How furloughed employees can ‘find their flow’ with self-development
Furloughed employees are constantly being bombarded with messages to use this time ‘productively’, but most of this advice ignores the mental health issues that arise from this situation. Before L&D can encourage furloughed workers to focus on self-development, we...Training pitfalls: why so much leadership development doesn’t work
For too long now, leadership development has been focused on strategic plans, KPIs and SMART goals but what leaders really need to understand is how to connect with and inspire people. It’s time we changed our approach if we want to prepare the next generation of...Weekend learners make best of lockdown, survey finds
The numbers of people using their ‘lockdown’ weekends to improve their skills have soared, according to analysis by online learning provider Circus Street. The company, which offers digital skills training, found that 381% more workers were “reskilling” during the...