With budgets tight and the loss of man hours whilst employees attend training, it is not surprising that many organisations find reasons to not provide training for their staff. The case for workplace learning has never been stronger, so such organisations are missing out on the many benefits their competitors (who provide training) achieve. (more…)
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Have a Go!
Throughout the month of June the Festival of Learning runs its “Have a Go” month. So to help support all adult learners in this blog we look at some tips to help you develop your own “have a go” attitude. (more…)
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GDPR – Your People Are Your Best Defence
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law on 25th May 2018. Yet many organisations have not yet addressed one of the biggest risks: training their staff. (more…)
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The Training Carrot
What do you think of when you hear the words employee rewards and perks? Financial incentives? Bonus schemes? Of course these play a role, but most forward looking companies now recognise that money alone is not enough to attract and to retain the best people. (more…)
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Avoiding Employment Tribunals
The number of employment tribunals, which are the employees last resort in cases of disputed disciplinary or grievance, has jumped 90% in the past year. What is going wrong? (more…)
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Equality & Diversity Lessons From Starbucks
The well-known chain of coffee shops, Starbucks, has hit the news because of an incident in the US relating to the mistreatment of two black customers which subsequently went viral. (more…)
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Maintaining Motivation Levels In Your Team
Many managers think that to motivate people they must offer tangible rewards (such as an incentive scheme) and that the bigger the incentive they offer the more motivated their people will be. However, there is plenty of research out there that challenges this belief. (more…)
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Microlearning
One of the growing trends in learning and development is the use of microlearning. So in this article we look at what this is and how to make best use of it to improve business performance. (more…)
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Better Communication
The ability to be a good communicator is a critical business skill. However, according to a survey by Teja Jadhav (from the the University of Findlay) and Shiv K. Gupta (from the University of Findlay) 41% of people thought the biggest mistake their manager makes is inappropriate communication. So what are the problems that lead…
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Providing Effective Compliance Training
The process of educating your employees on the laws, regulations and company policies that apply in their day-to-day jobs is known as compliance training. The aim of compliance training is to ensure that the company (through the actions of its staff) obeys all of the legal laws and regulations that relate to how it must…
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