It’s been quite a year in the training industry. Learning professionals have spent the year mapping and measuring learning to ensure business results are right on target. Recognizing that motivation, trust and collaboration are important elements to learning transfer has led L&D professionals to focus on the sustainability of the learning process.

Researching and understanding how people learn has remained a focal point for the industry this past year. And, developing effective leaders and increasing engagement in the virtual classroom have been key objectives. The importance of business networking, communication and social learning have also made the list of skills and experiences that resonated with learning professionals.

The trends that emerged this year were reflected in the top articles published on TrainingIndustry.com and Training Industry Magazine, with authors and business experts from around the world sharing thoughts and ideas with readers. Let’s take a moment to pause and reflect on those insights and inspirations by reviewing some of the most-read articles in 2013. These articles are listed in no particular order.

Here are the Top 10 articles of 2013 from TrainingIndustry.com:

• Virtual Training: How to Find Your Easy Button
• Building Trust and Collaboration in the Training World
• Identifying High-Potential Talent
• Avoiding the Seven Sins of Customer Experience
• Benefits of Visual Facilitation in the Classroom
• Do We Really Need Responsive Web Design?
• Getting the Seasoned Professional to Engage in Training
• Why Are Leaders Failing?
• First-Time Managers: It’s Not Me, It’s You
• The Importance of Business Networking in Sales Training

Here are the Top 10 articles of 2013 from Training Industry Magazine:

• Gender Communications in the Workplace (Summer 2013)
• Motivation: The Key to Learning Transfer (Spring 2013)
• Collaborative Leadership for Building Trust & Driving Business Results (Winter 2013)
• Bringing Your Mojo to the Virtual Classroom (Fall 2013)
• Three Emerging Trends in Sales Training (Winter 2013)
• Delivering on the Promise of Social Learning (Winter 2013)
• From One Brain to Another: What We’ve Learned about Learning (Spring 2013)
• Badges: Bridging the Higher Education and Workforce Gap (Fall 2013)
• Building Strategic Learning Linkages: Mapping & Measuring Your Learning Strategy (Winter2013)
• What the Latest Brain Research Tells Us about Designing Learning that Sticks (Spring 2013)

Our annual key trends report continues to be a top article each year, showing that learning leaders have a vested interest in planning and analyzing the future of the marketplace. For a look ahead, please view the Key Trends for 2014 article.

TrainingIndustry.com continues publishing timely articles on both the website and Training Industry Magazine, so stay tuned for ongoing resources from industry thought leaders. And as always, we look forward to hearing from our audience on what’s most important to you.