The sneaky psychology of advertising is all around us, but are we aware? We all experience it everyday, but do we really appreciate just how easily we are swayed and influenced in our opinions.For example - what company do you associate with which of these logo colours? Stop and think for a moment.....The answer is at the bottom of this article.But before you scroll down... whoops too late for many of you, have a look at this info first:Answer: But of course none … [Read more...] about The sneaky psychology of influence selling and advertising
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.In their article State of Employee Training 2015 they include the data and graphic shown below.We all know that when done well, training can add a lot of value both to organisations as well as the growth and performance potential of individuals. But with increasing budget and time challenges, training is often the first casualty. How is the state of training relevant … [Read more...] about State of Employee Training 2015 according to #Intercall #infographic
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 we just learn in bite sized pieces? Are our attention spans declining or reducing with social media and the connected world? Can we really learn all we need in just a fw short minutes, or are we tied to investing time and resources to developing people?Lets start with a popular set of beliefs which have become popular in recent years. The 10,000 hour rule - of practice to create … [Read more...] about Repetition – the neglected L&D tool with declining attention spans
Leaders Eat Last – an #infographic
Some weeks ago I had an email asking if I would share an infographic on this blog. To be honest I was too preoccupied with moving countries to properly consider the request.Today whilst looking through some messages I tagged I found the emails, and you know what...? The graphic contained some really interesting stuff. Below is the infographic on leadership Written by the team at Thales, they have published this informative infographic on leadership. They say they have gathered most of our … [Read more...] about Leaders Eat Last – an #infographic
Social media in HR Infographic
The CIPD have recently published an infographic on the use of social media at work. The graphic is based on some research they have completed looking at our usage (or not) of these powerful collaboration tools.What is interesting to me is that 61% of employers that responded to the survey do not use any form of collaborative or social platform within the business.From experience I know that even the firms that have them are struggling to make them work, but when they are used, they … [Read more...] about Social media in HR Infographic
HR Must Embrace Social Media
Human Resources - gate keepers or enablers According to a survey by SilkRoad, over 75% of HR professionals feel that they are being left behind when it comes to social media.With a 91% of firms claiming to use social media to evaluate potential candidates, what we all do online can make or break our next career change. Knowing what we should (and should not be doing), is becoming increasingly important. Collaboration through Social Media One of the nirvana of HR is employee engagement. … [Read more...] about HR Must Embrace Social Media
The structure of high performance teams
The Structure of High Performance Teams Teams – we all know that increasingly organisations are moving from fixed functions, to project based dynamic teams. What is it in the structure of high performance teams that makes the difference?This graphic outlines an interesting 10 step approach to innovating team structures.is it really – ready-aim-fire-adjust or ready-aim-adjust-fire I suppose it depends if you are striving for a “right first time” strategy or not … [Read more...] about The structure of high performance teams
5 mistakes made by many new leaders
5 Mistakes Made By New LeadersWe are all new to management & leadership at some time, what is interesting and disappointing is that often its the same mistakes that are made. When appointing new leaders for the first time, it is up to CEO’s and HR to ensure people are trained, mentored & supported to avoid these predictable and potentially costly mistakes.Evan Carmichael has done a valuable job by highlighting these key points in this easy to read … [Read more...] about 5 mistakes made by many new leaders
How to improve your meetings
How to improve your meetings It does not matter if we work for small or large firms, the one sure guarantee is that part of our role involves participating in meetings. The more senior we become, the more meetings we attend.The webinar we ran today reminded me of the wasted time that many of us endure during ineffective and poorly planned events.This graphic is a great reminder of some of the key factors that can help us me more effective in our communications. … [Read more...] about How to improve your meetings
Which Dreamworks personality are you
Which Dreamworks personality are youvia {EAV:fc60f4f513ca1952} … [Read more...] about Which Dreamworks personality are you
HR, Leadership & Work Life Balance
HR, Leadership & Work Life Balance In any business we need our people to both work hard, and yet we need them to remain fresh so that the performance is sustainable - that means each employee having a healthy work-life balance.Evidence from recent research suggests that there are more women in "balance" than men. The good news is that over the last 5 years the data suggests that we are getting better at achieving balance. … [Read more...] about HR, Leadership & Work Life Balance
The Wise Leader
The Wise LeaderWhile looking for some resources for a workshop I came across this wonderful graphic by FastForward Consulting Group: This includes the 6 abilities:Judge Goodness Grasp essence Share Context Communicate the Essence Exercise Political Power Foster Wisdom in OthersTo see the 6 abilities in all their glory, click on the image above. Closer examination ... The central image here is closely aligned to our Knowledge, … [Read more...] about The Wise Leader
5 Reasons Why Talent Leave our Businesses
5 Reasons Why Talent Leaves Businesses Retaining talented people is an important role of both line management and human resources. There are without doubt 100s of excuses people give when leaving a company, especially in "exit interviews".Exit interviews are great for the business and HR, but lets get real - most employees do not want to risk their reference on saying the boss was an idiot, or that it was a controlling environment and that the style of management actually stopped people … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Talent Leave our Businesses
