Soft skills

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Blogs Continuing Professional Development (CPD) For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D

Learning matters: how to make the most of the three forms of reflection

Andrew Gibbons 31 January 2024

We all know about reflecting back on something – but how many of us do so going forwards? This blog from Andrew Gibbons is here to shine a light Think […]...

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Delivering learning & training Engagement Features For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Learning design Learning Needs Analysis Learning transfer Technology

Navigating impact: driving impactful change through learning transfer

Paul Matthews 17 January 2024

Paul Matthews shares his considerable experience about ensuring that people really do get the most out of their learning experiences It would be a rare learning and development professional who […]...

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Coaching & mentoring Communication Conflict resolution Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Culture For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For people managers For senior L&D Opinion Psychology Teams

From fear to freedom: strategies for building psychological safety at work

Sophie Seex 10 January 2024

Fear, silence, and missed opportunities: Sophie Seex looks at the barriers to psychological safety in the workplace It makes headlines when organisation’s catastrophically fail: The Boeing disaster, the demise of […]...

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Blogs Coaching & mentoring

Why a diverse network can help you at work

Sue Stockdale 7 December 2023

In the last of her brilliant blog series, Sue Stockdale urges us to reflect upon and add to our network In business today having a diverse network isn’t just a […]...

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Change Communication Culture Emotional intelligence Engagement Features Feedback Leadership Management Psychology Talent Wellbeing

How to build social capital

Sally Tanski 16 August 2023

Sally Tanski explores the importance of leaders’ emotional intelligence in growing social capital If you’re a leader, or work with leaders, this situation may be familiar to you… You find […]...

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Change Coaching & mentoring Communication Culture Education and skills Engagement Features Goal setting Leadership Managing teams Organisational development Skills Talent

Is goal setting really necessary?

Thom Dennis 10 August 2023

Are you an expert in goal setting or do you prefer to freestyle? Thom Dennis explores the pros and cons of both Goals can guide how we behave and influence […]...

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Change Communication Culture Education and skills Features Future of work Leadership Management Managing teams Talent

Time for a reset on managing teams – Part 2

Steve Macaulay 13 July 2023

In the second part of an article on teamwork, Steve Macaulay and Sarah Cook look at HR and L&D’s role in ensuring managers are ready for these new ways of […]...

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Change Communication Culture Education and skills Features Future of work Leadership Management Managing teams Talent

Time for a reset on managing teams

Steve Macaulay 12 July 2023

In the first of a two-part article on teamwork Steve Macaulay and Sarah Cook explore the challenges and opportunities in today’s environment Working in teams today presents substantial challenges, but […]...

4 Minutes

Culture Data Delivering learning & training Education and skills Features Future of work Skills Talent

The rise of the Skills-Based Organisation

Conor Gilligan 5 July 2023

Conor Gilligan on unlocking success in the age of skills-based organisations As the job market grapples with a major shortage of skills and workers, Britain’s near record low unemployment poses […]...

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Coaching & mentoring Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Diversity, inclusion and equity Education and skills Engagement Features Psychology Talent

What’s an ambivert, and does it matter?

Thom Dennis 1 June 2023

Extravert or introvert – what about a hybrid variation? Thom Dennis looks at the characteristics of the ambivert Some of us have been through psychometric testing and the know of […]...