Real Projects at Learning Network Connect 2024: Driving Innovation in L&D
Attending and Exhibiting at Learning Network Connect Attending a conference isn’t just about showing up, it’s about making an impact. That’s exactly what Real Projects did as they exhibited at Learning Network Connect 2024. An Industry Partner of The Learning Network, the award-winning elearning company from Norwich continues to contribute fresh ideas and expertise to […]
How Top L&D Leaders Use Journaling to Improve Self-Awareness
Great leaders aren’t just skilled decision-makers, they understand themselves. Self-awareness shapes leadership effectiveness, helping leaders communicate better, make smarter choices, and build stronger teams. But becoming self-aware takes effort. It doesn’t happen overnight, it takes time and you need to invest in you. There are different ways in which you can enable this. That’s where […]
Networking in L&D: Turning Conversations Into Opportunities
Networking isn’t just about collecting contacts. It’s about building relationships. In Learning and Development, the real impact happens after the event. Yet too many professionals let valuable connections fade away. It is more than just collecting another LinkedIn connection or taking the selfie to post on social media for later. You really need to make […]
What is LMS Pricing? What Every L&D Leader Ought to Know
LMS pricing can be difficult to understand. Some systems look cheap at first but become costly later. Others have hidden fees that make budgeting tough. If you’re in L&D, knowing how LMS pricing works will help you avoid expensive mistakes and find the best solution for your organisation. The Basics LMS costs depend on the […]
L&D Exhibitions: Stop Wasting Time and Start Winning Customers
Are You Making the Most of Your Exhibition Spend? I remember my first exhibition. I’d just started my first job and was young, eager, and tasked with gathering insights for senior leadership. I wasn’t a buyer. I had no budget. I had no authority. But I was reporting back to a multi-million-pound IT strategy team […]
AI and L&D Adoption: Are You Trading Security for Convenience?
Before Scaling L&D AI Adoption, Don’t Overlook Security If you were walking down the street and a stranger approaches you and asks for your ID, bank details, and home address. Would you hand them over without hesitation? Probably not. Yet, in the rush to embrace AI-powered tools, many L&D professionals are doing something eerily similar. […]
Transforming Feedback into Growth: A Leader’s Secret Weapon
Feedback. If you’ve ever worked on an elearning project you’ve probably been involved in the feedback or review process. If you deliver a project then you’ll be used to the feedback loop, and it seems that even when you deliver to the specification you’ll always get some element of feedback. You might be the client, […]
Using AI for Self-Coaching: Would You Use It?
Leadership comes with its fair share of challenges. You’ll quickly find a raft of books, courses, seminars and conferences all supporting personal development. It is a role that does require reflection and development. While traditional coaching is invaluable, more people are now looking at AI tools like ChatGPT as an aid. It is seen as […]
Top Tips for Making the Most of Your L&D Exhibition Visit
L&D exhibitions aren’t just industry events. It’s the opportunity for you to discover strategic opportunities, to discover new solutions, build meaningful connections, and gain insights that shape organisational learning. Think beyond the LinkedIn post of you on the train or the train station. This is the opportunity to deliver real insight to your team and […]
How L&D Teams Can Prove Their Strategic Value
Learning and Development (L&D) teams are undervalued, seen as “order takers” rather than strategic partners. How can this be changed? This perception limits their ability to drive meaningful change and contribute to organisational success. L&D professionals face challenges such as misaligned goals, inadequate feedback, and misconceptions about their role. Leaders often underestimate the complexity of […]
The Learning Leaders Conference 2024 Review – Learning Guild
Learning 2024 Orlando Review: AI, Leadership, and Insights for L&D Professionals Having attended several conferences in the UK over the last few years, In December I attended Learning 2024 in Orlando. I’d spoken to members of the Learning Network who had previously attended the event to get some advice before travelling and once booked managed […]
How Continuous Learning Can Help You Lead in Today’s Workplace
How Continuous Learning Can Help You Lead in Today’s Workplace At the recent Learning 2024 conference in Orlando, one of the themes in discussions was: continuous learning. Leaders from diverse industries emphasised its importance in navigating today’s fast-changing workplace. Regardless of the sector or type of projects, it’s a reflection of what forward-thinking organisations are […]