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Make learning count: Leveraging feedback loops for business success
Feedback loops help L&D leaders refine strategies, align learning with business goals and drive success, writes Houra Amin In the rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to adapt and continuously improve is critical for success. Central to this adaptability are feedback loops – a concept that involves producing something, measuring the outcomes, and making improvements based on the data. A strong partnership between L&D and business leadership is crucial for ensuring alignment between the people-capability agenda and the overall business…
Slothing and surfing: The impact of sleep on employee training and learning new skills
Discover how quality sleep can turbocharge your learning and transform training results for your team, by Ricci Masero During a recent trip to Costa Rica, I did my fair share of slothing around in hammocks. I also set my mind (and somewhat out of shape body) to a lifelong ambition of learning to surf. After an initial 90-minute lesson full of frustration, consistently falling backwards into the foam and not catching a wave, I decided to call it a day. …
From theory to practice: Boosting productivity with action learning
Align L&D with action learning to tackle current demands and gear up for future challenges, writes Helen Routledge Increasing productivity within organisations requires more than just theoretical knowledge; it demands actionable and effective learning strategies. Action learning, a method where employees engage actively with content and apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios, has emerged as a powerful tool in bridging the gap between theory and application. Action learning helps learners develop critical thinking and practical skills, making it an invaluable…
Wake up and smell the silicon: How to be human in an AI workplace
Cultivate your human skills and embrace the four Cs to thrive in an AI-driven world, writes Laura Thomson-Staveley Back in 2016, I had a moment where I realised how significant artificial intelligence (AI) could become in our daily lives. I was listening to a neuroscientist talk from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) in the US which has a $3bn a year annual budget for research activities which invariably focuses on AI, and it struck me that we were on…
What is executive coaching and how does it differ?
Executive coaching is more than one-to-one support; it’s a game-changer that drives real business impact. Zoé Lewis explains The phrase ‘coaching’ is used to describe a broad spectrum of services. From mentoring to training to working with teams, people have coaches for many different reasons. Coaching for business leaders has become more commonplace in recent years, and this has led to the popularity of executive coaching. But what really is executive coaching and how does it differ from ‘normal’ coaching? …
Closing your digital skills gap: quick wins for your team
Uncover strategies to help narrow your organisation’s digital skills gap with our detailed, comprehensive guide. Jayne Mather offers best practices for immediate impact No matter what your industry is, your organisation needs to embrace digital transformation to modernise, sustain and advance your business. That means replacing your ageing legacy systems, utilising cloud-based solutions, embracing AI, automation and other cognitive computing advances, strengthening your cybersecurity measures, and making the most of your data. Digital upskilling programmes are needed in conjunction with…
Strategies leaders can implement today to enhance employee retention
Struggling with employee retention? Discover actionable strategies to keep your top talent engaged and committed. Charlie Fletcher offers practical tips As the job market has flipped on its head worldwide, companies are quickly finding employee retention to be a major problem. High turnover disrupts operations, leads to significant onboarding costs and accelerates the loss of institutional knowledge. Employees are increasingly focusing on issues like juggling work-life balance, inadequate salaries, and lessened career mobility. Companies are finding that they need to formulate…
How to build an Olympic-level workplace with athlete-inspired training
Unlock peak performance with stretch assignments, diverse training methods and data-driven insights for your teams. Discover how with Rico Wyder When they parade along the River Seine for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the athletes taking part will have undergone years of rigorous training, practice, coaching and feedback. Competing at the highest level is the moment they display all that practice. This also happens in the workplace HR and L&D leaders can take a lot of inspiration…
Unlocking employee potential: How adaptive learning is transforming workplace learning
Disappointed that training interventions aren’t hitting the mark? Then adaptive learning might be your answer! Camilia Miccolis tells us all about it Employees are often a company’s largest expense, but they are also their biggest asset. Like all assets, a return on investment is crucial – but humans are more complex than tools, services and products. In order to unlock the true potential of employees, organisations must do more than simply “acquire” them as an asset, they must invest in…
Uniting HR and L&D: A strategic imperative for future-ready organisations
We must ensure HR and L&D have a say in tech and change management discussions, writes Ted Miller Attend any board meeting today and it’s almost certain that the agenda will prominently feature discussions about the latest technological advancements and their potential impact on the company’s future. But amid the discussions on artificial intelligence integration and data analytics, one critical voice is conspicuously absent: Human Resources. Too often, HR is marginalised in discussions about technological integration and change management, despite…
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