While a new learning initiative can be exciting and strategic, its success hinges on whether expectations are met. Partnering with stakeholders provides a seat at the planning table as we work...
How Frontline Leaders Can Solve Manufacturing Pain Points
The manufacturing industry has been turbulent for some time. Experiencing a skills gap; labour shortage; competing with rapidly evolving technology; and struggling to find and retain talent. Four...
How to Ensure a Positive Business Outcome
Did you know that effective training programs can improve business outcomes? When companies invest in experiential learning, a great emphasis is often placed on improving the skill set of employees....
Why Stakeholder Support is Crucial for Learning Success
Crucial. Critical. Essential. Pick a synonym and it applies to the importance of having stakeholders backing for learning and development programs. Stakeholder influence can determine the success or...
Why we don’t perform on the job
Knowledge and skills are only a small part of the puzzle regarding why someone isn’t performing on the job. Feeling unappreciated, underpaid, having a poor relationship and rapport with management,...
Behaviour Change in Organizations: A Simple Guide to Success
We left off by discussing why changing behaviour within a corporate setting can be more difficult than individual attempts. With this blog, we want to explore why behaviour change is important and...
Why Company Culture Halts Behaviour Change
In a recent blog, we explored why changing habits is difficult - often resulting in failure – and how taking deliberate actions can help us form new behaviours. We now want to delve further and...
Backward Design – Begin with the End in Mind
“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps...
10 Inspiring Tips from Women Entrepreneurs
"Women entrepreneurs are trailblazers, shaping a future where leadership is defined by resilience, inclusivity, and transformative impact. Their influence sets the standard for a business world...
Podcast: We Are Cowardly Lions When Leading Others
Our CEO Nancy Priest was a recent guest on the Knack 4 Business podcast discussing why leaders tend to avoid workplace conflict and put off having difficult conversations with their teams. Workplace...