HR Professionals
Are you a blocker boss? How to enable your staff to do their best work
Debra Corey and Ken Corey give advice to bosses who want to say no to development opportunities Over the years, more emphasis and focus has been put on the development of our people. We’ve come under pressure to upskill and reskill them to meet the changing needs of the workplace and our businesses. At the same time, it’s become more critical to our people too. One survey found that development moved from the ninth most important driver of a great…
Conversations, relationships and learning: Spotify Tag
Julie Drybrough takes us on a tour of Scotland, music and collaboration A couple of years ago we rented a campervan and meandered our way up the west coast of Scotland to Skye. As you can imagine, there were a lot of driving hours. During our travels we developed Spotify Tag – a game where someone picks an initial music track (from Spotify – other streaming services are available) and the next person tags on a song, based on association,…
Unlocking the power of neurodiversity
In this feature, Steve Macaulay looks at the benefits and importance of neurodiverse employees Every manager aims to make the best use of all the resources available so that their employees feel fulfilled and satisfied that they are reaching their full potential and contributing fully to the success of the organisation. However, a potential performance gap that has not been fully explored is the wide variation in the way each person approaches work and relationships and how each learns. Fostering…
Bridging the gap with killer communications: the power of storytelling for building a learning culture
Kerry Jary weaves a tale about story telling in L&D An embedded learning culture – we want this, we need this! But just how do we achieve it? In an ideal world, learning and development forms the backbone of our organisational culture, employees want to participate, they are motivated and engaged. However, in reality, modules often become tick box exercises, we only communicate with our audience when the next training refresher is due, or worse still, we don’t communicate at…
Online course creation top tips: measures of success
Ginette Tessier reminds us that it’s not just the video equivalent of bums on seats we should be looking at One of the most quoted measures of success for online courses are completion rates. But is this really the best way to tell if an online course is any good? You don’t have to look very far to find statistics about ‘poor’ completion rates for online courses. A simple search will bring up numbers ranging anywhere from 5% to 35%. …
The art of building winning hybrid teams
James Scouller sets out principles from managing teams to ensure that even when you aren’t together, you can still achieve One question clients often ask me is, “How should my approach to building a winning team change when we’ve switched to hybrid working?” It’s clear that hybrid working has been difficult for many team leaders. And it’s true, navigating the shift from physical to virtual or hybrid teams can seem daunting. Yet my answer is always the same: “The seven…
Kevin M Yates on measuring the impact of training, learning and talent development
Kevin M Yates on the importance of sharing the impact of what we do in learning – it’s all about the “facts, evidence and data” for “measurably influencing human performance”. This video was originally part of the Learning Now TV show. You can see many more videos and the monthly one-hour show at LearningNow.TV
A four-step process for having tough conversations with difficult people
James Scouller looks at how to structure those challenging conversations so that everyone wins I’ve found that most managers struggle with what I call “tough conversations” with people they find “difficult” – people who underperform or behave badly and show no signs of changing. Unfortunately, research research by Larson and LaFasto shows that engaging and resolving issues with difficult team members is one of the six things people most want from their team leaders. So instead they avoid them altogether.…
The green leader’s toolkit: carpooling, home offices, and sustainable leadership practices
Luke Smith looks at the impact of leadership on corporate environmental responsibility Companies no longer have the option to put sustainability on the back burner. It’s the responsibility of leadership to ensure their business is operating as ethically and environmentally responsibly as possible. This is a continuous effort — one that you must refine and refresh as employees change, technology advances, regulations update, and climate change persists. Learn how to lead with confidence into the sustainable future your company must…
Navigating the evolving landscape of the L&D Job market: insights and trends for 2024
Exploring the job market for job seekers and those in hiring roles, four L&D experts share their experience and suggestions in this detailed feature As the year 2023 unfolded, the Learning and Development (L&D) job market underwent a profound transformation. The pandemic catalysed a shift in work environments and learning modalities, challenging the traditional in-person training model and giving rise to a more flexible, multi-faceted approach to professional development. L&D professionals need to acquire a deep understanding of business strategies…
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