Seven tips for making confrontation in the boardroom productive
Nick Williams tells the community how to take positives from potentially explosive situations. Confrontation is something that no one really wants to deal with, but when you’re in a boardroom it’s often unavoidable. However, confrontation doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing. Take a constructive approach to confrontation and you can make it positively […]
L&D news round-up: 30 July
News time! Read beneath for the week’s news of leadership, skills and Facebook benevolence. 6 Really Simple Ways to Boost Learning and Development – Excellence in Government What Donald Trump’s outbursts say about leadership – Fortune HR needs to rethink M&A tactics to boost its influence and impact, says study – CIPD Digital skills for a digital generation; […]
How L&D leaders can ensure they recruit the right person
How do you navigate the minefield of new hires? Read this piece from Marie Faulkner to start with. “L&D leaders are under pressure to respond with a modernised learning and development strategy” – Towards Maturity. For any organisation to achieve its business objectives, it is, of course, essential to have in place a strategy that […]
ACL Exercise
Hello I am in the process of developing an Introduction to Management course for employees who are considering that nest step into management. As part of the course I would like to use the ACL model and am looking for ideas for exercises to demonstrate this. Can any of you help Thanks Helen Richardson helenrichardson@merseyfire.gov.uk […]
Need help on Situational Leadership
Hello, I am looking for case studies on situational leadership for my training. I am looking at a case study on skill and will/motivation issues. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Hello, I am looking for case studies on situational leadership for my training. I am looking at a case study on skill and will/motivation issues. Any help is appreciated. […]
The business benefits of listening
Friends, Romans, business leaders – lend me your ears. David Kay talks listening tips in business. Companies sell a product or service to generate revenue and profit – simple. So how can listening help? Simply too much focus on the product or service without listening to the customer can cause declining revenues and profit. Malcolm […]
L&D news round-up: 2 July
News time again – all the best L&D, skills and humans-kept-as-pets stories of the week. UK school leavers ‘the worst in Europe for essential skills’, report says – The Telegraph Smartphones and internet may give you ‘digital amnesia’ – Business Standard The 9 Traits That Define Great Leadership – Time Google warns of AI skills shortage challenge – V3 […]
Retaining and engaging female talent
Simon Birchall outlines steps HR professionals can take to ensure they provide a positive working environment that engages with female employees. The report published in March by Lord Davies signalled considerable progression when it comes to women securing positions on the FTSE 100 board. The report showed that in four years the number of women who […]
Leadership – faking it
How well do you listen? In an excerpt from his new book, David Kay questions how well we listen to our leaders, and how well they listen to us. Have you ever attended an all-hands meeting/call or Town Hall meeting? Ever looked forward to it? Well, call me strange, and many people have, but I […]
How to write like a leader with 10 online tools
Julie Petersen gives the community her best tips for improving writing skills for leaders. If you try to follow any guide that would turn you into a better leader, you will probably come across this step: improve your writing skills. Have you ever wondered why this part is so important for your professional success? A […]
Leadership: On the warrior’s path
Focusing on personal insight, courage and powerful creativity in every area of our lives can help us to develop strong leadership skills according to Simon Lee. For many years, I have been combining mental and physical development techniques alongside a nutritional programme with extraordinary results. The idea first occurred when I found that many people […]
The Big Data revolution: Middle managers need to adapt
Mike Straw discusses the threat that Big Data poses to middle management. A recent Gartner survey reported that 73% of organisations have invested or plan to invest in Big Data in the next two years. This news coincides with a recent Wall Street Journal article which has suggested that businesses are opting to use data […]
Five habits for successful leadership
Paul Russell gives us a quick insight into what makes a successful modern leader. Whether it is business, community, politics or sports, all need successful leaders; men and women who can inspire those around them to reach deep within themselves to get things done. The old saying, ‘leaders are created, not born’ still holds true. […]
Career Development Programme Names
We have developed a new Career Development Framework and are working on 3 Development Programmes to move through people through that framework. However, we don't want to keep using CDF and CDP as anograms or titles for the programme. We'd also like to move away for Level 1, 2, 3 etc. We're struggling to come […]
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. […]