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.
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.
Four accountability traps and how managers can avoid them
Lack of accountability among team members can be frustrating for leaders and damaging for organisations. Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch explore common traps that undermine accountability and provide practical tips to avoid them.
How to build a business case for investment in L&D
Knowing how to build a solid business case for learning and development is vital for securing investment. Here are key considerations when looking to gain senior-level support for L&D initiatives.
Line managers: You shouldn’t have gone to Specsavers
Danny Wilkinson, Co-founder of Traction Coaching explores why it’s time for line managers to stop looking elsewhere and to take a good look at themselves.
Rip the band aid off: Have that difficult conversation
Nobody enjoys awkward conversations, but burying your head in the sand could be harming your workplace and your relationships. Here are some ways to navigate those difficult discussions.
Suicide awareness training: Six risk factors to pay attention to
Tragically, 6,000 people every year in the UK alone are being lost to something that is now widely described by expert clinicians as preventable – suicide. How can L&D professionals ensure workers are educated on the risk factors and extend a lifeline to those in crisis?
Nine things you need to know about mentoring in a hybrid world
Hedda Bird considers the best practices and challenges of mentoring in a hybrid world.
Mastering meetings: The key to effective leadership
Meetings. Whether you love them, loathe them or sit somewhere in the middle, there’s no denying they are crucial for both teams and organisations. But ineffective meetings cost time and money. Here, Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch of Distinction Business Consulting explore strategies for better executed and more meaningful meetings.
How L&D can support employees in the cost-of-living crisis
Fighting sky-rocket living costs is tough but here’s what L&D can do to help learners.
Are there zombies in your leadership programme?
Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch are here to help you ensure zombie notions aren’t undermining your leadership programmes.
Learning how to give candid feedback
To be an effective leader you need to accept the responsibility of delivering constructive feedback, however uncomfortable it may be.
Rethinking Management Development: Broadening our approach for 2024
Organisational development experts Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch provide three pivotal areas to re-evaluate and enrich management development strategies in 2024.
Workplace gaslighting: Equip managers to address psychological manipulation
Are your leaders and managers equipped to spot and address gaslighting quickly?
What’s a super-helper and why are they damaging your organisation?
Super-helpers are at risk of burn-out. L&D can encourage better behaviours from everyone in the organisation and avoid exploiting these useful employees.
The challenge of middle management – the role of emotional intelligence and self-compassion
How improving emotional intelligence can help create harmony in the workplace.
Time to ditch the ‘vanilla’ management training
Get creative and practical with your approach to management development and choose things that make us feel good, and don’t break the bank.
Are your managers unwittingly promoting learned helplessness?
Micromanagers may not know the detriment of their controlling leadership style.
The difference between ‘learning workflow’ and ‘learning in the workflow’
Understanding the differences between ‘learning workflow’ and ‘learning in the workflow’ can help improve L&D training programmes.
Five unexpected barriers to learning transfer
Failure to embed learning transfer is costing businesses money and hindering employees’ learning. Here are some ways to stop the cycle.
