LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BLOG

The Personal Learning Network toolbox provides you with six invaluable tools for continued professional development – helping you be at the centre of your own learning

The UK is number one for global organisations to locate their European headquarters, which means that many L&D professionals are faced with the challenge of creating engaging, bilingual learning to a wide audience. This is no small task, but L&D professionals need to tackle this head on should they want to create global relevancy with their solutions.

The benefits of mentoring are no secret – in L&D we understand the impact that it can have and the development it gives our people. Reverse mentoring has grown in popularity in recent years, predominately impacted by the boom in social media and technology. The beauty of this is that the process recognises that there are skills gaps on both sides.

It looks like soft skills are making a comeback! By 2020, soft skills that are not currently considered crucial for the job will rise by a third, meaning that employees will have to drastically adapt their current skill set.

The term ‘role models’ is used widely in leadership and management, with the main focus on being a good role model for your people. If you’re looking to improve learning culture or want others to acknowledge the benefits of learning within your organisation, role models are the people who can really help you.

When was the last time you reflected on your career? The importance of self-reflection came into sharp focus for Stephanie Morgan when Training Journal asked her to feature in the February edition of their magazine.

As proud ambassadors for Towards Maturity, we were delighted to be part of their 2018 Learning Benchmark Report, by designing an infographic which showcases the Transformation Curve.

As the 'disruption' of traditional learning continues, learners seem to have become apathetic and disorientated by the options available to them. Stephanie Morgan explains how to spot low learner engagement and shares her simple process to help combat it.

In our latest infographic, we take a look at how to prepare for blended learning by creating a ‘pull’ learning culture before making the switch to blended.

L&D have a long, ever-growing list of things to consider, from strategies to stakeholders and business alignment to budgets. But with all of this going on, are L&D forgetting about the learner? Stephanie Morgan takes a closer look.