Proskills launches training calculator
Businesses interested in calculating the cost of not investing in training for staff can now use a dedicated skills calculator to see where improvements can be made.
Reform of government skills policies recommended
The UK is living on 'past glories' and its economy risks sliding down the international rankings unless the skills of 10m workers are improved, according to experts.
How to: Train a new line manager to manage
Jodi Baker takes us through her tried and tested three-step process.
Imagine you are two or three years into your career: knowledgeable, confident and well-regarded within the organisation. What’s next? Maybe a promotion with a team, more responsibility and a pay rise? Though alongside these come new pressures, a new way of working and the need to use a different type of skills.
Coaching case study: The coaching/counselling barrier
Our resident coach, Richard Hawkes tackles the age-old coaching/counselling conundrum.
This month we are going to take a look at the coaching/counselling barrier, which presupposes we need to clarify exactly what each is, a conundrum in itself!
Blending for success: Part two
Blending for success: Part one
Robin Hoyle looks at the role blended learning has to play in successful training outcomes. Part one addresses the components in the blended learning mix.
It wasn’t that long ago that blended learning was still spoken of as a mysterious next generation of training. For some people outside the elearning world this was the admission they had been waiting for – blended learning proved what some had said all along – elearning doesn’t work!
Is the formal training room obsolete?
As the learning environment become increasingly flexible, traditional training rooms are being replaced by newer, more innovative learning methods. Laura Overton explores the issue.
Goverment launches public skills consultations
Skills Minister John Hayes has launched a couple of public consultations, with the aim of understanding how scarce public resources should be used to best effect to meet employers’ requirements.
Organisational development: Vive la difference?
Is diversity management heading in the right direction? Professor Daan van Knippenberg has his doubts but offers some new insights into how to do it effectively. Mike Levy reports.
How to: Set a fee for your training services
How do you decide on a fee for your training that won't undervalue your services or make the client run a mile? Peter Mayes tackles the age-old conundrum.
A common dilemma for trainers is how much to charge for their services, particularly when starting out. In fact, a common question on TZ's Any Answers forum is: "How much should I charge for my training?" This question suggests one of two things:
Coalition government called to scrutinise quangos
The CIPD has urged the government to exercise prudence in its plans to axe several quangos in the education and skills sector, Cath Everett reports.
Caption competition: Winner announced!
This month's winning caption:
'It´s comforting to know that Plastic Surgery has come on in leaps and bounds since the original nose jobs.'
Leadership transitions: More than just business sense
How does leadership style change across the differing echelons of an organisation? Our monthly columnist, Mark Loftus, believes it's not just about business intelligence.
Training the Millennials
A new generation of workers is among us, but how can L&D ensure that its training interventions will make a difference to these digital natives? David Chan explains.
The millennial generation is broadly defined as those individuals born after 1985, who have grown up with the web and mobile communications. The impact of technology is not limited to their virtual habits however; it has fundamentally altered the outlook and behaviours of these 'digital natives' in the real world too.
The benefits of positive psychology
Karen Drury discusses the benefits of positive psychology and argues that, rather than dismiss it as hocus pocus, managers could learn a thing or two from this way of thinking.
How to get access to decision makers without spending a penny
Getting your business strategy working for you can be as easy as pie, says Sharon Gaskin.
Caption competition
This month's caption competition is up and running - fancy winning a bottle of wine? If so, have a go!
Deadline for entries is midday on 18th August 2010
In order to enter our caption competitions you now need to sign in to become a registered member of either LeadershipZone or TrainingZone - membership is entirely free.
What can business learn from Fabio's management?
Despite England's disappointing World Cup campaign, valuable lessons can be learned to improve business and workforce performance.
Co-Operative sets up apprenticeship academy
The Co-Operative Group has set up an apprenticeship academy to provide 2,000 young people with transferrable skills and qualifications at a cost of £9m over the next two years.
The ethical overcoat
In a business world of increasing diversity, Robert Terry examines the part that ethics education has to play in leadership and management.