LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BLOG

It is all too easy for busy agile workers to neglect meetings and, as many organisations have learned, this can damage innovation, communication, engagement and trust – and that is serious damage.

A technological revolution in electronic learning has seen sizable changes over the years. Many years back, companies used to distribute eLearning content to customers by CD ROM, so that it could be handed over to learners.

It pains me to think that people are working hard every day, and that if they slowed down just a little, they might learn something that will help them improve their performance and make not just their job, but their life, just a little bit better.

Studies show that 25% of new starters leave within their first week. When I first heard that statistic I was shocked, and when you consider the cost of recruitment and induction to your business, I am sure you will be too.

You have created eLearning that is on brand, but it's not wowing, so how can you take your branding to the next level in eLearning?

Storyline is a great authoring tool for creating good looking eLearning, but what if you want to go that step further and really tailor the course to look exactly as you would like?

In today’s workplace, as I have already talked about in my previous blogs, it’s a lot tougher than it was even 10 years ago. With all of the limited resources we are faced with, another aspect of concern can be an employee’s attendance.

Gone are the days where learning and development professionals are the gatekeepers of knowledge. The changes in the business world and the organic introduction of social learning means that L&D needs to take on a more facilitative role.

The modern workplace is a complex place. We work with ever changing teams, cross team working, remote working and even global working. On top of this, many people we work with, and for, are people whose company we wouldn’t choose to see seek out.

Managers often say they need a sixth sense when it comes to managing people; some describe it as emotional intelligence, some describe it as ‘gut feel’. It’s certainly intangible and it can be elusive, but perhaps here is the answer.