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For many leaders, performance reviews are costly and painful. Why aren’t performance reviews the development tool we need them to be? Here are six reasons.
Technology makes a transformative difference in society - and training makes a transformative difference in technology.
Most leaders want to resolve differences among generations in the workplace, but how to do so isn’t often clear. The first step is understanding why and how generations see things differently.
What if we made training more efficient and cross-functional? What if acquiring new skills allowed each employee to find his or her place at work?
ValueSelling Associates, Inc., a leading global sales training company, announced that it has acquired Value Prime Solutions, a top provider of its ValueSelling Framework®.
Today Oji Life Lab announced its first offering for business - the Emotion Life Lab - a smartphone-based learning system aimed at helping individuals and teams improve performance by boosting emotional intelligence.
When moving through a learning journey, it’s easy for us to identify which experiences we enjoy and which we don’t care for. It’s far more difficult to determine why the approach feels great or not so great, which leads us to an important question.
Good questions are essential to understanding others and the key to successful client management, selling skills and employee engagement.
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Compliance
Stress can manifest in several problems at work, including lower productivity and morale and higher absenteeism and turnover. Fortunately, there are several strategies L&D can use to help employees manage stress.
In a world of lawsuits and litigation, it is more important than ever to provide employees with accurate, consistent and timely information about policies, guidelines and regulations.
Golden Gate Capital, a leading private equity investment firm, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vector Solutions (“Vector”) from Providence Equity Partners (“Providence”), a premier global private equity firm.
Content Development
When moving through a learning journey, it’s easy for us to identify which experiences we enjoy and which we don’t care for. It’s far more difficult to determine why the approach feels great or not so great, which leads us to an important question.
In a world of lawsuits and litigation, it is more important than ever to provide employees with accurate, consistent and timely information about policies, guidelines and regulations.
Social media is not going away anytime soon. Take advantage of the high engagement offered by these types of platforms – not to mention the ability to connect people who may never otherwise speak – to encourage collaboration and social learning.
E-Learning
What if we made training more efficient and cross-functional? What if acquiring new skills allowed each employee to find his or her place at work?
Incorporating three key elements into distance learning initiatives can humanize the learning experience and empower learners to succeed as individuals.
How do we train people to be agile learners? Point them toward ways they can flex their learning muscles on the job, anytime, anywhere, and reward them for it!
IT and Technical Training
Technology makes a transformative difference in society - and training makes a transformative difference in technology.
QA is pleased to announce the launch of its new innovative online training programme, QA Impact Academies.
Eliassen Group, LLC ("Eliassen Group") today announced that it has been acquired by funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, a private equity firm based in Greenwich, CT ("Stone Point Capital").
Leadership
Stress can manifest in several problems at work, including lower productivity and morale and higher absenteeism and turnover. Fortunately, there are several strategies L&D can use to help employees manage stress.
Today Oji Life Lab announced its first offering for business - the Emotion Life Lab - a smartphone-based learning system aimed at helping individuals and teams improve performance by boosting emotional intelligence.
Good questions are essential to understanding others and the key to successful client management, selling skills and employee engagement.
Learning Technologies
Social media is not going away anytime soon. Take advantage of the high engagement offered by these types of platforms – not to mention the ability to connect people who may never otherwise speak – to encourage collaboration and social learning.
Visionary Integration Professionals today announced an investment by Morgan Stanley Credit Partners. The new funding will further accelerate the growth of VIP and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Meridian Knowledge Solutions, based in Reston, VA.
Creating a sales enablement “stack” of technologies will enable an organization to successfully meet the needs of its customers.
Measurement and Analytics
Dr. Diane Hamilton, Founder of Tonerra, a management and consulting firm, has created ground-breaking research for employee development.
Talmetrix, Inc., a leading Cincinnati-based employee feedback and talent analytics firm, today announced the acquisition of Critical Metrics LLC, a Seattle-based boutique consulting firm specializing in employee engagement and human capital ROI.
By completing a training needs analysis, you can identify the performance gap and figure out if training is the right solution.
Outsourcing
Creating a sales enablement “stack” of technologies will enable an organization to successfully meet the needs of its customers.
Knowledge Train®, a UK-based training provider, has announced a new portal website aimed at training providers wanting a quick route to market for professional certification.
Training Industry today announced its selections for the 2018 Top Training Companies™ lists for the Gamification sector of the learning and development market.
Performance Management
For many leaders, performance reviews are costly and painful. Why aren’t performance reviews the development tool we need them to be? Here are six reasons.
Buck, an integrated HR and benefits consulting, administration, and technology services firm, today launched its next-generation BuckConnect™ platform for employers to manage their HR function and drive ideal employee behaviors.
How do we become the employer of choice in our industry? The answer to the question is not found within the industry or in what competitors are doing – it’s found with the employees of the company itself.
Sales
ValueSelling Associates, Inc., a leading global sales training company, announced that it has acquired Value Prime Solutions, a top provider of its ValueSelling Framework®.
Good questions are essential to understanding others and the key to successful client management, selling skills and employee engagement.
What impact does effective sales training have on sales performance? This infographic shares the salesperson's perspective on this question.
Strategy, Alignment and Planning
In today’s increasingly competitive world, companies are continually looking for ways to evolve and transform their organizations. Developing a curriculum that truly focuses on the individual is the best way to extract both raw talent and potential.
With the potential to impact every employee and define your organization’s culture, planning next year’s learning and development strategy should be a top priority.
As 2018 winds down, we're looking ahead to the promise of smarter analytics, faster systems and better performance solutions. This infographic shares important trends in immersive reality, artificial intelligence, playful design and more.
Workforce Development
Most leaders want to resolve differences among generations in the workplace, but how to do so isn’t often clear. The first step is understanding why and how generations see things differently.
Cell-Ed, a mobile learning solution for low-skilled workers, today announced the appointment of Dr. Patti Constantakis as the company’s first Chief Product Officer.
While the onboarding process represents one small piece of an employee’s journey, we embrace the realization that employees make judgments and form opinions about their organization every single day – including the day they join our agency.