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Strategy

Establishing a business need for learning and development makes good business sense, so organisational development, creating an overall L&D strategy, and proving a return on investment have become a critical part of the L&D toolkit.

This section also includes articles about the skills gap, government policy, and funding for training and skills - like apprenticeships and Train to Gain; and analysis of issues that affect the future and development of L&D thinking.

Skills crisis threatening the future of UK manufacturing

03/12/2010 - 09:21 - 166 reads

The manufacturing and process industry has called on the government to invest directly in retraining its workforce to help pull the sector out of recession.

The Company: Episode 2 - justifying training spend to the Board

03/08/2010 - 16:59 - 824 reads

In episode two of The Company, Julie, the director of business improvement and change reflects upon the fact that she might not be able to provide her Board with vital information about training.

TED Talks: Daniel Kahneman - the riddle of experience vs. memory

03/04/2010 - 14:37 - 749 reads

Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently.

Listen to your business

03/04/2010 - 10:18 - 794 reads - 2 comments

whisper, listen, mouths, talking, secrets

It’s no use knowing your bottom line is suffering if you don’t know what’s at the root of the problem. Steve Thomson says all you need to do is listen to find out what’s going wrong.

Employers turn their backs on training

02/19/2010 - 09:35 - 856 reads

While a huge 88% of UK employers acknowledge the importance of staff training, most are either put off by the cost or simply fail to make time to arrange it.

Waste not, want not!

02/01/2010 - 15:33 - 1157 reads - 3 comments

UK organisations could be wasting an estimated £9.5bn on training each year, according to a new study. Kevin Lovell reports.

Training industry up in smoke? Not likely!

02/01/2010 - 14:51 - 2807 reads

The results of the TrainingZone and Bersin & Associates first ever training study are in.

Trainers: Avoid the seven deadly sins of online marketing

01/22/2010 - 11:46 - 1968 reads

With competition between training providers remaining as fierce as ever, how can you ensure you aren't guilty of the seven deadly sins of online marketing? Nikki Pilkington tells us how.

Government publishes 'time for training' guidance for employers and employees

01/14/2010 - 10:17 - 838 reads

Guidance to inform employers about the new right for employees to request time for training has been published.

Who says you have a great L&D department?

01/12/2010 - 10:16 - 1700 reads

Nigel Paine outlines four ways to rate your L&D department.

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Leaders are like tea bags, you only know how good they are when they're in hot water. A leading light from the world of HR

Many learning 'technologists' still look down their collective noses at anyone who doesn't use interactive whiteboards, podcasts or digitised content as though it were a crime punishable by death. He's known for being outspoken

What we actually need are organisations that won't accept anything less than excellence in this field. I can count on the fingers of one hideously mutilated hand those organisations that have driven for higher and better standards. He has a brilliant turn of phrase

I'm aware that I'm beginning to sound waspish but with some of us taking the art of coaching seriously, it's annoying to have it devalued by people who've attended a weekend course and who've taken it upon themselves to call themselves a coach. A coach who pulls no punches

The problem with school and the problem with training is the same: people are usually employed to tell you stuff. That is a waste of time - people just do not learn that way. A revolutionary thinker

A glib, uncritical parroting of the unproven is not only useless in itself, it also risks painting learning and development as a mumbo-jumbo profession. He's highly regarded in his industry

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