People Managers
Switching up the skills sector: Why we need a system for all ages and levels
A well-designed Growth and Skills Levy is crucial; it must benefit all employees across industries, writes Nichola Hay Kickstarting economic growth is at the heart of the new Labour government’s agenda, with the Prime Minister promising to deliver much-needed stability across all areas of the economy. We are several weeks into Labour’s tenure, and it is highly encouraging to see legislation which will refine UK skills policy and our existing training system being put into place. For example, we have seen the announcement…
Go for gold: 4 tips to elevate employee training with game-based learning
Making training fun boosts skill retention. Transform your strategy with game-based learning to engage employees and improve results, writes James Micklethwait With recent research highlighting learning support as the top strategy to boost employee retention, it’s clear that employees want to learn and grow their skills at work. However, many of the old standard methods of training – such as monologuing lectures with dry slide decks – have become ineffective at holding employees’ attention, which means employees aren’t learning the…
Unlocking hope and belonging: The hidden keys to employee wellbeing and retention
The impact of hope, belonging and manager support in transforming employee wellbeing and mental health. Insights from Brad Smith Research has shown that resilience offers organisations many competitive advantages. Highly resilient staff are much less likely to mention burnout, compensation, work-life balance, or lack of purpose as motives for quit intentions compared to their less resilient colleagues. Other psychological resources that can help buffer against such strains, and facilitate employee thriving, resilience and performance, are hope and belonging. These crucial yet…
How can companies increase gender diversity in the workplace?
Fostering inclusion policies is vital to closing the gender gap and attracting the top talent. Law firm HR Director Scott Sullivan shares his tips UK businesses still have considerable work to do to increase gender diversity. Many struggle to close the gender pay gap and fairly represent women. The gender pay gap in Britain was 14.3% in 2023, and women need to work an extra 19 years to retire with the same pension savings as men. Employers who don’t fairly…
Skills England – what to expect from the expected
Lifelong learning, apprenticeships and partnerships between businesses, education establishments and government – can it all work? Mandy Gill explores the shifting skills landscape Just over a month in and the new Labour government has not delayed in progressing one of its key manifesto commitments – the creation of Skills England. Skills England aims to bridge the current skills gap and support UK competitiveness on the global stage The bill was announced in the King’s Speech and by 22 July, the…
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. …
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…
Navigating and leading in the multi-generational workforce
Teams with Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z can thrive with the right strategies. John Zettler reveals how In today’s workplace, leaders are faced with the unique challenge of managing teams comprised of individuals from multiple generations. With so-called Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials (Generation Y), and Generation Z all working side by side, leaders must adapt their leadership styles to accommodate diverse perspectives, preferences and work habits. Navigating a multi-generational workforce requires a nuanced approach that recognises the…
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