Written By: Gia Ganesh. Gia is a career and leadership development coach, speaker and author of the soon-to-be-released book “The Business of You.” She is a member of the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council, an invitation-only group. She works with high achievers and teams on career management, leadership development and emotional intelligence. Thanks to technological advances,…
An interesting TED Talk by Adam Grant, author and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, on the ‘Giver’ and ‘Taker’ personality types and how they can positively or negatively impact on an organisation’s culture, productivity, and success. FOLLOW FOR FREE – To receive the free ‘Learning Matters’ daily news via email, simply click on the ‘Follow’…
Written by: M.S. RAO, PH.D. “A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Soft leadership is a new relationship-oriented leadership style that effectively blends soft skills with leadership. This style emphasizes transformation of people more than transaction of tasks. It…
By Matthew Francis Award Winning HR Professional; Change Architect; Passionate About Talent & Leadership We’ve all worked with them… people who achieve outstanding results, but leave a trail of destruction behind them in the process! While their ‘results’ (typically financial) might bring short-term gains, these individuals can cause a long-term world of pain culturally (and therefore,…
by John Ambrose “Ultimately, the goal learning and HR leaders have is to be able to leverage HR and learning analytics to understand what training has been most effective. Using that information, they then can implement the programs that drive better personal and organizational performance. In the current competitive landscape, adaptive, individualized learning will be…
How would your organisation fare if its leadership development program was evaluated and benchmarked against the systems seen by an experienced practitioner? What would be the strengths of the program currently in place at your organisation? Where would the opportunities for improvement in your program reside? Attempt to score the leadership development program at your…
Author: Roei Deutsch is the CEO and cofounder of JOLT, a marketplace for live talks given by professionals to teams who wish to keep up to speed with rapid market changes. He founded and sold his first company at the age of 15 and by the age of 18 served as new-media consultant for a…
To all our members, We wish you all a very merry Christmas and thank you for your support in 2016. Looking forward to the new year and sharing our events for 2017 with you. The Australian Learning & Development Network.
Karen Schmidt from Let’s Grow! is the frontline leadership expert. She helps organisations grow their frontline leaders so they perform better, which improves team productivity, giving senior leaders peace of mind. To learn about her services visit http://www.letsgrow.com.au. To book her to speak at your next event visit http://www.karenschmidt.com.au. Frontline leaders are vital to the…
By Steve Penfold – Elucidat Empowering organisations to author more effective elearning, faster Steve Penfold is Customer Success Director at Elucidat. In 2015, the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD) issued its annual Learning and Development (L&D) survey report. This report covered the latest Learning and Development trends and practices and explored the rise of…
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