Over time, elephant seals have grown to such a size that it is starting to threaten the future of the species. So, perhaps, not all growth is good. In the context of this short blog I’llRead more

A guest blog from Kate Graham of Ascot Communications Last week was a big week in the calendar for the CIPD. As well as hosting the HRD conference and exhibition inLondon, it also released its annualRead more

The traditional predictive approach to project management is being superseded by Agile This is not just a faddish buzz-word, instead it is a commitment to get clients the software they actually need - on time and within budget. TheRead more

It’s the interval in a large concert hall, the first half of the concert has been sublime, but as soon as the lights come up a large proportion of the audience are reaching for their phones.Read more

Last year, I wrote a post about what managers searched for in our products. Essentially, this was a summary of what we found when we carried out out our regular search term analysis which we conductRead more

Over the last two years 80% of learning managers in the UK have said they expect to see an increase in the use of technology to provide learning opportunities to their workforce. So, why does thatRead more

Ah, statistics. If ever there was a topic guaranteed to turn off an audience, this would be among the favourites. But it’s important, so I’ll persevere since someone, somewhere, might find this little primer useful. ButRead more

Learning needs analysis tends to be seen as a bit of a dark art, and the truth is that there is no standard way of conducting one since it often depends on a range of factors.Read more

For many people, this is the time for New Year resolutions, when we take stock of where we’ve been and determine where we want to be. It’s also the time of year when we see anRead more

Last year I put a post up about my best reads of 2010, which included the likes of Dan Pink’s Drive and The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely. This year, I realised that I onlyRead more