The ‘secret sauce’ recipe for better learning transfer
Two ‘secret sauce’ ingredients you need to spice up return on training investment.
The role of L&D: aligning business objectives with learner needs
Business objectives versus individual learner needs.
Learn, data, action: how to make your learning data actionable
How to get the most from your learning data.
Interview: Award-winning learning with no budget
Induction, innovation and creating engaging learning on a shoestring.
Who owns your organisation’s objectives?
One of my favourite bits of the year is getting the team together for our annual review and strategic planning. In recent years, we’ve combined this with our Christmas party, which provides a nice celebratory climax to proceedings. The team is spread between Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Devon, so these events provide a priceless opportunity […]
How L&D can solve the training ROI problem
It’s not an easy problem to solve, but it can be done.
Identifying Outdated Processes and How To Redesign
The Bicycle Book Like all good stories, the bicycle book may be real, or simply told to highlight a point. I personally was told the story of the bicycle book in a lecture whilst studying for my MBA. Whether its roots are in fact, or fiction, it highlights the point perfectly. So the tale starts, […]
Measuring L&D impact: a realistic approach in a VUCA climate
Since 1954 when Dr Donald Kirkpatrick first published ideas leading to the Kirkpatrick Model used by many learning and development professionals, considerable effort has been invested in measuring the effectiveness of L&D initiatives. We now live and work in a dynamic and ever-changing world. It’s a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Businesses now […]
Learning transfer and the ‘angels’ share’: how to brew the perfect learning experience
It happened in one week. On Monday, my two sons and I watched our favourite TV show, How it’s made. The episode was about making whisky. We learnt about ingredients, the brewing process, ageing, the function of the wooden barrels and the idea of ‘the angels’ share’. Later that week I watched a nice Scottish […]
Soft skills: is it really that hard to measure their effectiveness?
Measuring soft skills may seem like an almost impossible feat, but by asking the right questions before any training takes place you can produce measurable outcomes to assess the impact of your learning solutions. In the noughties I decided to move my career from IT training to soft skills training. In those days (as you […]
Is ROI the reason talent is missing out on crucial L&D opportunities?
Leadership teams across the country are still failing to invest enough in L&D opportunities for talent, but what is the impact and are we blinded by the acronym that covers all manner of sins: ROI? Arguably, there is a general lack of trust in the motives of leadership and brands today, and the decline of […]
Interview: putting learning application at the heart of your L&D strategy
Without focusing on the end result of performance, your learning solutions will hamper the development of your employees and raise questions among stakeholders. We spoke to Ron Edwards, Head of Learning Solutions at Ashorne Hill, about how to change this approach and create exceptional learning journeys that deliver business results. Is learning application an area in which […]
Learning analytics: why we need to get better at measuring performance
Measuring the impact of learning and development programmes is about so much more than the traditional ‘ROI’. Here are some other ways L&D professionals can prove their worth. We’re at a pivotal moment in UK history. In the face of political uncertainty, a rapidly evolving workplace, and trends like automation and artificial intelligence transforming how […]
Helping change the role of L&D by changing roles in L&D
Successful organisations are those that change in response to evolving environments. To remain still in a world of change is a recipe for irrelevance. L&D is not an exception. It needs to change in order to avoid irrelevance. But change is often hard and complex. Throughout my entire career I’ve heard L&D leaders call for […]
Fosway’s Digital Learning Realities Research 2019: Interim results revealed
Ahead of presenting Fosway’s interim results on day one of Learning Technologies 2019, David Perring, Fosway’s Director of Research, spoke to TrainingZone about some of the findings that have particularly caught his eye. With approximately 800 L&D practitioners having already taken part in the survey, Fosway has gained good insight into how the results are […]
Five pitfalls L&D should avoid in 2019
What common mistakes do L&D practitioners need to be wary to avoid this year? Last month I shared tips and approaches for creating a powerful learning strategy. Now that we’re officially in the new year I want to turn this on its head and take a moment to think about common mistakes that L&D need to […]
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 […]
The Costliest Business Mistakes You Can Make
While it’s no secret that making mistakes are merely a part of business, some errors create significantly more damage than others. As an entrepreneur, it’s critical that you can distinguish between taking calculated risks and choosing downright foolish decisions. Hiring The Wrong People When first starting out, it’s typical for eager business owners to simply […]
Becoming an L&D data detective: how to collect facts before you start training
In a three-part series, L&D data detective Kevin M. Yates explores how to collect facts, evidence and data for learning’s impact on employee performance and organisational goals. Part one looks at how you can discover facts about what your organisation needs to win. Learning and development professionals are increasingly being held accountable for impact. Senior […]
L&D’s Relationship with Data
This title has been taken from the Towards Maturity report published in August of this year. I was immediately drawn to the title and anyone who knows what a maths geek I am will understand why. I always loved numbers and even just playing with them, multiplying numbers by themselves repeatedly just for fun! Yes […]
