Coffee Briefing: Millennials, digital natives and ‘big pie thinking’
It's time to set aside some five minutes to catch up on the week's L&D news and opinion over your morning (or afternoon, or evening) coffee – we hope you're sitting comfortably… Let us know what you think the pieces we've shared, and tell us what you've enjoyed reading too! Skills – Your sensitivity is […]
Uber-problematic – reflections on taxi drivers and the “agents of de-skilling” of the modern world
Have you ever had a conversation with the driver of a London Black Cab? I know the stereotypical conversation is all about Arsenal’s title chances, outspoken political opinions or a list of celebrity passengers. But if you get the chance to move beyond, “Guess, who I’ve just ‘ad in the back of me cab?” there is a […]
Bringing MBTI alive!
I have a 30 minute slot at an away day to do a short activity on MBTI. The participants will have knowledge of their profile and will be getting 121 feedback at a later date. Has anyone got a short activity that could be run to understand the styles and what it means when working […]
Coffee briefing: Video learning, creativity and why leadership development is broken
Take five minutes to savour your coffee and catch up on the week's L&D news and opinion. Let us know what you think of the articles we've shared, and tell us what you've enjoyed reading too! Leadership – Culture, change & tales from the field (Julie Drybrough) – Line managers and the learning conundrum (Sukh Pabial) […]
Book Review: The Step-Up Mindset for New Managers
This self development guide for new managers has been written by Margo Manning asnd will prove very helpful not only to the new manager but as a reminder or refresher to any manager. It is well strucutured and can be used as a self development tool working methodically from Chapter one through to Chapter 11, […]
What could personal resilience training look like?
Mental health issues received unprecedented levels of media, political and health service attention during 2015, and will continue to do so, not only into 2016, but for the foreseeable future. The Health and Social Care Act 2012, secured explicit recognition from the Secretary of State for Health, to work towards ensuring 'parity of esteem' between physical […]
Voice & body language exercises
Has anyone got any unusual voice and body language exercises / activities. (Particular emphasis on Sales and Customer Service training) Has anyone got any unusual voice and body language exercises / activities. (Particular emphasis on Sales and Customer Service training)
Coffee Briefing: Brain training, learning spaces and the fall of Twitter
We've spent a week gathering the articles and blogs we think are the most interesting and useful from across the L&D community for your reading delectation. Let us know what you think of the pieces we've shared, or Learning – The science of effective learning spaces (Edutopia) – Why is Twitter no longer No 1 on […]
Presenting to win: personality, skill and technology
The art of presenting has always been held as a key business skill. Whether it is a Steve Jobs style delivery in the auditorium, or a team delivering an intimate new business pitch — getting it right counts. While this may not be surprising, what is, according to new research by global technology company Barco, […]
Why Do Coaching?
If you’re a provider of leadership and management training as we are, you’ll no doubt recommend coaching as a key ingredient in the recipe for successful leaders and managers. But what can you say if someone asks the king of the open questions: “Why?” This article will spell out some of the amazing benefits of […]
How Language Training Impacts the Bottom Line
Globalisation has made acquiring language skills really important at all levels of the organisation and across business functions. Complex business challenges demand an international understanding and a level of cooperation never before seen. The ability to communicate with clients, potential customers, partners, and employees across multiple regions is critical. For this reason, language training shouldn’t […]
What are your experiences of L&D in retail?
We've covered it a bit in previous discussions, but seeing as L&D can change so much depending on both org size and industry, I wondered if retail was potentially the most difficult to get engagement from trainees, seeing as the roles are so stressful and seen as quite transient if customer-facing. The fact that many […]
Coffee Briefing: Collective intelligence, independent learning and black box thinking
You've worked hard enough today – so take five, kick back and catch up on the week's L&D happenings, from opinion to research. Let us know what you think in the comments, and feel free to share what you've enjoyed reading too! Strategy – How to fix our senseless compliance training (E-learning provocateur) – How WD-40 created […]
Training for the trainer via video conference
Hi all, Would any of you know any training providers that offer train the trainer courses purely via video conferencing? Or, do any of you have any first-hand experience of offering it in a video-conferencing format? Hi all,Would any of you know any training providers that offer train the trainer courses purely via video […]
Five things that great teachers believe in
The desire for quick fixes, and the lure of catchy publication titles has in some ways reduced the process of improving learning for L&D professionals to sets of 'top tricks', snake-oil tools, and the latest innovations in secret sauce. It’s how our practice becomes one of fragmented bricolage rather than scalable and sustainable development. Walking […]
Coffee Briefing: Passives, learning landscapes and why people forget what they learn
Give yourself a well-earned break and take five to catch up on some highlights of this week's L&D news and opion, which we've helpfully gathered together for you below. Let us know what you've enjoyed reading recently, and tell us what you think in the comments below. Strategy – Why do people resist new technologies? History might […]
Coffee briefing: Credibility, Learning Live and why L&D needs to steer clear of gimmicks
Get comfy and ignore your emails for five minutes – it's time to catch up on the week's L&D news and opinion, as picked out by us. Let us know what you think in the comments below, and tell us about any articles you've enjoyed reading recently. Skills – Microsoft wants autistic coders. Can it find […]
Breaking the stigma: why every office needs a Mental Health First Aider
Depression, anxiety, stress – mental health issues in the workplace are cause for concern for many employers. According to the HSE stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 9.9 million days lost to work related ill health between 2014/2015. If absenteeism is having an impact on organisations, consider the impact of presenteeism to the organisation’s bottom line […]
4 effective applications of HR analytics for the L&D manager
The new HRM gold is called HR analytics. However, basing decisions on valuable insights from ‘big data’ has already been growing in mostly larger organizations for years. For HR and more specifically Learning and Development, lots of opportunities still exist, though. How can a L&D manager derive a strategic advantage from HR analytics? After a […]
Going for gold: 8 characteristics for long-term sustainable success
Professional sport is a success-driven vocation and is often cited as being a good model to work to. Ashridge findings show a number of major characteristics that are required by elite performance coaches to achieve long-term sustainable success. To get more insight, watch the full webinar entitled Mentoring Madness: what can the road to Rio teach […]
