Tag Archives: learning and development
Reducing spending on Learning and Development
How to reduce spending without compromising on your L&D needs Dealing with cuts and longer lasting implications of the recession than were perhaps expected has been the shared impression of 2011 for many UK businesses. The effects of this can … Continue reading
Caption competition: apathy
LCP’s Caption Competition: Apathy – £5 Amazon vouchers for the winner! This month our newsletter looks at how employees are faring in their post-recession workplaces, with apathy and disengagement a key problem according to research. If you’re reading this before the … Continue reading
Should coaching be available to all staff?
ILM report calls for coaching to be made available to all staff Related pages: business coaching page, coaching scenarios and coaching v mentoring blog posts, and building a business case for coaching research paper In their 2011 ‘Creating a coaching culture’ report, the Institute … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Learning & Development
Tagged building a coaching culture, business coaching, coach development, coaching, coaching culture, creating a coaching culture, executive coaching, ILM, ILM coaching report, inhouse coaching, internal coaches, L&D, learning and development, management, train the trainer
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Competency Frameworks
Tips for effectively using competency frameworks For further reading on competencies we recommend A Practical Guide to Competencies. On our blog also view this introductory guide to competency based interviews and guide to structuring and giving competency based interviews. Bespoke … Continue reading
What is the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF)?
The Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) The government announced the new Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) last November, a new £100m investment fund to support skills development and drive growth. Part of the funding will support leadership and management training … Continue reading
Posted in Business news, Finance & Accounting, Learning & Development
Tagged BIS, gif, government funding, growth and innovation fund, investment, john hayes, leadership, leadership and management training, learning and development, management, national skills academies, sector skills councils, skills, sme leadership and management grant, train to gain, vince cable
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What are the Employment Law changes for April 2011?
List of UK Employment Law updates for this April, 2011 Many employment laws are due to be changed or introduced over the next four years and will cost UK businesses an estimated £22.17bn. Whatever your view of the changes, with … Continue reading
Posted in Business news, Human Resources (HR), Law
Tagged bribery act 2010, default retirement age, employment, employment law, employment law changes 2011, equality act 2010, HR, human resources, law, learning and development, paternity leave, spa, state pension, state pension age, time to train
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Learning By Doing
Thanks a lot to Doug Shaw who wrote this great guest post on his postitive experiences of “Learning by Doing”. As well as running specialist engagement consultancy What Goes Around, Doug writes a column for HR Zone, chairs a global … Continue reading
The ageing workforce: is your organisation really prepared?
The ageing workforce: UK managers “woefully underprepared” Also see: How to effectively implement flexible working There is a lot of buzz about handling “Generation Y” but are organisations considering the needs and issues surrounding their older workers? “No!” is the … Continue reading
Posted in Human Resources (HR), Management & Leadership
Tagged ageing staff, ageing workers, ageing workforce, cipd, cmi, HR, learning and development, management, managers, research, training
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