What Happened Next? Implementing an E-Learning Solution. By Sarah Fletcher
Technical trainer Stephen Picton explains what happened next after asking TrainingZONE’s Any Answers board for tips on implementing an e-learning project – how did he research and launch it? By Sarah Fletcher Has anyone recently implemented an e-learning solution? I am currently heading up a project to implement e-learning in my organisation. I have conducted […]
The Way I See It … Understanding the True Realities of Influencing
Oakwood Learning condense over a decades worth of research to bring you their eleven principles of influencing. The 11 Principles of InfluencingIn our research, organisational managers, leaders and employees were asked this question:‘From your experiences, how do people influence you?’Over a 10 year period the answers from over 1200 people were collated to discover the […]
What Happened Next? The Training Mutiny. By Sarah Fletcher
How do you manage new employees who criticise your training methods, complain to senior staff and take the induction into their own hands? What training strategies will win back control and keep it? By Sarah Fletcher. How do you train after the staff have criticised your methods? We are a manufacturing and distribution company with […]
Coaching: The Great Divide
New research has revealed that 78 per cent of managers think that coaching is a top priority in their organisations – but 63 per cent say they spend less, or a lot less, time than they should carrying out coaching.As a result, UK employees feel more hard-done by than their US counterparts with 44 per […]
Book review: Change Management: a Critical Perspective
“As change becomes a constant in business life, there are also many elements to the book that will be useful for training management teams who are about to embark upon major organisational change.” Title: Change Management: a Critical Perspective Author: Mark HughesPublisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel and DevelopmentISBN: 1-84398-070-3Price: £32.99 (CIPD members £29.69)Reviewer: Sharon CooperI […]
The Way I See It: Preparing for Age Equality Regulations
Training consultant and project manager John Allan explains what business must do to prepare for the incoming age discrimination legislation. Back in January this year, I responded to the piece HR Radar: How are you handling age discrimination laws? with some thoughts on how to prepare for the age discrimination regulations. This described an awareness […]
E-Learning: Implementing a Management Skills Project
An “original approach” to e-learning was required for this Management Skills project dealing with early years. Nik Kellingley explains his e-learning strategies and the business benefits. The European Enhancement of Early Years Management Skills (EEEYMS) Project was made possible by Leonardo funding. It began in October 2003 and will finish in October 2006.The project was […]
Book review: Talent on Tap
FIMC Chartered Management Consultant John Pope finds this book “provides excellent guidance” but fails to deal with “the client’s often vague views of a business problem”. Title: Talent on TapAuthor: Emma Brierly Publisher: CIPD 2006ISBN: 1 84398 140 8Price: £24.99Reviewer: John PopeThis excellent book aims to help line management to get the best from freelancers, […]
Management Consultant Skills Cost Public Sector £3bn
The cost of using management consultants in the public sector has jumped by 23% in 12 months, new figures reveal.The NHS has caused much of this increase, the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) reports.The bill for the health service leapt from £221m to £998m over the past year as trusts hired private sector advisors to help […]
Age Discrimination – Are You Prepared?
Stuart Chamberlain, employment law expert and author from Consult GEE, comments on research conducted by the Department of Work and Pensions, and sets out the steps employers should take to avoid discrimination claims. Recent research undertaken for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) shows how far many employers have to go in order to […]
Chief Learning Officers Set to Surge
The number of Chief Learning Officers (CLO) is set to surge in the UK, new research reveals.Learning solutions provider Thomson NETg predicts the number of CLOs on the board will jump to over 50% by 2011.Currently, only one FTSE 100 company has a CLO on the board, compared to more than half of listed companies […]
Olympic Skills Shortage Calls on Migrant Workers
Skills shortages could force local employers to hire migrant workers for the 2012 Olympic games, businesses claim.Employers and residents must be trained in the right skills to win Olympic contracts, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said.The problem is especially acute in construction, transport, security, tourism and IT.“There is particular concern that many […]
Time Management: For Trainers
Training consultant Rich Lucas outlines four ways to effectively organise your tasks to produce efficient, effective results. Time management is a funny thing – its basis in “to do” lists and the worldand its friend claiming to have the greatest time management tool availableand claim to make you work smarter, not harder.The only problem is […]
Book Review: Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense
Title: Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based ManagementAuthors: Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. SuttonPublisher: Harvard Business School Press, 2006ISBN: 1-59139-862-2Price: £16.99Reviewer: MAKE LINK (& PROFILE PAGE FOR SIMON JOHNSON)On what basis do you make business-critical decisions? Following careful consideration of the evidence? Or on instinct, whether that be from the head […]
UK Leads World in Commitment to Mature Staff Skills
UK employers are twice as likely to recruit older workers than their global competitors, retaining valuable skills, new research claims.The survey of 27,000 employees across 20 countries found that over 40% of companies believed in losing older staff to make way for younger recruits.According to the report by HSBC, UK firms are world leaders in […]
Book Review: Developing Strategic Leadership Skills
Reviewer John Pope finds the concept of strategic leadership "rather vague", yet gives the book top marks for helpfulness – despite it seemingly forcing questions of how "special" this strategy is. Title: Developing Strategic Leadership SkillsEditor: John Potter and Alan Hooper Publisher: CIPDPrice: £300Reviewer: John Pope This workbook is aimed at trainers, facilitators and coaches […]
Book review: Management Mumbo-Jumbo: A Sceptic’s Guide.
Title: Management Mumbo-Jumbo: A Sceptic’s DictionaryAuthor: Adrian FurnhamPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanISBN: 1403987025Price: £19.99Reviewer: Jonathan SeniorBefore we start, I should say that I am into irony (not ironing) but irony, and so as a result this book appealed to me as one which could lift the lid on all the “trendy speak” and fads.A sceptic’s dictionary isn’t […]
How Did I Get Here? Giles Smith, QA
Giles Smith, head of Managed Training Service (MTS) at award winning consultancy QA, explains why learning on the job can be an ineffective and expensive training method. 1. Describe your role and responsibilitiesMy role is to increase awareness amongst our customers of the Managed Training Service (MTS) we offer, and make sure that the service […]
US Surges Ahead of Europe on Training Spending
Training levels in Europe are falling as the US continues to surge ahead on skills investment, the world’s largest human capital report reveals.The study of over 15,000 US and European organisations found that relative levels of spending on training are higher in the United States, as European expenditure has fallen year by year.In Europe, the […]
What happened next? Dealing with Drugs. By Sarah Fletcher
How do you handle an employee whose drug-fuelled weekends are spilling over into working hours? Find out What Happened Next when member Claire Fitzgerald asked Any Answers how to make her workplace a pill free zone. By Sarah Fletcher How do we stop the downward spiral? “A valued member of our team has a really […]