Did you know your local CIPD branch will put on relevant events that are free to CIPD members.
Take a look for your local branch here and what events are happening. Remember attending these events are great CPD evidence.
The DPG Community will be 2 yrs old in July and in this time it's been so interesting seeing how different people interact with this community of practice (which is a social network).
Like any new tool or technology it can be overwhelming at first a
Read more…I wanted to jot down my thoughts on something I've decided to do for a one-off "pilot" training course I'm running. The course by it's very nature is purposely designed to have an influence on a particular aspect of business p
Read more…Hi All,
A couple of months ago, I needed to pitch a live online learning product into our business as a viable solution to a particular challenge we were facing. The challenge being we needed to roll out a piece of software training quickly to 40 di
Read more…L&D Connect is a movement which started in London aimed at L&D/OD practitioners who want a space to reflect on and experiment with their Practice. We encourage new methods of working and blend it with social media to share outcomes.
We ran an Unconfer
Read more…Hi it's National Apprenticeship Week and I thought this would only be appropriate :-)
Here's a report which looks into why businesses should begin to take apprentices as a serious employment solution, it includes commentaries from a number of North W
Read more…Which of the eight behaviours to you think are key to your future development?
I've just been doing some learning on Organisational Development. It's got me thinking about what qualities we need in HR (now and in the future) to support Organisation
Read more…Hi all,
So I cut my teeth on Webex and loved it, before moving to Adobe Connect when I joined DPG. I'm now looking at Citrix GoToTraining as a replacement as it is integrated with our new Learning Pathway.
Has anyone used Citrix before either GoTo Me
Read more…My question to you today is this... "..are there other ways to motivate others towards performance improvements..." other than just financial rewards. Let me explain more...
I've worked before in several organisations where financial incentives and
Read more…What questions do you have about Twitter???
Many people say that Twitter isn't about what you had for breakfast. For me it often is! You can often find ramblings on my personal interactions with life on Twitter. But fortunately, it's grown to b
Read more…I'm wondering if any of you can help me with a new 2014 project I have been given, Developing a Global Mindset for the organisation. My initial thoughts are this will focus largely on cultural awareness/intelligence, behaviours, attitudes and global
Read more…Dear All,
We are in the process are reviewing our induction process as it seems as though there is assumptions on who is doing what kind of introductory training.
Currently we have the standard HR and H&S, IT (telephones, systems) which is always on
Read more…Hi Folks,
I thought I'd share with you a really good link that I've found useful when writing about coaching and mentoring.
If has some good definitions of each, explores the differences between the two and covers other topics such as different types
Read more…It's no big secret that technology has a place in our HRD agendas. There is no escaping the huge benefits this technology brings. The speed of business, pace of change and need for quick communication means it cannot be ignored.
That is why some o
Read more…Happy New Year to all!
It's my first day back in the office, and I've been reviewing the training budget. One thing that has stood out, is how do we test that training has been useful, has achieved the aim and importantly, hasn't been a waste of mone
Read more…Hi, we're currently building some training sessions around coaching and also performance management. We're therefore on the lookout for any short clips which show the best and worst examples of either coaching and/or running a 121.
Does anyone have a
Read more…Hi All.
With begging cap in my hand, I'm asking for some help here! I'm doing some work at the moment, which is really going to involve me selling, yep selling, the idea of community based learning. I need to uncover the truth behind why sharing
Read more…Hi everyone
I'm maximising the meaning of our new 'DPG network' and asking for work related help after only 1 day! I need to write a development piece for Snr / Line Management regarding setting objectives and expectations for 2014. This is to be pit
Read more…I'd be interested to get an insight into how other organisations manage their staff training budget.
I currently have a budget agreed at the start of the financial year that is expected to cover the training and development needs for all our staff. T
Read more…Do you flip the classroom that is?
Training budgets are under scrutiny like never before. Technology is provided new and exciting opportunities to improve the way in which learning can be delivered and facilitated so is the way in whcih we deliver le
Read more…
Hi all,
I'm thinking about attempting to convince my company to invest in some tablets/IPads for use within out People and Operations learning interventions. I would love to hear from anybody who already use these with their employees and if they t
Read more…Did you know your local CIPD branch will put on relevant events that are free to CIPD members.
Take a look for your local branch here and what events are happening. Remember attending these events are great CPD evidence.
Click here to see a full list of members including our Facilitators.
Did you know that if you go to the list of members, the Members Online button will show you who is online right now? Why not say hello?