I ran a very successful and enjoyable workshop last week but, as is often the case, one or two people commented – not in a negative way – about some of the lighter moments I’d introduced. Fortunately the general tenor was how a touch of humour had made the learning experience more effective. Nevertheless I still feel slightly anxious about […]
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Measuring the impact of L&D
Measuring the impact of L&D
If the flickers of optimism in UK boardrooms are to be believed then now is the time for businesses to be investing in their assets and that includes their people. However when one considers that recent CIPD research showed that over 40% of businesses don’t believe that their people development projects even work so it will doubtlessly remain an uphill […]
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The training and development crisis
The training and development crisis
Training and development in the UK is a profession in crisis. Training expenditure and investment is down in many organisations as the new economic reality continues to hit us. Only last week I heard of a major UK local authority which has stopped all expenditure on training and they are by no means an isolated case. This is the usual reaction […]
