Interaction Client Forum

We hosted a client forum, at the Victoria and Albert museum on Friday, to allow L&D professionals to come together and discuss topical issues currently facing their organisation.  Topics ranged from Leadership to Talent Management to Employee Engagement.

There was some really interesting debate, sharing of ideas and experience.  Thank you to all those who attended for making it an enjoyable and valuable forum.

If you are interested in the output from the forum please get in touch.

Keep an eye on the Events page for future forums you can get involved in.

IEMA Conference

It might appear a little strange that we would attend the The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment Conference in London but our work around behaviour means that we become involved with a variety of organisations, occupations and professions.

IEMA auditors tend to be technical in background and focus.  Their credibility and confidence comes from knowing what to do and say.  However relying on this alone is limiting.  Effective auditors, much like effective consultants and business partners, understand they are influencing different outcomes and behaviours within the organisation they are working with.

Our work with auditors, consultants and business partners has brought about excellent results by blending technical and behavioural skills into an experience that enables participants to become more effective.

To read more click on one of the below case studies.

Working in partnership

A partnering approach

Or to find out more about our consultancy open programme click here.

Back from the AGR Annual Conference

We had another good experience this year at the annual AGR Conference.  Thanks to all those who came to see us on our stand.  It was great meeting new people and catching up with people we know already.

Thanks to all those people who spent time filling in our survey on internships.  We will collate the results and send them out to you shortly.

The conference provided useful insights as to how recruiters and developers are reacting to the economic changes.  What was pleasing to hear was most organisations had maintained their graduate development programmes through some pretty challenging times.  It demonstrates the commitment from organisations to recruiting a population of people, who with the right development can provide value to the organisation at different levels.

The AGR survey results indicated that most organisations are using retention as a way of measuring a programmes value.  This is a useful measure as long as the organisation is retaining the right graduates.  Not all graduates flourish as expected and during these uncertain times graduates are more likely to remain at an organisation that might not be right for them.

Getting data that is meaningful and helpful does require commitment and some sophistication.  If recruiters are absolutely clear about why and who they are recruiting and developers are clear about the programmes immediate and future outcomes then good evaluation can be achieved.

Read more on our graduate case studies here - Interaction graduate case studies

Interaction back at the AGR Annual Conference

We will be attending the AGR Annual Conference on the 5th and 6th of July.  Why not come and meet us at the Interaction Learning and Development stand. 

You can also take part in our graduate survey for a chance to win a champagne box set!  Every entry gets a comprehensive set of the survey results.

See you there!

What's new in Learning and development

I’m just back from the People Development Summit in Barcelona where I met with a wide range of organisations and other suppliers.

As a supplier, our main hope for these events is to meet prospective clients and to win some work. However, it also provides insight into the market and the issues that currently face Learning and development professionals.

There is a growing need to do more for less and this seems to be driving the need for shorter, high impact, bite size workshops along with increased use of technology. Globalisation means that many companies are looking for interventions that meet the needs of employees all over the world. Reduced budgets mean that people are having to prioritise development activity and the focus seems to be on retaining talent for when the economy picks up.

We have much to think about and to reflect on and are about to look at how we resond to the changing market.