L&D professionals and social media
Social media guru Perry Timms explains why L&D professionals should be using social media
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Increasing learner engagement with new technologies
Laura Overton, MD of Towards Maturity, looks at how technology can be used to increase engagement. Video from (www.givebackuk.org). For more information, contact (rosie@givebackuk.org)
Businesses need to reset purpose to attract millennials, global survey finds
UK millennials more critical of business behaviour and attitudes than global counterparts. They are also half as likely to start their own businesses as those in emerging markets. Just one-third of UK respondents say skills learned in higher education are…
It’s not about leadership skills, it’s about organisational behaviours
Dr Mark Powell and Jonathan Gifford argue that leadership development should be seen as part of a transformational process for the firm as a whole
Four ways to help your workforce on Blue Monday
Brenda Morris outlines four simple steps that may help your workforce on Blue Monday
Engagement Calculator to help organisations assess the financial impact of employee engagement and calculate ROI
Increasing workforce engagement to help improve customer service standards and productivity
Management bias can hold back talent if data insights are not used effectively, warns Head Light
Psychological studies have shown that managers, whether consciously or unconsciously, are inclined to see potential in others who look and sound like them, in terms of their background, education, gender and ethnicity. Head Light argues that HR teams can make…
McDonald’s UK and James Caan lead coalition calling for re-evaluation of soft skills
Research reveals soft skills such as communication, teamwork and time management worth £88bn to the UK economy. 97 per cent of UK employers highlight the importance of soft skills to commercial success. By 2020, more than half a million workers…
London SMEs and training providers need to work better together
The report, Engaging small and medium enterprises in work experience and apprenticeships in London, finds that training providers in the city find it challenging to encourage SMEs to provide work experience and apprenticeship opportunities.
Skills Platform provides sector-specific training marketplace for health and charity sectors
Skills Platform was developed to meet a growing demand for practical advice and guidance on how to source, compare and purchase training and related consultancy services online
