Tag: l&d strategy

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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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Do you have a mindset for learning transfer?

Whether you’re in learning and development or looking for a way to improve yourself, understand the difference between fixed and growth mindset.

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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 time?

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How to talk to the C-Suite about Learning Transfer podcast

Paul Matthews recently shared how to talk to the C-Suite about learning transfer and plenty of other insights in this latest Mind the Skills Gap podcast.

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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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Conditions that trigger behaviour change

The ultimate outcome of learning transfer is behaviour change, so we must understand the conditions that trigger a behaviour to start.

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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 and signals it sends to the new starter about learning transfer.

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What does an Alchemist do in 2023?

Make 2023 the year you focus on tangibly improving impact from your L&D interventions. How? Focus on learning transfer.

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How to reboot training for tangible business impact?

The 3rd edition of the ebook ‘Reboot Training for Tangible Business Impact’ has been published.
With less focus on the pandemic but concentrating on helping learning and development future proving training events and ensuring they achieve business impact.

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Catch them doing something right

Many of the ideas of management grew out of the latter stages of the industrial revolution. Do your managers seek to catch people doing something wrong, or catch them doing something right?

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