Hesitancy can hold a business back, and in manufacturing, the majority of bosses in the industry are aware of the importance of leadership but still sometimes struggle to provide an effective....
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Discover practical insights, trends, and strategies from MDA Training’s team of learning and development experts. Our blog explores the topics that matter most to L&D leaders, from experiential learning and skills development to industry-specific training approaches, helping you build high-performing teams.
Due to the current political climate including Brexit negotiations, 1 in 5 UK manufacturing jobs could be at risk, with layoffs expected to occur across the board, according to a recent industry....
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A talented and motivational leadership team often underpins successful businesses, and without this team of individuals, many organisations would struggle with employee motivation, talent retention....
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It’s not always easy and straightforward to prove ROI for training. Many senior managers will still believe that training is a waste of time and experiential learning is no exception.
As....
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Workplace bullying can result in a hugely demotivated workforce, whether the conflict is occurring between employees or managers, it can result in a significantly negative impact.
Studies have....
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Experiential learning is great for encouraging an alternative way of approaching problems and learning from experiences.
Omitting the traditional textbooks and whiteboards, businesses have now....
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Some of the biggest companies around the world are opting to implement experiential learning by utilising technology to help employees learn across a range of industries.
This method of learning....
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Experiential learning is quickly becoming a preferred method of training in many workplaces with the benefits of this approach including an increased capability to make more informed and reliable....
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As businesses evolve with time, change has never been so rapid and necessary as now, with the entrance of Generation Z into the workforce, joining their predecessor's Millennials.
Millennials....
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A recent study revealed that 40% of UK workers would describe themselves as dissatisfied with the quality of the leadership within their workplace. Nearly 15% of employees also expressed concern....
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Workplace training is always essential to improve their skills and abilities and ensure that you’re offering your customers the optimum service and best representation of your business.
Whether....
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It is well known that effective workplace leadership leads to happier employees, which in turn means the company is more productive in meeting its objectives and driving growth.
Happy employees....
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How can your employees improve their commercial awareness every day?
Commercial awareness is one of the most valuable workplace skills employees can develop. It is the ability to understand how....
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Leaders are now required to be exceptionally agile and adaptable in order to operate effectively when managing different groups of people.
This means that they will often end up in....
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The financial services sector is currently facing a skills shortage which is consequently causing financial services directors to lose sleep over concerns for the future.
With increased....
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When considering the company workforce, employee morale is probably one of the most fragile elements.
As workplace morale can take many years to build up and be very easily damaged,....
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A recent survey revealed a clear divide between the skills that graduates consider to be essential to entrepreneurship and those which employers regard as valuable.
Increasingly, business....
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Micromanaging is the act of trying to control every aspect of an activity, and by doing this you could very well be damaging your workforce and the wider business performance.
Whilst we all feel....
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Commercial skills have never been more in demand than now. Therefore, training should be conducted regularly in order to ensure employees possess relevant knowledge at all times.
Human Resource....
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Millennials learn and work in a completely different way from their predecessors. Therefore, businesses need to be clued up on what learning trends and strategies will be more effective when....
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When we consider microlearning we may instinctively think about how this can be integrated into the daily life of employees, however, there is a considerable benefit to managers in utilising the....
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With a wealth of millennial and Generation Z talent entering the workplace, businesses are fighting to attract the top of the talent pool to join their ranks.
Where private banking and finance....
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It’s a well-known fact that your workforce will perform their best when they are properly trained and motived. When everyone understands their duties and how to effectively carry these out,....
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By 2020, 35% of the workforce will consist of Millennials, with a further 24% attributed to Gen Z workers. This means that employers will need to ditch old-fashioned and negative epithets and begin....
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Employee wellbeing is a hot topic in the workplace and in 2017, the UK saw nearly half of businesses implement a strategy which aimed to specifically improve the overall wellbeing of their staff.....
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Retail banking is changing to offer customers improved security and increased services which will make their money management overall more efficient.
There is an increased need to change how the....
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With an increase in mental health-related issues and stress levels a growing concern across the majority of industries, leadership responsibilities now demand even more emotional intelligence from....
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It is anticipated that by the year 2020, there could be up to five different generations in the workforce. With each different generation comes a completely new outlook on work ethics, morals, and....
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Workplace leadership training is critical to the betterment of the wider workforce. Leading in a positive way that ensures staff morale is maintained at a high level is crucial to business....
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Technology has changed the way we operate our businesses and, as a result, the way we manage our employees has evolved.
Organisations can now maximise their employee engagement through....
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According to a report by the Mental Health Foundation, a third of people in Britain have experienced thoughts or feelings of a suicidal nature. This is largely attributed to the growing number of....
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A recent study has revealed that both men and women suffer reasonably equally when it comes to workplace performance anxiety.
However, the research that studied 1,000 workplaces revealed the....
