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The Learning Power in Embracing Vulnerability
vulnerability | vʌln(ə)rəˈbɪlɪti/ | noun “The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physic ...
Why Learning Transfer Will Make You Question Everything
When you experience effective learning transfer for the first time you really will begin to question everything… “Why have I never thought to ...
The 5 Top Rated L&D Research Reports of 2018
The number of generous organisations providing top notch research in the learning & development, talent management and HR industry continues to gr ...
How to Reach Learning Success in 2018
At the risk of looking like I do nothing but attend conferences..! I’m keen to share my takeaways from the Learning Success Blueprint Conference las ...
The Top Highlights from AITD 2018
Hats off to the AITD 2018 team for creating an action packed national conference last week and curating some really interesting themes. It was great b ...
6 Brain Hacks For Better Learning Transfer
The brain does not like to change. Findings in cognitive neuroscience cement the need for an ongoing support process after learning so that training r ...
Changing the Face of Change
Why do studies show (and lots of them!) that most change initiatives within organisations fail? The bottom line is most change initiatives fail becaus ...
My Top 5 Moments from ATD 2018
Wow. What an event. 10000+ Attendees. 4 Days. 400+ Speakers. 300+ Sessions. ATD 2018 has been a journey that’s for sure!! Here are my top 5 ...
My Top Highlights from ATD 2018 So Far
Hello from San Diego in the USA! As ever – it’s been a wonderful few days so far of learning and connection at the Association of Talent D ...
4 Ways to Avoid a Learning Transfer Fail
I have the deepest respect for everyone that works in the Learning & Development industry, who give their heart and soul to get results for their ...
Calculating the ROI of learning: is this the holy grail?
For years the ROI of learning has been seen as the holy grail of learning. I’m often asked to help people with ROI and the evaluation of learning †...
The News on Workplace Learning in 2018
I was excited to see that LinkedIn have released some new research surveying 4,000 professionals on the state of workplace learning in 2018. I was par ...
A Transfer of Learning Horror Story
I was chatting with a learning professional the other day having collaborated on a successful transfer of learning pilot for a Leadership program. The ...
7 TED Talks on Learning Transfer Everyone Should Watch this 2022
TED Talks are a great source of inspiration. Here is a list of 7 TED Talks on Learning Transfer that everyone should watch that link to the principles ...
7 Reasons Why Most Attempts To Create A Coaching Culture Fail
Much has been written in the past decade on the importance of creating a coaching culture. Forbes suggest that a coaching culture can increase engagem ...
Automation and The Future of Learning
“For 60% of jobs, 30% of the activities are automatable” Says Dominic Barton – global managing partner of consulting firm McKinsey a ...
5 Fundamental Factors for Effective Action Planning
Anyone who has ever experienced corporate learning will have come across the idea of an action plan at the end of a training program. People are often ...
What is the level of leadership coaching maturity at your organisation?
After learning support often tends to fall to the manager. However, our 2017 Learning Transfer Research: Insights for Impact found that only 22% of m ...
How scalable is learning transfer follow up?
I have been thinking a lot lately about the scalability of learning transfer. A number of conversations with professionals in the learning, HR & t ...
The Top News from Learning Technologies UK 2018
I was sad not to be able to get to Learning Technologies UK conference this year, but love that even way down under in Australia we can read up on eve ...
