Employee engagement: ‘motivation’ is dead, it’s time to find new ways to empower your team
‘Motivation’ used to be all the rage when it came to employee engagement, but today’s workforce needs a more subtle approach that takes their own needs and priorities into account. Remember when motivation was all the rage? We had the motivational posters and the motivational speakers and the motivation theories differentiating between intrinsic and extrinsic […]
Performance management: the five most common productivity killers and how to combat them
Inefficient processes mean your employees may be a lot less productive than you think and this is no doubt costing your organisation dearly. Here’s how to assess how productive they are and remove those barriers. How many days per week do you think your employees are working efficiently, doing what they are supposed to be […]
Leadership development: how organisations can provide breadth of experience to high potential employees
Developing high potential employees into the leaders of tomorrow hinges on being able to provide them with the right learning experiences to ensure they’re ready for the challenges at the top. Breadth of experience is the foundation for progression to senior roles. Only if a promising employee has worked through a variety of different organisational […]
Leadership development: how to create ‘cooling spaces’ in the heat of uncertainty
Self-reflection, or ‘cooling space’, is an underrated commodity in today’s working environment but it’s essential to ensuring that leaders keep a clear head and are responsive to change. The heat is on for the leaders of today. We are living in an age of uncertainty. In the retail sector alone we’ve seen headlines about […]
Learning strategy: the dangers of applying big data to learning
Technology has given us access to more data than ever before, but in the rush to make use of all this new information we mustn’t lose sight of the human side of day-to-day interaction, which can often teach us more than we realise. Our uniqueness is our distinct advantage, not our limitation. We need to […]
Leadership: how to create a learning culture from the top down
A learning culture can only really exist when it’s authentic and when leaders and senior managers set the tone. Let’s get one thing straight – a company’s culture cannot be manufactured. Saying that you want your culture to be a certain way doesn’t make it a reality, which is why when I hear companies saying […]
Why nurturing a love of learning will future-proof your organisation
Can continuous learning help future-proof your organisation, and how important are the leaders in creating a culture of learning? Today’s digital accelerating, politically unstable climate creates novel opportunities for business but also raises the threat of obsolescence across products, services and entire sectors. The organisations that succeed in this environment are those that can be […]
Why building a learning culture should start from the bottom up
Today’s ‘always on’ digital environment presents more opportunities than ever before for organisations to involve their employees in facilitating change in their learning culture. Traditionally, developing a learning culture would be treated like any other boardroom project – pushed down from the top with everything delivered as part of a formal framework with clear boundaries. […]
Using SEO to grow your training business
When it came to marketing courses and generating new business, SEO (search engine and PPC (pay per click ads) were surprisingly low on the agenda for training companies our industry benchmark report showed. This post focuses on how SEO can be leveraged to increase your course bookings and grow your training business. What is SEO? […]
Instilling tech-savvy values into your company
You need to become familiar with how to get the most out of your workplace. In this regard, your networking capabilities are crucial. Not only do you need to have the best infrastructure in place, it’s also vital that you train people in a way that makes them savvy with their web use and communication. […]
Bringing More Accountability Into Your Workplace
Every manager desires workplace accountability because it’s clearly linked to higher work performance. Although not as clear, accountability also improves competency, creativity, commitment, innovation, morale, and satisfaction. All of these things happen when employees are truly invested in their company’s future. Why You Need Accountability In Your Business When there isn’t any accountability, there isn’t […]
Is Donald Trump a great Leader? Just hear me out.
Donald Trump has taken USA politics by storm in recent years. A questionable approach from a man with questionable morals, some would say. However, looking at the definition and qualities of a ‘Leader’ perhaps there is something in ‘The Donald’ s approach. One definition of a leader is ‘someone with a vision who can inspire people […]
Effective Ways to Boost Your Employees Morale
The only way to increase income and scale your company is to boost the productivity among employees. This can be done just in case your staff is highly motivated, focused and oriented to the company’s goals. Maintaining high morale among employees can’t be done with pay bumps alone since money is motivating people just to […]
People management: why introverts make great leaders
Introverts have the potential to be great leaders but in order to bring out the best in them organisations need to provide the right executive coaching. The term ‘introvert’ is rarely associated with great leadership. Introverts tend to shy away from blowing their own trumpets and as a result, you don’t hear about many in […]
Leadership: how can we solve problems so everyone wins?
Good leadership isn’t about imposing your worldview on those you manage; often it’s about being able to resolve conflict effectively. Here are some tips for more positive problem solving to ensure everyone feels like a winner. When there’s a problem that needs solving in a working environment, the temptation is for people to pick a […]
Bringing success home
In a profound way England’s success at the 2018 World Cup is all the greater for them not having come home with the trophy. Had they done so all the commentary would have been about the win; endless TV appearances showing off the trophy, managing the weight of expectations in respect of the next tournament, […]
Sharism In Learning
Lifelong learning is accepted as a part of personal and professional life. Maybe that’s because technology brings with it such sweeping changes, or fast-paced globalisation means we can’t rely on previous understanding of our industries’ rules and regulations. The availability of easy to access training, much of it free, from sources such as YouTube or […]
How to Create a Parent Friendly Corporate Culture
Millennials may not be waiting to start families as early as their parents, but the truth is more than a million of them have children each year. In addition to this, there are plenty of Gen-X parents with minor children to care for. There are even a notable number of boomers who are raising grandchildren […]
Motivational video on ownership
Hi, I’m looking for a short inspirational video focused on Ownership/accountability to show at the end a internal Customer Experience conference. Does anyobody come across something powerful on the topic or perhaps you have something you could share with me? I’m browsing YoutTube as we speak as well, but I’ve got a tight deadline, hence why I […]
People development: Using experiential learning to create behavioural change
Not all learning has to be done in a classroom – sometimes the best way for employees to learn new skills is by being exposed to new experiences. The current uncertainty and ambiguity in business requires leaders to be more agile and operate out of their comfort zone. Experiential learning has been growing in popularity […]
