Category: L&D Tips and Musings

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Kurt Lewin’s model of change

You deliver a training course because your sponsor wants change. For change to happen, consider the Kurt Lewin model of change...
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Is cultural memory destroying your training course?

Does culture eat your training for breakfast? Will the organisational culture untrain your people as fast as you train them?
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How much time is necessary?

Your trainees are in the classroom, then they are released back to their jobs. How much more time is required to create real and lasting ...
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Another way to customise learning

There is a lot of talk about customised and personalised learning. You can use algorithms and AI to deliver selected content. But there is another ...
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Get visibility of what line managers are doing post training

Following training the attitude and input from the line managers of the delegates is pivotal in determining if they are able to operationalise what they ...
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Introduce another player to the trainee/manager relationship

After delivering training you want to see behaviour change. The trainee may want to discuss this outside their line relationship. Introduce another player...
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Beware of the ‘ISLAGIATT’ principle

Have you ever said 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time' about one of your learning initiatives? How can you avoid it next ...
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Tap into your alumni to power your success

Consider using graduates of previous programmes to mentor new learners through their programme. Why?
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Getting your people to do what you want

In a nutshell, employees do what is measured, incentivised and celebrated. For any specific task are you focussed on the results you want?
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What does your onboarding tell people about learning transfer?

New starters in any organisation are at their most impressionable during their first few days and weeks. Examine your onboarding process and notice what messages ...
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