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There’s a problem with the way education designers talk about blended learning. It is commonly considered a mix of “traditional” classroom learning with some online learning elements.
Before a management training program is even started, there should be clarity on what the overarching company mission is and the strategy to get there. Is having a management training or HiPo program (tactic) consistent with the strategy?
In L&D, trade-offs between scale and stickiness are inevitable. With limited resources (time, money and people), it is almost impossible to reach everybody with great, personalized and sticky content on time, every time.
As industries evolve into the trends of today’s technology, innovation and adaptability standards, training managers continue to question which practices work best for their programs: e-learning, conventional training or a combination of both?
Relationships aren’t as healthy as we’d like in teams and organizations around the globe. Research and our own observations tell the tale.
Although leadership is not gender-specific, we find only a few women leaders globally due to cultural, religious, social and other factors. The good news is that women are now breaking the glass ceiling.
The human brain is wired to forget. Not all information is needed beyond the immediate moment or situation. It’s up to instructional designers and training facilitators to help learners maximize knowledge retention.
Four out of five companies are unable to train as many reps as they want on the skills they need.
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As industries evolve into the trends of today’s technology, innovation and adaptability standards, training managers continue to question which practices work best for their programs: e-learning, conventional training or a combination of both?
Announcing Workplace Tonight! a comedic micro-learning video series that explains corporate training topics to employees and why they should care.
Once only found in innovation labs and military simulations, virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have proven to be a useful tool to educate, design and train. As prices continue to decrease, VR and AR are becoming cost-effective as well.
Content Development
There’s a problem with the way education designers talk about blended learning. It is commonly considered a mix of “traditional” classroom learning with some online learning elements.
The human brain is wired to forget. Not all information is needed beyond the immediate moment or situation. It’s up to instructional designers and training facilitators to help learners maximize knowledge retention.
There is a genre that engages the mind like no other: the murder mystery. One of the reasons for its success is that, instead of providing an entertainment experience, this genre forces you to actively employ your own cunning as you consume the media.
E-Learning
As industries evolve into the trends of today’s technology, innovation and adaptability standards, training managers continue to question which practices work best for their programs: e-learning, conventional training or a combination of both?
There is a genre that engages the mind like no other: the murder mystery. One of the reasons for its success is that, instead of providing an entertainment experience, this genre forces you to actively employ your own cunning as you consume the media.
The advances in the technology and techniques available have enabled us to move well beyond mere “web-based training” to create truly revolutionary learning experiences.
IT and Technical Training
Pluralsight, Inc. (NASDAQ: PS) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,700,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share.
The quick pace of technological innovation across industries and countries means increased demand for highly skilled IT professionals. However, this demand is not being met.
Techtonic Group, a world-class software development services firm that operates a unique outsourced apprenticeship program aimed at closing skill and equity gaps in high-tech fields, today announced $2 million in its first round of funding.
Leadership
Before a management training program is even started, there should be clarity on what the overarching company mission is and the strategy to get there. Is having a management training or HiPo program (tactic) consistent with the strategy?
Although leadership is not gender-specific, we find only a few women leaders globally due to cultural, religious, social and other factors. The good news is that women are now breaking the glass ceiling.
In my last blog, I talked about some of the brain science of creativity and innovation. Now, we have the yin to the yang: creation not as science but as magical, mystical, even inexplicable.
Learning Technologies
In L&D, trade-offs between scale and stickiness are inevitable. With limited resources (time, money and people), it is almost impossible to reach everybody with great, personalized and sticky content on time, every time.
Arcusys – a global leader in digital learning technologies and workforce development – announced today that it is changing its corporate name to Valamis.
Once only found in innovation labs and military simulations, virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have proven to be a useful tool to educate, design and train. As prices continue to decrease, VR and AR are becoming cost-effective as well.
Measurement and Analytics
Learn how to use a unique and exciting way of assessing the ability to envision, support and manage innovation.
Unfortunately, many companies see training as a financial drain, so it is one of the first functions to take a hit when there are budget cuts. Do you, as a training manager, have the ability to change it? Yes!
Proving the value of training is often considered the ultimate goal – and ultimate challenge – of learning leaders.
Outsourcing
Training Industry, the most trusted source of information on the business of learning, released the 2018 Top Training Companies selections for the content development sector.
OMERS Private Equity, the private equity investment arm of OMERS, has entered into an agreement with New Mountain Capital to acquire Alexander Mann Solutions.
Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD), a global leader in cloud-based learning and human capital management software, today announced it has nominated Elisa Steele, Richard Haddrill and Marcus Ryu for election to its board of directors following an...
Performance Management
An engaged employee is someone who exhibits high performance, is a “good corporate citizen,” stays with his or her organization longer than average, and recommends it to others. Employee experience is the means to the end goal of employee engagement.
There are three different kinds of communication that we use from time to time. It's virtually impossible to stop, but we can change our ratio and spend more time in open and honest communication.
We all know that an engaged employee is a productive employee, but it can be difficult to devise ways to boost morale and motivation when people feel insecure about the future.
Sales
Four out of five companies are unable to train as many reps as they want on the skills they need.
The sales manager’s goal is to help employees solve their problems, not to encourage them to lay their problems at their office door. In order to help them do so, it’s imperative that you help sales managers develop active listening skills.
We live in a hyper-dynamic business world, which impacts the way we sell and how successfully our organizations can generate revenue. The purchasing function in many organizations is becoming much more strategic and powerful.
Strategy, Alignment and Planning
In L&D, trade-offs between scale and stickiness are inevitable. With limited resources (time, money and people), it is almost impossible to reach everybody with great, personalized and sticky content on time, every time.
Relationships aren’t as healthy as we’d like in teams and organizations around the globe. Research and our own observations tell the tale.
In 1989, GE CEO Jack Welch created the chief learning officer (CLO) role for Steve Kerr. In the last 29 years, though, the role has changed as business has changed – quickly and quite a lot.
Workforce Development
The pharmaceutical industry is driven to find ways to get approved medicines into patients’ hands faster – not only to save lives, but to improve the quality of life for many.
Bain Capital Double Impact, the impact investing strategy of Bain Capital, today announced that it led an investor group to acquire Penn Foster, a provider of skills development and digital credentialing solutions for today's dynamic world of work.
Vector Solutions, the leader in industry-focused eLearning and SaaS performance support solutions, announced today it has acquired Convergence Training, a leading provider of training content and software solutions...