Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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Hazard Communication Standards: Training Essentials
While the Hazardous Material Program (HazMat) is well known, fewer employers and employees are familiar with the Hazard Communication Program (HazCom). However, both HazMat and HazCom play a vital role in protecting workers against the dangers of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. The primary focus of HazCom is to ensure that all employees have access […]
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LMS Overview – How to Make the Leap to an LMS
This is a general LMS overview as you decide to make the switch to an LMS. While many workplaces have already taken the leap, many more businesses—especially those which fall into the small or family-run business category—have yet to adopt a learning management system to meet their training needs. The advantages of moving from traditional […]
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VR and AR: Will 2016 be their Big Year?
For many years, virtual reality has been promising to transform both education and workplace training. To date, the promise of VR has not been realized largely due to practical considerations. First, until this year, the hardware required to experience VR has remained out of reach to the average consumer and even to most small workplaces. […]
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Safety Training on Construction Sites for Every Worker
A feature article published in the New York Times this week reports that construction site injuries and deaths are far outpacing the rate of construction across the city and that poor or absent training is likely to blame. In the past fiscal year, there have been 10 construction-related deaths in New York City; this compares […]
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Giving Thanks for Work-Life Balance
Today, most Americans are off work and many won’t return until next Monday. This shouldn’t make headlines but in fact, Thanksgiving is one of the few times that US workplaces completely shut down and workers actually take more than two days off work. In addition, it is one of the few times a year when […]
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Is Google’s Smart Reply Smart Enough for Your Business?
It’s finally here—the email program that not only receives your email but also automatically generates responses and not simply with the standard out-of-office reply. Smart Reply, at least in theory, is smart enough to generate responses to the emails we don’t have time to respond to ourselves. Sound good? Perhaps, but Google’s Smart Reply also […]
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Bending and Breaking Rules in the Age of Compliance
Recently, one of Google’s self-driving cars was pulled over by a California State Trooper. As it turns out, the self-driving vehicle was driving too slowly (25 in a 35 zone) and consequently, causing a traffic jam. While no ticket was issued (and who would pay the ticket?), the incident was both humorous and revealing. You […]
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Expressing Compassion Without Opportunism
Following the devastating attacks in Paris, private companies around the world responded. A black ribbon appeared on the Google homepage. A French flag and the words “Solidarité” appeared on the Amazon home page. Expedia quickly posted the following message: “On Friday 13th there were a number of shooting incidents in Paris resulting in casualties. Our […]
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Quick Tips on Choosing a Learning Management System
Whether it is for a small business, large business or educational institution, choosing a Learning Management System (LMS) in the growing LMS market, which includes hundreds of options, can be a challenge. First, an organization needs to familiarize themselves with the pros and cons of different LMSs. Second, they need to determine who the key […]
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Theranos – A Case Study on Risk and Reputation Management
Until recently, no one could get enough of Theranos and the company’s founder, Elizabeth Holmes – the exceptionally young, self-made billionaire whose fortune has been made on a single sought after medical technology: an easier, faster and less invasive way to carry out blood tests. Indeed, Holmes, still in her early thirties, has been widely […]
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The Disguises We Wear at Work
As many of us prepare to don Halloween costumes (or to help younger celebrants do so), it seems like an apt time to reflect on some of the less obvious and more problematic disguises we wear at work. While rarely discussed, in reality, many minority workers go to work wearing a type of mask or […]
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Working Safely in Cold Weather
While temperatures are still moderate in most locations across the United States, by mid-November, temperatures in many northern states will be well below the freezing mark. Keeping workers safe during sub-zero conditions is challenging, but there are steps that employers can take to ensure that plummeting temperatures don’t lead to a freeze in production and, […]
