L&D Lessons Entrepreneurs Should Take from Traders
Recently, I talked a lot with traders, due to the launch of one of my new projects (I will be ready to talk about it in a short time, but not now). This experience helped me realize that there are so many things that professional traders and business owners can learn from each other, but […]
Four ways philanthropy helps develop great teams
Businesses today understand the value of corporate philanthropy. They know that if implemented effectively, social responsibility programmes play a vital role in building a positive reputation, increasing awareness, and improving sales. That means companies across the world are becoming more involved in philanthropy, sometimes to plug gaps in government resourcing and to support community groups […]
Activate & amplify: Making social learning work
Social learning can have a positive impact on business performance by offering employees continuous learning opportunities. It’s time for more organisations to embrace the changes it can bring. Despite the title, learning and development professionals do not need to make social learning work in an organisation, because it already works. Whenever somebody taps a colleague on […]
Jumping Ship or Stuck in A Rut? Help is Here!
In the last months of my career as a Barrister there were signs telling me that something was off in my life. I was feeling less and less inspired by the content of my work, even though I still found the skills I was using, challenging and fun. I was in a bit of a rut. […]
How social learning impacts the learner experience
The digital revolution has expanded our capability for social learning, but it’s up to trainers to make the best use of the tools available to engage their learners. Social learning theory suggests that learning can occur from observing and imitating the actions of others. IT has transformed our world in the sense that we now […]
10 Ways to Monetize Your Website
Making income with your blog or website is not that hard as it seems. Everyone can easily achieve this with some persistence and fresh ideas. Depending on your motivation and dedication, your hobby blog can become a full-time job, or at least generate enough revenue to pay for domain and hosting. Feel free to take […]
Learning technologies for the social media age
The world is changing and in order to get the most from learning technologies, organisations need to need to relinquish some control in order to truly feel the benefits. The thing about learning technology is that it isn’t really about technology. Sure, it’s superficially about devices, systems and licences, but really it’s about engagement, community […]
Social media: help or hindrance?
To share, or not to share? That is the question today, and it’s one that affects us all, as social media is becoming an increasingly pervasive part of our personal and professional lives. For some reason, people now feel it’s necessary and relevant to share elements on their personal life on social media that […]
Is social media use of staff hurting your business
Most of your staff will undoubtedly be active on social media and have profiles scattered around the web, but how could their private behaviour online be affecting the business that employs them? Behaviour online is never private, and many people seem to forget this quite easily. The internet, especially social media, is unforgiving. Once you […]
Creating Learning Culture in Your Company
Employee training plays a crucial role in retention today. That is why one cannot afford to omit it. First, on boarding a new employee is always more costly than converting and giving a new function to an existing worker who is already familiar with the corporate culture and generally knows the ropes. Moreover, the opportunity […]
The Benefits of volunteers for UK businesses
Have you ever considered arranging a day of volunteering for your employees? Whether it lasts for one afternoon every week or two full days per year, volunteering programs can significantly assist in developing your employees’ confidence, people skills and productivity. Several examples of volunteer work you can choose from: Serving meals in a homeless shelter […]
How to Improve Wellbeing in the Workplace
While some stress is to be expected in the workplace, excessive stress can interfere with performance and productivity, and can have adverse effects on the emotional and physical health of your employees. Ensuring employees have a stress free, inspiring, engaging and nurturing environment is a sure-fire way of improving productivity and overall business results. Here […]
Social learning: feedback in e-learning
Even though it is often used in connection with social media, social learning is older and its scope broader than that. Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura defined it as ‘Learning through observing and imitating the behavior of others’ in 1971. Social learning is an important mechanism in e-learning, which works by looking at each other’s responses […]
Nuggets of Wisdom 2.0
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision,then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ~ Audre Lorde People always ask me why I go to so many Wisdom 2.0 events, and it is true, I go to a lot! Over the past five years […]
Best Social Media Channels for Business Marketing
People in today’s world are attached to social media networks. In fact, they use multiple social media networks in day to day lives for various purposes. As per the Monero Price, social media networks can effectively be used for business marketing because of the above mentioned reason. However, you need to be careful enough to […]
Social media and the workplace in the #MeToo era
Quickly following on from the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the #MeToo hashtag went viral across all forms of social media. After it first appeared on Twitter, the hashtag was used 850,000 times within the first 48 hours. Since then, #MeToo has been posted on Twitter and elsewhere tens of millions of times, often accompanied by a […]
How to include the whole team in your company blog
Is your company blog usually reserved for special announcements from the CEO? Or do you outsource blogging completely? While both of these approaches are common, learning to include the entire team in your company blog is an excellent way to improve your content and show staff that you value their opinions. Staff who feel valued […]
Developing the power of agreement to persuade others
I once heard someone remark, “I always say ‘I could not agree more,’ even if I wholeheartedly disagree because whether I completely agree or completely disagree I could not agree more!” I want to introduce you to the Agreement Frame. The Agreement Frame appeals to your prospects on an emotional level. Your prospect, to coin a […]
How to Build Best Social Media Skills
In the era of internet, everyone look forward to promote their business via social media. But in that race, countless business owners are already working with their in-house or offshore team. So, to take a business to the next level, you need to build a dedicated social media startegy which can proffer the best services […]
Is anyone moderating this forum?
I have used this site for years and always really cherished the forum as a place that I can interact with like-minded L&D professionals. Today however I’ve spent the last 45 minutes reporting threads for being spam / off topic / inappropriate etc. I have to ask, is no-one moderating this? So far today I’ve […]
