Getting demonstrable results has long been the “holy grail” for training and development departments. But maybe we should think of it more as our Achilles’ heel.
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What gets measured gets done! Learning metrics have mostly been confined to an inside out focus around efficiency and cost-driven factors.
Let's take a trip down memory lane for a moment; all the way back to elementary school. Remember the excitement of taking field trips, where you would pile into a school bus and travel to a museum, historic landmark or other educational hotspot?
Learning and development (L&D) managers must be able to translate how learning efforts relate to business expectations. If you expect to build credibility within your organization, then it is time to start showing your business credentials.
In the training business, level one surveys are ubiquitous. Ever since Donald Kirkpatrick created the four levels of evaluation as a way to assess training programs, the level one survey, which is designed to measure students’ reaction to the training...
Back in ancient times when music came on CD (remember that, kids?), the trend was to stuff as much music as possible onto a single, 74-minute disc.
There is little doubt over the efficacy and value of big data and analytics to businesses. The power of data analytics is altering the business landscape.
This is the third article in a series introducing Path Analysis as a tool for developing macro-level models of training impact.
Constant change and uncertainty have exhausted buyers. The global economy has made every major purchasing decision seem like life or death. Customers today are trying to keep up with changing marketplace dynamics by innovating and taking their company from
Every company wants to grow sales, and using sales training to achieve that goal is certainly plausible. Unfortunately, whether the programs are developed internally or purchased from a supplier, most sales training initiatives fail to