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In an age where diversity and inclusivity should be at the forefront of any business, effective management and workplace leadership are more crucial than ever to ensure this is implemented at every....
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Your success as a company depends on your ability to evolve. The environment around you is changing constantly, and if you’re not able to adapt, then you’re going to be in trouble.....
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Virtual reality has moved beyond its original development use of gaming into more practical uses that can be applied to workplace business simulations.
Due to increased accessibility and....
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A successful career in wealth management, in the private banking sector, relies on a highly motivated individual, who is prepared to put in the hours to generate revenue for clients.
Accompanied....
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Microlearning is quickly becoming one of the preferred methods of teaching within the workplace.
Offering the capability to tackle multiple subjects and break these down into more bite-size....
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The banking sector is a rapidly changing industry and therefore sustaining employee wellbeing and operational environments can prove to be stressful and often equally as challenging to manage.....
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Commercial skills encompass the ability to understand what attributes contribute to the success of an organisation or business.
Commercial awareness allows your workforce to understand the....
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Unlike previous generations, Millennials remain relatively unphased by the prospect of automation.
They understand that the systems will not take over their jobs but act more as a....
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Gen Z is the post-millennial generation born between 1995 and 2010, with the oldest members of the generation now entering the workplace.
Gen Z arrives in the workplace with an instinctive and....
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Training is constantly evolving across all sectors, with various challenges facing those who develop the content and objectives of the course as well as the teacher.
The banking sector, as one....
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In 2024, the focus for the c-suite and board looks to turn more attention to their people strategies. Businesses are now noticing that their leadership strategy may not be currently benefiting them....
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A millennial centric workplace is associated with promoting diversity and inclusion which results in an overall more effective workplace.
Young professionals within the workplace are making....
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Workplace leadership training can be a complicated thing. Without the correct formation of resources and ongoing support for development, businesses will often fail to see a return on their....
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Morale is at the core of every well-functioning workplace, with employee happiness linked to performance, which in turn is driven by effective workplace leadership.
A good leader should be....
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Experiential learning is the term used to describe training and learning which is achieved through experience, in this case, experiences within the workplace.
This form of learning is considered....
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In 2017, the number of graduate positions was increased by employers by almost 5%, opening up even more entrances into leading global companies than ever before.
This will benefit millennial and....
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Workplace training offers your employees the ability to expand their knowledge and improve their skill set.
This can result in better management behaviours, more valuable employees and the....
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Traditional workplace learning and classroom-based training courses are quickly becoming less favourable to develop staff, and are being replaced by experiential methods like business....
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Graduate training can be utilised to support new hires integrate more effectively into a workplace or ensure that they are equipped with the core basic skills required to do their job most....
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Workplace leadership skills training can support the development of team leaders, management and even form the building blocks of those who could progress to an executive level.
It is important....
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With shifts in workplace dynamics and structure, due to the inevitable exit of many baby-boomer generation workers, millennials are now needed to step up into management roles.
With an....
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With Millennials firmly establishing their roles within the workplace, by 2025 they will make up around 75% of the global workforce.
For employers, their drive and passion to succeed are second....
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Following the life-shaping experience of university, many graduates find beginning their first job daunting. Effective graduate training can help to ease doubts.
From new environments to alien....
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Wider training for managers not only allows them to gain an insight into a variety of areas of a company, ensuring a more holistic approach to problems and strategies but can also prevent....
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2024 will see employers and business leaders adapting and evolving their workplace training methods to meet new demands from the market and their customers.
They will also need to ensure that....
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By implementing a workplace training scheme that supports training within both management and the general workforce, in supporting themselves and others with mental health problems, sick days....
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Creating a workplace training course that traditionally consists of long and drawn out seminars is unlikely to improve employee engagement.
Times have changed, and a new dynamic workplace....
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Graduate training can be used as the initial building blocks for developing relationships amongst the junior level employees and management.
Too often, management and employees are not on the....
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Although the concept of microlearning may seem new to many, it incorporates many familiar aspects that have been around for a number of years.
The process of microlearning allows individuals or....
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Graduate training is the ideal way to set the bar for quality, induct new employees into your business and ensure that they have the tools to perform efficiently in their new role.
For many new....
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Graduate training programmes are often designed for university leavers who are entering their first full-time job.
However, with an evolving set of industries, with some becoming obsolete as....
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Recent shifts in graduate employment figures suggest that they are no longer as interested in pursuing careers in the banking sector, compared to previous alumni.
Socially conscious graduates are....
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In 2017, the rates of unemployment within the graduate community reached its lowest since 1989.
The graduate jobs market has since been described as ‘in a robust situation’, regardless of....
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Acquiring the best talent can pose a serious concern, every year, for businesses worldwide. Even after sourcing and hiring fresh talent, the question of how to effectively approach graduate training....
