Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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Is Worker Retention Really a Problem?
Since the late 1950s, Paul Schweitzer of Gramercy Typewriter Co. in New York City has been fixing typewriters. Of course, his company has changed over the years—today, he has few typewriters to fix. Indeed, many of the typewriters he does fix are found on movie sets staged to recreate what offices once looked like rather […]
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Instructional Design: Learning from Social Media
Learning is no longer assumed to be a discrete experience that can only take place in a classroom or at a training center. Most students and workers now accept the fact that learning is for life and further accept that learning is no longer location bound. At the same time, social media platforms continue to […]
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The Ins and Outs of Internship Programs
Interning is a major step in the career path of many young people. Indeed, some young people even choose a college or university in a large urban center, like Chicago, New York or Los Angeles, in order to increase their internship opportunities. While some internships can be used for college credit and others provide a […]
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Creating a Culture of Assessment for Creative Workers
While they may not recognize it, most educators and trainers are constantly assessing the impact of their course delivery. This may take place in a conversation with a colleague over coffee after teaching a class or facilitating a workshop. This may take place when they ask students or workshop participants for feedback using informal methods […]
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Recruiting and Training Transit Workers in the 21st Century
While some transit jobs, such as train operators, continue to go into decline, the demand for bus, rapid rail and subway operators, especially in urban areas, continues to rise. The growing need for urban transit workers is driven by two factors. First more people are moving back into city centers and as a result, they […]
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Cross-Training – Not Just for Athletes
Anyone who runs on a regular basis is likely already familiar with the benefits of cross-training. In running, cross-training is promoted as a way to improve over all fitness and strength, increase power, add flexibility, and even increase one’s motivation. Cross-training recognizes that over indulging in a single activity (in this case, running) is never […]
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Company Sponsored Schools: Training Future Workers
Since the 1970s, the demand for skilled technical workers has increased across sectors. In 1970, only 25% of jobs required postsecondary training. Today, an estimated 70% of jobs require additional training. The demand for skilled workers is particularly dire in STEM professions. Unfortunately, high-tech and manufacturing companies often continue to find college and university graduates […]
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The Virtual Worlds of Critical Care Physician Training
Critical care medicine is arguably medicine’s most high-stress area of practice and an area in which practitioners must be able to work effectively as members of a team. Due to the high stakes and unpredictable nature of critical care medicine, however, bringing trainees into real life situations is not always desirable or even possible. Fortunately, […]
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Gamification, 3D Printing and Wearables in Education
There is nothing new about education evolving to accommodate new information mediums and platform. Despite the initial resistance from a few skeptics, philosophers in ancient Greece quickly recognized that writing was a technology that would ultimately serve rather than undermine their educational mandates.
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Is Emotional Intelligence Really Valued? The Case of Women Leaders
While women continue to gain ground in leadership positions across sectors from politics to business, in reality, women still occupy far fewer leadership positions than men in countries around the world. In 2014, for example, women occupied only 4.6% of Fortune 500 CEO positions. Research on the subject of gender and leadership consistently shows that […]
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De-escalating Anger in the Workplace
Most contemporary workplaces—even those where employees are free to dress down and skateboard around the office—are high-stress and complex environments. As a result, no matter how “chill” the work environment may be, people are bound to lose their cool from time and time. Anger may arise when a worker doesn’t feel like their ideas are […]
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Boosting Emotional Intelligence
For many years, emotions were something that most people assumed were best checked at the office door. After all, bringing emotions into the work environment was seen as an unnecessary intrusion. Today, there’s a growing recognition of the fact that emotions, when managed well, may in fact support our work and even have a positive […]
