Learning and Development Policy Guide
Learning and development (L&D) is a term that encompasses everything a company does to foster its employees’ career growth, from professional to interpersonal skill acquisition. Historically, many organisations have conceived of L&D as formal training courses employees complete during working hours. Today, learning and development is expansive in the variety and choice of content and […]
How to Adopt Continuous Feedback
Continuous feedback is increasingly becoming the norm in the workplace, driven largely by the expectations of millennial and Gen Z workers, and as employers realise the benefits in relation to enhanced workforce engagement, development and performance. In this guide, we take a practical look at why and how to adopt continuous feedback. What is a […]
Objective Setting Guide for Managers
Setting objectives at work is a key part of motivating and managing your team, as well as helping to optimise their performance. In this practical guide for managers, we look at how to set objectives for employees at work, from the different types of objectives that can be used and how these can be set, […]
Coaching & Mentoring: Differences Explained
Investing in and supporting the personal and professional development of your people is shown to be beneficial to the organisation as a whole. Coaching and mentoring, for example, offer ways to develop and support for your staff, both in the short and long-term, and so ensuring you have the necessary skills to enable the organisation’s […]
What Makes Good Line Manager?
Line managers play a vital role in the operation of a business, supervising and managing employees on a daily basis and acting as a liaison between the workforce and management functions. The following guide for employers and HR personnel sets out the role of the line manager within an organisation, and how their responsibilities differ […]
6 Steps to Future-Proof Your Talent Mobility
How can organisations build and nurture a sustainable and globally-capable workforce for the future? Employers need to look no further than tomorrow’s leaders – the so-called ‘millennials’. Much research has been carried out into millennials in the workplace, from which it has become clear that as a cohort, their professional needs, aspirations and expectations differ vastly from older generations. For example, […]