LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BLOG

Our latest infographic looks at how eLearning and face-to-face help to create the perfect blended learning solution.

Next week is National Learning at Work Week, and every year we get excited about the opportunities that coincide with this awareness week. It’s the perfect opportunity for L&D professionals to put the spotlight on learning in the workplace.

The professional landscape has never had so much potential, or so many potential pitfalls. Leading workforce analysts believe that by 2025, Millennials will comprise 75% of the global workforce.

According to Charles Jennings, traditional roles in L&D must change and I couldn’t agree more. But one role that he doesn’t mention, that I can certainly see a need for, is marketing.

Given they are so important, perhaps the key question for Learning and Development professionals is: are interpersonal skills something that can be learned?

L&D and HR are responsible for communicating and publishing some of the most read materials in an organisation. It is therefore one of the areas that can have the biggest impact on employee and learner engagement.

Our latest infographic looks at what you need to consider when implementing mindfulness into your organisation.

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.