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Closing the learning gap: Blended approaches for a skilled workforce

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Explore how blended learning – combining online and in-person training – can revolutionise your employee development programmes, with expert tips from Claire Raistrick As businesses navigate the complexities of the modern workplace, the need for effective employee training has never…

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Emotions and impact: How to normalise emotional expression in the workplace and why it’s important

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Encouraging emotional expression at work can reduce stress, build trust and enhance overall job satisfaction – Phil Willcox shares practical steps to create a more supportive workplace In the workplace, people lie about how they feel.  Daily.  And lying is…

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How can companies increase gender diversity in the workplace? 

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Fostering inclusion policies is vital to closing the gender gap and attracting the top talent. Law firm HR Director Scott Sullivan shares his tips  UK businesses still have considerable work to do to increase gender diversity. Many struggle to close…

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From chaos to clarity: Mastering documentation for work processes

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Discover key insights and techniques for effective, process documentation, with clear guidance from Jo Cook I saw a Facebook meme recently that went a bit like this: Me as a youth: Don’t tell me what to do! Me as an…

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Wake up and smell the silicon: How to be human in an AI workplace  

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Cultivate your human skills and embrace the four Cs to thrive in an AI-driven world, writes Laura Thomson-Staveley   Back in 2016, I had a moment where I realised how significant artificial intelligence (AI) could become in our daily lives. I was…

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Strategies leaders can implement today to enhance employee retention 

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Struggling with employee retention? Discover actionable strategies to keep your top talent engaged and committed. Charlie Fletcher offers practical tips As the job market has flipped on its head worldwide, companies are quickly finding employee retention to be a major problem.…

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Navigating and leading in the multi-generational workforce 

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Teams with Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z can thrive with the right strategies. John Zettler reveals how  In today’s workplace, leaders are faced with the unique challenge of managing teams comprised of individuals from multiple generations. With so-called…

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Learning from life: What I learnt from living with disruption

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Noise, mess, things left behind. Coping with decorating and how that applies to job changes – as explored by Michelle Parry-Slater Despite having lived in the house for four years, we had not ‘made it our own’. I often end…

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Cambridge study on enhancing career progression and language skills

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In an era where English language skills are essential for global business, Nisreen Ash from Cambridge University Press & Assessment reflects on new research which shows the positive impact of the online English test Linguaskill Developing business English skills in…

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Facilitate and flourish: Embracing a new season 

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Explore the art of great facilitation, interspersed with connection, curiosity and creativity with Fiona McBride As we see seasons transition it prompts me to consider the potential for change and transformation within our learning and facilitation work. This could be…

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