LeadershipHQ Magazine 3rd Edition September Issue | Page 30

mentoring to help embed the
skills into the leader’s toolkit.
When you are introducing
learning which involves a skill,
belief or cultural change, a
simple training course is not
enough.
Blended learning.
We know now that for learning to be truly effective, it
needs to be a more rounded
experience, and that’s where
blended learning comes in.
Blended learning incorporates
both face-to-face and online
elements along with a range
of other learning opportunities. Formal learning is just a
small part of the process.
Blending learning incorpo-

30 | © LeadershipHQ 2015

rates action learning with
personal, social and even
emotional development, too.
It uses a variety of techniques
to help learners embrace and
adopt the new skills or behaviours so they become innate, rather than a tool to call
on in specific circumstances.
Some of the techniques include coaching, mentoring
and even mastermind groups.
Your trainer becomes a guide
rather than a teacher, and
learning is very much more
personalised to your needs.
Blended learning is inclusive
Blended learning is much
more suitable for a workplace
that is building diversity and
inclusion into its culture. The

techniques used in blended
learning make it adaptable
to every individual’s personal
circumstances. It allows you
to structure a well-considered
program to meet everyone’s
learning needs.
Blended learning is flexible
and offers a rounded approach to learning, and the
beauty is that the blend can
be re-mixed to suit every
workplace and every person.
If you would like to know more
about our blended learning
platforms for Emerging Leaders, empowHER or Leading Diversity and Inclusion, Contact
us at LeadershipHQ.