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This is a video about Learning ROI and Transfer. I outline some of the misconceptions around ROI (Return on Investment) and what you can do as a learning professional to combat these. Learning ROI has been a hot topic over recent years and is where the true value in training and learning programs lies. This topic [...]

What do you think William Morris – the 18th century founder of the British Arts and Crafts Movement and Learning have in common? I’m a big fan of William Morris’ work and have included some of my favourite textile designs in this article. I studied his work for hours upon end and used to practically camp [...]

Unfortunately, many CEOs do not see learning and development as an area that is critical to the success of the business. There are very few organisations where the head of learning and development will report directly to the CEO, instead there tends to be an average of three levels between these two positions. It’s no [...]

I’m torn as to whether the holiday season helps or hinders behavioural change. On one hand, if someone is successfully implementing behavioural change just before the holiday season, whether from a training program or a fitness regime, they might then go away to take a break and when they come back, the old neural pathways [...]

If we can anticipate the 7 early warning signs of training failure, we can actually take some action to prevent these failings, and get a much better outcome from our training programs. 1. Pre-work missing The first thing to watch out for is participants who have been given pre-work, and have not made the time to do the [...]

This is a video about learning transfer and reflection, and what you need to know to make it work for you. For a transcript of the video, click here  

Last week Matthew Taylor did a 30 minute broadcast on BBC Radio 4; a segment from a 3-part series on Brain Culture: Neuroscience and Society. In this broadcast he focused on Neuroscience and Education and how new findings in neuroscience are beginning to shape ideas about learning. The discussion centres around the idea of brain plasticity, which relates [...]

Training or learning is a quest for improvement. Even a gold medal winner in a race still strives for continuous improvement so that they can win again. To be able to improve they need to be aware of the possible gaps in their performance so they know where to put their efforts. The same applies [...]

Today an article was printed in the Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Stevenson (Education Editor) called ‘Technology brings the classroom back home in role reversal’. It discusses the drift towards a new trend of ‘flipping’ in the classroom. Flipping refers to a new style of learning which is utilising modern technology and social networking to somewhat [...]

I’ve recorded a new video, looking at the Secrets to Successful Action Planning. You can download your free Action Plan here. For a transcript of the video, click here. Love to hear what you’re doing to Action Plan at the end of training, leave your comments below.