Six key signs of a quality presentation skills course
Nick Williams gives us advice on what to look for in a good presentation course. Being good with people and a natural communicator is a great head-start when it comes to making a presentation but to truly be effective in leading, motivating and inspiring your audience, you need a bit more. The good news is that […]
L&D news round-up: 8 Oct
It’s news time: tuck into these stories from the last seven days. HR plays increasingly ‘integral’ role in designing and supporting change – CIPD Don’t tax business to pay for training – The Telegraph 10 life skills every young professional should have – Business Insider Wolverhampton school-leavers ‘lack skills to find work’ – Express & Star Learning and growing on […]
L&D news round-up: 24 Sept
It’s Thursday, so it must be news time. Read on for all the latest L&D news from around the world. Here’s what you can learn about leadership from ‘Everest’ – Fortune Let’s Work Together: What the region has to say about the skills gap – Chronicle Live The Strategic Importance of Recognized Leadership – Sustainable Brands 4 Reasons […]
L&D news round-up: 17 Sept
Well that came around quickly. Here are the news and views from this week. A bumper edition, we think you’ll agree. Leadership Lessons from Humans of New York – Forbes 5 reasons companies should invest in maternity coaching – Women’s Agenda Honing the skills that defined the Yorkshire landscape – The Yorkshire Post Staff writing skills ‘a […]
L&D news round-up: 11 Sept
here it is again – all the latest news and views from the world of L&D, in one convenient place. The Ten Worst HR Ideas Of All Time – Forbes Skills gap is bigger threat than Brexit: Talent shortages to hit UK economic growth, warn finance chiefs – City AM The Seven Laws Of Open Source Leadership– […]
L&D news round-up: 3 Sept
News round-up time. Here’s all the L&D stories you need for the week. And the final story: we’ve all done it, right? Why Leadership Development Programs Fail: Revolutionizing On-The-Job – Forbes An entire generation of young American workers is missing crucial skills – Quartz Are You Making These 4 Leadership Mistakes? – Entrepreneur Google expands Android Wear smartwatch […]
L&D news round-up: 27 Aug
It’s news day. Here are all the best stories from the last week. 8 ways 20-somethings can improve their leadership skills – Business Insider ‘Snobbery’ led to skills shortage crisis, says Lord Baker – The Telegraph Is HR hot property, or just hot air? – CIPD The five deadly sins of leadership – The Sydney Morning Herald Why […]
The TrainingZone podcast: August 2015
This month, we interview Ed Monk about the upcoming L&D event Learning Live and Kate Graham returns to discuss the L&D news and views of the last few weeks. Links to the stories: Wearables in the workplace?, Digital transformation needs new skills, the #blimage hashtag, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s HitRECORD Subscribe free Please ensure that you have iTunes installed […]
To build or to buy?
Skillsoft’s Kevin Young suggests that the key to closing the skills gap for many businesses lies within. As businesses put the global financial crisis behind them, other challenges have emerged which are potential hurdles to growth. In the UK the business community has identified a widespread skills shortage as a major area of concern which […]
L&D news round-up: 23 July
You know what time it is – it’s news time. A bumper edition this week, and not a quirky animal story in sight. Skills Versatility is Essential in Today’s Job Market – TechCo Narendra Modi unveils bid to make India the ‘HR capital of the world’ – The Guardian Early child development: Body of knowledge – Nature Five […]
Email Frenzy – Professional email etiquette
“I know that you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant” RICHARD NIXON According to the Radicati Group an estimated 183 billion emails are sent every day. That’s around 2 million emails every second sent by 1.2 billion email Users! […]
Keeping Everyone Engaged
I've been tasked with designing a course for our new starters. The course covers things such as: – Setting Passwords & working with applications, customising Desktops – Navigating and finding what you need from the Intranet (not an easy task with our work intranet) – Working Efficiently tips and keyboard shortcuts etc – Working with laptops […]
L&D news round-up: 16 July
It’s news round-up time. Look beneath for all your skills, leadership and ice age needs. Is Coaching All It’s Cracked up to Be? What to Know Before Investing. – Huffington Post Good advice from HuffPo. Skills crisis is key flaw in George Osborne’s productivity plan, says CBI – The Guardian Scathing budget analysis from the CBI. Facebook […]
L&D news round-up: 2 July
News time again – all the best L&D, skills and humans-kept-as-pets stories of the week. UK school leavers ‘the worst in Europe for essential skills’, report says – The Telegraph Smartphones and internet may give you ‘digital amnesia’ – Business Standard The 9 Traits That Define Great Leadership – Time Google warns of AI skills shortage challenge – V3 […]
How to write like a leader with 10 online tools
Julie Petersen gives the community her best tips for improving writing skills for leaders. If you try to follow any guide that would turn you into a better leader, you will probably come across this step: improve your writing skills. Have you ever wondered why this part is so important for your professional success? A […]
The TrainingZone podcast: June 2015
On the podcast this month we interview ex-CEO of WebEx Subrah Iyar about tech innovation and his new company Moxtra, and Jamie Lawrence joins us again for a look at at some recent L&D and HR news. Links to the stories: Parents consider their children too clever for an apprenticeship, UK nations have biggest skills […]
Insight: Rise of the machines causing skills shortages
The advance of robotics and 3D printing is boosting the demand for highly-skilled, IT literate workers in the UK’s advanced manufacturing sector, according to a new study by the government’s skills experts the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. The global advanced manufacturing market is predicted to double in size to £750bn by 2020, largely […]
L&D news round-up: 25 June
News time! Here are all the latest L&D, skills, HR and kangaroo-related stories from the last week. Spend apprenticeship funding ‘more effectively’ with training providers which identify demand, AELP urges government – FE Week As unemployment falls, businesses start feeling the pinch of the skills gap – Wales Online ‘Veterans’ skills often overlooked’ – BT Could HR […]
What does it mean to have business skills in the 21st Century?
What does it take to embody the future of modern business? William Buist gives the community a few ideas. Changes in business Over time the structure of business has changed considerably. In the past, the lines seemed clear. There were those in the company with strategic roles who set policy, and there were those who […]
L&D news round-up: 18 June
News time again – all the greatest L&D, skills and basketball-related stories from the last few days on the web. HR’s emotional intelligence levels ‘going backwards’ – CIPD Have your skills expired? Here’s a simple way to stay relevant – Bangkok Post £3.2bn military pilot training scheme falls six years behind schedule – The Guardian Is England set […]
