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Dec 4, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Jackie Clifford |Joanne Lockwood |Nick Petschek
In the latest installment of our ‘Back to basics in learning and development’ series, we will examine how skills and capability frameworks can be the foundation for a strategic approach to learning and development. First of all, it is important to be clear about what is meant, in this context, by skills and capability frameworks.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Matt Somers |Joanne Lockwood |Nick Petschek
In my many years working with leaders and managers who want to adopt a coaching mindset, I’ve come across a surprising truth: the real challenge in coaching isn’t grasping the new techniques or frameworks; it’s letting go of old habits. Too often, I’ve seen leaders eager to gain tools for coaching only to find the true challenge is relinquishing their deep-rooted need for control. This isn't to say that these leaders are intentionally domineering.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Becky Norman |Karen Liebenguth |Joanne Lockwood
Reflection is a critical component of growth and development. So each year, we look back at TrainingZone’s 2024 most popular reads to uncover which themes truly resonated with you, our readers? Some topics on this year’s list come as no surprise: artificial intelligence, leadership development, and top L&D trends. While others are more intriguing: skills-based learning, listening in conflict scenarios, and L&D basics.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Becky Norman |Nick Shackleton-Jones |Joanne Lockwood
Digital HR publication, HRZone, has revealed the winners of its 2024 Culture Pioneer Awards. Now in its fifth year, the Culture Pioneer Awards recognises the achievements of both organisations and leaders in delivering positive workplace culture change. The winners and highly commended represent those who are making a tangible impact on organisational culture and continuously striving to support a thriving workplace.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Andrew S Gibbons |Hannah Gore |Joanne Lockwood
How you see yourself as a learning and development practitioner is important to consider. But so is how you want to be seen by others, and how those you work with actually perceive you. Your credibility and impact depends on projecting yourself as capable of growing talent and enhancing performance. L&D professionals have both similar and very different approaches to building more effective workplaces. Personality, circumstance, expectations, clientele and many other factors influence how you work.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Nick Shackleton-Jones |Robin Hoyle |Joanne Lockwood
How can we avoid wasting money on AI? Let's start with a story... Once upon a time there was a restaurant called ‘Chalk & Fork’ whose menu consisted entirely of large slabs of chalk. Despite the friendly faces of restaurant staff, it was not terribly popular. Those plucky patrons who could be persuaded to take a seat, rarely made it through a single course. To boost popularity, someone suggested breaking the chalk slabs into smaller ‘bite-sized’ chunks, but it seemed these remained unappetizing.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Joanne Lockwood |Jackie Clifford |Anna Shields |Jane Gunn
In an increasingly polarised world, finding common ground can feel like an insurmountable challenge. Yet, it's more important than ever to bridge divides and come together, even when it seems we have little in common. Drawing from my experiences as a transgender woman and my work in fostering inclusive cultures, I believe there is a path forward.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
engageemployee.com | Joanne Lockwood
Explore effective strategies for fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace environment. Identifying the Key Barriers to Workplace DiversityAchieving workplace diversity is often hampered by a variety of barriers. These can include unconscious biases, which lead to preferential treatment of certain groups over others. Lack of awareness and understanding of different cultures and backgrounds can also create a hostile or unwelcoming environment for minority employees.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
theuknewspaper.co.uk | Joanne Lockwood
By Joanne Lockwood (she/her), founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen, and a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist who also promotes transgender awareness to organisations. What I want as a human being is generally the same as most people – an opportunity to live and enjoy the freedoms of my life within the bounds of the constructs we have created as a society. The fact that I am a trans woman really has no bearing on that fundamental human right.
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May 29, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Cathy Hoy |Dan Tesnjak |Joanne Lockwood
In an era defined by rapid technological advances and shifting global markets, the role of Chief Learning Officers (CLO) is evolving more dynamically than ever before. Gone are the days when learning leads were solely responsible for traditional training and development programmes. Today, they are strategic partners in shaping the future of their organisations, tasked with anticipating changes and building the capabilities needed to thrive in the landscape of tomorrow.
