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The Evolving Role of the Internal Consultant

by Candy Hogan The role of Learning & Development (L&D) inside organisations is shifting faster than ever – and it still has a way to go before it’s consistently seen …

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Rethinking Measurements: A Leadership Mindset Shift for Real Impact

By Carly Tysoe During a recent commercial awareness session with a group of evolving leaders, I noticed a familiar tension surface the moment I mentioned KPI’s. Those three little letters …

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L&D as a Lever for Strategy: Connecting Vision to People

By Euan Campbell Most businesses still treat L&D as a support function. It’s there to plug skills gaps, roll out leadership programmes, or tick off compliance training. Useful, sure but rarely …

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Why Simple Capability Frameworks and Modern Career Pathways are Your Strategic Advantage

by Dan Ross In today’s fast-moving world of work, employees don’t just want better jobs, they want to see where they can go, what it takes to get there, and …

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The Evolution of L&D: qpeople’s top HR trends for 2025 (Part 2)

At qpeople we believe that companies that embrace change and prioritise investing in their workforces are the ones that have the best chance of facing the future with confidence. In …

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The Evolution of L&D: qpeople’s top HR trends for 2025 (Part 1)

Over the last few years, HR has faced a series of significant and existential challenges, as companies continue to evolve in response to unfolding global events. The reality is that …

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The journey to trusted advisor: reframing the role of L&D consultant from reluctant overhead to strategic imperative

All successful businesses need experts to help drive progress – in learning and development (L&D), every bit as much as in product design or sales and marketing. But they also …

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MENA’s nationalisation agenda: shifting the dial with targeted learning and development programmes

With an ambitious trajectory for economic development – as detailed in a recent ten-year government plan – the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking to accelerate its approach to upskilling …

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Workplace challenges: qpeople’s top 5 HR trends for 2024

Although we’re drawing further away from the tumultuous events of 2020, their impact is still resonating across our social, cultural and economic landscape. Businesses that successfully navigated the existential challenges …

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How do you encourage people to demonstrate your organisation’s values when they are working remotely?

How do you encourage people to demonstrate your organisation’s values when they are working remotely? Running online workshops and coaching sessions over the last couple of years I’ve noticed that …

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Workplace challenges: qpeople’s top 5 HR trends for 2023

Over the past couple of years, we’ve witnessed a global workplace revolution as accepted doctrines have crumbled, edged out by new practices that have made a virtue out of necessity.

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Developing a coaching and mentoring pathway: promoting purpose and performance

The turmoil of the last few years has not only impacted companies’ individual learning and development strategies but has fundamentally reshaped the broader corporate landscape, accelerating digital transformation and challenging …

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ESG: responsible leadership in practice

In the last few years, CSR has been overtaken by its more socially conscious sibling, ESG (environment, social, governance), as businesses attempt to respond to diminishing levels of public trust …

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Leading through change and ambiguity in 2022: workforce skills and competencies

The world of work is going through a period of rapid transformation. According to a 2020 report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), half of all existing employees will need …

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Leading through change and ambiguity in 2022: Key leadership qualities

The importance of a leader’s ability to navigate through disruption has been emphatically confirmed by events of the last two years.   It’s hastened a shift in L&D priorities: the leadership …