Learning Skills Blog Posts

This year’s Black History Month is about moving beyond a focus on the past by taking action against racism and celebrating the stories and achievements of Black people from all walks of life

Career Skills, Empowerment, Learning Skills

Rachel Salaman talks to science writer David Robson about "expectation effects," and why we may need to change our approach to happiness

Career Skills, Expert Interview, Learning Skills

Yolande Conradie looks back on how an ill-fated car ride convinced her that she needed to learn her lesson

#MTtalk, Learning Skills

Good teachers have the power to inspire and empower. But bad teachers are just as memorable and influential – though for all the wrong reasons

All Posts, Career Skills, Learning Skills

In our latest Expert Interview podcast, author and consultant Adrian Gostick tells us why everything gets better when gratitude gets better

Expert Interview, Learning Skills

What is the future of learning and development? Yolande Conradie presents her roundup of our recent #MTtalk Twitter chat

#MTtalk, Learning Skills

Are there really things that you only can learn by doing – like bike riding, or falling in love?

#MTtalk, Career Skills, Learning Skills

There's a reason why self-help is a multibillion-dollar industry. It offers a magical commodity – the shot at a better life. Read this, attend that, and before you know it, look! You're poised, confident and successful. It’s a beguiling promise. But does it work? The British journalist Marianne Power decided to find out. Picking 12 […]

Expert Interview, Learning Skills

Have you ever been astonished by a magician's trick, and then tried to work out how they did it? Maybe, in the cold light of day, you found yourself wondering why it was so easy for them to fool you! If so, then you've done more than just try to solve a particular bit of […]

Learning Skills, Uncategorized

Learning at work can be a serious struggle. If you're stretched to the limit, and struggling with all the stuff that's already in your head, how can you possibly learn anything new? In one organization I worked for, learning came to feel downright impossible! Maybe this rings a bell for you. Information was coming thick […]

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