Data is now a ubiquitous element of our lives. Voluminous amounts of data are produced across a wide spectrum of industries and applications, collectively referred to as “big data.” Big data is more and more pervasive, and experts are exploring its...
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Have you ever encountered disconnects with learners from other cultures? To illustrate this challenge, let's look at an example.
In today’s hyperconnected and technologically-driven work environment, successful organizations must constantly plan, respond and adjust to ever-changing market conditions in order to maintain a competitive advantage.
For those of us that manage others, effectiveness is largely driven by the skills and motivation of those that report to us. So whether you are a CIO, IT division leader or a front-line manager, you need to spend the time to assess the currents skills,...
This infographic explores 10 common barriers to information access and recall and provides ways to address them through a combination of technology, assessment and analytics.
What gets measured gets done! Learning metrics have mostly been confined to an inside out focus around efficiency and cost-driven factors.
This edition of Training Industry Magazine challenges us to think broadly about how and when we need to focus on the long-term skills impact of training programs. When it comes to truly impacting the performance of an employee on the job, we have to think
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.
My colleague, Tom Whelan, recently wrote a blog arguing that training hours are obsolete. While I agree with many of his points, I have to disagree with his conclusion; learning hours still hold value as a metric of evaluation and should be considered in...
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...