The cult of bare minimum learning
The past few years have seen an increasing investment in solving the growing digital skills gap within organisations. There are pockets of employees, even in leadership, who adopt learned helplessness with a chuckle – as if it is OK to lead in the digital age...
In Search of the Best Blend for Hybrid Learning
Some reflections on hybrid learning approaches as L&D teams start rushing back towards face-to-face offline learning delivery
Learning, ‘Teachability’ and the Power of Evolutionary Trial & Error
Some reflections on the changes underway in executive education and the link to ‘un-thinking’ learning organisations and artificial intelligence. Learning and teachability In some ways, the pandemic lockdown has improved my travel and exploration of the...
Using technology to fight technology; tips for learning in the 21st century
As technologies continue to advance and the amount of information grows, “keeping up” can feel overwhelming. This is not going to change, in fact, it will worsen as technologies and work environments continue to evolve. An employees’ learning agility is a critical factor of success, and should be a key competency in recruitment…
The Digital Workplace: Past, Present & Future
(This post summarises an introductory talk I gave at our recent Digital Workplace Futures event in London – see here for a summary of the discussion that followed) Where have we come from? The beginnings of the digital workplace can be traced back to adoption of...
Bridging the Digital Skills Gap in the Digital Workplace
An organisation’s approach to learning is a key success factor in its digital transformation efforts, and we are seeing three areas of focus emerging as predictors of maturity: how an organisation bridges its digital skills and confidence gaps how an organisation...
Learning to lead
This week, Cerys Hearsey examines how individuals can learn how to lead in the fast-paced, volatile, complex conditions experienced by large organisations today. Organisations recognise that leadership happens at all levels of the organisation. So it should be easier...
Why Your Organisation Needs a Coaching Culture
This week, Caroline Boyd makes the case for building a coaching culture inside your organisation. Coaching is traditionally made accessible for select, top executives in an organisation. But the aims of coaching – facilitating learning, providing opportunities...