Steal These Thoughts!
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
Epicurus
A brand that many of us will know is Apple. The creators of some of the most revolutionary pieces of technology in our history. Although giants now, it was not always this way.
This is the second part of my making the most of your collaboration tools for L&D and internal communication teams.
This time we take a look at Slack.
Make sure to check out the first part on making the most of Microsoft Teams, which contains lots of insights and tips on making this a valuable enabler for learning.
I’ve been lucky enough to use a number of pretty cool collaboration tools in my career so far.
Microsoft Teams along with Slack have been at the top of my most used pile. Specifically, I’ve been working with these tools to enable and support my work in workplace learning.
As we’ve pivoted to a remote working model globally for the interim, I thought I’d share some tips, tricks and resources that will help any learning team (and really any person working remotely) make the most of Microsoft Teams.
Does your organisation understand the value of its L&D function?
You might not even know.
Many organisations seek the golden elixir to power performance that they miss the obvious solutions right in front of them.
The L&D function is one of them.
Yes, I’m an L&D pro. So yes, I’m biased. But, hear me out!
In my opinion, L&D has a pivotal role to play in the 3 areas of talent attraction, skill and behaviour development, and finally retention.
Why am I doing this? why are we choosing this course of action? Why has this happened?
For me ‘why’ is one of the most powerful words you can use. In whatever you do, whether it’s in a professional or personal scenario, we should always ask ourselves – Why am I doing this? why is this project or programme important for our business?
Understanding the ‘why’ is the biggest part of anything we embark on. The how and what are important too, yet without understanding – why are we/I doing this, we cannot fully buy-in to what we are trying to change and achieve.
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