Why do so many organisations find it so difficult to establish and build their desired mindset? In Toby Newman’s opinion, they’ve not broken it down into relevant terms for their people or teams and they’re not always putting in the hours. If you’ve ever wondered how you can democratise learning,
Progress doesn’t always mean stepping into a shiny new title and salary, it can mean building a new skill or working in a different sector, for example. It’s no longer a case that the only way is up, which is why learning’s role in career mobility has come into sharper
How difficult do you think it is for young people leaving education to find employment? Educators don’t want to see the students they’ve spent so long developing facing unemployment and employers really need good entry-level talent to solve skill shortages. All of these factors created a perfect storm for Esther
What do the Karate Kid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Luke Skywalker, Frodo Baggins and that Chef from Ratatouille all have in common? Every single one of them had a mentor, one who passed on wisdom and helped them build the skills that made them the best Jedi, superhero or ring
Behind every great leader, there’s a great leadership course. Well, that’s not entirely true, but hopefully by the end of this article, you’ll have enough tips to make sure that’s the case. But why is it so crucial to build effective and personalised pathways for leaders? They help increase internal
Spending more on learning doesn’t necessarily mean more learning will happen. There, we said it! In 2020, 57% of L&D professionals planned to spend more on online learning, with self-directed learning and engagement priorities for 35% of those people. But what happens when the budget goes up without asking people
When it comes to your L&D strategy, you’ve got two options: do things the way they’ve always been done or create an environment where people actually love to learn! People often make the mistake of planning their learning approach as if it’s separate from how people already work or want
Let’s spare a thought for everyone who wrote 2020 predictions about HR, L&D and anything else really. Very few people could have predicted the disruption that the COVID pandemic would have caused, and now its influence is set to continue into next year. The 2021 HR trends we expect to
Have you ever wondered how Google share knowledge and create their own learning culture? Where the likes of Amazon and Microsoft are investing their training budgets to upskill and develop people? Or what the ethos is at companies that keep their training strategies under cloak and dagger? Whether you’re planning
You can’t really travel the road to customer success without encountering failure somewhere along the way, or at least a few challenging diversions. But those blips in the journey help you prepare a better route next time. What if you could take a quick shortcut in the form of advice
