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How can L&D better support employees and the business to meet the moment?

A lot has changed about our working world in the last 12 months, & though some are awaiting the day we get ‘back to normal’, some differences are here to stay.

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6 Critical Components for Success in Virtual Learning

Virtual learning experiences have been an invaluable resource throughout 2020, as organizations seek to offer continued support & development to their employees

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Learning Journeys – why are they important?

Learning, now more than ever, is about how you take the learner on a journey; from their understanding and skills at the starting point through to enabling them to do or think differently by the end. A one-off learning event or intervention may stay with the learner and influence the way they do things in the short term but, to gain real change, the 21/90 rule states that it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent change.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Onboarding and re-onboarding

Following the impact of the global pandemic and the challenges associated with returning to a new normal, there is an opportunity to review onboarding and reboarding practices – to reset them to be more successful.

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Diversity & inclusion

For almost 80 years, we have understood the motivating power of a sense of belonging. In 1943, Abraham Maslow posited that people were motivated by an ascending hierarchy of needs. Once our physiological and safety needs are met, the next most basic need has to do with what Maslow called love and belonging. In line with Maslow’s research, continuing studies show that when people feel a sense of belonging, they are more productive, motivated and engaged. The challenge for any organization is how to address individual behaviors that inhibit belonging and how to develop behaviors that support that sense of belonging. Hemsley Fraser can help your teams and employees understand their role in building a workplace in which everyone feels that sense of belonging and in which the importance of valuing the unique contributions of each individual is clearly articulated. We know you choose to do this because it’s the right thing to do, but we also help you articulate the sound business reasons for these actions.

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Preparing L&D Professionals for the Age of Self-Service Learning

In January 2020 at the Consero Corporate Learning & Development Forum, over 45 heads of learning from global organizations met to discuss the question: is the learning function dead in the age of self-service?

After all, with vast content libraries like LinkedIn learning and Coursera easily available, and with millions of “free of charge” learning resources accessible through Google and YouTube… L&D is no longer the single creator of content, nor is it the single delivery provider. What is the primary role of an L&D function in such a content-rich environment, and why should senior management invest in an in-house learning team?