Setting up an apprenticeship program is not as hard as you might think, says Andrew Sezonov, Vice President, Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation … Read more
HR’s new AI task: building expertise in prompt engineering
According to David Creelman, now that AI is here, employees need instruction on how to use it: Read more
How many of your leaders are career blockers?
Managers don't have to be stylistically aligned to staff to provide development - they just need to provide what employees want, says Mark Murphy: Read more
Work: life balance – it’s a coaching conversation too
Achieving a work-life balance isn’t just about allowing staff to work flexibly; it begins by coaching staff to feel like they have permission to work this … Read more
Micro-learning: it is no cure for poor engagement
Micro-learning is often hailed as the answer to poor information retention levels in L&D. But Trond Aas argues it's not the silver bullet we all wish it to be: Read more
Case Study: How Visa taps into volunteering to keep its hybrid workforce engaged
How does Visa's volunteering galvanize its remote workforce 'and' cement its desire to have a better social purpose? We asked Benevity's Sona Khosla to … Read more
Why HR needs to close the skills confidence gap
New research by Cornerstone OnDemand shows most organizations think they're developing the skills of their people a lot better than staff feel they do: Read more
Is hybrid entrepreneurship (side hustles) a training opportunity?
CHROs and managers instinctively like to discourage staff from having side hustles. But should this mindset shift to them seeing the benefits it brings to … Read more
Why your next DE&I strategy should be in reverse (reverse mentoring that is)
Patrice Gordon, author of just-published book, Reverse Mentoring: Removing Barriers and Building Belonging in the Workplace, explains why DEI strategies … Read more
AI – it’s actually a reskilling thing
AI actually requires a massive need for HR to reskill employees rather than prepare for their imminent departure, according to new research by IBM. Read more