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Online course creation top tips: don’t create a Swiss Army knife

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Are your e-learning courses causing your learners or clients to groan? Ginette Tessier is here to share her tips to make you, and your clients, happy with their online learning Many online courses are created as solutions that can be…

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Leveraging behavioural science to maximize learning engagement

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Houra Amin shares lots of tips and ideas to really drive the engagement for your organisational learning One of the reasons organisations invest in learning and development is because well-designed learning opportunities enhance employee engagement, job satisfaction, motivation, and commitment1…

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Learning from life: finding another way

If you have a detour, do you make the most of it? Michelle Parry-Slater did and reflects upon her experience I turned up to a station in the West of England to catch a train north. Apparently, it was a…

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Creating psychological safety in your teams – 3 things you must do

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James Scouller focuses his expertise on teams and shares about how to make sure yours communicated and works smoothly Fifteen years ago, very few coaching clients knew the term “psychological safety.” Today they all do. But knowing about a concept…

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Does the people profession really understand evidence-based HR? Not so much.

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Rob Briner looks at what evidence-based means for those in HR and how L&D can apply the principles to it’s scoping work Professionals, when working with clients, form a view about what it is needed from the request and discussion…

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The biggest trends revolutionising workplace well-being in 2024

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Is well-being more than just eating right? Wesleigh Roeca tells us about five trends you can’t ignore this year A longer-living population, the emergence of holistic health, a better understanding of how nutrition impacts workplace outcomes and transformative artificial intelligence…

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Tayloring learning: generosity of the L&D community

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Daniel Taylor’s blog looks at the collaborative side of our learning and development colleagues What’s the one thing that I love about the L&D community? It’s the generosity and passion to learn from each other, to share and to support…

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The pitfalls of positivity: a candid look at embracing our weaknesses

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Mike Thackray navigates the thin line between development and acceptance I’m not good at organising social events. I’ve tried it and I’ve just about managed when I’ve had to do, though several colleagues past and present may beg to differ…

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Navigating impact: driving impactful change through learning transfer

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Paul Matthews shares his considerable experience about ensuring that people really do get the most out of their learning experiences It would be a rare learning and development professional who doesn’t aspire to creating positive impact within their organisation. This…

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Emotional engagement, testing and learning transfer: navigating the future of gamification

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David Shuttleworth looks at gamified learning, giving us a deep dive into engaging educational experiences and measurable skill development In the ever-evolving landscape of education and skill development, gamified learning activities have surged as engaging platforms that transcend traditional learning…

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