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Nov 13, 2024 | 
nursingtimes.net | Paul Matthews |Sam Gournay
In the NHS's digital transformation journey, People Alchemy provides trusts with innovative ePortfolios that enhance staff development and patient care. There is a big push to go digital in the NHS. But what does that mean in training, learning and compliance? It is easy to get caught up in the whizzy new tech available for medical diagnostics, scheduling, patient records and more, and miss the fact that it is people who deliver good patient care.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Hannah Gore |Paul Matthews |Nick Petschek
As organisations recognise the importance of evolving their performance management systems to be more continuous, flexible and engaging, the spotlight turns to L&D managers. These professionals are tasked with a critical role: preparing managers and employees to thrive within this innovative framework. This involves not only equipping them with the necessary skills to conduct effective performance reviews but also fostering a culture of ongoing coaching and mentoring.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Michael Osborne |Bill O’Shea |Jackie Clifford |Paul Matthews
Let's cut to the chase – accessibility in learning and development is vital for creating fair opportunities. Accessible learning benefits both individuals and organisations, improving engagement, retention, and performance for everyone. Here’s how:When learning isn't accessible, many people are excluded, limiting their ability to grow and contribute.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Matt Somers |Bill O’Shea |Paul Matthews |Jackie Clifford
A new challenge for leadership in L&DPicture this: A CEO is reviewing the results of the 2023 employee engagement survey. The results, delayed by the demands of the first half of 2024, show a troubling trend—employees are disengaged. Frontline staff feel unsupported by their team leaders, and those team leaders feel unsupported by their own managers.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Paul Matthews |Robin Hoyle |Lynda Shaw |Dani Bacon
“Your brand is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.” – Jeff Bezos, CEO and Founder of Amazon. Consider conducting an experiment in your organisation: ask people, particularly managers at all levels, about their perceptions of Learning & Development (L&D). What is the purpose of L&D? What does L&D do? What value does L&D add to the organisation? Who do they think L&D really is? What touch points do they have with L&D? What do they say about L&D when you are not in the room?
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
cbre.co.uk | Paul Matthews
With a growing climate and energy crisis, and net zero carbon target dates fast approaching, it has never been more important to reduce carbon emissions. The built environment accounts for 30% of the UK’s carbon emissions and it is the responsibility of Facilities Managers as custodians of these buildings, to work with stakeholders to improve efficiency, drive down carbon emissions, and ensure their spaces positively impact the environment.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Mike McCarthy |Mike Mccarthy |Becky Norman |Paul Matthews |Thom Dennis
With rising burnout levels, metal health issues and suicide rates, organisations are facing increasing pressure to identify and support struggling individuals as well as look at preventative workplace measures. This is not just the responsibility of HR and wellbeing advocates – L&D professionals have a key role to play in awareness raising and training among the workforce.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Karen Liebenguth |Becky Norman |Paul Matthews |Thom Dennis
The Oxford dictionary defines effective as: producing a desired or intended result. But what kind of result are we looking for exactly as leaders? How do you measure your effectiveness and results as a leader? Do you focus on fiscal figures alone or do you also consider the company culture? Have you, for example, helped to create a culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, where they can feel free to engage, are motivated and can be creative?
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Lior Locher |Becky Norman |Paul Matthews |Thom Dennis
In our previous article introducing the series, we urged a holistic response to the current backlash against DEI initiatives, asking what it means to remain committed to creating inclusive workplaces free of discrimination and harassment. In this article, we want to zero in on the fundamental building block of the ability to reckon with these questions: the fight over the very words we can use when we talk about DEI training programmes.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
trainingzone.co.uk | Kate Lanz |Matthew Kay |Becky Norman |Paul Matthews
You would think it is common sense that when we communicate with another person we speak directly to the part of the brain that is highly developed and makes rational sense of the world, the pre-frontal cortex - and this is indeed the case much of the time. However, communication with others often goes wrong. Neuroscience shows us why and explains that this is not because of the involvement of the pre-frontal cortex but because something fundamentally different is going on in the brain.
