“The difference between what we are doing and what we are capable of doing would solve most of the world’s problems.” – Mahatma Gandhi Like many Gandhi quotes, this one is very thought provoking. It does beg the question as to why we are not doing what we are capable of. One reason is lack
...More InfoTowards Maturity’s Learning Health Check review
Evidence is vital to backing up a case for change and even more powerful when internal data is being compared against high-performing learning organisations. The Towards Maturity Learning Health Check benchmarks your organisation’s processes, practices and performance metrics with those of other organisations. It is an invaluable reflective process, providing actionable insights to support your
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A community of best practice training & learning provision The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition has established itself as the most comprehensive event for all aspects of Learning and Development (L&D), and the CPD Standards Office are proud to accredit the conference & exhibition each year. In becoming accredited, World of Learning has benchmarked itself against
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“Can I ask you a question?” “Of course!” “How do I know if the training I create is any good?” “Oh.” I wasn’t expecting that question, but I should have done. We’d just deployed a major course to a key client, and they were delighted with it. What’s more, initial feedback from the learners showed
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Since the launch of Towards Maturity’s latest market insight, culture has been the topic provoking the most curiosity, yet, only 1 in 5 organisations manage to create a high performing learning culture today, and out of those that do, only 2 in 3 are successful in maintaining it. Although it seems only a few are
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I’ve noticed a change of late. Things we’ve spoken about for years are finally getting built. Chatbots, AI driven content and branching ‘serious’ games are no longer the stuff of blog posts or aspirational brainstorms. They’re being created, uploaded and arriving in learners’ inboxes, freshly SCORM wrapped. The eLearning industry is 20 years old this
...More InfoMaking Learning ‘Stickier’
Joe was shocked. He’d just analysed the impact over time of his learning programme on the performance of his team. ‘It’s as though the programme had been erased from the memories of those who had taken part. There’s been virtually no improvement at all,’ he opined. Yet at the time, when participants had written their
...More InfoThe 21 keys to professional growth
It’s a bit of a shocker… but according to the most recent Skills Gaps in the Workplace report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKES); the most common skills deemed to be lacking among existing staff are all adaptive work skills. Also, evidence from across the pond, by the Wall Street Journal reveals that that
...More InfoThe Benefits of Centralising Your Training Spend
Every manager has a duty to develop their people. Most managers commit to give people development a permanent spot on their daily to-do list. They know that a growing team is a motivated team, and although the payback may not be immediate, it has to form an important part of their activity. The problem is
...More InfoAre managers doomed to extinction? And are driverless cars the future…
I’m beginning to plan my speaking session at next week’s World of Learning – and feeling very privileged to be talking at such an event. It’s making me think very carefully about what I have to say on how people can achieve their Personal Best both in the workplace and outside of work. What I
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