The sky’s the limit on what you want to pursue and achieve in the training industry, but be realistic with yourself on the time frame – don’t rush! Enjoy the journey!
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If you are willing to take a path into L&D, there is no telling where it might go. If my career tells me anything, it’s that there is also no telling where it might start.
Thankfully, we live in a time where growth and development has never been easier and more cost-effective. We can’t stop investing in ourselves after high school, college or certification. Here are three ways to create a lasting model for development.
Which people and roles do you need to add to your team to keep up with these L&D innovations? There’s a wide range.
Congratulations! You’ve convinced senior leadership to sign off on a central learning strategy. Now, how will you make sure the strategy is aligned with local business needs?
We are responsible for writing the narrative of our career success by taking advantage of learning and development opportunities. Below are three tips to owning your professional development and becoming a lifelong learner.
In order to align your goals to support the whole organization, let’s start with the understanding that every organization can be divided into two types of functions: core functions and support functions.
Earning a certification can help us look outside our own organizations and comfort zones to gain valuable insights into other industries, share best practices, learn about emerging technologies, and connect with colleagues across the L&D community.
Being “people people”, L&D professionals tend not to have huge egos that crave constant approval from others. Rather, they express concerns that their hard work hardly rates a “thank you” from senior managers.
With multi-modal training programs becoming more common and with so many modalities emerging, it is critical for learning leaders not only to understand these modalities but also to know how to effectively use them to drive learning and business results.