I'm not used to being a "list" blogger...but this is following on from a #LDInsight chat a couple of Fridays ago (follow @LnDConnect on Twitter and #LDInsight on Twitter on Fridays, GMT 9am)
I was on broadcast mode that morning, Tweeting a bunch
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You really can't have your cake and eat it when it comes to L&D and HR events industry events. There's a whole range of events to choose from in the first place. Then there's a whole choice of sessions at those events, on a whole manner of interestin
Ever wondered why some organizations succeed with flying colours, whilst others plummet like an unwound toy bird with its beak getting stuck in the hard floorboards? It is really fairly simple (or in some cases also a real challenge!) since it is all
The CIPD People Management Awards (PMAs) are the most prestigious Awards in the profession. Delivered in partnership with People Management Magazine, the Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement in people management and development and
A crisis of confidence in L&D - 85% of line managers identify employee development as critical to achieving business outcomes, but fewer than one in four rate the L&D function as critical to achieving business results.
Key shifts in the world of wor
So in my 14 years in the Army I don’t think I ever did any kind of learning that wasn’t either a). Enforced or b). Mandatory. I didn’t do anything to better myself; I was sat stale and stagnant all that time. The reason? Well because I didn’t have t
Conferences.
Can be expensive.
You sign up to a timetable. You go and listen to a "sage on the stage" - sometimes a brilliant one - and you take notes, nod... frown a bit that their version of a story sounds a bit easy, but if you are anything like m
(aka: Why I think if you work in L&D/OD you should be active on Social Media.)
So I’ve been thinking.
I’ve been in few conversations of late with folk who work in organisations and whose job seems to be about delivering/ improving people development
CIPD Learning and Development Show
How do you become a more effective L&D Professional
This is a topic that we should all be following. There's never a finish line to the question "How do you become a more effective L&D Professional". As the
As part of my studies on HRD Level 5, I'm looking today at Organisational Development. I've made some notes below...
There are a number of challenges facing organisations today. Some of these are:
- Globalisation
- Pressure for speed and innovation
Hi All,
I thought you might find the following links useful if you're researching Organisational Development - either because you want to or because one of your assessments requires you to!
Here they are:
CIPD Profession Map (last accessed 18 February 2
I have a challenge on and where better to turn to than the DPG Community! Hello smart helpful people! Can I say how lovely you're looking today? Ok, creeping over, here's what I need a hand with....
I want to start building a career pathway for our
If you sat down for 2 minutes and considered the important role CPD plays in the achievement of your aspirations, you are likely to think this is a ‘no brainer’ and engage immediately.
So my question is, “Why don’t we engage”?
Having trawled th
At Optimus Sourcing we like to read all of the research reports based on the Learning and Development industry in order to keep up with current developments so we can adjust our services accordingly. However we are aware that whilst most people would
Hi everyone, this is a blog post that went up on the DPG blog yesterday - thought I would share it here. Would love to hear your thoughts! Jason
Even if many companies are unaware of it, workforce development can be nurtured even with reduced budget
Earlier this year I shared a post raising awareness of the 10 Tool Challenge
Social learning guru Jane Hart challenged us all to find 10 new tools in 2013 and use them in some capacity to help us become more productive, more organised, to help you d
Last week facilitator Krystyna Gadd posted a link to a very funny post which provided popular in last week's message. If you didn't see it then here is the link again
One of the things that I really like was #12 where the songs titles or
As a facilitator on the Certificate in HR Practice programme I am often asked for advice on how to get that elusive first job in HR. Many of our delegates come to us because they’ve already made the choice to look for a career in the HR profession &
On the 10th December, Training Journal held their Winter Conference on Using Social Media in Learning. It was a great event with lots of varied talks and nowhere was as busy as the twitter backchannel using the #TJ12 hashtag. With @StirTheSource and