Caption comp: June/July 2015
A winner! Congratulations to Dean Jamson who has won this, the last ever caption competition (in its current form) with this zinger: Who said there’s no money in football? So… As some of you may know, TrainingZone is migrating to a faster, more exciting publishing platform and it seems like a good time to make […]
L&D news round-up: 4 June
News time once again – all the best L&D and hedgehog-related news from the last week. UK nations have biggest skills gaps, says OECD – BBC News The politics of Digital Skills: “Educating and training the workers of the world” – Computer Weekly Doctor uses Oculus Rift to help visually impaired – VR Weekly Skills at risk from […]
Five tools to manage a remote team
Work out of the office? Bostjan Bregar has yet more great advice for remote teams. Remote working can have benefits to both employees and employers, creating a happier team who enjoy a better work life balance, which in turn can increase productivity and flexibility for both parties. Managing remote workers can seem like a daunting […]
How to provide feedback that will develop your employees
Feedback doesn't have to be just a box-ticking exercise. Monique Rivers tells us how to turn it into a constructive experience. Let's make one thing clear – there's no improvement without feedback. If you spot an employee going about their work in a wrong way or making the same mistakes over and over again, it's […]
L&D news round-up: 12 May
News time! Due to holidays it’s two days early but there are still plenty of stories to pique your interest. Digest and discuss… New £10m tech college to tackle skills gap – Western Morning News 10 essential skills every dad should teach his children – The Telegraph Almost 20,000 get mental health training – The Derry Journal The […]
Why all politicians should aspire to be ‘authentic’ leaders
What makes a really authentic leader? Looking at the main political parties running up to the General Election, it is a question we can measure all the party leaders against. Leona Barr Jones has spent many years training future leaders both in the public and private sectors. Here, she identifies the key traits of authentic leadership. […]
L&D news round-up: 7 May
It’s 7 May 2015. I’m sure something important is happening today. Oh well, here’s the week’s news and opinion. Tech sector job creation climbs to new high but skills focus needed – City AM ‘Game of Thrones’ Leadership Lessons for the Office – Wall Street Journal Google HR Boss: We Don’t Care Where You Went To College – Forbes […]
L&D news round-up: 30 April
News time, newshounds. It’s skills-heavy and General Election-lite, just the way we like it. It’s crunch time for the UK’s skills shortage: Our politicians must wake up – City A.M. The top 14 skills in the red hot market for marketing jobs – Venture Beat How Emotional Intelligence Became a Key Leadership Skill – HBR Blogs 2 Perspectives From […]
Leadership Styles…Which is your your style?
As we so often look to find ideas and feedback on leadership styles, do you have a a favoured approach for leading and inspiring your team? Certainly the type personalities that make up your team and the specific goal in mind may possibly determine your style? Here is an initial list of leadership styles that […]
The importance of motivating teams
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Dubai. His new book 'Flashes of Thought' offers us his insights in leadership, business and life. What lessons can we learn from this world leader on how he manages his teams? "It is […]
Female leadership: Role models rock!
How do you engage young females to be future leaders. Jane Kenyon has a few ideas. As a female champion I am delighted more and more businesses are getting real about gender parity along all levels of the talent pipeline. No-one is cheering louder than me for the companies that have recognised the undeniable contribution […]
L&D news round-up: 23 April
It’s the news. Read on for our stories of the week. The innovators: matching autistic people with jobs needing special skills – The Guardian Three Tests of Leadership in the New Disengagement Economy – The Huffington Post Talent is HR’s top priority but function needs to clarify its purpose, experts say – CIPD blogs Female leadership, entrepreneurship and […]
L&D news round-up: 16 April
News round-up time. Enjoy! The skills shortage: Mind the gap – The Economist HR – please stop thinking in ‘years’ – HRZone Ten Low-Cost Options For Customized Leadership Development – Forbes Training future doctors: how does medical education need to adapt? – The Guardian Training Matters: How do you teach digital journalism skills? – Hold the Front Page Plugging the skills […]
Ten ways to be a great boss
According to Gary Cattermole great bosses are not born great, they become great. Here he gives his top 10 tips for becoming an effective leader: Be clear about your vision for the business Without direction, it is easy to get lost. Tell your team what it is you are trying to achieve and how you […]
Nurture your female talent into pole position
We're getting there, but still a way off from gender parity in the boardroom. Cynthia Stuckey investigates. It's been hard to escape Lord Davies' report [1] announcing how 25% of FTSE 100 directors are now female. This is up from 12.5% four years ago and, as Vince Cable remarked, ‘FTSE 100 boards have made enormous […]
What leaders can do to manage workplace stress
Nigel Purse, chairman and director of The Oxford Group, on how effective communication from leaders can help to combat workplace stress. Stress is now the single biggest cause of sickness in the UK, with over 105 million work days lost to stress each year – costing UK employers £1.24bn. And research from the mental health […]
Great leaders are great teachers
Bernie Bulkin compares the life of a leader to the environment of the classroom. What can we learn? Read on to find out. I frequently thought of staff meetings, even the more senior level executive committees, as rather boring chunks of time in my work week. Sure there are things that need to be communicated, […]
Caption comp: March/April 2015
A winner! Congrats to EJRoden who won with this joke: ‘When they said they were going to reduce classroom training, this wasn’t what I’d envisaged.’ Entry is free and open to all members. A winner!Congrats to EJRoden who won with this joke:’When they said they were going to reduce classroom training, this wasn’t what I’d […]
L&D news round-up: 26 March
News time again! A bumper week this week. Appropriately, we end with Armageddon. Tips for Coaching Someone Remotely – Harvard Business Review HBR thinks it can be done. How to win at job interviews, according to Google’s HR boss – City AM Some fairly obvious tips from the big G. 5 Timeless Leadership Roles To Help Navigate Change – […]
Are the managers you’re training ‘too busy’?
Managers can suffer lack of engagement too. Kieran Hearty gives us some practical advice to minimise this happening. When you deliver training courses, how often do you suffer from the dreaded last minute 'no-shows'? Do your participants complain upon arrival about the lack of time that they have to attend training, or worse, to put […]
