Myth of the History of SWOT – Learned, Christensen, Andrews and Guth – wrong?

Myth of the History of SWOT - Learned, Christensen, Andrews and Guth - why do so many writers get it…

10 years ago

Follow the leader – How to raise your LinkedIn Profile #hrblog

Some time ago I published a discussion in a group for people looking for work helping them by showing how…

10 years ago

So Much Training, So Little to Show for It

So much training, so little to show for it in our organizations. Why is this often the case? Back in…

10 years ago

Top tips for you on getting the most out of LinkedIn for Graduates

Are you getting the most out of LinkedIn? Are you a recent graduate or job hunter? New to the world…

10 years ago

Fun Friday – Wellness & meeting skills Weekly office cartoon #346 #hrblog

Wellness & Meeting skills Fun Friday – Wellness & meeting skills – weekly office cartoon #346 "I'm looking over the…

10 years ago

Learning, are we evolving or regressing – Things Trainers wont tell you! #hrblog

How we learn – and making learning work for us   With regards to learning are we evolving or regressing…

10 years ago

Training is like PPE – A lack of budget does not mean no training

We have all been there at one time or another. Budgets are tighter than expected. Often external spend is reduced…

11 years ago

Fun Friday – Listening skills – weekly office cartoon #345 #ff

Fun Friday – Listening skills – weekly office cartoon #345 "Your opinion is very important to me. So maybe you…

11 years ago

eLearning – a tick box exercise that fails at ticking boxes? #HRBlog

Increasingly as firms look to “do more with less”. Training such as health & safety and compliance training is delivered…

11 years ago

Fun Friday – Customer service – weekly office cartoon #338 #ff

Some office fun for a Friday afternoon - Customer Service - Fun Friday "This matter requires immediate action. I'll get…

11 years ago

Fun Friday – office with a view – weekly office cartoon #337 #ff

Fun Friday – office with a view – weekly office cartoon #337 "A cubical with a periscope is not the…

11 years ago

attendance, absence, presenteeism and big data #cipd15

Just because someone is at their desk, does not mean they are adding value! In Manchester this week is the…

11 years ago

Not another training course – Coping with famine to feast of learning in business

From time to time it seems like we go from famine to feast. We have no training for months, then…

11 years ago

Fun Friday – Paperless office – weekly office cartoon #336 #ff

"Call an exterminator. I'm pretty sure the paper in my office is beginning to breed and reproduce!" Fun Friday –…

11 years ago

LinkedIn or LinkedOut – the social game changer – The 800000 missing communities – where are they?

There is change, and there is change.  LinkedIn or LinkedOut – the social game changer. Recent changes will change the…

11 years ago

Fun Friday – Corporate wellness – weekly office cartoon #332 #ff

"In the next phase of our corporate wellness campaign, all office machines shall be lubricated with omega-3 fish oil" Fun…

11 years ago

State of Employee Training 2015 according to #Intercall #infographic

Today I came across this interesting summary of the State of Employee Training 2015. It has been published by Intercall.…

11 years ago

The Managers Dilemma by Jesse Sostrin – Book Review

The Manager's Dilemma by Jesse Sostrin Balancing the inverse equation of increasing demands + shrinking resources The first thing that…

11 years ago

Repetition – the neglected L&D tool with declining attention spans

Are our attentions spans declining? To learn new things, do we need to practice for 1000s of hours, or can…

11 years ago

Fun Friday – Computerisation & automation – weekly office cartoon #329 #ff

"Why are we buying faster computers? Our people already make mistakes fast enough!"   Fun Friday – Computerisation & automation…

11 years ago