Building a stronger learning strategy in challenging times
Five key areas a learning strategy should address.
Interview: How can we dispel the misconceptions of digital learning?
Alison Smith of Gartner HR discusses how L&D can safeguard and improve the advances made in digital L&D since the pandemic.
Human connections: creating the habit for engaged learning
Technology is great, but real human relationships need to sit at the heart of learning design.
The role of empathy at work in 2022
It’s certainly becoming increasingly more important for companies to embrace the role of empathy at work, creating positive working environments to drive businesses forward with connection and innovation. Let’s consider the many layers to empathy at work: Leading with empathy To truly embed the culture of empathy all leaders must be fully on board. They […]
Why L&D should focus more on employee attributes and less on skills
In disrupted times, the focus should be more on attributes rather than skills
It’s not just ‘cool to be kind’ – it’s essential
For Anti-Bullying Week 2021, Jess Woodsford highlights the benefits of kindness, what can get in our way and how to create more kindness in your workplace.
Shifting focus to capability development in 2022
Mark Creighton discusses how L&D professionals can move past skills and building capabilities to strengthen the future of our nation’s workforce.
How learning technology is supporting a new era for careers
To retain talent in the new age of work, employers must focus on providing their people with a clear pathway for career development.
Why ‘busy’ is the new ‘stupid’: the problem with workaholics
How L&D can help people stop working ‘harder’ and start working smarter instead.
Building Gen Z into a culture of changemakers
Spotting, supporting and nurturing the next generation of changemakers within an organisation is an opportunity that L&D can’t afford to miss out on.
What role can L&D play in the climate emergency?
As COP26 kicks off, Nicki Davey asks ‘what can L&D do to equip people for the climate emergency?’
Breaking the apprenticeship taboo: Why reskilling begins at 40
Reskilling in your 30s and 40s with an apprenticeship scheme is a viable alternative to expenses degrees. So why is there still a huge stigma surrounding them?
The future of work: why it’s time to prioritise thinking skills
The old skills and ways of working won’t cut it in the workplace of the future. We need to change our thinking – fast.
Three soft skills that will increase your company’s profit
Soft skills can directly impact your bottom line – and here are the ones that count the most.
Onboarding: How L&D can contribute to securing the future
How can L&D best support organisations to become employers of choice while helping new entrants assimilate into the workforce?
Why do we need an analytics role on the L&D team?
There’s a growing trend among leading brands for bringing analytics roles onto the L&D team. Will your business follow suit?
We need to ‘build back better’ work conversations
Employees always knew they’d be going back to a different kind of workplace. New health and safety measures; more automation; less contact time; more options for remote working. But there’s something more fundamental happening underneath all of that. The nature of our conversations at work has seen a step-change. That means implications for HR and training […]
Six things every learning and development leader should know in 2021
In this new world of work, L&D has an opportunity to play a wider, more strategic role than ever before.
Cyber security training: why a blended approach is best in the hybrid workplace
How prepared are your employees when it comes to defending the business from cyber attack?
VIDEO: the secret to innovation
The simplest ideas are often the best.
