How to keep your ‘passives’ engaged
With the economy on the up and a dynamic recruitment marketplace in position, employees soon realise they can be more selective about who pays their salary. Gary Cattermole offers his advice on how to avoid losing the staff you’d like to keep. Normally we’re always talking about retaining top talent, but with the recruitment market […]
How to damage your training business by publishing a book
Publishing that book might not be the great idea you first thought it was. Sue Richardson explains. Many people involved in the training business have probably, at some time, considered the possibility of writing a book, even if they haven’t done it yet. Obviously trainers have valuable knowledge and expertise to share with others and […]
The 5 Ps of Vocal Impact in Presentations
When delivering a presentation, voice projection is essential. The 5 P's is a way of maximising all the vocal aspects. P ower – Too loud a voice can be annoying particularly for those at the front of the audience – Too quiet can say that the Presenter lacks confidence and others at the back can't […]
The four golden rules of persuasive presentations
Paul Carroll gives us some simple presentation tips. When it comes to persuading your audience while delivering a training presentation or pitching to a client, there are really only four golden rules – but what they lack in quantity they make up for in importance: Make sense and be brief You may remember the saying […]
How to help your employees work from home
Letting your team work from home brings many benefits – whether it’s improved productivity, a wider pool of workers to choose from or easy cost savings on office space. Here OKA’s Jack Stevens details some top tips for how workers can get the most out of their remote working space. If you let your employees work […]
11 key indicators of good team performance
How well do your teams perform? Take some advice from Liz Bennett from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. There are 11 key indicators to consider when completing a comprehensive evaluation of your teams performance, enabling you to build the firm foundations required for creating an efficient and effective team: Understanding of roles Teams perform best […]
Training millennials: Do businesses need to change?
Are the younger members of the workforce that different to the rest of us? Guy Cooper gives us some strategic insight. Millennials are the self-proclaimed most ambitious generation, yet it seems that many British businesses may be missing out on the opportunities this presents. 37% of people between 18 and 34 said that ambition is the […]
Trainers’ Tips 2 – Three Tips for Powerful Learning
Here are my latest training tips. If you’ve got a comment or question about any of these, please get in touch. It’s always great to receive your feedback. 1. Training needs to grab the learner’s attention! Last time I said that we remember the unusual. That’s true, but how many people with blonde hair did […]
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! […]
Recommendations on how to train the trainer?
Hi, I am part of a small team of systems and process trainers in a large company, most of us have been in the job for at least 3 years. We have an opportunity to request funding support to obtain professional qualifications, only there are so many options out there! I would appreciate some opinions […]
L&D needs to learn from marketing if they want employees to show up to their courses
Following a recent webinar, Alexis Kingsbury continues his advice series about how to make sure your training sessions stay well attended. In some ways, marketing and L&D are very similar. Although many L&D professionals wouldn’t like to think of themselves as ‘marketing’ their development resources, often that’s exactly what they are doing. Like marketing, L&D have […]
Five actions of an outstanding trainer
Another short tips piece from Paul Russell, this time focusing on how to be a better trainer. Training – a necessary evil or an enhancing, uplifting experience that can improve our professional persona considerably? Well, whether it is the former or the latter depends greatly upon the skills of the course or workshop trainer. We’ve […]
Ten top tips to leading successful change
What’s your change initiative? John Edmonds gives us some short sharp advice for success. There are many things that leaders can do to promote and successfully lead transformational change in their organisation. Here are ten of my favourite ones – in no particular order. As a leader, remember that it all starts with you. If […]
Trainers’ Tips 1 – Training Design
We’ve been designing powerful, experiential training for more than 15 years and we thought we’d share some of our top learning and development tips with you. I hope you find them useful. Look out for more soon. 1. We remember the unusual!Harsh as it sounds, most training that occurs in business is forgotten within 24 […]
Five routes for L&D freelancers to build business contacts
L&D freelancers must keep the business wheel turning. Darryl Howes provides some tips and advice to develop contacts and keep the business blues in check. For any L&D freelancer, contacts represent the lifeblood of their business world; your network is your personal net worth. Who you know (and therefore what you know) matters. Contacts are […]
Five habits for successful leadership
Paul Russell gives us a quick insight into what makes a successful modern leader. Whether it is business, community, politics or sports, all need successful leaders; men and women who can inspire those around them to reach deep within themselves to get things done. The old saying, ‘leaders are created, not born’ still holds true. […]
How to make flexible working a reality in your business
Leona Barr Jones looks at the concept of flexible working and what businesses need to consider if they wish to implement it themselves. Love it or hate it, the concept of flexible working is here to stay – whether we are talking about working hours, hot-desking or home-working options. The term ‘location-independent working’ has become more […]
How to run a great webinar
Donald H Taylor gets interviewed for GivebackUK and gives the community four tips on how to run a great webinar. Find out more about GivebackUK here Donald H Taylor gets interviewed for GivebackUK and gives the community four tips on how to run a great webinar.Find out more about GivebackUK here
The benefits of accredited learning
Why get your training accredited? Sharon Saxton has a few good reasons… Accreditation stands as a mark of quality for the training that businesses have already put in place. But what benefits does this mark of quality really bring? As well as being an investment for the organisation itself, and its employees, accreditation is also […]
The five-minute makeover for your learning
Gerry Griffin gives the community five tips for freshening up the look of your L&D approach. With the darks days of winter now receding in the rear view mirror, maybe it is time to think about giving your learning a spring cleaning. Here are some ideas: Watch what I do – not what I say There is […]
