According to a study by Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, 78% of us fail to keep our New Year’s resolutions. Whether it’s kicking a bad habit, sorting out our finances or hitting the gym, this figure is alarmingly hi

It's a cold and wet Monday morning and I'm on my way to meet Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick at a hotel near Heathrow.  As I climbed in to my car my thoughts reflected back to a conversation I had with Jim during the recent Kirkpatrick Partners Bronze level prog

I was lucky enough to speak at the recent Training Journal Winter Conference on using Social Media in Learning, it was a great event. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the presentations from each of the speakers and chatting with fellow attendees on a sub

Last week, I read an article in the Training Journal on culture change.  The main point was that we as humans are creatures of habit and to instil change into an organisation and gain employee buy in into this, we need to raise awareness of the need

Well, I decided I would take part in the chat room event held on the evening of 14^th November at 8.30pm for an hour.  The subject was something close to my heart – how to be an effective practitioner, I am currently studying for my L&D Practitioner C

Last month, I attended a British Institute of Learning & Development (BILD) event on ‘The Future of L&D’ in London. It promised to be an enjoyable morning with plenty of networking opportunities, insightful L&D chat and free coffee. It was particular

Wow guess what i learnt on the  the first day of my course, i now no what CPD means,i am now aware that i do not just do a ten month course & become qualified at the end of the course, but that this is my continuos professional development throughout

I spent the day at the Learning Skills & Learning Technologies exhibition in London last week and sat in on a number of the free seminars that took place throughout the day. In three out of the five seminars the speaker talked about spending at least

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

Traditional, instructor-led training has had its place in organisations for many years. It has long been the key method for the transfer of knowledge and skills, especially knowledge-heavy sectors such as IT and finance.  As a former IT trainer, I fe

On Wednesday I attended Mike Collins’ talk on Social Leaders. This was a really  inspiring session so when I returned to work on Thursday I felt it would be useful to share this with my colleagues

Mike gave a brief overview of how Social tools can hel

Last night was the second community chat on the subject of Learning Needs Analysis (LNA).

For those of us working on our L&D courses this element of what we do is so crucial in order to provide considered, tailored and robust training events, none of

Having dispelled some of the myths around accelerated learning my research has led me to develop what I call the “5 secrets of accelerated learning”. They are not really secrets, as they can be found, if you look hard enough in the popular texts – it

After trying my best not to enter into the world of Facebook as why do I need to know what someone is having for breakfast OR how many people LIKED something random? I was then tasked with writing a Blog as part of my course (only attended first work

Hi!

My name is Charlotte and I have just signed up to DPG to do the Dimploma in HR Practice. I completed the certificate through a different provider back in July, and after a little break, I have decided to extend it to the diploma.

I love studying (s

Did you know that- 

8 out of 10 Britons say that sharing makes them happier.

1 in 6 People would choose to hire something over buying.

1 in 5 People under the age of 55 are sharing more than they were a year ago.

Wednesday 14th November marks the World’s

In my first post about blogs, the focus was on reading blogs to support your professional development, if you've not read the post I recommend you take a look here a Blog about Blogs (Part 1).

So you've got a RSS reader to help you subscribe to blogs

Just got back to normal today ,getting my head down to complete this unit not even started it yet.This is what happens when you go away and  have to much fun.

Well, my study plan has certainly been put to the test over the past couple of weeks!  Sick children, sick husband and being unwell myself I have had to be extra strict with my study hours!  Nothing like being tested when you start out on a new path.