Just add Hybrid

I saw this quote the other day: Our research revealed that to be successful in the new world of work, managers cannot depend only on hierarchical position as the basis for providing leadership MIT Sloan Management Review Here’s an idea: what if managers were NEVER able to rely on hierarchical position? Seeing people looking at… Read More Just add Hybrid

Not learning

I posted a quote from Guillermo del Toro the other week and challenged if we were thinking about learning as a content pipeline. A few people did respond, including Linda Gent who referenced H&S and mandated learning activity. I think part of the problem I have is that this isn’t learning activity; this is compliance… Read More Not learning

Damagement

I’ve had cause to mention this fact a few times in the last weeks: The three activities that impact performance significantly more than any others are: Managers setting clear expectations and explaining how performance will be measured. Managers providing stretch experiences that help their team members learn and develop. Managers setting aside time to discuss… Read More Damagement

Let’s go round again

According to the 2022 Workplace Learning Report by LinkedIn, almost half of EMEA businesses have leadership and management training as one of their top three priorities for the next 12 months. Why? We haven’t seen half of managers change across all industries and although turnover is likely to be substantial, it won’t be half of… Read More Let’s go round again

The importance of strategic finance in your learning function

If you were offered a place on a webinar called ‘the importance of strategic finance in your learning function’ would you say attend?* Learning seems to want to market, communicate, and use technology to improve customer service and people experience. We are happy to learn what marketing, comms, IT, customer service and HR do and… Read More The importance of strategic finance in your learning function