By Sam Russell – February 2016 One of the world’s technical behemoths, Adobe, has added to the ever-increasing number of LMSs (Learning Management Systems) with the launch of ‘Captivate Prime’, which it claims will ‘revolutionise learning’. Whilst that’s a pretty big claim, and the name might remind you of a kids’ toy that turns from…
FREE WORKSHOP for Learning & Development Managers – ‘Maximising Your Staff Training On A Minimum Budget’ By: Sam Russell – January 2016 As you may be aware, we decided to postpone the Perth L&D Network morning tea in December due to a lot of members simply being too busy in the build up to Christmas to…
By: Scott Howe – January 2016 You hear it every day in the corporate world ‘we should make ‘them’ accountable’, or ‘if I was accountable for them I could…’ But I think there is a large component missing from this, and that component is consequence. Accountability is almost a glib throwaway line that some people…
Well, the Christmas break is already over for many of us, so we wanted to kick things off by wishing all our members a wonderful and prosperous 2016. 2015 was a fantastic year for the group and we look forward to building the presence of The Australian Learning & Development Nework, increasing our membership numbers,…
Wishing all the members of the Australian L&D Network a very happy Christmas and all the best for 2016!
By: Leisa Bulow – December 2015 Is leadership based on charisma or skill? Generally, a little bit of both. Of course, we can’t all be flamboyant with magnetic personalities, constantly smiling and with nifty motivational quotes to hand all the time. Quite frankly, I think that could be exhausting! But exhibiting self-confidence and not giving…
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By: Sam Russell – November 2015 Given that most Learning & Development managers would be well aware of the huge benefits of a good LMS (Learning Management System) on the capability development of a workforce, it’s surprising how many companies down use one. Here’s a list of some of the benefits of such a system: 1/ Manage…
By: Scott Howe – November 2015 I’ve been in executive meetings where the performance of the company is being discussed. There are KPIs being bounded around here and there accompanying discussion about why the organisation is underperforming. I then ask the group “what development opportunities do you afford your staff?” This is either followed, or…
By: Sam Russell – November 2015 DAWN (originally the ‘Diverse Australian Womens Network’, but now an organisation for both men and women) will be running their 5th session on Asian-Australian Leadership from 6.30pm on the 16th of November 2015 at the St James Ethics Centre, Level 1, Legion House 161 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. About the…
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