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.
Five deep listening skills to help navigate workplace conflict
The importance of strong listening skills when dealing with conflict is often overlooked and misunderstood. Help your learners become better listeners with these five deep listening skills.
Rethinking learning culture: Is it enough for business-savvy L&D teams?
There’s a lot of confusion over what a learning culture actually is and whether it is a helpful term for business-savvy L&D teams. Is it the key to a high-performing organisation or another buzzword to ignore?
The future-focused CLO: Building capabilities for tomorrow
As technology and global markets are evolving, so too is the role of CLO. This article explores the pivotal role CLOs play in steering their organisations towards future success, focusing on the skills and strategies that will define the next generation of L&D leadership.
Five ways managers can improve development conversations
Creating developmental opportunities helps meet the desire for growth and keeps people motivated.
Communicating the value of L&D
What is the true value of L&D on performance and how do we measure this impact? Focusing L&D activities on measurable performance improvement is the key.
Why we need to deal with conflict and how to do it through training
Training staff to accept, acknowledge and actively manage conflict rather than ignore it, can turn potential loss into added value and create harmony.
Personal development: The learning culture starts with you
Embedding a learning culture at work begins with you.
Learner-centric strategies for better L&D fitness
With the right approach, L&D professionals can turn their learning vision into reality. This involves the use of learner-centric strategies.
Tips and tricks for virtual onboarding that creates a sense of community
By being prepared and creating a community online, virtual onboarding can be positive, effective and fun.
How learning leaders can craft the optimal learning environment
By taking a holistic approach that considers the psychological and physical dimensions of learning, CLOs can craft spaces that catalyse learning.
Growth outside climbing the vertical career ladder
Modern careers are no longer ladders. People grow in all directions and workplaces must now reflect this by nurturing employee growth with a positive learning culture.
When we focus on the competition, who really wins?
At a time where becoming brilliant at learning is key to success, we need to stop focusing on competition. Only by prioritising customers over competitors can organisations truly set themselves apart.
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?
The ‘learning culture’ debate: Is the term still valid in today’s climate?
Is the term still valid? We examine both sides of the debate…
2024 Culture Pioneer Awards: Entries now open!
This year’s Culture Pioneer award entries have officially opened! Enter the learning category for the chance to be recognised for supporting your organisations and employees to grow and succeed!
In L&D leaders we trust… or do we?
Trust is waning, in L&D leadership and beyond. In fact, research found that more than half of employees would trust a complete stranger before they would trust their own manager. The Nine Habits of Trust and Leadership Trust Index are tools that organisations can use to promote a culture of trust.
