I asked a survey question about what makes us passionate about our job in the field of learning and development and got some great answers some time ago. So I decided to repeat the survey, ask a few more questions, and see what difference a global pandemic might have made too! If you want to... Continue Reading →
Virtual classrooms – it’s all about the human connection!
In the last year and a half, pretty much the whole working world went virtual during the Coronavirus pandemic. Whether it was meetings or conferences, the use of Zoom, Teams and so on sky rocketed, “Zoom fatigue” became a thing and we often felt the disconnect when were previously used to so much face-to-face contact.... Continue Reading →
The tilt to VILT
Virtual Instructor Led Training is on the rise. No surprise there. But what’s interesting is that the prediction for forward growth takes it's starting point as November 2020, rather than benchmarking future figures against pre-Covid stats. The global virtual classroom market size is predicted to see a nearly 10% Compound Annual Growth Rate over the... Continue Reading →
Learning technologies – what do managers really think?
In November 2017 GoodPractice launched their third piece of research about what managers think and do. This piece of research specifically focused on the perceptions about technology from those managers, that their organisations provide them with for learning. This post has some comments and links to resources for a one stop shop on the research. Audio interview... Continue Reading →
Blending technology and the joy of helping others learn – Colleges Wales Keynote
On Monday 27th March 2017 I was honoured to be the keynote speaker for the Colleges Wales annual training and learning conference. This year the title is Step Up To the Future and the themes are "digital" and "more able and talented". The session I'm keynoting is focusing on the use of technology as part of... Continue Reading →
Effectively moving on up – personal reflection on McKinsey research
How do you effectively move up the corporate ladder and make changes with impact? It's a huge challenge that was researched and reported on in this report: Ascending to the C-suite. The report focuses on managers moving into senior roles and it opens with "nearly half of top executives say they weren’t effective at earning support... Continue Reading →