LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BLOG

With a plethora of learning possibilities available to us in the modern workplace, it’s important to be aware of what’s available to have a mixed media approach when creating blended learning.

Leadership is all about faith; faith in yourself, faith in your team and faith in your strategy. I have found that one of the most difficult aspects of being a leader is keeping calm when all around me things are going haywire.

A recent report by Towards Maturity, ‘Preparing for the future of learning’, highlighted some interesting research around L&D investments. Contrary to popular believe, investing more money and increasing the size of your L&D team does not guarantee a better output.

This week I started my journey to effective management. I began the Management Development Programme. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect, having experienced some of the theories previously. I was wrong.

In my recent blog, is your learning in the dark ages, I talked about how L&D professionals are adapting to the modern workplace. I’ve since read with much interest the differing debates on how we measure the value of learning.

Our latest infographic highlights ten top tips for leaders to live by in today's working environment.

It has been two weeks since I attended Sea Salt Learning’s Social Age Safari and I am still processing the whole experience. It was, without exception, the most thought provoking conference I have ever been on.

I wish I had a pound for every job description I’ve seen which stated that the person filling the role must have “excellent presentation skills”.

During Learning at Work Week, many people celebrated the success of their people, plenty patted themselves on the back for a year well done, and many, many more shared their personal learning.

Everyone is talking about blended learning. It's a known fact that the more choice we offer learners in how they consume learning, the more engagement and knowledge, skills or behaviour change you will have.