Demystifying innovation in large organisations
Large organizations struggle to implement innovation due to cultural barriers, not just processes or strategies. Innovation expert Chris Bárez-Brown explains how CEOs and HR directors can foster company-wide innovation by building the right culture, leveraging employee confidence, and using technology to encourage bottom-up idea generation.
Your mood: the great game changer?
Your mood significantly influences your intelligence and performance, affecting creativity, emotional intelligence, and analytical reasoning. Negative emotional states like stress and anxiety impair cognitive function, while positive moods enhance productivity and problem-solving abilities.
Brexit: Is It Bad News for Training Professionals?
A survey of training professionals reveals that 53% believe Brexit will negatively impact the training industry, citing concerns about EU support and overseas talent. However, respondents hope homegrown talent development and reduced regulation could offset these disadvantages.
The Impact of Poor Training in the Workplace
Poor training in the workplace leads to unprofessional staff performance, higher employee turnover, and increased accidents and customer dissatisfaction. Investing in comprehensive training programs—including customer service, health and safety, and sales training—improves retention, productivity, and company reputation while reducing long-term costs associated with poorly trained employees.
Why HR needs to support leaders to take a full break from the office
HR can help leaders take genuine breaks by challenging the culture of constant connectivity and overwork. Research shows that leaders who don’t fully disconnect make poorer decisions, while regular time away improves performance and health. HR should advocate for this change through leadership development programs and organizational policies that normalize taking uninterrupted vacation time.
5 Key Benefits to Managing Employees with POS
POS systems streamline employee management by automating time tracking, payroll, and performance monitoring. This technology provides real-time data insights, eliminates manager bias, and enables transparent evaluation of employee activities and sales performance across your organization.
What sort of mindset do you adopt when you come up against obstacles or difficulties?
Your mindset shapes how you interpret obstacles and setbacks. Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck’s research shows that adopting a growth mindset—believing abilities develop through effort—builds resilience and unlocks your potential for achievement and success.
4 tactics to help learning leaders boost performance
While 96% of learning leaders want to improve organizational performance, only 26% see results—but top-performing organizations achieve 62%. Discover four tactics these leaders use to boost performance through strategic learning initiatives.
How to boost performance through learning
Learning and development leaders are increasingly using strategic learning to boost organizational performance, with top-performing companies achieving up to 15% reduction in time-to-competence and 14% productivity gains. Success depends on integrating learning directly into workflows and delivering support at the point of need rather than treating learning as separate from work.
Driving process improvement through learning
Learning professionals can drive process improvement by engaging line managers as key enablers. While 96% of organizations want to improve learning administration and delivery, only a third achieve their goals—rising to 64% among top performers who equip managers with clear roles and resources to support employee development.
4 tactics to help learning leaders fine-tune processes
Discover four proven tactics that help learning leaders improve processes and drive organizational success, based on research from over 35,000 learners showing managers play a critical role in effective learning outcomes.
How to drive organisational efficiency through learning
Learning leaders can drive organisational efficiency by integrating technology with face-to-face training, regularly reviewing programmes for relevance, and prioritising high-quality learning design. Research from Towards Maturity reveals that top-performing organisations achieve efficiency goals at twice the rate of average companies.
4 tactics to help learning leaders improve efficiency
Learning leaders can boost organizational efficiency by adopting four proven tactics used by top-performing companies. The Towards Maturity Benchmark reveals that 79% of top-tier organizations achieve efficiency outcomes, compared to just 31% of average performers, highlighting significant performance gaps.
Reflecting on cost v value in business. Do you know the difference?
Understanding the difference between cost and value is crucial for business success. Organizations often cut costs in critical areas like IT infrastructure to save money, overlooking the significant risks and potential reputation damage. Strategic investment in vital functions like IT, HR, and L&D demonstrates true value rather than focusing solely on price.
Why Teams Matter!
Effective teams deliver superior results through collective effort and diverse strengths that exceed individual capability. Teams enable organizations to solve complex problems, promote learning, and achieve faster outcomes while fostering employee engagement and organizational loyalty.
How to make the most of People Analytics
People analytics helps employers understand their workforce’s true potential and skills, enabling better hiring decisions and personalized training. By identifying individual strengths rather than forcing employees into standard development molds, companies can reduce disengagement and unlock greater business value.
What makes a winning partnership between learning and business?
Effective partnerships between learning and business require L&D professionals to become integral to organizational strategy, not just support functions. This means building trust through performance consulting, understanding business priorities deeply, and asking strategic questions that demonstrate credibility and alignment with corporate goals.
The Dreaded Shootout – Penalties and Practice
The penalty shootout’s outcome hinges on preparation and practice. Drawing from sports psychology research, combining mental review with physical training drills builds the confidence and competence needed to perform under high-pressure situations, whether in football or the workplace.
Bring success through exceptional first line manager training
First Line Managers are critical to business success, bridging senior leadership and frontline staff. Effective FLM training requires a structured journey with ongoing workplace practice, manager collaboration, and measurable results—not just one-time training events.
How to deal with participants from hell
Learn practical strategies for managing difficult participants in development workshops. By addressing behavioral issues before, during, and after events through curiosity and constructive feedback, facilitators can minimize disruption and create positive learning outcomes for all attendees.