L&D for a better world. – The initiative of L&D professionals.

L&D for a better world. – The initiative of L&D professionals.

Education and knowledge are the most powerful tools which we have available. They provide us the opportunity to speak for ourselves, to live a self-determined life and to be less susceptible for propaganda and power games of would-be leaders. This is why we want to enable access to education for as many people as possible. Especially people in disadvantaged and crisis-influenced regions.

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Kirkpatrick certification – What is it good for?

Kirkpatrick certification – What is it good for?

Kirkpatrick? Do we know! Training-evaluation? Do we do. Useful training-design? Of course, what else!? And measurable results? This question asked, answers become more and more quiet. Elsewise after the two-day Kirkpatrick workshop as a foundation for the bronze certification. We asked the participants of trainers, HR managers and consultants: What did you get out of the certification for yourself?

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Leaving the comfort zone – More courage for more training results

Leaving the comfort zone – More courage for more training results

Nobody likes to give insights into fields, where problems exist. And due to a mutual comfort zone everybody tends to avoid questions about it. We’re talking about trainers and organisations designing development programs together. For real trainings results as well as positive and direct contribution to business-goals it takes courage – on both sides. We talked with Masha Ibeschitz, coach and training expert, about this delicate topic.

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(How) Does it work? – About the learning transfer platform Promote in leadership development [Field report]

(How) Does it work? – About the learning transfer platform Promote in leadership development [Field report]

Helena Gutierrez, MDI trainer and development guide was one of the first to do a training program with an online tool to manage and increase learning transfer – Promote. Promote is – in simple words – a platform to sustainably manage and therewith increase learning transfer. Today Helena shares her field experience with us.
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