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Workforce Planning for Skills Volatility

The Skill Forward Bootcamp runs over 5 deep-dive, hands-on learning modules from 25 August to 9 September.  It’s designed for HR and L&D leaders who want to rewire their organisations around skills: redesigning the structure building the intelligence closing the ...
Eva McCann July 10, 2026 News and Events Read More
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A note to fellow authors

A little while ago, I was invited to take part in an online author spotlight interview. It sounded like a useful opportunity to talk about my book, Learning Transfer at Work, and the wider topic of learning and development, so ...
Paul Matthews July 8, 2026 News and Events Read More

A small change to my Monday tips

I have been writing these Monday tips since June 2009. When they began, they were mostly about management development. And of course, a big part of becoming a better manager is developing yourself, so over time personal development found its ...
Eva McCann June 22, 2026 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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The secret to changing your life

The secret to changing your life Do you want to change something in your life, in your work, in your relationships; your health, weight, happiness, job, confidence…? Here’s the secret. You can change your life only to the extent that ...
Paul Matthews June 8, 2026 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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Why the real test of any training isn’t what happens in the room

The title says it all really… We spend so much energy on training events themselves, but the ROI lives entirely in what people do afterwards. Paul Matthews new article on TrainingZone offers five concrete ways to shift that balance and ...
Eva McCann May 25, 2026 Articles published Read More

It’s not over until you quit

Most of us have a small pile of abandoned goals somewhere in the background. Not the dramatic failures. The quieter ones. The course we meant to finish. The business idea we still think about. The habit we wanted to build. ...
Paul Matthews May 18, 2026 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

Are you really that bad?

We’re very good at measuring ourselves against the wrong things. We compare our behind-the-scenes to other people’s highlight reels. We notice what we’re not good at and quietly decide we should fix that first. Call it the comparison trap. The ...
Paul Matthews April 20, 2026 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

The Business of Training: Learning Transfer

*** Here’s the recording if you missed it. Watch or listen on YouTube  *** Learning transfer is key to turning training into real business impact—but it’s often where programmes fall short. Jan van Delsen, Inmisceo, has invited Paul to The ...
Eva McCann April 13, 2026 News and Events Read More

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