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Over the past five years, the development of microlearning and subsequent implementation has increased dramatically.
This dynamic method of teaching allows for the delivery and teaching of....
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Personality tests have recently lead to a further enquiry into whether they are the most beneficial way to source talent and, through incorporation into graduate training, evoke innovation once....
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Microlearning is one of the most important trends in human resources and workplace training today.
Delivering short bursts of information to the user; whether the aim is to refresh skills that....
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Graduates can bring a variety of skills to the workplace, and with adequate graduate training, they can be moulded into the ideal candidate for future management roles.
However, in a recent....
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There has been an increasing shift in workplace leadership over recent years. Young professionals are now being placed in prominent positions and despite their age, they are now part of workplace....
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With the recent referendum decision to leave the EU, further afield banking suppliers are now scouting the UK as their next big venture.
Primarily, more US businesses are weighing up their....
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The workplace dynamic is evolving so rapidly and with such innovation, that it is quickly transforming the way in which teams are managed and business success is achieved.
These momentous shifts....
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Employees now more than ever are expecting more from a job than just a paycheck, such as great workplace leadership and innovative workspaces.
Research by HBR found having a great manager and....
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Commercial skills are an employee's ability to understand what makes a business or organisation successful, through either buying or selling products or supplying services to a market.....
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Virtual learning is a web-based environment in which a teacher provides course content and digital based learning, utilising methods such as the Internet, multimedia resources, and video....
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Microlearning refers to the learning method with the objective to deliver mini bursts of information.
A typical microlearning activity could be viewing a flash card, memorising a word, listening....
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If traditional UK wealth managers want to stay in business, they must find their unique selling points, invest in technology and pursue inorganic growth strategies, according to a report from SEI....
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E-learning is a perfect method for reaching your varied workforce, ensuring everyone can access digital training materials.
Initially, people believed e-learning would be ineffective as it would....
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Commercial skills and awareness are often considered essential by employers but are not always a measurable skill.
Commercial awareness is classed as the ability to develop an understanding of....
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It’s no secret that adequate commercial awareness is crucial for any business, particularly when it comes to those in senior management positions.
Anyone in charge of making decisions that may....
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Put simply, virtual learning or a virtual learning environment (VLE) is an experience that allows individuals to build knowledge using digital mediums, such as computers, phones, tablets, or....
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Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are a generation made up of people born between the years of 1980 until approximately the year 2000.
There are around 13.8 million Millennials in....
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Commercial skills can cover a range of expertise, from financial knowledge to interpersonal relationships, across a multitude of industries.
Training within commercial awareness now focuses....
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Effective workplace leadership is vital to boosting employee morale and maintaining a healthy environment.
As part of your succession planning strategy, you should consider offering workplace....
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Company benefits are an excellent way to not only attract new talent but retain current staff and help them to feel valued in the workplace.
Many companies offer advantages such as bonuses,....
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It is almost time for students who began their studies in 2014 to become graduates of 2017, meaning a variety of new talent will be entering the workplace.
Hiring a graduate straight out of....
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Millennials are the future of the workplace, and therefore implementing training to shape them into great leaders should be a key part of your succession plan.
Due to the distinct differences....
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Workplace training is a great way to improve your company from the inside, but don’t just take our word for it....
In 2016, 68% of workers said training and development is the most....
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Microlearning gives employees the flexibility to learn by receiving information in small chunks as opposed to being overwhelmed with too much information.
Microlearning can be delivered to both....
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It is no secret that hiring someone new costs more than retaining current staff.
For example, The Harvard Business Review estimated that 80% of turnover loss is a result of poor recruitment.....
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Businesses in the technology sector that struggle to attract millennials risk losing the innovativeness that they can provide.
All workers and millennial, in particular, can be fussy at times,....
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Millennials are continually entering the workplace and are becoming well-known as the age group fixated on studying and training options.
A business that respects their workers has a much....
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Workplace training is essential for employees in all industries, however, in the banking sector, it can be considered to be especially beneficial.
Banks across the globe are aware that there....
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With many people set to graduate over the next couple of months, now is a great time to think about graduate training programmes.
A graduate training programme is a structured programme that....
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Less traditional methods of workplace training are becoming increasingly popular within organisations worldwide.
Millennials are the future of the workplace so it is becoming more and more....
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Due to the uncertainty of the UK’s post-Brexit future, UK workers are searching for simple workplace leadership to set the route for a currently unknown destiny.
Faced with the ever-growing....
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Ensuring that employees are focusing on the most important information during workplace training can improve productivity.
With hundreds of hours of video footage being added to YouTube each....
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Millennials are the future of the workplace and providing them with effective workplace training is a great way to help with their development.
Although it can seem like much more effort....
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The future of your company depends on who is going to be your future C-suite employees. So attracting new talent to your business is imperative to later success. Additionally, retaining those new....
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