Steven Hurst explores how organisations are using micro-courses, digital learning modules and targeted skills interventions ...

According to the ONS, fewer UK workers are leaving their jobs than at any point in the last decade. Economists are calling it a sign of stability. I’d read it differently. Employees don’t always stay ...

Cultural intelligence is an essential leadership skill. Chris Crosby outlines how, by understanding both cognitive and ...

Not all coaching is question-based. Leaders who coach at work need tools and techniques that work alongside their coaching questions to build a high-performing team. Just like a builder needs to ...

Discover the five factors impacting the public sector skills landscape in this new report from TrainingZone and The Open University. Nearly two-thirds (66%) of public sector organisations face skills ...

Managers talk about performance, delivery and targets. L&D professionals talk about learning transfer, behavioural objectives and blended learning. There lies a communication gap – one that still ...

Scaling a leadership programme without losing personalisation, emotional connection or operational excellence is no small feat. But it’s exactly what many L&D teams are now being asked to do: deliver ...

These are all seemingly straightforward, but many teams struggle to put them into practice. Here, we’ll explore how coaching – particularly training leaders as coaches – can bridge the gap between ...

Under the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime, all UK financial services firms must ensure that senior manager function holders (SMFs) and certified staff are fit and proper. This includes ...

Let’s start with a definition – The Cambridge Dictionary tells us that ‘intrinsic’ is “an extremely important, basic characteristic of a person or thing”. In this case, the ‘thing’ that is extremely ...

Like many terms, the phrase ‘learning transfer’ seems to mean different things to different people. In organisational learning, it usually refers to the operationalisation of ‘learning’ that has ...

How to align L&D with strategic business goals: Learn to frame your initiatives in a way that resonates with leadership, focusing on the skills that drive performance. The power of using tangible ...