Learning Futures: with Rob Caul
In the first of a brand new series, Kallidus CEO Rob Caul looks to the future of corporate L&D. Have a look here for more about Kallidus In the first of a brand new series, Kallidus CEO Rob Caul looks to the future of corporate L&D.Have a look here for more about Kallidus
Presenting Your Learning Strategy – Part 4
My last three posts have concentrated on using the Learning Strategy Canvas (LSC) to rapidly document and present a learning strategy, so I want to quickly review them showing the three variations of the Learning Strategy Canvas I presented. In my next post I will focus on putting together an actual document to pesent a […]
How To Present Your Learning Strategy – Part 3
In my last post I promised I would provide another example of how to present a learning strategy using the Learning Strategy Canvas. The example below is for an organisation that has event management as part of its service offering. Although the company has been managing and organising events for some time, they want to improve the […]
Putting 70:20:10 into action: An interview with Charles Jennings
In the wake of the UK’s first 702010 Practitioner Programme, we put Charles Jennings in the spotlight to answer questions posed by L&D professionals. How do you get buy-in from business managers to make full use of workplace activities? Managers can have far greater impact on employee performance than HR or L&D. They do this […]
Boosting productivity by addressing internal workplace barriers
It doesn’t take rocket science to boost employee productivity – simple changes to the content of job roles and the control employees have in their day-to-day jobs could make a real difference, according to the latest Employee Outlook Survey from the CIPD [1], in partnership with Halogen Software. Employers can increase the productivity of their […]
The problem of coaching pt2
Robin Hoyle concludes his two-part feature on ups and downs of coaching in management. Following any L&D programme, what is required is some on-the-job support. Here there are, confusingly, some overlaps between person-centred coaching and the functional improvement required. Committing to action, gathering evidence of action undertaken, reflecting on what worked and what didn’t and planning […]
The problem of coaching
I ought to start by saying how much I am a fan of coaching. This is no rant about the established orthodoxies being less than perfect. No, I like the person-centred conversations which seek to empower individuals and lead them through clever questioning to both enlightenment and a new found clarity of action. An organisation taking an […]
Showcasing innovation
There’s something about Christmas adverts. You know they’ve been written by ad agencies, and you know that they’ve been designed to drive sales, but funny or tear-jerking they somehow manage to convey the culture of an organisation. You can tell which organisations are serious about their offering and which are focused on the product, and […]
How the Workforce of 2020 Will Deal With Stress
Wellbeing is at the forefront of corporate minds – and companies all over the world are pioneering ways in which to deliver it. From Government funded initiatives to big global names offering up new programs, wellbeing is important to today’s workforce. To this end, resilience – both personally and with work – is gaining more […]
360 Team Feedback Tool
I’ve been asked to source a 360 Feedback tool for teams. It’s not something I’ve come across before. Has anyone any experiences to share? Any recommended suppliers? All advice much appreciated, Many thanks. Nicola I’ve been asked to source a 360 Feedback tool for teams. It’s not something I’ve come across before. Has […]
Annual Performance Reviews Scrapped
A recent article in the Independent: ‘Accenture: One of world’s biggest companies to scrap annual performance reviews‘ Apparently this decision has been based on the realisation that trying to measure the value of employees’ contribution and ranking them is in fact costly, an administrative burden and most of all not effective in improving the performance […]
Want to step up and take more responsibility but someone has stolen your step!
Have you ever got frustrated with a someone who appeared to be shirking thier responsibilities? I know I have. However, when I reflect I often end up feeling sorry for them. Most people want to do thier best, it is not that they don’t want to step up, but that someone else has stolen the actual […]
Are you your own worst enemy when it comes to Personal Development?
When it comes to learning do you find that inertia, wraps around you like a lovely duvet on a cold day, do you think to yourself, I should get on with it, but it just too cozy here, so I will just stay here a bit longer? Just to make yourself feel better do you […]
The challenge of being a more productive lawyer
We have been exploring working with Lancaster University – we completed three projects with them in 2015 – and I was in recent discussion with them on productivity. It is an area that I suspect some of our law firm clients could work with the university on the research they are currently conducting. I read […]
Engaging the 21st century workforce with an accessible approach to learning
Julian Wragg gives us some advice for engaging the modern workforce in L&D. From standing desks, to the rise of collaboration platforms like Box and Slack, we’re edging closer to working the way we want to perform to the best of our ability. And it’s not just about simplicity; the ‘I want it now’ generation […]
L&D industry insight: Martin Hill
Martin Hill talks to us about training, productivity and why being busy isn’t always the best thing for business. Martin Hill is EMEA Director, Education Services at Commvault. L&D industry insight: Martin Hill on training and productivity by Trainingzone on Mixcloud Martin Hill talks to us about training, productivity and why being busy isn’t always the best […]
The importance of managing your Training Records.
In our now modernised world in which qualifications and training are required for a number of job roles, there is often an ever mounting mass of paperwork. Such high volumes of records can be a pain to organise and can often be mismanaged or misplaced. Many business affairs involving training record management involve […]
Brain Wars in an Age of Innovation
So Brain Wars, currently my favourite phone app is one year old. Blimey, doesn’t time go fast? To think, nine months ago, I’d never heard of the game that would develop first into my latest guilty obsession and then latterly into an annoying addiction that I can’t seem to shake. Whatever did I do before […]
If we were creating the ideal workplace, it would look like this
Michael Moran gives us a few pointers to improve employee engagement. We know the business case for increasing employee engagement but let’s consider a fresh perspective. Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies, globally one of the largest I.T. outsourcing firms, says HCL achieved this position by putting employees first and customers second. He says: the […]
Database for evaluation results & reports
I have just started working for a new employer (in government) who provides learning and development services to a growing customer base. Currently, the learning evaluation results for each course are collated & stored on a separate excel spreadsheet! Therefore, reporting is currently a rather laborious task. I would like to create some kind of database so that as […]
