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Bridging the gap with killer communications: the power of storytelling for building a learning culture

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Kerry Jary weaves a tale about story telling in L&D An embedded learning culture – we want this, we need this! But just how do we achieve it? In an ideal world, learning and development forms the backbone of our…

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The art of building winning hybrid teams

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James Scouller sets out principles from managing teams to ensure that even when you aren’t together, you can still achieve One question clients often ask me is, “How should my approach to building a winning team change when we’ve switched…

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Learning from life: writing a book

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This month Michelle Parry-Slater is an open book about the challenges of writing This month my book, The Learning and Development Handbook is three years old. Writing that book taught me so much about myself and expectations on learning new…

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A four-step process for having tough conversations with difficult people

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James Scouller looks at how to structure those challenging conversations so that everyone wins I’ve found that most managers struggle with what I call “tough conversations” with people they find “difficult” – people who underperform or behave badly and show…

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Navigating the evolving landscape of the L&D Job market: insights and trends for 2024

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Exploring the job market for job seekers and those in hiring roles, four L&D experts share their experience and suggestions in this detailed feature As the year 2023 unfolded, the Learning and Development (L&D) job market underwent a profound transformation.…

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Editor’s blog: don’t rush to trust ChatGPT

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Jo Cook explores whether artificial intelligence is robust enough for the information processing she wants I’m a geek. I wear that title with pride because the Cambridge dictionary says that a geek is: “Someone who is intelligent but not fashionable…

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The show must go on: leveraging 8 performance techniques for dynamic presentations

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Karl Green unleashes the power of performance with his approach for mastering presentation skills As someone from a performance background of over a decade, and recently pivoted career from dance and musical theatre to coaching and development, I have witnessed…

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