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 […]
Five top tips for SMEs hiring apprentices
As the eighth National Apprenticeship Week takes place, Michael Taite gives his top tips for SMEs who may be considering hiring apprentices. The eighth National Apprenticeship Week takes place this week. From 9-13 March, up and down the country, businesses, schools, colleges and training organisations will be organising events and activities to celebrate the positive impact […]
Make your course one to remember
Writer and trainer Georgina Bromwich has a few tips to make your course content stick. Think about the last course you went on, or the last presentation you watched. What do you remember about it? A couple of things, if you include the chocolate hobnobs they had at the break – or not even that? Now […]
Coaching models explored: FUEL
Tim Hawkes of Unlimited Potential gives us the next model in his compelling and exhaustive series. Here’s one that came to my attention recently. It can be found in its original form in the book ‘The Extraordinary Coach: How the Best Leaders Help Others Grow’ by John H Zenger and Kathleen Stinnet. This is the FUEL […]
Six signs that your time management is ineffective
Are you taking on too much? Ben Richardson looks at the warning signs of bad time management. I’d be willing to bet that in virtually every office across the UK, there are a number of staff members who are consistently late for whatever they’re meant to be doing throughout the day. We’ve all sat awkwardly in […]
Four tips for a great elearning platform
Thinking of design or investing in elearning? Follow these four simple pointers from David Miller. Did you know that the way how your design your elearning platform can be a hugely influential point to explore? You must be careful when designing a platform that you know is smart and ideal for the average participant to […]
How to open your presentation with impact
Struggling with that crucial opening to your talk? Lyn Roseaman has a few words of advice. Whether you are delivering training or pitching for the business – when you stand up and speak you need your opening lines to make an impact. Research has shown that the first 90 seconds of any speech have the most […]
Coaching models explored: ACHIEVE
The latest in Tim Hawkes’s occasional but exhaustive series exploring the various coaching models in use looks at the ACHIEVE model. Assessment: The first step is to assess the current situation. In order to get to where you want to be it’s important to know where you currently stand, and further what’s not working for […]
Coaching models explored: OPERA
In this edition of Coaching Models Explored, Tim Hawkes looks at a model called OPERA. This model has been described as being a ‘content-free framework’, though I would contend that all coaching models should be content free, as these should only ever be guidelines to steer the coach through a structured conversation, with all content […]
