Listening, inclusive leadership and the rise of skills-based organisations
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How good are your listening skills?
Listening to your team can transform communication, build trust and improve leadership effectiveness. But only if you’re doing it well.
Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch Chartered FCIPD of Distinction Business Consulting share common barriers to good listening and how to remove them. These obstacles include:
1. Listening with the intent to reply
2. Assuming we already know what they will say
3. Avoiding what we don’t want to hear
Nurturing leadership at every level: The three-tier open entry approach
How can L&D nurture leadership at every level? Three-tier open entry leadership programmes could be the solution.
Dr Hannah Gore helps run this type of leadership development in her position as Head of People (EMEA & US) at QS Quacquarelli Symonds. She gives TrainingZone the lowdown on this open leadership development offering - including:
? What is a three-tier open entry leadership programme?
?A typical programme structure
?How to incorporate a blend of modern learning methodologies
?Key success factors
?Tips for implementing your own version
Skills-based organisations: The role of learning and development
Skills-based approaches to recruitment, retention and development are gaining ground, but what exactly is a 'skills-based organisation? And how can learning and development support the transition towards this future-ready approach?
TrainingZone columnist Jackie Clifford shares three key starting points:
1. Start the conversation about skills
2. Analyse the skills requirements – today and tomorrow
3. Create a compelling employee value proposition
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