Blogs
The future of work: From skills-based to capability-driven
Discover how shifting the emphasis from skills to capabilities fosters growth, innovation and mental wellness with Ben Satchwell Skills, skills, skills. We’re hearing a lot about the skills revolution. Should we become a skills-based organisation or a skills-driven organisation? Are we going to do away with traditional job roles and descriptions, segment everyone by their technical skills and simply deliver our performance outcomes based on fluid and dynamic projects? I’m not so sure. From the conversations I have, organisations are realising…
Facilitate and flourish: The role of communities for professional growth
Explore how shared learning, nurturing connections, and active contribution in communities can boost professional growth with Fiona McBride In my last post, I shared how the changing season can serve as a metaphor for growth within our facilitation practice. I reflected on the importance of seeking continuous improvement, trying new approaches as a professional. In our professional lives, those around us play a crucial role in our personal development and contribute to the collective success of our clients and customers. …
L&D marcomms: Communication and the concept it’s taken place
Applying marketing insights to your L&D communications can ensure clarity, engagement and alignment for all. Hayley Maisey shares how Communication: the action of transferring a message from one person or thing to another, visually, audibly or in written form so the information is understood. It’s a key skill for effective collaboration and organisational success. Adopting some of marketing’s approaches can ensure clarity, engagement and alignment when crafting an internal campaign and rolling out the messaging Yet, as George Bernard Shaw astutely…
Emotions and impact: How to normalise emotional expression in the workplace and why it’s important
Encouraging emotional expression at work can reduce stress, build trust and enhance overall job satisfaction – Phil Willcox shares practical steps to create a more supportive workplace In the workplace, people lie about how they feel. Daily. And lying is rarely pleasurable. There are several reasons why people often feel the need to conceal their emotions. This can stem from feeling a lack of psychological safety or trust in the environment or team they are in, or it may be…
Learning from life: What I learnt from living with disruption
Noise, mess, things left behind. Coping with decorating and how that applies to job changes – as explored by Michelle Parry-Slater Despite having lived in the house for four years, we had not ‘made it our own’. I often end up doing that ridiculous thing of not decorating until we decide to move, thus preparing the house to sell for someone else to enjoy the spoils of our labour. Am I alone in this? Do you put up with a…
Facilitate and flourish: Embracing a new season
Explore the art of great facilitation, interspersed with connection, curiosity and creativity with Fiona McBride As we see seasons transition it prompts me to consider the potential for change and transformation within our learning and facilitation work. This could be the perfect opportunity to seek out opportunities to evolve our approach, try new tools and techniques, or explore new trends in learning and development. It’s useful to look at the areas you work in and explore strategies for continual improvement…
Tayloring learning: The supervision superpower
Feeling stuck and need a hero? Coach supervisors provide support and guidance to overcome challenges – capes are optional, writes Daniel Taylor Picture the scene: you’re facing a challenge, unsure of where to turn or how to progress. You look up to the sky and in flies… me! Or in my case, when I’m the one facing the challenge, in flies my coach supervisor. Just as a coachee can benefit from a coach’s support, coaches benefit from supervision This is…
Joining the dots . . . on how L&D can drive impact through continuous development
Do you want to think more broadly and engage more people in the L&D process? Get ready to unlock the potential of continuous improvement, writes Martin Couzins Return on investment is the Achilles’ heel of learning and development. It is hard to prove and yet people still talk about it and still want it. Rather than chasing something that is so elusive, try a different tack. Focus on continuous improvement. Why? Because it frees you up to think more broadly and…
Editor’s blog: Is the people profession unique in the organisation?
Is the role of the supporting and developing the workforce actually unique? Jo Cook reflects. A lot of questions were posed at the HR Leaders Unconference in London yesterday – everything from AI and organisations processes, through to finding time to decide how to “be” a supportive people function. Many things piqued my interest, and one in particular stayed with me: it was the statement that HR is unique in the business, in it’s challenges and responsibilities. We can appropriately…
Emotions and impact: Make it close. Make it real. Make it easy to care.
Annoyed with not getting heard at senior level? Find out how Phil Wilcox approached it! Fed up with feeling like a lone voice? Tired of having your budget slashed? Considered an afterthought for change projects or programmes? Yeah, I felt that way too. It was all I had known for so long. What felt like safety, reassurance, belief and confidence all evaporated when times got tough and money got tight. It felt like lip service. I still get that now.…
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