A small team isn’t necessarily a limitation! And yet, in a lot of people’s experience, mentioning the micro nature of their department immediately brings about discussions on the challenges and constraints that presents. Although that’s only really a conversation when it comes to work and people. If you moved into
If you’re really going to align your L&D strategy with business goals, it’s going to take more than just a few fluffy tips like ‘thinking more learner-centric’ or ‘changing your content’. You’re going to need to change the process and get involved in conversations much sooner, so you’re not simply
You know why everybody loves buffets and all-inclusive holidays? Because they can find everything they want in one place! And that’s what encourages them to get involved. When it comes to learning, you don’t have to lay on a huge spread or schedule pool aerobics for midday, but by applying
Working from home isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. For every person that’s ramping up the productivity levels without distractions, there’s someone struggling without working face-to-face. Don’t get us wrong, everybody loves snoozing their alarm an extra time instead of dashing for a packed train, and having more freedom around how
Work’s changed, it’s about time workplace learning did too! The fastest learner wins in uncertain times and fast-changing markets, but workplace learning technologies just haven’t kept up or enabled a continuous learning culture. Well, this webinar recording will talk you through the principles needed to build a fastest learner wins
You’re standing in a supermarket with a shelf of similar-looking soft drinks in front of you, you can’t base your decision on taste, so you go by the best packaging. The branding acts as a shortcut to decision-making. That’s where most people think a brand’s influence ends, and they’re wrong!
It doesn’t matter how big your business is or which sector it’s in, learning and development is crucial for continued growth and success! However, when the pandemic hit in early 2020, understandably other more immediate business concerns took priority. And as we approach the unwelcome anniversary of the first lockdown,
Everyone knows what blended learning is these days, right? You take the offline and the online and you mix it all up. Not quite! We all thought we knew what a blender was, until those big bulky beasts were replaced by little kitchen ninjas. And something similar has happened with
When it comes to the workplace awards season, it’s pretty easy for HR to make a clean sweep while L&D’s role as best supporting function gets overlooked. In a lot of businesses, the L&D team either sits within HR or it doesn’t even exist, leaving HR to plough ahead alone.
Spending more on learning doesn’t necessarily mean more learning will happen. There, we said it! In 2020, 57% of L&D professionals planned to spend more on online learning, with self-directed learning and engagement priorities for 35% of those people. But what happens when the budget goes up without asking people
When it comes to your L&D strategy, you’ve got two options: do things the way they’ve always been done or create an environment where people actually love to learn! People often make the mistake of planning their learning approach as if it’s separate from how people already work or want
Is HR Shared Services simply a behind the scenes function? Supporting the administrative side of things and focusing on the ‘hygiene factors’ of HR? Well, that’s the perception LACE Partners set out to challenge when they interviewed 25 global HR Shared Service directors from leading Private Sector and Financial Services
