Category Understanding Business

Data deficiency: how inaccurate reporting undermines the UK labour market

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Nichola Hay explains why capturing workforce data on a wide range of L&D initiatives is an economic necessity It was recently reported that workforce data provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has “a long way to go” when it…

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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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10 reasons your L&D podcasts will fail

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Michael Olatunji uses his podcast background to help your podcast be the best it can Podcasting has become an increasingly popular medium for sharing knowledge and insights, especially in the training and learning and development industry. However, despite the potential…

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Why trainers need a contingency plan

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Jane Robson shares her learnings and insight from the sad experience of the lose of a colleague whilst still needing to run a business In training delivery we know how important contingency planning is, but what should it cover? You…

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Learning from life: what I learnt from submitting proposals

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This month Michelle Parry-Slater reflects on what she has learnt from not always winning the work pitch July is the financial year end for my consultancy business. The business turned 9 years old on 1st July. It is a reflective…

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Learning from life: what I learnt from running my own business

Expertise, outsourcing and feedback – Michelle Parry-Slater explores what she has learnt from running her own business I have been running my own business for over eight years. Usually after about three years in a role I’m ready for a…

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