Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
Latest trends, ideas and reports in the world of talent development, learning management and edtech
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Understanding the Must-Have Gamification Elements for L&D Content
Creating engaging content that drives engagement and helps your learners master information and move forward can be very challenging. It requires a deep understanding of the topic area, mastery of content creation, and design skills that help present that information in an engaging, palatable way. Gamification elements are critical in that process. Gamification has become […]
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Employee Morale and Learning: Understanding How L&D Can Drive Morale
There is (rightfully) a lot of focus on employee engagement. It’s a critical measure of success and, without good engagement, it’s impossible to move forward as an organization. However, the same attention is not paid to employee morale, which is equally crucial for success and, in many ways, can be used as a barometer of […]
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The Top L&D Mistakes to Avoid in 2021
Ask any learning and development professional and you’ll get the same answer – L&D can be incredibly challenging to get right. That’s because there are so many missteps and mistakes that can derail your efforts. It’s all too easy to start strong, only to find that your learning and development initiatives completely miss the mark. […]
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How to Do L&D Right: A Guide for HR Professionals
Few initiatives are as central to business success as L&D. It’s a critical part of boosting morale and engagement, closing skills gaps, and developing your workforce. However, it’s also easy to get it wrong. Given the high stakes involved, it is important to ensure that your organization is getting learning and development right. What does […]
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How Learning and Development Impacts Your Brand
Branding is an immensely complicated thing. Entire courses are taught on how to establish a brand and differentiate yourself from competitors. However, those usually focus on just one side of the coin – your brand as perceived by customers or clients. There’s another side to consider – your brand as perceived by your employees. This […]
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People Capability Development: Key Tips to Improve Your Results
What is it that makes someone admire a company? Is it the ability to turn a profit? Is it how a company sets a particular strategy? If you were to ask most people what they admire most about some of the leading companies today, chances are good that the answers would trend toward the other […]
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Understanding the Five-Fold Strategic Role of L&D
Learning and development is a critical component of a successful organization. However, leaders all too often neglect L&D because they fail to understand just how it slots into achieving mission-critical goals and objectives. Understanding the five-fold strategic role of learning and development within your business will not only help ensure that L&D initiatives are seen […]
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Do You Need to Integrate Social Learning into Your L&D Strategy?
Social learning might not get the same attention that other L&D components do, but there are some pretty compelling reasons to make it part of your overall strategy. What is it, though? How does it work, and why should you be concerned with integrating it into your learning and development strategy? What Is Social Learning? […]
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Key Metrics for Measuring Learner Engagement
Engagement – it’s an incredibly important measure of success, but it can be very difficult to measure. That is particularly true within learning and development initiatives. Your LMS can deliver a lot of information, but connecting the dots to build out an accurate image of whether or not your learners are engaged is not so […]
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LMS Security Tips: Safeguarding Your Learning and Development
Digital security is paramount in today’s environment. Cybercriminals have been stepping up their attacks for several years, and no longer focus only on enterprise-level organizations. Today, any business is fair game and even startups and SMBs can find themselves within the crosshairs. There is no simple solution to cybersecurity, either. Protecting your data, as well […]
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How to Define Learner Personas and Goals When Creating a Training Plan
To create a successful learning and development strategy, you must put the learner first. While that seems like common sense, many HR departments and L&D developers fail to do so. Instead of prioritizing learner needs, they prioritize organization goals. That’s understandable, at least to an extent. After all, the organization’s goals should guide L&D to […]
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Content Chunking: Tips to Accelerate Learner Success
When you think about learner success, what comes to mind first? Chances are good it’s something like completion rate, information retention, or the ability to apply lessons learned during training to an employee’s regular duties. All of those are correct. However, the challenge lies in achieving those optimum outcomes. Many L&D initiatives struggle when it […]
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