Articles by Sebastian Bailey
Two years on: What have we learned from hybrid learning?
These behavioral science-backed practices can help leaders build a hybrid learning approach that maximizes impact for everyone thrust into a world of remote working and hybrid learning.
Hey Managers: It’s OK Not To Be Liked
Managers have one of the most difficult yet important roles in company life: deliver the company strategy through their people.
Wanted: Employees With Grit
Grit might not roll off the tongue when identifying admirable employee traits, but perhaps it should.
Let’s Get Lateral
Learning leaders’ next big task is to get employees to see the beauty of the lateral move. Learning contributes to one’s expertise, and development is not always automatically linked to that next move up the career ladder.
No Manager Left Behind
Given the scope and depth of their effect on an organization, managers should be a developmental priority. Instead, they’re often ignored or underappreciated, causing business to suffer as a result.
The Answer to Transfer
We should abandon the term ‘learning transfer’ altogether, and focus interventions on identifying application opportunities and activating the most effective behaviors.
In a Problem-Solving State of Mind
Solve problems with analytical thinking, engaged action and reflection.
The Best and Worst of Bite-Size Learning
Bite-size delivers twice the return, but there's still resistance. Our job isn't to help participants learn; it's to help them solve real-world problems.
Manage Remotely With Coordination, Not Control
Building trust remotely requires a change in leadership and management style. It requires leaders to move from a command-and-control approach to one of coordination and collaboration.
Is the Future of Learning Bite-Sized?
These three trends are driving big changes in the industry and make a strong case for bite-sized learning.
How to Make Learning Stick
Event-centered learning should be abandoned. So, what's a better approach? Think engagement.