Classroom training can seem like a real treat. Especially when we consider that more than 3 quarters of people haven’t attended a course in the last two years. But if they’re not attending courses (even […]

Classroom training can seem like a real treat. Especially when we consider that more than 3 quarters of people haven’t attended a course in the last two years. But if they’re not attending courses (even […]
“Curation replaces noise with clarity. And it’s the clarity of your choosing; it’s the things that people you trust help you find. We [L&D] need to be the people that organizations trust to help replace […]
How soon after promotion does your company start formally developing managers? After a few weeks? A few months? Ideally you’d catch them on Day One, right? Unfortunately, the reality is far from the ideal. I’ve […]
Too many training courses are merely a distraction rather than an enabler of better performance and business results. Let me explain… When a business performance or capability issue is identified in an organisation, and a […]
The thing that irks me most in L&D at the moment is the comparisons made between ‘eating’ and ‘learning’ formats. Whether it be ‘bite-sized learning’, ‘snacking’ or the hideous term ‘feasting’ to describe traditional formal […]
The image above. taken from Degreed’s How the Workforce Really Learns in 2016 report, has recently become the most popular item I’ve shared on LinkedIn, by quite some way, and its interpretation has been much […]
I heard a Learning & Development leader from a major international brand remark recently that despite launching a new suite of online learning programmes to their business, only 5 people had accessed them at all. […]
Social Learning is the preeminent term in Learning & Development at present. It is, however, as mystical in practice as it is prominent in rhetoric. The problem with understanding what Social Learning can do for […]
2015 was a big year for mobile—and 2016 is going to be even bigger. It is well documented that last year mobile Internet usage surpassed all other devices. Smartphone usage alone surged by 394 percent, […]
Often times, tips for engaging learners in corporate online learning include external features and novel delivery methods. These range from using animations, “real-life” scenarios, game-design, leaderboards, and badges. But with learners actually spending more time […]