Donald H Taylor takes a hard look at informal learning and asks if it is an opportunity or threat for learning and development professionals. For a while there everyone was talking about informal learning – at conferences, in books and on the internet. But what does informal learning mean? In particular, what does it mean […]
With everything that’s been happening over the past few months, this might be the perfect time to reconsider your options. Do you enjoy your job? Are you fulfilled by it? While quitting on the precipice of an economic downturn is not the right move for everybody, it could be the right time for you to […]
Media Training will equip you with invaluable techniques to successfully handle even the toughest media interviews as well as contributing to various elements of media, be it digital, print or broadcast. Professional media training is a vital element in terms of providing a cohesive and timely response to media queries and PR crises in the […]
How can managers track training results? Have staff achieved the training objectives? Are you satisfied with what the training has accomplished? These questions have dogged trainers, performance improvement professionals and managers since the earliest days of industrial adult education at about the turn of this century. Many adult-learning and management theorists have made efforts to provide […]
Public speaking can fill even the most seasoned professional with a sense of dread. Even if you don’t need to make regular presentations, there are plenty of situations where good public speaking skills can help you advance your career and create opportunities. Good public speaking skills are important in other areas of your life, as […]
No matter what the area of business, it is people that are at the core of it. For any organisation to be successful, whatever the scale or the size, it is vital to have the right people in the right positions doing the right jobs and being happy in their work. Without that, there is […]
A new survey* covering different aspects of the experience of remote working in Ireland has suggested that most Irish workers are in favour of the concept of remote working continuing in some shape or form as we begin the transition towards a post-COVID-19 world of work. The COVID-19 crisis gave rise to a mass shift […]
In her popular series that looks at the trials and tribulations of a trainer, Monica Murphy helps a group of engineers to acquire presentation skills. Giving a presentation is one of the most useful skills anyone can have. The ability to apply it to numerous different situations in both a professional and personal capacity is one of […]
Irish Businesses can save thousands of euro on redundancy payments and recruitment costs by upskilling ‘at risk’ staff in coding, rather than making them redundant. That’s according to Dublin 8 based Wild Code School Dublin, who launched their part-time classroom-based coding courses, which run over five months just last week. Up to 46,000 jobs in […]
The Evolution of Work: with technology continuing to transform the workplace, it is imperative that those in management prepare for new ways of working. Technology such as artificial intelligence are driving massive changes within all levels of business, from recruitment to workflow to delivery. These of course have an impact on how management and employees […]