Paul Matthews

Member Since: 26th Jul 2011
Paul’s background as a trained engineer and his natural curiosity give a unique edge to his L&D work. Meanwhile, his travels to remote areas of the world have resulted in some fascinating stories that bring his talks to life.
20 years after moving into L&D, Paul is a sought-after speaker on the international stage – not only for his undoubted knowledge but also for his engaging, story-led approach and his desire to make L&D ideas easy to understand. He also runs workshops and does consultancy for many blue-chip clients in the UK and beyond. He’s a regular speaker in L&D events in the UK and around the world, as well as writing for leading industry magazines and blogs. He is also a member of the CIPD’s L&D advisory board.
CEO People Alchemy Ltd
14th Sep 2020
Why ‘pit stop thinking’ is what L&D needs now
The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our tried and tested approaches to learning and development. Traditional classroom training has...
Training
20th Dec 2019
Learning transfer: the difficulty with creating new habits
Usually, when we talk about learning transfer , our desired outcome is that after employees learn something they will utilise that learning...
Talent
29th Nov 2019
Informal learning: critically important, but neglected
Informal learning is a big thing now in learning and development. The 70:20:10 model, and others, tells us that informal learning is vastly...
Training
4th Jul 2019
Learning transfer: why L&D cannot beat the system and effect change through training alone
An unhelpful myth that high-performing organisations are simply made up of talented individuals is preventing L&D from better...
Talent
4th Jun 2014
Tasking for learning
Setting tasks in the learning process is fundamental to any coaching or mentoring process, says Paul Matthews. I have seen people get into...
Coaching
7th Apr 2014
Practical questions you can use for ROI thinking
Paul Matthews takes a practical approach to this month's theme. Perhaps it is because people don’t know any other way. Perhaps it is...
Coaching
8th May 2013
Do we have a leadership issue?
Paul Matthews thinks the solution might be right in front of us. The question was not unusual. In fact I have heard it many times before in...
Culture
18th Mar 2013
Compelling evidence for informal learning
Paul Matthews tells the community why informal learning is so important. The other day I was chatting with a senior learning and...
Strategy
16th Jan 2013
The future of training is not training
It's not about training, it's about capability management, says Paul Matthews. It’s that time of year when people think about what the...
Strategy
21st Nov 2012
Why are soft skills important?
How are you feeling today? Paul Matthews explores the link between emotion and soft skills. We start learning soft skills from almost the...
Talent