How to prove the ROI of employee recognition
The best businesses are the ones that are always looking for ways to improve, to enhance their offering and get the best out of their people, and for some time it’s been well recognised that having highly motivated and engaged employees is the foundation for which an organisation can grow and become successful. But one […]
How to recognise achievers, not self-promoters
We’ve all probably come across at least one co-worker throughout our careers that was quick to let everyone know about their achievements throughout the day and angle to take centre-stage during team meetings. And whilst for the more-discerning of us this may just be something of an annoyance, maybe even something to expect from working […]
How To Grow New Managers In Your Company
Everyone knows that a great manager can make life enjoyable and the day go by faster, while a terrible one can turn a decent job into utter misery. Many managers rise through the ranks of the same company, and business owners must do everything they can to turn new managers into great managers as soon […]
5 Secrets to Become a Successful Entrepreneur
In order to become a successful entrepreneur, you might want to look at others who have achieved this goal before you and start asking some questions. The first mistake that you want to avoid is focusing too much on what they’ve accomplished. You see, the degree of their success may be attributed to some specific […]
To Turn a Profit: Investing in a Startup
Investing in a startup that holds great promise can mean fame and massive fortune for the company and its shareholders. However, many are unaware of the depth of responsibility that falls on the early investors of a budding company. Investing in a single company can be a risky gamble for many. If you are ready […]
Six Tips to Improve Your Management Style
The world is constantly becoming increasingly complex, and this applies to management as well. Gone are the days when you could just be result oriented and expect everything else to fall into place. The successful manager of today needs to possess a variety of hard and soft skills. He or she must ensure all employees […]
L&D in the UK Survey
Our 2nd Annual Survey looks at the Grassroots of L&D in the UK. We are asking the questions to help anyone involved in L&D to learn from their peers about what’s really happening with L&D departments in the UK. Full results will be published in early Feb, including our summary and analysis. The survey takes […]
Finding Leaders Within Your Organization
The success of your firm depends on the kind of leaders that you have. Your firm has to have a plan for current leaders and future ones. There has to be a grooming system in place so that when the current managers retire or leave, there is already someone that can replace them. Although you […]
Individualism vs Collectivism
On Saturday, The Guardian reported a generational divide on the question of whether we should pay more tax to finance, amongst other things, the NHS. For me, it highlighted the great challenge of the human condition – the eternal conflict between what’s best for us individually, and what’s best for us collectively. When we’re young […]
Basics of Starting a Franchise Business
Buying a franchise is a choice that a lot of first-time entrepreneurs opt for in order to provide their business with a head start. On the one hand, running a franchise provides you with an independence that you’ve always dreamed of, while, on the other hand, it gives you an assistance of having a major […]
Can business leaders do more to benefit society?
A new report has found an alarming negative shift in younger workers attitudes towards the businesses that employ them and leaders within companies too. The latest annual Millennial Survey carried out by Deloitte uncovered that the large majority of millennial workers don’t believe businesses behave ethically or with good motivations. Also notable was the huge […]
What Your New Management Training Is Missing
While employees deal with difficult customers from time to time, it’s a wholly different skill from dealing with difficult employs when they get promoted up the ranks to management. Conflict resolution should form part of management training because it is an essential skill in a manager’s toolkit. CPP found that employees in the US spent […]
Why managers need interview skills training
It’s not just candidates that need to prepare for interviews, the management staff that conduct them also need to receive training in order to maintain professional standards. Ensuring a potential employee is interviewed by a well-trained staff member is of the upmost importance in any company’s hiring process. It is vital that the interviewer asks […]
GDPR: do training attitudes need to change?
We’re now six months into the formal adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and while the initial flurry of emails asking people to update their content preferences may have died down, the number of pop-ups on websites wishing for users to comply with whatever their cookies policy may be continues apace. While the […]
Breakthrough of Organizational Development
Change is inevitable, especially in a highly competitive realm. Countries master techniques to upgrade their economic development in its full potential through the fusion of training and technology. L&D is the bread and butter that strengthens an organization’s performance in the industrialized economy. The UAE government is one of the countries who seek to use L&D […]
3 signs you need to invest in employee training
Remaining successful in today’s business environment means that you need to be agile: operate 2X faster and 2X smarter than your closest competitor. This translates to having better teams: with more hands-on experience, shorter learning curve and higher motivation to perform. Clearly, such teams do not emerge out of anywhere. They are a direct result […]
Single Tasking – The Most Important Skill For 2019
Want to know the most important skill you will need to master in 2019? It’s got nothing to do with big data, virtual reality, AI, digital learning or any of the other “buzzword” related topics doing the rounds. Yes, master this and you will really get ahead. Want to know what this super power skill is? Well, […]
Defining Roles in Project Management Methodology
Many people look at the complete set of role definitions in PRINCE2 and make the mistake of thinking that a role is equal to a person. How could their project possibly fund this many people? But one of the core strengths of the PRINCE2 methodology is its scalability – and nowhere is this more in […]
Simplify and direct your management style with a ‘step-up mindset’
Type ‘Management Styles’ into Google and you will get over 13 million+ results. Anyone inspiring to become a manager (or existing managers) may very well be overwhelmed by this figure. Question: Where do you start when considering your own management style? Answer: Get the foundations in place. Simplify your management style and find a direction that suits you […]
What learning experience would you like to find in your company?
For over 12 years now, I’ve been working in Learning & Development, defining training strategies, doing instructional design and developing learning content for clients. Throughout these years, I’ve been able to see the paradigm changing from single, one time training events to having learning content at the point of need. Being a strong advocate of training, […]
