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The seven stages of transcendent awakening: A roadmap for evolving as a leader
Discover transcendent leadership: embodying a vision that uplifts, transforms and drives innovation for lasting success, writes Dr Lisa Turner In the modern workplace, where change is constant and challenges are increasingly complex, leadership requires more than managing teams or optimising processes. True leadership calls for deep personal evolution – a journey of transcendent awakening that equips leaders to drive both organisational success and meaningful societal change. It’s my prediction that those organisations who can foster the transcendent leader will be the…
From cringe to constructive: A guide to giving feedback that sticks
Discover the top feedback mistakes managers make – and how to fix them for better results. Julia Milner reveals the four-step feedback framework you need Can I give you some feedback? Employees often cringe when they hear these words. Want to avoid the cringe? Here are some tips on how to set employees at ease and ensure your pearls of wisdom, or just simple advice, stick. Maybe it’s time you reflected on the four pillars of feedback and how often…
Can training prevent staff from hiding their disability?
Many employees choose not to reveal their disability in the workplace. Chris Jay explores why, and explains how the right training programmes can improve disability disclosure It’s virtually impossible to tackle a problem that you don’t know exists, which is the position many organisations are in when it comes to addressing hidden disability disclosure in the workplace. Around 12.8 million people in the UK have a disability you can’t see Take for example, a member of staff who has a…
The new workforce challenge: Blending digital skills with human expertise
Bridge the Gen Z skills gap with early-career development focused on tech and human skills, writes Pete Humphreys In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organisations face a critical challenge: developing talent that can thrive in the digital age while maintaining essential human skills. This challenge is particularly acute when it comes to integrating Generation Z, those born during the mid-1990s and early 2010s, into the workplace as the skills gap between education and employment continues to widen. Prioritising early-career development can yield…
The impactful learning experiences of both reality and unreality
Want to create standout training programmes? Mixing realistic and unrealistic experiences could be the answer, as Steve Macaulay and David Buchanan explain Many L&D professionals already recognise the value of using realistic experiences to enhance training programmes. By bridging the gap between theory and practice, these experiences can significantly improve learning outcomes. This is almost second nature for many L&D professionals. However, there are times when introducing elements of unreality can encourage new thinking, spark creativity, and develop essential new skills. Incorporating…
Strengthening the backbone: Manager training is crucial for organisational health
Helping managers thrive is essential for team engagement and organisational success. René Janssen explains how comprehensive training provides the tools to address today’s challenges When you’re a manager, the pressure comes from all sides. Including balancing organisational goals, team dynamics and individual performance amid the complexities of modern work environments. These challenges tend to accumulate quickly and, if left unaddressed, can significantly increase the risk of burnout. Investing in a manager is investing in the entire organisation’s wellbeing Managers are…
The third wheel: the complex relationship between organisations, vendors and consultants
Struggling with vendor issues? A consultant’s sharp insight and unbiased advice can turn things around, as Andrew Jacobs explains You know that awkward moment when you’re in a restaurant and you see a couple at another table having a difficult conversation? You can tell by their body language; they’re detached and not really listening to each other. You’ll see one of them (usually a man) trying to impress the other with grandiose statements about the future. All the while, the…
Elevating Learning Operations: Mastering the LearnOps Maturity model
Your four-step guide to transforming L&D from support function to key driver of business success, by Ryan Austin In today’s dynamic and competitive business landscape, learning and development (L&D) is increasingly being recognised as a strategic function vital to an organisation’s growth and sustainability. However, many organisations struggle to move beyond basic, reactive L&D operations. The LearnOps Maturity model provides a comprehensive roadmap for elevating L&D from a support function, or in some cases a cost centre, to becoming a…
The venture capitalist’s guide to HR strategies
Discover how empathy, technology and Gen Z insights can effectively attract and retain top talent in startups and established companies, with expert tips from venture capitalist Victor Orlovski Human resources is crucial to the functionality of an organisation, particularly startups. In my role as a venture capitalist (VC), I’ve observed how the people profession extends beyond administrative management and training to significantly influence talent acquisition. My involvement with various startups has afforded me insights into effective people strategies essential for…
Empathy in action: Immersive learning as a catalyst for inclusion
Immersive learning creates engaging, realistic and empathetic learning experiences that help to boost workplace inclusion. Paul Anderson-Walsh explains There are lots of different learning activities to engage the brain, and they have varying impacts on our understanding, short and long term memory encoding and recall. I am certain that many of us spend too much time reading and too little time reflecting. If we split our reading time in half – dedicating one part to reading and the other to…
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