Five ways managers can leverage neuroscience to drive team success
Behavioural specialist and neuroscientist Dr Lynda Shaw shares how using neuroscience is giving savvy organisations a competitive advantage, and how managers can make the most out of this gold mine.
Wimbledon’s mental game: What L&D can learn from the centre court
As Wimbledon unfolds, Ang Brennan, Head of Learning and Talent at Insights, draws powerful parallels between elite tennis and the modern workplace. In this piece, she reveals what L&D leaders can learn from the mental game of centre court – from building resilience and emotional intelligence to reframing pressure and embedding reflection.
Is your leadership style spreading fear?
According to a global study, nearly one-quarter of UK leaders are leading with fear. How can we tackle and alleviate fear and, most importantly, ensure we aren’t propagating it ourselves?
Active listening in coaching: A leadership essential
Coaching expert Matt Somers explores how Julian Treasure’s five listening practices can transform your leadership. Discover how active listening in coaching builds trust, boosts performance and creates deeper, more meaningful conversations with your team.
Why we need to deal with conflict and how to do it through training
Training staff to accept, acknowledge and actively manage conflict rather than ignore it, can turn potential loss into added value and create harmony.
Leadership development at scale: A case study on building capability without compromise
What does it take to scale leadership development globally – without sacrificing the personal touch? Donna Verdi of Kroll and Julie Havard of LSP Leadership share how they tackled this challenge head-on, revealing the practical lessons behind a real-world rollout.
10 ways L&D perfectionists can avoid self-sabotage
L&D professionals need to remember that being ‘good enough’ is good enough.
Rewilding leadership: How to learn from nature’s resilience
Spring has sprung and nature is teeming. But what’s that got to do with leadership development? Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership, believes we can take inspiration from natural ecosystems to help organisations develop resilient structures. Here, he shares practical techniques for applying this progressive approach coined ‘Rewilding leadership’.
The discipline-only trend crushing workplace motivation
What is the discipline-only trend and why is it pushing motivation off the agenda? Coaching expert Matt Somers explores the problem with applying this orthodoxy at work and why ‘wanting to’ still wins.
Your six-step L&D guide to delivering impact and value
To make a genuine business impact, L&D teams must look beyond much-loved vanity metrics and assess behaviour changes required to support the organisation-wide strategy. Here, L&D expert Robin Hoyle offers a six-step guide on how to do just this.
Why leaders should always own up to their mistakes
Owning up to our erroneous ways is not easy, but if leaders cannot muster the courage to share failures how can we expect others in the organisation to?
How to create an effective upskilling strategy across the employee lifecycle
Skills development is not a one-time event; it’s a continuous process implemented throughout the entire employee lifecycle. Here, Sarah Mian of Access Learning outlines how to plan and implement an effective upskilling strategy – from onboarding to a culture of continuous learning.
Imposter syndrome costs UK businesses 10 days per employee every year
New research reveals the hefty cost of workplace imposter syndrome on UK businesses. Here, Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership, examines these findings and the implications for L&D professionals looking to tackle productivity loss from employee self-doubt.
Who has cultural intelligence and who doesn’t?
Cultural Intelligence or Quotient (CQ) enhances connections, fosters mutual understanding and encourages good business, but who possesses this skill and how can you identify them?
Feedback receptiveness: Why your constructive criticism isn’t landing
Even the most skilfully delivered feedback can fall flat if the recipient isn’t open to it. Here, Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch share guidance on how to cultivate feedback receptiveness – at both the individual and organisational level.
How to sharpen your leadership skills (without another futile training programme)
Why not use the turn of the new year to strengthen your leadership skills? L&D expert Nigel Paine shares three recommendations for becoming a better leader (and none of them involve an expensive, yet futile training course).
11 expert predictions for learning and development in 2025
What is in store for learning and development this year? We’ve asked 11 industry experts to share their key predictions for 2025.
‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ – and other resilience myths
It makes sense to upskill your workers to boost resilience. But what you believe to be true about resilience – and what it takes to build it – might be wrong.
The power of reflection time
Reflection can be a very empowering process, if you implement it in the right way.
Understand your ‘overthinking’ and use it to your advantage
Sinead Keenan, Chief Innovation Officer at EZRA, explores how the key to managing your overthinking is understanding it.
