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What gets measured gets done. In training and development, we have heard that statement for years, and it led us down some dark paths. True outcomes-based training comes down to four steps.
The lifeblood to any business is identifying and grooming future leaders. However, it isn’t simple.
Targeting onboarding training has been shown to impact companies’ bottom line. Learn how top companies use microlearning to home in on what their learners need most to retain top talent, get new hires up to speed and ensure new leaders’ success.
Campus and entry-level recruiting is a critical component of every corporate HR strategy but often involves many months of onboarding and mentoring to get these employees productive.
O.C. Tanner, the global leader in employee recognition and workplace culture, today unveiled its newest product, Align, a tool to help transform managers into leaders through one on ones, goals and integrated recognition.
In 1950, Eileen Barton sang the hit “If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d Have Baked a Cake,” which nearly 70 years later echoes the sentiment about how many organizations are welcoming new employees.
“People are too busy to learn.” Sound familiar? Many of us in learning and development (L&D) will have experienced this problem at some point in our careers.
Asynchronous training is a simple concept: a student accesses training content at a different time than when it was originally delivered by the instructor.
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Bertelsmann continues the expansion of its strategic growth area of education: The international media, services, and education Group is acquiring the U.S. online education provider OnCourse Learning from the private equity company CIP Capital.
Everyday Health Group, a leader in patient and provider education, announced today that it has purchased Prime Education, LLC (PRIME®).
ThinkHR, the leading provider of trusted HR knowledge software and services, today announced a growth equity investment of $67.5 million from Guidepost Growth Equity.
Content Development
Learning communities drive sustainable performance improvement. Why do so many organizations fail to recognize and reap these benefits?
Targeting onboarding training has been shown to impact companies’ bottom line. Learn how top companies use microlearning to home in on what their learners need most to retain top talent, get new hires up to speed and ensure new leaders’ success.
It’s a familiar scene, played out in organizations around the world: when a highly experienced subject matter expert (SME) can’t quite seem to effectively communicate their expertise.
E-Learning
Asynchronous training is a simple concept: a student accesses training content at a different time than when it was originally delivered by the instructor.
Thought Industries, one of the fastest growing online learning SaaS companies, today announced the launch of the ‘Voice of the Customer’ program.
Change is roaring across the learning industry like a tornado through the heartland. Digital natives and advanced technologies are fueling a new learning landscape, leaving many of us wondering what is necessary and what is nice to have.
IT and Technical Training
Campus and entry-level recruiting is a critical component of every corporate HR strategy but often involves many months of onboarding and mentoring to get these employees productive.
Professional training company Simplilearn, announced today it has partnered with global professional services major Genpact.
Simplilearn, one of the world's leading certification providers, has partnered with EF Overwatch, the Premier Special Operations Forces and Combat Aviation Talent Acquisition Firm, to create an online transition certification series.
Leadership
The lifeblood to any business is identifying and grooming future leaders. However, it isn’t simple.
O.C. Tanner, the global leader in employee recognition and workplace culture, today unveiled its newest product, Align, a tool to help transform managers into leaders through one on ones, goals and integrated recognition.
It’s a familiar scene, played out in organizations around the world: when a highly experienced subject matter expert (SME) can’t quite seem to effectively communicate their expertise.
Learning Technologies
Apprentice.io, creator of the first conversational augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) platform, announced today an $8M Series A funding round led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital with participation from existing investors.
Whether employees are facing technical bugs or user error, any wrinkle in the user experience can cause a learner to give up and log out of your LMS – unless there’s a quick, easy way to get help.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) today announced Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD), a global leader in cloud-based learning and human capital management software, will expand its operations to Salt Lake City.
Measurement and Analytics
What gets measured gets done. In training and development, we have heard that statement for years, and it led us down some dark paths. True outcomes-based training comes down to four steps.
Assessments bring awareness to leaders’ behaviors and tendencies. In other words, they create self-evaluation. As facilitators work through the assessments with learners, they witness a series of lightbulb “Aha!” moments.
Outsourcing
Being skilled on the line doesn’t always translate into leading successful teams. The end result of good leadership training is better supervisors who can positively influence their teams to meet, and even surpass, production goals.
Whether employees are facing technical bugs or user error, any wrinkle in the user experience can cause a learner to give up and log out of your LMS – unless there’s a quick, easy way to get help.
There continues to be a lot written about the need to transform the training function. And for good reason.
Performance Management
In 1950, Eileen Barton sang the hit “If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d Have Baked a Cake,” which nearly 70 years later echoes the sentiment about how many organizations are welcoming new employees.
Confidence breeds the pride and enthusiasm necessary for outstanding performance, constant and never-ending improvement, and the momentum that fuels an aligned organization.
Today Lattice moved a step closer towards its promise of building the next generation people management platform by launching its second product, Engagement.
Sales
Despite the significant expenditures that continue to go into training salespeople to "close the deal," many sales organizations struggle to meet and exceed their targets, and here's why.
The days are becoming noticeably shorter. Summer is winding down, and sellers will soon be in the last quarter stretch to meet or beat quota. Now is a good time to take a hard and realistic look at where your organization is likely to wind up.
High-performing sales professionals use their facilitation skills and presence to create an environment with mutual respect, genuine curiosity and vulnerability.
Strategy, Alignment and Planning
The U.S. is experiencing historically low levels of unemployment. As a result, L&D, talent management and HR thought leaders are declaring that the war for talent is over.
The focus on client acquisition needs to be turned on its head, and the HR “customer” – the employee – needs more attention.
Workforce Development
What gets measured gets done. In training and development, we have heard that statement for years, and it led us down some dark paths. True outcomes-based training comes down to four steps.
Targeting onboarding training has been shown to impact companies’ bottom line. Learn how top companies use microlearning to home in on what their learners need most to retain top talent, get new hires up to speed and ensure new leaders’ success.
“People are too busy to learn.” Sound familiar? Many of us in learning and development (L&D) will have experienced this problem at some point in our careers.