How making invitations can elevate leaders
Inclusive and intentional invitations can improve leadership quality. They can motivate and empower and provide an opportunity to make a difference.
When we focus on the competition, who really wins?
At a time where becoming brilliant at learning is key to success, we need to stop focusing on competition. Only by prioritising customers over competitors can organisations truly set themselves apart.
Can ethical leaders make a difference to your company culture?
Leaders have a big part to play in creating an ethical workplace. A passive approach will not suffice.
Transforming L&D from ‘nice to have’ to ‘need to have’
In the ever-evolving landscape of organisational dynamics, learning and development (L&D) often finds itself relegated to the status of a ‘nice to have’ department rather than being recognised as the operational imperative it truly is. It’s time for a paradigm shift.
What is a good leader and how do you become one?
In the field of leadership, we often talk about effective leadership, good leadership or great leadership. But how do we know and measure if a leader is good, great or effective?
Neuroscience at work: How to have more productive conversations
How neuroscience can help you have better conversations at work.
A future we cannot fathom: Learning Technologies 2024 gets down and dirty
This year’s Learning Technologies offered an energising, supportive environment for L&D professionals grappling with heavyweight problems and seeking to prepare for a future we’re ill-equipped to fathom.
Navigating the future: A step-by-step for strategic thinking in your team
Better strategic thinking might be on your wishlist but how can we, as leaders, develop it? Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch provide a series of small, medium and large steps to unlock strategic thinking in your team.
Responsive strategic workforce planning for future-fit organisations
How can organisations use responsive strategic workforce planning and development to overcome ‘permavucalution’? Here are some practical ideas.
2024 Culture Pioneer Awards: Entries now open!
This year’s Culture Pioneer award entries have officially opened! Enter the learning category for the chance to be recognised for supporting your organisations and employees to grow and succeed!
There is no innovation without intrapreneurship
Established organisations are increasingly recognising the significance of intrapreneurship as an attractive skill but when it’s hard to quantify it can be difficult to foster without purpose behind it.
In L&D leaders we trust… or do we?
Trust is waning, in L&D leadership and beyond. In fact, research found that more than half of employees would trust a complete stranger before they would trust their own manager. The Nine Habits of Trust and Leadership Trust Index are tools that organisations can use to promote a culture of trust.
Had enough of managers who are too busy to care? It’s time to build a coaching culture
A good workplace culture is arguably more important than ever before. Workplaces where managers are just too busy to focus on their people is a huge problem for organisations. Could a coaching culture be the answer?
Winners announced for Culture Pioneer Awards 2023
Who are the winners of the 2023 Culture Pioneer Awards? Read on to discover who went home with the trophies for their exceptional achievements in organisational culture change…
Cultivating a growth mindset: Essential advice for progressive CLOs
The value of continuous learning and improvement can’t be overstated. In order to foster an organisational culture that values learning and adaptability, adopting a growth mindset can be a transformative first step.
Mastering meetings: The key to effective leadership
Meetings. Whether you love them, loathe them or sit somewhere in the middle, there’s no denying they are crucial for both teams and organisations. But ineffective meetings cost time and money. Here, Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch of Distinction Business Consulting explore strategies for better executed and more meaningful meetings.
It’s time to stop playing the Blame Game
We need to replace blame with accountability and this means taking stock of accountability best practices, all of which can be found above the line. So, where exactly is this line and how do we go about getting above it?
From career paths to talent pathways: How should we respond to the changing face of work?
What does the label of ‘talent’ actually mean? We need to view talent from the perspective that everyone has inherent skills and capabilities and the potential to learn, grow and develop and take a new view of talent development and talent pathways.
Are you supporting your imposter syndrome sufferers?
Beverley Sunderland discusses actions managers and leaders can take to identify and support employees suffering with imposter syndrome.
How L&D can make an impact during times of financial strain
Even the smallest L&D teams can make a difference by thinking about and approaching their work differently. Significant benefits can be reaped from adopting a more strategic approach to what we spend our time on and how it impacts the business.
