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As a training leader, you know that the skillful delivery of training enables teams to be more efficient — leads to increased productivity; lowered costs; and a happier, more engaged workforce (which, in turn, reduces employee turnover).
L&D leaders are perhaps especially suited to servant leadership. The same motivations that lead many training professionals to enter the field — a desire to help others grow, for example — lend themselves well to a servant leadership style of management.
The basic principle of overlearning is that if you do anything over and over again, it becomes part of your long-term memory. In the workplace, employees benefit from overlearning, because it makes them more reliable members of the team.
In modern business, change is constant. Creating a relaxed space for trainers and leaders to share information about change is critical if learners are to engage and participate in the process. One way to create such an environment is to use humor.
Are you looking for a new L&D job in 2020? Your resume holds the power to being shortlisted for your dream job. A good resume is the hallmark of a successful job application, and this article will teach you how to curate an impeccable one.
Our current workforce includes five generations of workers, and there are now more millennials in the United States workforce than there are baby boomers. Millennials have different expectations of leaders than previous generations.
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Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
As 2019 drew to a close, the same event was being played out across thousands of offices across the country: the annual performance review. Here’s the catch: A growing number of people are suggesting that the system of annual performance reviews is broken.
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Compliance
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
MedTrainer, the creator of the only all-in-one compliance management suite, announces its new partnership with one of the largest healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the United States, MediGroup Physician Services (MediGroup).
Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, today announced it raised a total of $93 million in its Series C funding round. The round was led by blisce/, with participation from Waverley Capital and Times Bridge.
Content Development
The basic principle of overlearning is that if you do anything over and over again, it becomes part of your long-term memory. In the workplace, employees benefit from overlearning, because it makes them more reliable members of the team.
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
No doubt, in 2020, we will continue to use virtual reality simulations, interactive videos, mobile learning, gamification and other technology. But consider the benefits face-to-face, instructor-led training present to your learners.
E-Learning
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
EdCast has extended its Open Skills Cloud to leading HR systems used by G2000 companies. The Knowledge Cloud by EdCast now allows the largest enterprise learning content library to work with all open skills libraries.
Randstad RiseSmart, the fastest-growing outplacement and talent mobility provider, announced Randstad RiseSmart University, a training, development and certification platform that credentials competencies for all of RiseSmart’s talent mobility teams.
IT and Technical Training
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
L&D organizations that are not partnering with technology departments to understand their training needs may have a learning curve to overcome. The learning challenges that technology-led departments face are unlike any other learning needs in a company.
Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Simplus, one of the fastest growing Salesforce Platinum Partners in the USA and Australia.
Leadership
L&D leaders are perhaps especially suited to servant leadership. The same motivations that lead many training professionals to enter the field — a desire to help others grow, for example — lend themselves well to a servant leadership style of management.
Our current workforce includes five generations of workers, and there are now more millennials in the United States workforce than there are baby boomers. Millennials have different expectations of leaders than previous generations.
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
Learning Technologies
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
We’ve come a long way since the early days of workplace video training — from the bizarrely cheesy and wonderful training videos of the 1980s to today’s virtual classrooms and interactive video experiences. Video still resonates with the modern workforce.
Absorb Software, provider of the Absorb Learning Management System (LMS) and the newly introduced Absorb Infuse, today announced plans to relocate the company's corporate headquarters to the new TELUS Sky mixed-use tower in downtown Calgary.
Measurement and Analytics
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
How do we sort through all the training options and pick the one that we think will be the most effective? How do we screen all our options? Shouldn’t we look for the observable evidence that training improved something for participants?
OurOffice has launched DIaaS, Diversity and Inclusion as a Service, for building inclusive workplace cultures. DIaaS combines powerful technology and outsourced D&I management to deliver 8X ROI at a fraction of the costs of an in-house capability.
Outsourcing
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
How do we sort through all the training options and pick the one that we think will be the most effective? How do we screen all our options? Shouldn’t we look for the observable evidence that training improved something for participants?
Baker Communications, Inc. announced today the creation of their Learning & Development Talent Solutions Group to augment their clients' workloads. The move was announced amid a growing tightening of the availability of qualified learning professionals to
Performance Management
Forward-thinking companies realize that they can’t let performance management impede managing performance. Want a tool to structure your own check-in conversation? Try this model. If you want better performers, each leader needs to be a better C.O.A.C.H.
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
As 2019 drew to a close, the same event was being played out across thousands of offices across the country: the annual performance review. Here’s the catch: A growing number of people are suggesting that the system of annual performance reviews is broken.
Sales
Now that the dust has settled from the transition into the 2020s, let’s take one last look at the mergers, acquisitions and investments of 2019, this time focusing on the fourth quarter.
Many of today’s learning formats are missing the mark. Learning material is either too generic or out of sync with on-the-job tasks. The truth is that the skills needed in today’s businesses are too complex for people to master in a short period of time.
Chicago resident and long-time consultant and coach T’Kenya Miller is pleased to announce the launch of her new business and sales coaching company – The Growth Coach Heart of Chicago.
Strategy, Alignment and Planning
As a training leader, you know that the skillful delivery of training enables teams to be more efficient — leads to increased productivity; lowered costs; and a happier, more engaged workforce (which, in turn, reduces employee turnover).
In modern business, change is constant. Creating a relaxed space for trainers and leaders to share information about change is critical if learners are to engage and participate in the process. One way to create such an environment is to use humor.
Training has never been more critical to your company. In droves, your most seasoned employees are nearing retirement, requiring a transfer of knowledge to next-generation workers on a grand scale. Many companies are prioritizing next-gen training.
Workforce Development
Meritize, a pioneer developer of funding solutions for skills-based education and workforce development, today announced the launch of a new platform designed to expand access to in-demand, skills-based training programs.
Training has never been more critical to your company. In droves, your most seasoned employees are nearing retirement, requiring a transfer of knowledge to next-generation workers on a grand scale. Many companies are prioritizing next-gen training.
KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced the closing of KKR Global Impact Fund SCSp, a $1.3 billion fund dedicated to investment opportunities in companies whose business models provide commercial solutions to an environmental or social challenge.