An intro to trainingZone from one of the team … [Read more...] about WOLCE – TrainingZone
World Of Learning – Ellis Salsby
An introduction to the company by Ellis himself. www.ellis-salsby.co.uk … [Read more...] about World Of Learning – Ellis Salsby
World of Learning WOLCE Day 2
Summary of day 2 from WOLCE from the conference chairman Nicholas Owen. … [Read more...] about World of Learning WOLCE Day 2
Summary of World of Learning (WOLCE) 2010 Day 1
Lively seminar session at WOLCE 2010
On the way to a lunchtime panel meeting I was drawn to this session my the laughter and noise - now how would this go down in the boardroom? … [Read more...] about Lively seminar session at WOLCE 2010
World of Learning 2010 – Summary of Day 1
WOLCE 2010 chair TV presenter Nicholas Owen shares his reflections on day one of thise years conference. … [Read more...] about World of Learning 2010 – Summary of Day 1
The Dangers of Social Networking in 2010
Dangers of Social Networking & Technology As technology pervades closer and closer into every task we do we are increasingly connected in a disconnected way to the people around us. Today I received this interesting little list and thought it good enough to share:You know you are living in 2010 when...1. Realising you accidentally enter your PIN/ password on the microwave2. Artificial - You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years3. Phone numbers - You have a list … [Read more...] about The Dangers of Social Networking in 2010
£Millions of training resources being thrown away
Social Irresponsibility: Essential Resources Being Disposed Of Total madness and irresponsibility by our local and national public sector managers. In the UK and many other countries, as each week passes we hear of organisations being closed down. These are organisations that have been set up and run with public money - our taxes. Now for those employed in those roles its not a good situation to be in - job insecurity at a time when employment is difficult to find, tough economic times. For … [Read more...] about £Millions of training resources being thrown away
Thinking of using PayPal for online payments?
Do I need a PayPal account? Can I pay with my credit card instead? Are you a small business and want to take payments for small products online? Well so were we and we went for PayPal as while it is not the cheapest option, it is easy to integrate and people trust it.We have been using PP for some time and have not had any problems, however in the last couple of months we have seen a reduction in sales. Then in the space of 2 weeks we have had several phone calls from potential customers … [Read more...] about Thinking of using PayPal for online payments?
247tweet
Twitter unfollow tool WelcomeDo you follow lots of people that don't add value to your network? Would you like to unfollow anyone that has not engaged with you?Well I did and could not find any application that would do this so..... I have an application made.The concept is simple, if a person has sent you an @ message - or you have @ them then they are added to a white list, then 100 of those that are not on the list are unfollowed.. simples.This 'product' was developed for my … [Read more...] about 247tweet
International Leadership & Management Workshops & Seminars – Dubai & Nigeria
Leadership & Management Workshops & Seminars Following the success of our recent international workshops in leadership and change management, RapidBI are in the process of scheduling international seminars for senior managers and leaders as well as professional officers.Over the past year, we have run a number of successful workshops for officers, senior managers and leaders from Nigeria, Italy, UK and India. Mostly from the worlds of finance, public sector and professional … [Read more...] about International Leadership & Management Workshops & Seminars – Dubai & Nigeria
#ConnectingHR – Networking, Beer and Red Knickers
Social Networking In the Real World The morning after the night before...Last night saw the second ever ConnectingHR "Tweetup" or networking event in Central London. The event was again organised by @joningham and @garelaos and like the first was a great success - both in terms of numbers and atmosphere. The event was sponsored by @courtenayhrOver 80 people had registered for the event, and despite the searing London heat the majority were in attendance - and some that did not … [Read more...] about #ConnectingHR – Networking, Beer and Red Knickers
100 Thoughts on Business – banks using social media
Connecting with Business Leaders In the last couple of days I have seen more and more about the events programme from the HSBC. On the event website they describe the events as: "We are currently identifying 100 leading business thinkers in each of our regions across the UK. They will be invited to attend one of our sixteen planned national business events, where they will get the opportunity to network with like-minded businesses and gain insight into how others are meeting the challenges of … [Read more...] about 100 Thoughts on Business – banks using social media
Measuring Influence On Your Web Site
Measuring the Influence of Your Web Site One of the advantages of having an on-line presence is the ability to measure data. Having been listed in a top 50 blog it got me thinking about exposure and what this means for marketing for smaller businesses.Five years ago, we measured web influence by the number of sites linking in, now depending what site system you believe we have between 170 and 203 sites that link, and yet when you google a url on our site there are many more - so how is this … [Read more...] about Measuring Influence On Your Web Site
Top 50 HR blogs in the world
RapidBI listed as one of the Top 50 HR blogs in the WorldToday whilst traveling back home from running workshops across the UK all week I picked up on a twitter thread about top HR Blogs. With Jon Ingham congratulation several people for their blogs. Low an behold RapidBI was one of them! Thank you Evan Carmichael!So RapidBI is included in Evan Carmichael's site (the Internet's #1 resource for small business motivation and strategies) as a Top 50 Human Resources blog to watch (or … [Read more...] about Top 50 HR blogs in the world
247tweet
Twitme a wordpress plugin for publishing blog posts to twitter - 247tweet IntroductionThis plugin enables you to automatically post your new blog entries on the twitter website.Not only that but it recognises that most twitter users are on at varying times of the day and this plugin will help you to engage with more of your followers than any other plugin.A professional pluginTwitme-pro or 247tweet is not a tool that is suitable for all blogs and twitter users.It is aimed at … [Read more...] about 247tweet
ASTD, SHRM and CIPD in Merger Talks – Shock news in the world of HR
Secret talks are taking place today in Virginia between the ASTD, SHRM and CIPD with regards to a future merger.The team at RapidBI heard late last night that talks scheduled for later today are taking place hosted by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) in Virginia, USA. If this happens, and the three organisations combine forces it will make the worlds largest professional body with in excess of 400, 000 members (after duplicate memberships are deducted).Not new... It is … [Read more...] about ASTD, SHRM and CIPD in Merger Talks – Shock news in the world of HR
New workshop for consultants, business advisers and OD specialists
New 1/2 day workshop for coaches, consultants, business advisers and OD specialists In these difficult economic times it is getting harder for clients to justify spend, which is having an impact on providers of all sizes.For some time users of RapidBI's Business Improvement Review (BIR), have used the tool to help identify client needs, prioritise actions and provide a way of evaluating outcomes and measuring progress (benchmarking) made. Now the team at RapidBI have taken our accreditation … [Read more...] about New workshop for consultants, business advisers and OD specialists
Certificate in L&D Practice (CDP) from the CIPD
New qualification - Certificate in L&D Practice (CDP) from the CIPD Today I was lucky enough to be in a meeting with one of the leading providers of the old CTP , looking at the new CDP programme on offer. The changes to the new qualification are substantial, making the qualification much more relevant to todays business and L&D needs for the future.More hours, deeper content, more 'lifelike' assessments, learner centred approach, accelerated learning.. a great package.CTP to … [Read more...] about Certificate in L&D Practice (CDP) from the CIPD
Top management blog posts of 2009
The last 12 months has been a major shift for the team at RapidBI. As a way of looking back here are the most read blog entries in the last 12 months. What was Hot....?Leadership models Learning Styles – Honey & Mumford Learning Styles Questionnaire (LSQ) PESTLE analysis for schools and education Ansoff matrix – product market grid – Management theory & model Training Needs Analysis TNA Models for use in leadership, change, projects and management Writing a training session or … [Read more...] about Top management blog posts of 2009
