Spotlight: We shine the light this week on Bob Selden
Bob Selden says training is the best job in the world. He talks to TrainingZone.co.uk about his personal challenges and making people look good. Name: Bob SeldenAge: 65Job title: Managing director, The National Learning Institute Brief description of the job that you do:Design, develop and implement management development processes for organisations. Facilitate on leadership programs […]
Ten top tips for the innovative leader
In an increasingly competitive world innovation is the key to having an advantage, says Paul Sloane. Whether you are leading a large or small organisation, you have to develop creative talents. It’s a challenging prospect. Here are his ten top tips to help unleash the innovation potential in your team. 1. Have a vision for […]
Talent management under the microscope
A research project to explore the state of talent management in the UK has begun.The six month project by InfoBasis will examine talent management practices among a range of British companies to draw out a set of good practice guidelines.The research will involve interviews with a range of organisations of different sizes and across a […]
Opinion: Training is not enough
Ability is only one factor that influences performance, says Donald H Taylor. Motivation and opportunity also play their part – and that’s where decent management comes in. Andrew Mayo recently wrote an Opinion piece on TrainingZone.co.uk in which he asked for less leadership training, and more decent management. The practical business of management, he argued, […]
A round-up of training news
Read what’s been in the headlines this week by clicking on the following news stories. Alternatively you can go to also on TrainingZone.co.uk to see a list of all our news and features.There’s more news than normal today, as we didn’t run a news bulletin on Easter MondayEmail worst way to communicate with customers Click […]
Trust in me? The hidden cost of dynamic leaders
Managers picked for their drive and ambition may not be the best team builders, says Nick Mitchell. Their aggressive touch may erode the mortar which holds an organisation together: Trust. Help them brush up on their people skills, he advises, if you want to pick employee engagement figures up off the floor. The role of […]
Developing new managers: Will you let them sink or help them swim?
If you don’t want your new managers to sink like a stone, dragging others with them, then follow John Pope’s advice, and make sure they’re ready for the deep end. Every so often we need to replace a manager and find that there is no-one who has been developed to fit the job. We look […]
Skills shortage challenges UK manufacturers
A major skills shortage, tight profit margins and the threat of low cost offshore manufacturing are the top three challenges for the UK manufacturing sector this year according to a survey of 400 interims managers specialising in manufacturing.According to the survey, commissioned by interim management provider, Russam GMS, 86% claimed there was an industry-wide skills […]
Interim management boom predicted for 2008
The number of interim managers hired by UK companies may rocket by more than 20 per cent during the next six months. Figures from Hitchenor Wakeford’s Interim Management Index show a major boost in interest from sectors such as financial services, manufacturing and technology over the next six months. With the interim management sector predicted […]
Simplicity: Survival tips for managers
Simplify and let go of power says our new columnist Trevor Gay: The results may surprise you. ‘Making the simple complicated is commonplace. Making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.’Charles MingusMy passionate belief is that simplicity – even in today’s allegedly ‘complex’ world of business, leadership and management – is a legitimate, relevant and […]
Opinion: Management development and the placebo effect
Paul Kearns, as controversial as ever, asks whether the National School of Government’s new management development programmes are placebos or the real McCoy? As someone who regularly brings upon himself scorn, abuse and ridicule in equal measures, simply because I insist that anyone wanting to call themselves a learning professional should provide some evidence that […]
A round-up of training news
Budget 2008: Extra £60m for skills New Enterprise Academy launched with Dragon Peter Jones The party is over for bosses who fail to meet recession challenge Silver surfers smash stereotype Investing in tomorrow’s leaders today Learning centre to go high tech with virtual reality suite New workplace scheme aims to boost ‘hit and miss’ training […]
Investing in tomorrow’s leaders today
A unique opportunity for young people, either in their first jobs or still in full time education, to participate in a free leadership development programme is up for grabs.Frontrunner is a free leadership development programme, designed to expand the leadership potential and horizons of people as they start their careers. The programme provides a unique […]
Braving a new world
Training is the key to successful international assignments, says Jeff Toms. Without it, he warns, you’re investing in the equivalent of managerial ‘lost luggage’. Understanding and working with people from different cultures is not always easy and often organisations underestimate the investment in preparation and training required to make such transitions go smoothly. Individuals facing […]
Junior managers: Stuck in the middle?
A ‘tick box’ attitude to training is no good if you want loyalty from young managers, says Simon Hollington. Instead of fretting over a mounting inbox in their absence plan some after-course coaching that will offer ongoing support, he advises, only then do you stand a real chance of getting a return on your investment. […]
A round-up of training news
Inquiry into the Google generation learning experience Recruiters say they’d like more training Major new training program to expand ‘talking’ therapies workforce Women-only management training pilot a runaway success Career crunch for women during economic slowdown? In brief Inquiry into the Google generation learning experienceA UK-wide inquiry into the widespread use of new technology by […]
Developing the management quickstep
In these troubled business times it’s important to stay one step ahead of the game. Jo Causon argues that management development is essential if you want your organisation to keep pace with external change. In today’s environment, individuals are facing tougher challenges at work than ever before. Advances in communications and technology mean managers have […]
Ask the expert: Learning time entitlement
How much time off is an employer obliged to give for staff to attend CPD events, and should it be pro-rata? Graham O’Connell, Mike Morrison and employment specialist Martin Brewer, partner at Mills & Reeve law firm, reply. Graham O’Connell replies: This is something that should be set out in your training/education policy so that […]
A round-up of training news
Coaching Roundtable Sign Statement of Shared Values Management Slog Reaps Few Rewards Work Bully May be the Boss Workers Leap at Chance to Train Sainsburys ‘Graduates’ Make an Impact Righttrack Rewards Two Top Delegates Dyslexia Website Tackles ‘Hidden Disability’ Free Direct Marketing ‘Guru’ Sessions Coaching Roundtable Sign Statement of Shared ValuesA major breakthrough in the […]
A round-up of training news
Donald Taylor to Give OnLine Talk…Online! e-Learning Project of the Year Student Loans Company Pioneers Phone Rage Training BILD Loves its First Birthday Training Scholarships Up For Grabs Bosses Asked to Bank Bright Ideas News In Brief Donald Taylor to Give OnLine Talk…Online!Donald Taylor, a regular contributor to TrainingZone.co.uk, is giving a free webinar talk, […]