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Lessons Learned from Three Recent Ed Tech Trends
Remember when MOOCs were the wave of the future? What about setting up a classroom or campus on Second Life? Perhaps, you made a huge investment in gamification? The reality is that like all other aspects of education, trends come and go in online learning. That’s why knowing when to buy in and to what […]
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Changing Careers? Retrain Online
Whether you’ve outgrown your current job, or are ready to scale back for retirement, career changes are inevitable. At some point, we want or need more from our jobs or simply want a change. Indeed, over the course of the career cycle, most people change careers for professional, financial and circumstantial reasons several times and […]
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Terminations with Tact
This past summer, many onlookers watched in fascination as two Uber investors took the necessary steps to terminate Travis Kalanick. This was a unique termination, of course, since Kalanick also founded Uber. In a showdown that had all the intrigue of a murder mystery or action film, two venture capitalists with stakes in Uber intercepted […]
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Small Businesses See Big Gains from Investing in an LMS
Learning management systems (LMSs) have now been widely adopted in large enterprises, but many small companies, including family-owned business, continue to overlook their value. Two assumptions appear to be at the root of the problem. Many small companies don’t think they need to engage in formal training, and others worry that the cost of adopting […]
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The ROI of Training Gig Economy Workers
The labor market has undergone a massive shift over the past decade. With the rise of work platforms, such as Upwork, there are now more “giggers” working than ever before. Some of these people are simply taking on an additional job to top up their income while others are gigging full time. But either way, […]
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Gender Equality in the Workplace Begins with Training
Just when many people thought the problems coming out of the Silicon Valley couldn’t get any worse, they did. Over the past week, two reports revealed just how deep the gender inequality problems are in California’s tech hub. Fortunately, everyone can do something to accelerate the rate of change, and it starts with training.
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HazCom Skills Training: eLeaP Video-on-Demand Training Courses
You may not think of your workplace as one that needs to be concerned about hazardous materials, but you’d be surprised. Almost every workplace has some amount of hazardous materials on-site, even if you’re not aware of them. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets the standards that must be followed in every workplace […]
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Interpersonal Skills Training: eLeaP Video-on-Demand Training Courses
When you talk to people about interpersonal skills (also called social skills, soft skills, people skills, etc.) in the workplace, it quickly becomes clear that most of them have at best an incomplete understanding of how to leverage them into organizational success. It tends to be one of those examples where people know what bad […]
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Leadership Skills Training: eLeaP Video-on-Demand Courses
There is a scenario that happens all too often in businesses, especially smaller and medium-sized businesses: An employee who does well at their job and is highly productive is shifted from the “front lines” and into a management role, often with little or no training. They will either sink or swim in this new role. […]
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Leverage Your LMS for Cross-Training
In athletics, cross-training has long been seen as a way to improve one’s over all performance and strength. The reason is simple: When you cross-train, you are able to refine and enhance every muscle in your body, and it impacts your broader performance. This is why runners are add yogi to their workout routines and […]
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Prioritize Service Industry Training Before It’s Too Late
Two years ago, fans of the fast-food chain Chipotle found themselves locked out. That’s because several Chipotle locations were forced to shut down after a major food E. coli outbreak. The outbreak not only caused many customers to fall ill but also had a huge impact on Chipotle’s earnings and reputation. Indeed, Chipotle, which had gained […]
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Training is Needed to Scale Up Digital Skills
Looking around your workplace, it may appear that everyone on staff is now a digital native. In fact, if you’re a manager, your biggest challenge may be peeling your employees away from their phones, tablets and computers long enough to have a meaningful face-to-face meeting. The situation is so dire, some senior managers have even […]
