Why leaders should always own up to their mistakes
Owning up to our erroneous ways is not easy, but if leaders cannot muster the courage to share failures how can we expect others in the organisation to?
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.
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?
Untangling wicked problems: Build connectivity, resilience and trust in organisations
How can you enable employees to solve your organisation’s wicked problems? It requires the power trio of connectivity, resilience and trust, says L&D expert Nigel Paine.
Enhance the new hire experience with these 10 LMS onboarding features
Onboarding is not just the responsibility of HR and line managers; L&D teams also play a key role in this stage of the employee lifecycle. Here, Idan Sol of Access Learning outlines how to use an onboarding LMS to help your new starters thrive.
Four key trends for L&D in 2025
How will L&D be at the heart of organisational success in 2025? Here, Elliot Gowans of Access Learning explores four key trends set to define the L&D space in 2025 and how organisations can leverage these insights to empower their people.
2025 Culture Pioneer Awards: Entry period opens!
Calling all L&D professionals and advocates of learning cultures! The 2025 Culture Pioneer Awards are here, presenting you with an opportunity to showcase your success and inspire positive change within the workplace.
A practical guide to learning cultures: The Capex formula
Looking for a practical guide to building a learning culture? You’ve come to the right place. Head of People and Culture, Dani Saadu, introduces the Capex formula and its application in fostering a culture of continuous development.
Onboarding: How Hertfordshire County Council sets new hires up for success
Did you know that up to 20% of new hires leave their job within the first 45 days? This costly turnover is often preventable – and one of the most powerful solutions is effective onboarding. Here, Aglaia Economou shares best practices from Hertfordshire County Council’s structured onboarding approach.
Behaviour change lessons from the world of health and fitness
TrainingZone columnist Jackie Clifford examines four behaviour change lessons from the fitness world that can be translated for use in our organisations.
Breaking down barriers: Accessibility in learning and development
For National Inclusion Week 2024, Founder of Accessible Me, Mike Osborne, explores the importance of accessibility in learning design and training delivery.
It is leaders now, not departments that must provide L&D
Leaders should not rely so much on the learning and development department to build skills, says coaching expert Matt Somers.
2024 Culture Pioneer Awards finalists announced
Announcement alert! This year’s Culture Pioneer Awards shortlist is out now…
Enhancing the brand of L&D
Paul Matthews explores what people say about L&D when the professionals have left the room. And what to do about it…
Is your L&D team playing on ‘defence’ or ‘offence’?
By reflecting on and challenging the priorities that currently inform your L&D goals and strategies, you can enable and accelerate significant change.
How to embrace innovation as a Chief Learning Officer
Chief Learning Officers today will fail if they do not wholeheartedly embrace innovation and step away from the comfort of traditional training approaches. Cathy Hoy, CEO of CLO100, outlines four foundations to successful innovation in L&D.
Four workplace culture trends observed in 240 progressive organisations
From analysing the activities of 240 people-first organisations, HRZone’s Culture Pioneers campaign reveals four workplace culture trends to pay attention to. As a media partner for the campaign, TrainingZone examines these trends and offers key takeaways for L&D professionals.
Is our learning world really changing?
In the learning industry, there’s a gap between L&D programmes and their impacts that needs to be closed. But how? We need to do more to be led by the needs of each person and be clear on purpose and expectations. We need to act as true agents of change.
A learning industry that doesn’t know how to learn? How did we get here?
Who taught you how to learn? Did anyone? Let’s face it: we can’t know what we haven’t been taught. Maybe we need to wave the white flag of not knowing and, finally, begin to learn.
How to help your managers create psychologically safe workplaces
Ang Brennan, Head of Learning and Talent at Insights, explains how, by upskilling managers, we can create psychologically safe workplace environments that catalyse learning and innovation.
