Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
Latest trends, ideas and reports in the world of talent development, learning management and edtech
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The Role of L&D in Becoming an Employer of Choice
The right talent is critical for business success. Your people deliver insight, innovation, and the skills you need to succeed. However, if you cannot attract the right candidates, it becomes impossible to grow and move forward. It’s about more than just having a solid onboarding process or a robust recruitment process. Top talent naturally gravitates […]
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How Organizations Can Use eLearning to Improve Cybersecurity
Organizations today face greater threats than ever before. Nowhere is that truer than in the increase of cybersecurity threats. Once, only large businesses needed to worry about attackers breaching their digital defenses, but, today, businesses of all sizes and in all industries are being targeted. Not only are more businesses than ever before facing cybersecurity […]
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Encouraging L&D Success: Turning Employees into Lifelong Learners
Learning and development (L&D) too often takes a backseat to performance management. The truth is that they’re two sides of the same coin. You cannot improve performance without learning and growth, and development does not occur without performance management. This cyclical reality, once understood by managers and leaders, is a blessing. It allows you to […]
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Instructional Design Models and Their Impact on Your L&D Success
When it comes to learning and development (L&D), eLearning has proven to be incredibly effective. That’s truer than ever as we remain socially distanced, working remotely, and training remotely. However, eLearning isn’t a magic wand that you can wave and automatically ensure that your learners can master new material and progress through the levels. The […]
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Continuous Learning and Its Role in Your Organization: Helping Employees Become Their Best Selves Over Time
Learning and development (L&D) initiatives often focus on just-in-time training and professional skills development. Corporate training, continuing education (CE), and the like are good examples of this. However, your employees need support and resources to become their best selves over time. This process is called continuous learning, and it’s really nothing more than the continual […]
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Innovation and Creativity Zones and Their Impact on Your L&D Efforts
“Innovation” – it’s one of today’s hottest buzzwords. However, it’s more than that. It represents the goal to which so many organizations aspire, and yet somehow fall short. Often, a lack of innovative capability stems not from missing in-house talent, but from the wrong culture. It also comes from not supporting employees through the right […]
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The Types of Performance Measures to Gauge Performance and Progress toward Development Goals
The entire point of your L&D initiative is to help employees develop and grow. However, without a way to measure progress toward those goals, it is impossible to gauge success or determine if the employee needs a helping hand. The good news is that there are simple, effective ways to set goals and guide the […]
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Looking to Boost Employee Engagement? Use Your LMS
Employee engagement is vital, but it can be challenging to raise. When we talk about it, much of the discussion focuses on things like wellness programs, regular performance-focused check-ins, and one-on-ones, or changing your company’s culture. Those are important steps, certainly. However, you may be overlooking one of the most critical weapons in your arsenal […]
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Are You Missing a Critical Part of Your L&D Strategy? Understanding Strengths Discovery
Your learning and development (L&D) strategy is critical. It speaks to the organization’s ability to compete by developing in-house talent. It addresses crucial skill gaps and helps ensure improved employee retention over their lifecycle. However, despite that importance, there is a good chance your strategy is missing a key component: strengths discovery. What Is Strengths […]
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How to Become a Growth Organization
There is a lot of discussion today surrounding employee strengths and weaknesses. However, we need to turn our attention to the organization’s strengths and weaknesses, as well. The wrong structures and processes in place can dampen growth and drive away needed human talent, resulting in stagnation, or even regression. So, how does an organization become […]
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Want to Improve Employee Engagement? Help Employees Develop Crucial Soft Skills
Employee engagement is the unicorn every organization is chasing today. Coupled with the ongoing complications from COVID-19, it leads to a complicated situation. Thankfully, there are proven ways that you can use a learning management system to drive engagement. One of those is to help your employees develop crucial soft skills. What Are “Soft” Skills? […]
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Cross-Training: Preparing Your Organization for the Unexpected
When it comes to learning and development (L&D), many companies take a “less is more” approach. If yours is one that focuses primarily on ticking the boxes for regulatory compliance and ensuring professional CE is completed, you know precisely what we mean. To some extent, that is understandable, but it can be unfortunate, as it […]