Author Martinc

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5 minutes

Editor’s note: Right now it feels like organisations are grappling with big contradictions. For example, working from home and working together in-person. Each business function will be grappling with contradictions but the question is: how do you manage those contradictions effectively? This article provides some answers.

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4 minutes

Editor’s note: The team of learning designers at Emerald Works have compiled a list of the five learning theories that they use to underpin their work. It’s a useful list if you are involved in designing and developing learning resources.

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2 minutes

Editor’s note: Here Nick Shackleton-Jones sets 24 principles for learning design based on his book How People Learn. His thesis revolves around the role of affective context and how that shapes our behaviour and what we learn.

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2 minutes

Editor’s note: How straightforward is it for workers to develop their careers, move sideways or move into a completely different role? I’ve been told I have transferable skills but throughout my career I have found it impossible to move sideways into roles outside of the sectors or disciplines I have previously experienced. This research reflects my experience. There is a challenge here for employers. How do you enable more workforce mobility?

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3 minutes

Editor’s note: Nigel Paine takes a look at the work of Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey and what they call ‘deliberately developmental organisations’. The three developmental stages for adults are an interesting frame through which to view how teams work.

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10 minutes

Editor’s note: The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has produced a report examining the evidence of how how resilience is reinforced within organisations. The report highlights what builds resilience and the role managers play in helping staff to become more resilient.

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10 minutes

Editor’s note: This piece of research explores what business leaders think about L&D. It’s always useful to hold a mirror up to the profession and this research does that. The fact that business leaders say they lack knowledge about L&D and its impact is telling.

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3 minutes

Editor’s note: The term ‘hybrid working’ seems to be cropping up more and more. But what is it exactly? Is it a good thing? And will it serve to include some while others are excluded. This article provides some answers.

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3 minutes

Editor’s note: This article suggests that allocating no-meeting periods in the working week can help collaboration and teamwork. Time without meetings provides employees with time to get work done and think through complex problems.

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