Team exercise to embed company values
Hello all, I am looking for a little advice. I work for hospitality company and we are currently trying to embed our company values and enhance our culture. We have a set of desired behaviours that we put into a document and handed out a few months ago to our management team. Generally, we have put a lot […]
What does HR need to know about neuroscience?
As you may have seen, July is our Neuroscience Learning Month on HRZone, so we're trying to cover as much ground as possible and provoke discussion across the community – so it would be good to hear your thoughts! Do you do much reading around neuroscience, has it helped you with your role, and do you […]
L&D Provider
Hi, I'm looking for any recommendations for L&D providers, in the London area, to partner with us to help design and deliver a training program for this year and further. Ideally looking for someone with SME / agency experience. Training would generally be around soft skills: presentation; negotiation; assertiveness; influencing; resilience; communication. Many thanks Richard.
Can gamification really motivate staff participation and engagement?
Can the integration of the principles of ‘games’ and ‘game-playing’ into learning really motivate staff participation, engagement, and loyalty? There is a real buzz about ‘gamification’ and I wondered what people think about its effectiveness. Please share your thoughts and experiences with the me and the wider community!
What things should trainers do to keep people’s attention during training?
According to an Infographic I saw recently from Bersin by Deloitte, “most learners won’t watch videos longer than 4 minutes” because the modern day worker is overwhelmed, easily distracted and impatient.” That will come as little surprise to many of you, I’m sure, as employees are now accessing information and learning in a far more […]
Does your company use the AGES model to ensure the effectiveness, recall and application of its training?
As a learning provider I have been utterly compelled to read articles about the science behind learning, as shown in one notable example, the Learning that lasts through AGES report. Neuroscience research is now showing that it’s far better to actually break-up learning sessions in order to facilitate successful, long-term learning and memory recall. […]
Synchronous vs asynchronous
I am considering converting an existing face to face two day training on customer service soft skills into virtual training. When weighing up synchronous against asynchronous, what are the questions i need to ask myself? The face to face training relies heavily on discussions, role plays and reflection. Thanks!
Convincing my MD on the benefits of virtual training
I am trying to show my MD the benefits of Virtual Training as a more effective, time saving way of training our staff across the UK – and probably in other countries across Europe if business goes in the right direction this year!. However, he still thinks our trainer who comes in twice a year […]
