by Beryl Oldham | Jun 14, 2020 | Learning and Development, Learning Design, Needs Assessment, Performance Consulting
A recent conversation with our candidate manager Nic Peacocke gave me a lot to think about after she explained how she found it necessary to take each of her children’s needs into consideration when providing homeschooling during the lockdown. All their routines had...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Feb 10, 2020 | Learning and Development, Organisational Development, Organisational Excellence, Performance Consulting, Performance Management
2020 started with some surprises. The first was the lack of a summer lull: we found ourselves taking calls from an unusually large number of people at the start of the year, all of whom wanted our help finding new roles in L&D. The second surprise was the...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Dec 8, 2019 | eLearning, Instructional Design, Learning and Development
As a learning and development pro, you’ll know how important it is to keep learning. And as a human, you may well want to give something back to the community. Voluntary learning design work is the obvious way to do both of those – but it’s tricky to find such a niche...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Oct 23, 2019 | eLearning, Instructional Design, Learning and Development
It’s the season for lists of learning tools. Jane Hart at the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies publishes her top 200 tools for learning list every September, and L&D pros are sharing to share their lists on social media in the run up to its...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Sep 6, 2019 | Organisational Development, Organisational Excellence
What is business excellence (also known as organisational excellence) and why does it matter for New Zealand organisations? The term business excellence has become a bit of a buzz-word, but what does it really mean and why does it matter? Our continuous improvement...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Jul 25, 2019 | Human Resources, Learning and Development, Needs Assessment, Organisational Development, Performance Consulting, Return on Investment
What data can be used to evaluate a project’s value? It’s a commonly-asked question and one that world-leading ROI (Return on Investment) expert, Dr Jack Phillips, covered in his recent NZ ROI Certification workshop. We recently had the pleasure and privilege of...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Jun 12, 2019 | eLearning, Learning and Development, Learning Management System, Learning Management Systems, LMS
Docebo is an amazing learning management system but many training course designers may not know about all the useful features at their fingertips. From time to time I’ll be sharing a Docebo Advice blog with you, to show you how to get the most from the LMS. Today’s...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Apr 8, 2019 | Human Resources, Learning and Development, Organisational Development
Many factors contribute to business excellence, but all are underpinned by having happy, engaged employees who are committed – and empowered – to deliver excellent customer service. At the recent NZBEF Performance Excellence conference, I was impressed with...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Jan 26, 2019 | Instructional Design, Learning and Development, Learning Design, Needs Assessment, Performance Consulting
What does great learning design look like to you? The answer will depend on your learners and the tools you use, but it probably features engaging content that changes behaviour in the way that you planned. It looks professional and doesn’t blow the budget, and it...[Read More]
by Beryl Oldham | Nov 28, 2018 | eLearning, Instructional Design, Learning and Development, Learning Design
Drawing learning design lessons from DevLearn Gaining insights from experts is always a fantastic way to learn – especially when there are thousands of them in the same place as you. However, New Zealand’s small population means we struggle to get that many people...[Read More]
