Meet Larry
Towards the ending of last year I started writing a couple of posts on learning strategy focusing on what I call the six strategy questions, which are questions that can be used to gather information to create a learning strategy. I specifically wrote about strategy because I strongly believe that a simple and aligned strategy […]
4 Tips for Managing and Developing Your E-Learning Courses
Developing a great e-course means you need to master the basic project management skills. No, you don’t need to use things like Gantt charts, but some training for your organizational and visual thinking muscles is highly favourable. The entire process from creating the concept to evaluation can become overwhelming at times. What you need is […]
Infographic: 10 E-Learning trends to watch for in 2016
Being in touch with trends is crucial for anyone responsible for managing and delivering E-Learning and training within their organisation. So we’ve prepared for you our predicated 10 key E-Learning trends and foresights to watch out for in 2016. Download our top 10 E-Learning trends to watch in 2016 infographic Read a full overview of […]
Presenting Your Learning Strategy – Part 4
My last three posts have concentrated on using the Learning Strategy Canvas (LSC) to rapidly document and present a learning strategy, so I want to quickly review them showing the three variations of the Learning Strategy Canvas I presented. In my next post I will focus on putting together an actual document to pesent a […]
Creating Workshop Activities
Good afternoon I have recently started a new training role delivering training for third sector organisations. I will be delivering workshops on a variety of topics from writing funding applications to seeking donations to help organisations to delivery their service/projects. I often come to a sticking point when planning sessions and I try to come up with […]
How To Present Your Learning Strategy – Part 3
In my last post I promised I would provide another example of how to present a learning strategy using the Learning Strategy Canvas. The example below is for an organisation that has event management as part of its service offering. Although the company has been managing and organising events for some time, they want to improve the […]
How To Present Your Learning Strategy – Part 2
In my previous post I started discussing how to present a learning strategy and I introduced the Learning Strategy Canvas. I did mention that I will show an example of how to use it to document learning strategy information. In some of my previous posts I used the fictional story of Tim, a learning and development manager […]
4 Efficient Ways to Train Your Staff on a Shoestring Budget
As a business owner, you know how essential highly-skilled employees are to your company. Be that as it may, for many small business owners, finding the funds for training can be difficult. While some companies opt to cut out training altogether, this could end up costing them more in the long run as lack of training can […]
How To Present Your Learning Strategy
After you have finished your strategy how do you present it? This was partly discussed in my previous post, and there are a variety of ways you can present your learning strategy, but it’s best to present it using a format that is user-friendly and easy to read. No manager is going to read a ten […]
Six steps toward a better training programme
In executing against your company’s key learning objectives, skilful presentation, engaging learning materials and a framework that always aligns with your company’s strategic intent are crucial for making a good corporate-wide training programme truly great, as well as cost-effective. Selecting a framework within which to organise the strategy, structure and execution of any training programme […]
Top 10 training and development quotations. What are yours?
I like using quotations in my delegate manuals. Delegates feedback that they like them too. My favourite training & development quotations are as follows. What are yours? “Train people well enough so they can leave; treat them well enough so they don’t want to” SIR RICHARD BRANSON “I am always ready to learn, but […]
Starting from scratch
Hello, I have been training for close to ten years now and have taken on my newest challenge. Building a Learning and Development department in a company that currently has nothing beyond a yearly Fire Safety assessment online. I have huge dreams, but I know every successful venture begins with the right foundation. So I’m […]
Training Delivery Targets
Hi I’m required to come up with a metrics to quantify & measure training delivery for theteam. I have two data points that I can start with – Option a – Use training hours. For example, set 50% of working hours as training delivery target each month. For someone working full time, this would be […]
Why Isn’t it FREE?
We sometimes get asked by potential customers why you have to pay for Glasstap’ services, when there are free resources on the internet for those looking for training and development ideas. With all the hoo-ha about Black Friday, it felt like as good a day as any to write a blog about cost, perceived value […]
You’ve Created Your Learning Strategy, What Next?
You’ve created the strategy what next?If you’ve ever been involved in some form of planning you know after the planning, there is a sigh of relief that at last you’ve finished it. Don’t breath easy yet, because now the real work starts. This is another reason why you should not spend a lot of […]
How to kick-start a blended training
I was recently – rather suddenly – asked to help introduce Scrum to a management team of a large multinational. So I suddenly had to prepare a training course for an overworked management team with little time and little patience. No time and high expectations… you’ve probably been there at some point or the other.In […]
Anyone can train… or can they?
“Anyone can be a trainer or facilitator. It’s no big deal. You just stand up and talk about a subject that you know a lot about” I remember the first time I was told this. I had just started work in the NHS and I was talking to a consultant surgeon just before he led […]
Thinking of Delivering Training Webinars? Tips for getting it right
Webinar software provides a great opportunity to deliver training to geographically dispersed learners that is effective, flexible and cost effective. Despite this many trainers are yet to engage with webinars as a tool to deliver virtual learning. For those who are planning to add webinars to their delivery methods it can be rather daunting when […]
How to create a sustainable coaching business
Mike Greatwood, founder of The DMP Consultancy shares his experiences as an executive coach on how others can avoid the ‘fear or famine’ syndrome and build a successful and sustainable coaching business. Never underestimate the importance of a unique proposition Solve a specific business problem and demonstrate ROI Concentrate on what you enjoy and do […]
Can Mindset Improve Your Ability to Learn?
I often start my sales trainings courses by referencing the work of Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck on Mindset, to get everyone into a growth mindset. This blog article explains why and how we do this in sales training, and how trainers can use this in their workshops. When seasoned sales people attend our sales training workshops, they typically have a positive […]
