Using SEO to grow your training business
When it came to marketing courses and generating new business, SEO (search engine and PPC (pay per click ads) were surprisingly low on the agenda for training companies our industry benchmark report showed. This post focuses on how SEO can be leveraged to increase your course bookings and grow your training business. What is SEO? […]
Bringing More Accountability Into Your Workplace
Every manager desires workplace accountability because it’s clearly linked to higher work performance. Although not as clear, accountability also improves competency, creativity, commitment, innovation, morale, and satisfaction. All of these things happen when employees are truly invested in their company’s future. Why You Need Accountability In Your Business When there isn’t any accountability, there isn’t […]
Is Donald Trump a great Leader? Just hear me out.
Donald Trump has taken USA politics by storm in recent years. A questionable approach from a man with questionable morals, some would say. However, looking at the definition and qualities of a ‘Leader’ perhaps there is something in ‘The Donald’ s approach. One definition of a leader is ‘someone with a vision who can inspire people […]
Confusing Educational Landscape Failing Employers
The education and training landscape in the UK undergoes significant changes on an extremely regular basis. If you work in the education and training sector keeping up with these changes is challenging, so it’s not surprising that many employers are saying it’s almost impossible. This not only makes the recruitment process difficult, but also has […]
Challenges of leading virtual / remote teams
Hello all, I’m putting together a session for virtual or remote managers and want to include some discussion/scenarios around the topic of “What challenges do managers of virtual / remote teams experience that a local manager doesnt encounter” – What in your opinion are those challenges? All input appreciated. Thank you! Hello all,I’m putting together […]
Why Company Training is Essential in The Long Run
Training is important, there’s no doubt about that. In spite of this, companies aren’t investing enough in it. In fact, while 56% of HR professionals believe training is essential to business health, they aren’t doing enough to make training opportunities more available to workers. Further, ineffective training comes at a cost or 13.5 million dollars […]
5 Steps to Resolving Issues in Project Management
As well as having a good work ethic to manage a group of people, being able to manage a project successfully requires having the right skills and information to identify and resolve an issue as quickly as possible. Here are just some ways in which you can identify and resolve issues before and during a […]
Apprenticeships – not just for carpenters?
Apprenticeships that are business-focused can give you the edge. So why not use the Apprenticeship Levy to develop your managers and leaders? There’s already been plenty of noise made about the Apprenticeship Levy. Despite this, there’s still a significant number of managers and business owners who manage staff but won’t be making use of the levy. […]
Using Technology and Strategy For Peak Performance
The way that you use data and execute with it will be the difference between running an average company and a good company. When you can develop mastery over this approach, while also creating self-motivated employees, you turn the corner into becoming a great company. So how do you go about setting this foundation and […]
How To Encourage and Inspire Your Team For Success
Your company is only as good as the inspiration you provide. When you can develop synergy, cooperation and confidence in your employees, they will always go above and beyond to work hard for you. You will also be able to unlock their biggest talents and get on the same page with long-term goals and initiatives. […]
3 key recruitment trends in the financial sector
There’s no doubt about it; the financial services sector continues to serve as a key player in the UK economy. While this marketplace may face an uncertain future post-Brexit, it generated a huge £176 billion to the British economy in 2017, with this number likely to increase further during the next 12 months. The financial […]
Why businesses should seriously consider offering financial education to their staff
Helping employees to understand and manage their finances makes good business sense. So why aren’t more organisations doing it? Just how far should businesses go in offering financial education to their staff? The question is increasingly being asked in the wake of the clear evidence about the poor level of financial capability among adults in the UK. […]
4 Pillars Of Synergy And Team Building
We live in a time where small businesses are growing and thriving by leaps and bounds. In fact, small businesses are responsible for creating close to 1.5 million jobs in a recent calendar year, with close to 40% of those coming from businesses that have just a few employees. This is the age of the […]
5 Things to Today to Become a Better Manager
As a manager, you wear many hats. In fact, you wear ten hats if you ask Henry Mintzberg. However, this blog post talks about you and your team in terms of how you manage them. It’s a humongous topic! So, I’ve tried my best to condense it down to just five tips that should help […]
Three Tips For Training Your Team To Sell
Sales are everything, whether your business deals strictly digital or you rely on in-person leads and transactions. When you work in a business that depends heavily on direct sales, such as real estate, it’s vital that you lead a team that is precise, personable and knowledgeable. This starts from the top and trickles down, so […]
4 issues faced by today’s training professionals
The 4 Biggest Challenges Faced By Training Companies Last year, we shared the top 4 challenges faced by training companies. The top 4 were: #1 Increasing costs #2 Growing competition in the training industry #3 Lack of business visibility #4 Inconsistent training experiences With the ever changing training landscape, have the same concerns remained or […]
Contribute to Your Employees Career Development
3 Ways To Contribute to Your Employees Career Development Employees are the main strength of any organization. An organization’s growth depends completely on its employees’ capability. Then it is a duty of the management to nurture the employees. There are many employees who can do better in their professional field, but due to some reason, […]
On Learning Agility
I’m trying to read at least five l&d related articles a week and review my lessons from the article and today I read a really interesting one from CLO magazine titled, Learning agility and its role in leadership. You can read the full article here. Usually when I read an article like this, my first question […]
It’s official: business is no longer a competition
The industrial age created an economy based on competition, but in the digital age the business landscape is far more nuanced than that. When I first started working with leaders and their teams, they would tell me that their strategic goal was to be number one in their market. At first I found this charming. Then […]
How to Handle Vegan Employees in Your Workplace
If you want to be a great leader, you need to make sure that every member of your team feels safe, welcome, and included. While issues like religion and culture come to mind here, other strongly held beliefs, like veganism, are also important to consider. Without the right culture and leadership, vegan employees might suffer […]
