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Are you a blocker boss?  How to enable your staff to do their best work

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Debra Corey and Ken Corey give advice to bosses who want to say no to development opportunities Over the years, more emphasis and focus has been put on the development of our people. We’ve come under pressure to upskill and…

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Cost-effective training: maximising efficiency with microlearning techniques

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Matteo Penzo zones in on the many reasons to focus on microlearning as a tool for ensuring application of learning, whilst keeping an eye on the budget In today’s rapidly evolving corporate landscape, organisations face a dual challenge: to equip…

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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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From clarity to accessibility: 5 key tips to help content design

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Jayne Davids draws upon her experience in creating hundreds of guides and help documents to distil the essential best practices for creating user-friendly resources People visit a knowledge base or help centre to get answers or information about a product…

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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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The green leader’s toolkit: carpooling, home offices, and sustainable leadership practices

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Luke Smith looks at the impact of leadership on corporate environmental responsibility Companies no longer have the option to put sustainability on the back burner. It’s the responsibility of leadership to ensure their business is operating as ethically and environmentally…

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Is your L&D approach out of fashion? Trends that need to be retired

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Wendy Hanson is rethinking learning and development for 2024 and urges us to drop what’s not working In the dynamic landscape of professional development, the traditional approaches to learning and development are undergoing a significant transformation. As we move through…

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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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