by Viola Lloyd | Oct 21, 2014 | -Articles, News
With a squeezing of budgets, I looked at my team’s offer… My thinking was to work out what we could do, not what we would need to cut. It’s a real challenge to demonstrate the value that your L&D interventions are creating. There’s a number of reasons for this,...
by Viola Lloyd | Sep 23, 2014 | -Articles, News
There’s no question that a universal challenge for learning and development professionals is linking training to organisational results. When we speak to people about this, a common problem appears: it’s a challenge to get information about business objectives, and...
by Viola Lloyd | Sep 23, 2014 | -Articles, News
A personal brand encompasses the ‘what’ and the ‘who’ – it’s not only what you bring to the table but who you are when you’re bringing it. It’s a mix of your values, drivers, reputation, behaviours, skills, strengths and image and it’s what makes you you. It’s the...
by Viola Lloyd | Jul 15, 2014 | -Articles, News
Learning + Innovation = Renewable Energy Increasingly, with the squeeze on lengthy training programmes – due to cost and time away – the doubts about the ‘stickiness’ of intense classroom or offsite programmes of learning amplify. More and more learning is being...
by Viola Lloyd | May 22, 2014 | -Articles, News
After 10 years refining blended learning, Clive Shepherd has come up with the perfect four steps to success, beautifully abbreviated as P.I.A.F. Follow these and you’ll have brilliant blended learning, and no regrets… Edith Piaf (1915-1963) was a singer of chanson and...
by Viola Lloyd | Feb 11, 2014 | -Guides, News
Robin Hoyle believes that it’s time to challenge some long-held beliefs about older workers. He’ll be giving practical hints and tips on how to support ‘grey talent’ in a free, knowledge sharing webinar. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology reported in...
