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Four Rules For Rebuilding Compliance Training In The Hybrid Working Era
Compliance is like a failing relationship at most companies! Two unhappy parties, plodding through a process that, deep down, they

Meet HowNow+ The best learning content, one single subscription
Stop us if either of these situations sound familiar: You sign up to a content library, only for your employees

Meet HowNow’s new brand: How and why we undertook a refresh
Show us a startup founder whose brand wasn’t one of the last things on their list, and we’ll either show

Closing The Engagement Gap: The biggest learning barrier you hadn’t thought of
Ask most people or L&D teams why they’re not learning, and they’ll probably tell you it’s a time issue. Sure,

Learning Technologies 2022 Survival Guide: How to get the most from the conference
When people ask if a conference was good, we almost feel obligated to say yes… Why? Because we’ve taken time

LifeLabs Learning Workshop: Three Tools For Building A Learning And Growth Culture
When your company’s growing fast, it’s tempting to take a short-term view on learning and development. Or put a pin

Should L&D control spend or give people learning budgets?
Learning and development teams can be pretty protective over the purse strings. And you can’t really blame them! When times

Podcast | The intersection between tech and performance with Filip Lam
In a demanding environment where you’re scaling quickly and hiring fast, it can sometimes feel like everything needed to happen

How to build leadership skills in new managers: 7 ideas you’ll actually use
It’s a classic challenge in fast-growing companies. Your headcount is catching up with how quickly you’re evolving, and that inevitably

Podcast | The Essential Components of Impactful Learning with Emma Lloyd
Would you bother delivering a learning experience to employees if you knew it would have absolutely no impact? We can

Want to lead with impact and intent? Start with your awareness gap!
Our intentions when we behave a certain way and how those land don’t always match up! Luckily, you’re not alone.

Podcast | Design Thinking and L&D with Sarah Stevenson
A phrase we always hear getting thrown around in the L&D space is ‘putting the learner first’, but how many

How to identify knowledge gaps: Answered in 5 minutes
How do you know what you don’t know? It’s not some kind of ancient proverb, but a problem that plagues

Podcast | Navigating the Relationship Between L&D and HR with Lauren Cunningham
L&D and HR – a match made in heaven, or a marriage of inconvenience? Whatever opinion you hold, there’s no

How to improve mental health at work: Expert tips for better employee wellbeing
94% of employees recently stated they were feeling stressed! That’s why the workplace mental health conversation is one that continues