Insights | Hemsley Fraser

Insights

Virtual learning and the role of the producer in creating learner engagement

Virtual learning isn’t about being a better or worse option to traditional face-to-face learning, it is simply a different option, allowing you more choice to meet your learning needs in the most appropriate way.

Insights

Positive psychology can improve well-being at work

Five measurable elements can enhance employee well-being and bring competitive advantage, says Alexandra Hatfield , L&D Consultant.

Insights

Developing resilience: today's must-have competency

People describe resilience in many different ways: as ‘mental toughness’, ‘emotional stability’, ‘grit’ or ‘perseverance’. Perhaps more helpfully, we can think of resilience as the capacity to respond effectively to pressure and ‘bounce back’ from difficult situations - our levels of resilience determine how quickly we return to a state of equilibrium and become functional again.

Insights

Digital Learning 2.0

Embracing a digitally-led future of learning requires L&D teams to look beyond current challenges and engage with the bigger picture - Digital Learning 2.0. So says Lynsey Whitmarsh, Director Strategy and Experience.

Insights

What does the 'new normal' look like for L&D and the workplace?

Following the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent challenges, restrictions and disruptions around the world, HR and learning professionals are preparing for the ‘new normal’ in the workplace. But, with even more changes still on the horizon, should we be considering the ‘next normal’ instead?

Insights

Make all your learning instantly available on-demand

The likes of Google, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and BBC iPlayer have shown us how information and entertainment can be searched and accessed on-demand. Forward-thinking organizations are now applying this model to their learning.

Insights

How to create a buzz around learning

Employees can sometimes feel like passengers - or even prisoners - rather than truly engaged participants in learning programs. If they've been sent a link, pushed to take part by someone else or if they're coasting through without really connecting with the content on an emotional level, it's unlikely they'll be engaged and apply what they learn back in the workplace.

Insights

A checklist for digital learning

Digital learning can add value in organizations but only if L&D teams choose their platform and resources with care, says Lynsey Whitmarsh.

Insights

Employee competencies & development for a digital age

Employee competencies and development are going to need to be a careful balance of different behaviors and skills in the digital and virtual working age we are now in.