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L&D isn’t broken. The way we work is.

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✨ From firefighting to accusations of being a cost centre. You’re not the problem — the system is ✨ In this punchy partner piece, we introduce the People Impact Loop™: a strategic shift that puts marketing, design and business alignment…

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Serving up success by elevating restaurant & cafe standards through e-learning

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Using e-learning and your learning management system can increase standards in the food service industry – as explored by Tanya Galton Customer experience is the biggest selling point today: 7 out of 10 people, according to American Express, prefer to…

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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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Why you should assume that your audience doesn’t care

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Grounding us and making us think hard about what if we don’t do that presentation – Kris Flegg helps us think about our work Your audience needs to be as interested in what you present as you are. It’s your…

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Remaining relevant in the transformational juggernaut of AI – part two

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Conrad Gottfredson and Sara Chizzo continue part two of their feature to focus on the need for different ways to develop people so that L&D can compete with AI solutions In part one: Conrad and Sara delved into the transformative…

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Remaining relevant in the transformational juggernaut of AI

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In part one of this feature, Conrad Gottfredson and Sara Chizzo explore historical shifts to the present AI revolution and advise on how professionals can leverage AI to ensure the delivery of impactful, business-aligned learning strategies that drive continuous growth…

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The strategic L&D blueprint: leveraging LearnOps for competitive advantage

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Ryan Austin does a deep dive into the transformative potential of LearnOps as an approach to aligning L&D with organisational strategy in this epic feature In today’s evolving business landscape, aligning learning and development (L&D) with organisational strategy is essential.…

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Ina Weinbauer-Heidel on the learning transfer process

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Ina Weinbauer-Heidel founder of the Institute of Transfer Effectiveness, talks to Nigel Paine about her work to provide rigour to the vital activity of the learning transfer process, including focusing on the impact not the throughput of the training. This…

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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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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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