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The Secret L&D Manager: Building a learning culture in a global organization

This week’s Secret L&D manager talks about the journey and the challenges of building a learning culture in a large organization.

13. May 2020/by Guest Author

Seven Exercises for Overcoming Loneliness and Isolation when Working from Home

In the 2020 State of Remote Work survey, respondents identified loneliness as their top struggle with working from home. Even among experienced home-workers, loneliness and isolation are challenges.

20. April 2020/by Scott Levey

Leading a team that is working from home

When workers are suddenly sent home to work they will face plenty of challenges, especially if they’ve never done it before. Team leaders will face an additional challenge: how to lead a team when team members are working from home.

13. April 2020/by Scott Levey

Three steps to adapt to working from home

In March 2020 it is estimated that a quarter of the world’s population is confined to their homes in some form or other. For millions of workers this means adapting to something they may never have experienced before – home working.

7. April 2020/by Scott Levey

A practical guide to storytelling in business

People have always told stories and they are a vital part of our communication. Today, storytelling has become accepted (and sometimes expected) in a professional context.

12. March 2020/by Scott Levey

Rescheduling meetings in English

Most of my participants attend meetings with clients, partners and colleagues, and sometimes it's necessary to reschedule a meeting via email. My participants are concerned about the tone of the email, letting others down, and losing trust and credibility.

4. February 2020/by Guest Author

Train the Trainer: Dealing with ‘difficult’ participants – part 1

At Target Training we’ve been delivering “train-the-trainer”…

12. December 2019/by Scott Levey

17 practical ways senior managers and executives can support training and development inside their organization

Recently one of our clients asked me to co-facilitate a workshop…

29. November 2019/by Scott Levey

Which topics are most suited for the live virtual training format

This week’s Secret L&D manager is German and has been working…

16. October 2019/by Guest Author

Lessons learned: making live virtual training work for our business

This week’s Secret L&D manager is German and has been working for one of the management consulting firms for 13 years. She is part of a virtual L&D team responsible for internal training solutions across multiple time zones.

8. October 2019/by Guest Author

How and why we got started with live virtual training in our global firm

This week’s Secret L&D manager is German and has been working for one of the big management consulting firms for 13 years. She is part of a virtual L&D team responsible for internal training solutions for a global group of...

12. September 2019/by Guest Author

Balancing your emotional bank accounts – practical activities for managers and leaders

To quickly recap, an emotional bank account is a metaphor coined by Stephen Covey in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It describes the amount of trust that’s been built up in a relationship, and when trust is high, communication is easy and effective.

10. August 2019/by Scott Levey