The cost of poor learning and development on the UK’s productivity

A focus on the L&D function is the secret to helping boost the UK’s flagging productivity
Grappling with the grey areas in scenario-based learning

Best practices in DEI aren’t always one thing or the other. The most important thing is our capability to discuss what’s transpired in a respectful and meaningf
The key to resilience is learning and reflection

Four ways to build resilience using reflection.
Building your network: Key relationships for success as a new CLO

Building strong relationships internally and externally is key to succeeding in the role of CLO.
Coaching culture: How cultural symbols may be holding your organisation back

For a coaching culture to take root, the symbols of traditional hierarchical structures need to be dismantled.
Immerse learners in the action – and make it fun

Scenario-based learning can reduce training fatigue and drive results.
Learning about directorships

With a very few exceptions, such as being an undischarged bankrupt or having already been disqualified as a director, virtually anyone can take up a position as a company director. However, there is a wealth of difference between being appointed as a director and having the skills and knowledge required to be an effective leader […]
What every new CLO needs to know in the first 90 days

Important ways that new CLOs can make an impact in their first 90 days
How experiential learning ignites greater humanity in leaders

If we want to develop more self-aware leaders, embracing experiential learning is the way forward.
Golden Rules of Leadership – From a Foal

If you asked me what I’m most proud of achieving in my life, it wouldn’t be starting a business which is 20 years old this year, or any of my other work-based achievements. It would be training a young horse from scratch. It was so far outside my comfort zone that it felt braver than […]
Powering a winning mentality: Six attitude enablers

How developing the right mindset can open up opportunities and ensure you’re making the right choices.
The unexpected advantages of awards – and how to make your entry stand a chance

Entering awards is not just about getting an external slap on the back. It’s an opportunity to reflect and learn.
Shifting the learning atmosphere

How L&D can drive a change in the ‘learning climate’.
Why learning and development leaders should think like journalists

A journalistic approach to learning and development can help organisations go beyond symptoms and uncover the deep-rooted causes of performance gaps.
Harnessing personal power for effective coaching

Why knowledge is power and personal power is at the heart of coaching
Why reverse mentoring is essential in 2023

Reverse mentoring is superior to conventional mentoring, with the ability to boost both individuals’ confidence, skill set and knowledge
Treat your workers like citizens of a company, not consumers of jobs

What if companies viewed their employees as citizens and not consumers of jobs?
Emotional intelligence: How to help employees control emotions when triggered

Dr Audrey Tang champions the importance of building emotional intelligence, and discusses strategies to help people control their emotions.
Mentoring success: It’s all in the planning

How to structure your internal mentoring programme for maximum success.
Why learning cultures need to be reframed as awareness cultures

If we want learners to develop skills most important to the business, it might be time for a culture shake-up.