher and Dr Christy Allen explore life after Pride month, and how to ensure your DEI activities continue for the other 11 months of the year.
Marketing mastery: A guide for learning leaders
As a learning leader, you’re not just an educator or facilitator, you’re also a marketer. This dual role is critical in today’s competitive business environment, where the success of L&D initiatives often depends on effectively marketing them within the organisation.
How your childhood affects your leadership skills
Did you know that early childhood experiences can shape the leaders we become? Leadership expert and consultant Nik Kinley and IMD Business School Professor Shlomo Ben-Hur explain how our understanding of this can help optimise performance under pressure.
Is our learning world really changing?
In the learning industry, there’s a gap between L&D programmes and their impacts that needs to be closed. But how? We need to do more to be led by the needs of each person and be clear on purpose and expectations. We need to act as true agents of change.
Is it weak to focus on strengths? Is it strong to examine weakness?
While coaching practices vary, there is a trend towards developing strengths. But it’s important to balance strengths and weaknesses. Here are some practical considerations to empower individuals to reach their full potential.
A learning industry that doesn’t know how to learn? How did we get here?
Who taught you how to learn? Did anyone? Let’s face it: we can’t know what we haven’t been taught. Maybe we need to wave the white flag of not knowing and, finally, begin to learn.
Is your LinkedIn profile doing you a disservice?
The L&D industry has a competitive jobs market and having the right knowledge and skills isn’t enough. You must also showcase them. How? With a fully optimised LinkedIn profile that packs a punch. The advice below will help you curate an impactful profile.
What we can learn about debriefing from the world of flying
How the debriefing process – essential to success in the world of flight – can help leaders achieve excellence.
Is your leadership style spreading fear?
According to a global study, nearly one-quarter of UK leaders are leading with fear. How can we tackle and alleviate fear and, most importantly, ensure we aren’t propagating it ourselves?
Reckoning with repair: Learning through diversity and inclusion training
When it comes to arguments about language, we need to recognise that repair is the key. In part three of their series on reckoning with DEI, Lior Locher and Dr Christy Allen explore the key components of repair and how we can work with them into diversity training.
How to help your managers create psychologically safe workplaces
Ang Brennan, Head of Learning and Talent at Insights, explains how, by upskilling managers, we can create psychologically safe workplace environments that catalyse learning and innovation.
Could AI coachbots replace human coaches?
We’ve already seen an explosion of AI-enabled services in every area of business, education and training that have the potential to radically change how we work. Coaching is one such area that is following suit… but how effective could a coachbot really be?
Help your employees resolve workplace conflict themselves
If clashes can be nipped in the bud by the very people involved, senior intervention or formal action might not be required. Here’s how organisations can empower their employees to resolve their own conflicts.
Four accountability traps and how managers can avoid them
Lack of accountability among team members can be frustrating for leaders and damaging for organisations. Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch explore common traps that undermine accountability and provide practical tips to avoid them.
