Adding A New Dimension To Learning Through Virtual Reality

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by Laura Helliwell | June 29, 2018

You’ve probably seen pictures of an audience attending a 3-D movie in the 1950s. Two things will likely strike you: how formally dressed everyone is, and the odd cardboard-framed glasses everyone is wearing. 3-D has come a long way since people in suits were watching horror movies through red and green glassine lenses. In fact, it’s morphed into a virtual reality (VR) experience that’s so real it’s hard to tell VR from real reality. Recently, I spent an exciting afternoon battling zombies with my 13-year-old nephew in a VR entertainment complex. I’m as logical and left-brained as they come, and I knew […]

Bridging The Chasm Between Learning And Doing

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by Rajeev Mandloi | June 27, 2018

Learning. Doing. These two words seemingly go hand in hand. They are considered the two sides of the training coin thanks to the idea that if people know then they will do. If only it were that simple. The reality is far from that and a bitter truth. “Learning” and “Doing” are two ends of the spectrum and don’t have the cause and effect relationship most would have us believe. The level of investment in developing people has increased by leaps and bounds to billions of dollars a year, but the net impact and much sought-after return on investment hasn’t kept up. While […]

Driving Alignment And Transformation At Scale: Highlights From Discussions With Australian HR Leaders

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by Jill Blick | June 1, 2018

There is no playbook, perfect solution, or clear end state when it comes to reinventing and rethinking business.  It’s all about navigating the grey. We recently brought together 60 Australian HR and L&D leaders to discuss the business and leadership opportunities for delivering business transformation. It became immediately clear to all in the room how transformation is the new normal, and how universal it is across all Australian businesses regardless of industry, size, structure or maturity. In fact, most businesses are grappling with multiple transformations at the same time. The group challenged their own thinking by applying what HBR author […]

The Importance Of Being Curious

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by Dalia Molokhia | May 24, 2018

“Why do I feel cold and shiver when I have a fever?” I knew the day would come when my little girl would learn to talk and inevitably start asking those much-anticipated questions. The questions themselves weren’t worrying me.  I was actually looking forward to seeing where her curiosity would lie. What was bothering me was whether or not I would know the answers. In the age of the smartphone, this may seem like a silly worry.  Surely, the answers to almost everything would be just one Google away. Still, I struggled with how I was going to prepare to […]

Fostering Agility In The Workplace

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by Abbey Lewis | April 12, 2018

The value of agility in today’s workforce cannot be overstated. Businesses are adapting faster than ever as they move toward flatter organizational structures. This shift means that there’s less adherence to stricter roles and hierarchies. Gone are the days when only senior leaders had to manage strategy and only business managers had to look at finances. Today, great ideas can come from any level of the organization, so there’s more focus on what employees bring to the table as opposed to their standing on the org chart. From a L&D point of view, this shift makes it even more important […]